Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-07
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:.hs socialist party. but Judge wade.

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E. B. fotten. Judge Of Bowman
san politics. was the defense's first
witness following Mrs. O'Hare, her
self. Totten stated the socialists OF
Bowman were instrumentals1n getting
Mrs. O'Hare there and that the sos
3cialists represented one village facS
>tion, and that all Of the Witnesses fof
the government represented the 9TH
err.
Totten admitted that he was not
himself friendly to- any OF the wit
nesses for the government and Judge
Wade insisted that neighborhood
squabbles should not be made a basis
for the adjudication of the case.
Mrs. O'Hare denied that she had
referred to President Wilson. as ""old
patience, who has come down off his
pedestal, he kept us out of war and
plunged us into waf,' one of the state
ments ascribed to her. She admitted
having been in communication with
German socialists before America de-
intercourse Of any kind with Germany
since. She stated she believed.> in
democracy, and, while she would not
state this was q var. for democracy,
she said. she believed democracy
would grow out Of 1t. She denied
ever having, opposed any war meas
ures, the Red Gross, ANiberty- Loans
or z. M. CA. campaigns.
Mrs. E. p. Totten, postmistress at
Bowman, whom Senator McCumber
sought to have removed after she had
admitted on the stand that she was
friendly to the defendant and in ac-
cord with her. She stated that she
wanted ito sec q her get a square
deal,r and that she had talked the
matter over since Mrs. O,Hare's in
dictment with her husband, Judge
Totem. She admitted there were
young people of both sexes in Mrs.
O'Hare's audience, but protested no
Tense.
Charles D. olson. a farmer mem
Der Of the N%onpartisan league. wa)
among the witnesses for the defepsS.
He approved of What he heard Mrs,
O'Hare say in~her Bowman lecture
John Williams, another Bowman
farmer, asked on cross-examination
If he sympathized with Mrs. O'Hare,
said he didn't believe she needed any
sympathy. He attended all lectures
that cameAhis way. but never had at
tended a temperance lecture, "be-
cause they don't have them in Bow
man." ~ II ~
The prosecution sprung a surprise
on the defense's last witness of the
AFTERNOON. when United States Attor-
ney Hildreth, OH cross-9xamination
Numbered at MrsA E.J sChett,j wife OF
a Bowman barber: >
did you know that your husband
had been reported to the government
as a man who was having congregate
at his place Of business men who are
opposed to the. war measures of the
government"
Mrs. Cuett replied in the negative
She stated she did know her husband
to be a socialist and that the/ Buzz
Saw la until recently been a regular
visitor at their home n that she
read it faithfully.
Attorney p. v. Lowell, for the de.
sfense, ANNOUNCED at adjournment
Thursday evening that he had siz
more witnesses to introduce. J6age
rWade especially warned The Jurors no.
to form any opinion until charged by
the court, calling attention to- NE fac
that the national defense act is a new
measure with which none are famil'
lar and that they are not now in 9
position to fudge whether any crime
has been committed under this act.