The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-21
TOM TRACY THE least
NOTICED in HIS TRIAL

In all probability. when Judge
Ronald instruets the Jury In tho
I. w. w. case. he Will nay 10
them definitely that the I. w.
w. organization did or did not
have a RIGHT 60 speak az Ger
tain place on the streets OF Ev.
erctt. hc made this announce
ment Tuesday 10 the attorneys.
60 end a good oldfashloned
fuss OF the kind they enjoyed
frequently In the early days OF
the trial. The wrangle was
over tho introduction OF street
speaking ordinances OF tho city
OF Everett
Judge Ronald'a statement served
as reminder to those who heard
u. that the question which the jury
Will decide IL whether or not
Thomas Tracy and 20 other I. W
VS. are guilty OF murder In IN,
first degree. because Deputy shcr
m Jefferson Beard was killed Nov
D, when they went 10 Everett on
the Verona. from Seattle. and At
tempted to land there.
Tracy unnotieed
The principles OF the |. w. w
organization. the right Of free
speech, the history OF labor disturb
ances In Everett. and tho motives
and methods OF citizens and off
clals there In dealing with them
have occupied the stage during the
IL court days OF the trial thus far
almost 90 the exclusion OF Tracy
who sits unnoticed behind HIS al
torneys. and Is sometimes not 70
ferrcd 90 during an entire days.
/ proceedings.
Most OF these points, tho thoy
VIII naturally have weight with the
Jury. viii not have TO be passed
upon by Il at all.
Vanccrveer Sleeps
Ono OF Tracy'a attorneys. George
+. Nanderyeer. who has become a
prominent figure In the government
llquorconsplracy case In the fed
eral court. and Who was = witness
IN that case all Monday afternoon
while tho I. w. W. trial was ad
/ iourned 10 walt his return. showed
the effects OF tho strain Tuesday
when. after finishing tho cross
examination Of Carl Clapp. begun
before he was called 20 testify In
the other case. he went TO sleep In
his chair In the courtroom and slept
all afternoon. leaving his colleague
Fred ~ Moore. 20 carry on ths
case for tho defense.
Nanfervecr drew from Clapp
Who was head 81 one Of the squads
OF citizen deputies which met the
Verona. and who was in Mayor
Merriils office whom a delegation
of I. W. W. called there previous
TO tho Verona shooting. and after
some members OF tho organization
had been ARRESTED for street speak
Ing. a contradiction OF the mayors
testimony given last week. tina, the
delegation had threatened TO burn
up tho city
Doesn't Remember
There wasn't word said abou,
setting fire." asked yandcrvcer.
Not at that time"
III tho mayor says thero was. he
Is at fault7"
Il don't remember ii.-
Tho next witness. Richard Brcn
nan. formerly police chauffeur or
the patrol wagon. and now book
Keeper and truck driver for ths
Hoover Clothing Co. Everett. was
the first OF long list OF witnesses
whom the state now intends to In
troduce TO prove threats and riotou'
behavior by I. W. WIS before the
I Verona trip.
lie told Of the arrest OF n mum
Der OF people on Aug. %. and said
crowd Of probably 1000 followed
them thru tho streets 10 the city
Jail. where an extra force OF police
Z was on guard.
some OF them were hollerinr
Let's 30 In and take them." hs
said.
Said They'd BE Back
Next morning took Mrs. Ere
nette and the other woman with
her down 10 the wharf She said
there was no use in sending them
out OF town. because they would
only come back. aud she said II had
cost Spokane a lott forget how