The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-04-26
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heard a shot, followed by a volIey
and simultaneously with the first
hot the people aboard rushed to the
starboard side as a result of which
the boat tipped and several fell over
board.
Eva Thomas, who was at the John
son float aboard her husbands launch
at the time of the shooting, stated
that the float was located at a point
diagonaIly across from both the Ev-
erett city dock, where the Verona
landed, and the Everett Improve
ment dock, and she could get clear
view from where she stood. She con-
firmed the testimony of previous
witnesses regarding the first shot:
the rushing Of the people to the star
board side of the boat; the tipping
of the boat, and the people jumping
INTO the water. In addition she stat
ed that she saw deputies shooting
rifles and long -barreled guns. She
also saw a man shooting with rifle
from a tugboat which was tied to the
Everett improvement dock. The
latter part of her testimony confirms
the theory long held by the defense
that the shooting claimed as coming
from the boat came from deputies
who were on the other docks. Her
husband, who was with her aboard
the launch at the time of the shoot
ing, corroborated her testimony.
A. f. Skinner, who came up from
California to testify, stated that
somehow he got on the dock not far
away from the main warehouse He
saw number Of men with rifles be-
fore the shooting began and after.
Some of the men with rifles ran
down where | was" said the witness.
Il saw two men constantly firing
from the Clatawa slip, and about Is
more shots from various points with
long-barreled guns" He also testi
fled that he saw a man firing a rifle
from the cabin Of a tugboat which
was ut the Everett Improvement
Company's dock.
Saw Rifles Distributed
Edward Thompson and his son
Ludwig testified that they were at
the dock when rifles were distributed
among the deputies. They also stat
ed that the deputies on the dock
warned them of trouble and told them
if they did not want to have their
heads blown off they had better leave
the. vicinity. Thompson and his son
went on the beach, from where thew
observed the shooting, and he sub
Stimulated practically every point of
the other witnesses testimony.
Beverly Park victims upon the
witness stand related the onslaught
that was made upon them on Octo-
Der 80 after they had been met at
the Everett city dock by a group of
citizen deputy sheriffs headed bv
Sheriff McRae and were taken off
the boat, searched and escorted to a
place where they were made to run
the gauntlet. The witnesses testified
that the first question McRae asked
them was whether they were l. w.
WIS, and when "Red" Doran replied
that they all were, the sheriff struck
him over the head with the butt of
gun. They stated that when they
arrived at Beverly Park they were
taken out of the auto trucks and
were delivered one by one to the
citizen deputy sheriffs who were
lined up in two parallel lines await
ing their delivery. They told how
they were made to run between the
two rows of deputies and were out
rageously beaten. When some of
them fell they were walked upon by
the citizen deputies and brutally
booted.
Sam Robinson testified that when
he had stated to his custodian that
ne had constitutional right to speak
IN Everett the deputy replied; "The
hell with the constitution; you are in
Snohomish county"
Saw Men Beaten
Lew Ketchum, Roy Ketchum and
his wife, who at the time of the
trouble lived at Beverly Park, testi.
fled that they heard screams and
cries as the men We're being beaten.
When they came out of the house
they saw several deputies whom they
knew participating in the beating.
They were told to get back into the
house or else they too would be beat
en-. The following day they saw
bIotches of blood, old hats and pieces
Of clothing which had been torn off
the men, and also corroborated the
testimony of the l. W. WIS regard
ing the shots.
Rev. R. E. Flint and Rev J. P. Mar
Iatt of Everett and Rev. O. E. Nc
Gill of Seattle testified that thew
were out at Beverly the day after the
beating occurred, and substantiated
the testimony Of former witnesses.