The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-07-20

AT the preliminary examination
held Wednesday of Neil Quincy,
secretary of the local 1. W. W.
organization, ON the charge of
violation of the state sabotage
law the defendant was bound over
to the district court for trial, his
bond being fixed i'm the sum of
50, 10000. Quincy was repre-
sented at the hearing by Attorney
IN. b. Norris of this city and
Prosecuting Attorney A. A. Hols-
claw, Assistant Attorney General
a c.. Hindman and Attorney n. ID.
Wcrnette of Coeur d'Alene ap-
peared for the state.
When court convened at ten
O'Clock the state Withdrew the
original complaint and filed five
others making the charge against
Quincy more specific. Attorney
Norris then asked for a cOntinu-
ance of the case until the 23rd,
giving as a fact that Attorney A.
l.. Wallace of Missoula, who was
To- have appeared for the defend
ant, was unable to be present and
nc had only been retained i'm the
case that morning without sufli-
cient time for preparation. This
was vigorously objected to by
MIR. Wernette and after hearing
arguments ON both sides Judge
Cromwell adjourned court until
two o'clock to give Mr.. Norris
time to familiarize himself with
the facts.
When court convened i'm the
Afternoon the room was crowded
with spectators who overllowed
into the corridor and on the
stairs. The first witness called
lby the state was A. S. Campbell
of Occur d'Alene, manager of the
st. Joe Boom company, who testi-
fed that on the 18th he was in
the l. w. w. headquarters and
purchased a book on sabotage
from Quincy. lie also testified
that Quincy at that time stated
THAT he was in charge of the
branch here for I. w. w. No. 500
or Spokane. The book which he
rurchased was introduced by the
state as evidence, Attorney Nor
ris' objection to it being over
ruled by the judge. On cross
examination of the witness Mr.
Norris attempted to bring out the
fact that the lumbermen were in
terested in securing evidence
against the !. w. w. and the
book was purchased by Mr.. Camp
bell fir that purpose but this
was denied by the witness.
Secretary of State w. II
Dougherty was next called to the
stand and testified that he pur-
chased literature from Quincy
the literature being introduced as
evidence. The examination %
Mr.. Dougherly took over an hou
and was enlivened by several tilt
! between the attorneys and th
: witness. Mr.. Norris accusing th
secretary of attempting TO dodg
questions. Mr.. Dougherty's testi
mony was also to the effect tina
Quincy was i'm charge of Tia
p, headquarters in this city. MI
:, Norris asked if it were not tru
that the secretary of state ha
: attended a meeting of the lum
. bormen held at Coeur d'Alene a
= which plans were made for th
:, prosecution if the 1. w. w. an
this was vigorously denied b
n MIR. Doughefty.
s Governor Moses Alexander wa
O next placed ON the stand, h
n testimony closely following th'
IS OF Mr.. Dougherly. He identiiiC
literature which he had purchase
from Quincy, stating that at u
IN time of the purchase he h'
.g stated who he was and ask
,e Quincy to also mark the lileri
m ture so he could Identify it
m case it was used against hin
of Mr. Norris, in his examinalio
T. 'ofco affannfed fo identify 4