The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-30
TOOK RIGHT TO ORDER
PEOPLE OUT Of TOWN

Paterson. \. j.. Nov 29-Pater-
sons method of ealing with persons
deemed undesirable by it's constituted
authorities appeared TO lac the over
shadowing issue at the second trial Of
Elizabeth Curley Flynn. the T. W. W
agitator which began here today Miss
Flynn is on trial for uttering remarks
at a meeting of silk strikers in Turn
Hall on February %. 1913. which in
cited the strikers to acts OF violence.
The first jury which heard her case
disa greed.
From the tIst imony brought out
from the police witnesses called by
the prosecution II appeared that Miss
Flynn. who calls herself materialis-
tic Socialist. had the option Of leav-
ing Paterson within twenty-four
hours. or being arrested on the charge
for which she Is now being tried. 1t
was the testimony concerning he ea-
ereise Of the power Of expulsion bv
Petersens chief of polio which
seemed to excite the greatest interest
among Miss Frlynn's friends in the
courtroom Included among these
were Rose Pastor stokes. Leonard
Abbott. Joseph J. Ettor and pr. Marie
Euui the latter coming ali the way
from Portland Oregon. to see. as she
explained. that the defendant got a
fair trial -
Miss Flynn sat just behind her
chief counsel Alexander Simpson. Of
Jersey City She seemed TO take but
slight interest In most OF the testi-
mony
Bourke Cochran Volunteers.
Bourke Cochran sent telegram
from Chicago, asking that the trial he
adjourned until Thursday TO allow
him time to get here and take part
in the defense Mr.. Cochran had Of
tered his services which had been
accepted. but Judge Klenart ordered
the trial to proceed.
As in the former trial, Miss Flynn's
case Is being heard by Jury Of Hud-
son County men. This w. secured
by the defense because of the feeling
in Paterson against persons of the /.
x. W. persua sion.
The case against Miss Flynn Is based
almost entirely upon the police Of
ficers who were present In the hall
when she made her speech. The part
Of her alleged speech which led to
her arrest was recited from memory
by Captain OF Detectives Tracey as
follows;
Recited Her Speech.
II want you people to understand
that this strike must not be a fall
ure understand that some of the
silk workers refuse to Join YOU. Now
7 want. you to go in body through
the streets to each of these mills. re-
quest them to leave their places OF
employment. and if they do not come
out with YOU want you people 70
go into the mills. club them out. and
do this if it takes extreme force.
II was then Chief of Police Rimson
tlrI = irn pnt q
of getting rid of the l. W. w. was
brought out before the jury. Chief
Bimson followed william Servino. a
former detective. who made the ar
rest Of Miss Flynn. Servino testi-
fed that he had gone to the meeting
under orders from his captain so
see Miss Flynn out of town or lock
her up He told of following her ont
of the hall d arresting her a block
away after she had insisted that she
had perfect right to remain In
Paterson He said that he had made
an open charge" against her. When
Miss Flynn's counsel asked him TO eN-
plain this. he said the complaint had
been left open $50 as to find out what
charge could be made"
Gave Her Twenty four Hours.
Chief Bimson told of how he had
gone IN TO the platform and asked
Miss FLYNN what her business was
there. Her reply was that she was
there to speak to working people. Il
said I'll give you twenty-four hours
10 leave town, the chief testified
Mr.. Simpson wanted to know If he
had assumed Miss Flynn had violated
the law when he gave this order. and
Chief Bimson replied that he had
Then is II your custom here TO
order iawbreakera to run away ~ in
qufred Miss Flynn's counsel
mo. sir"
You haven't the right to order
people out of town If you do not like
them. have youn"
Il assume that right