Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15
WITNESSES TELL,
Of CHARACTER Of
SIX DEFENDANTS
conspiracy Case Hearing in Davenport
Federal Court Nay SO To Jury
Tonight.
GOVERNMENT PLANS REBUTTAL
Freaks fp Attempt TIE Discredll Dam,
aging Testimony iu Gross Ex-
animation


10 was not expected when the trial
4ft1a ztz Davenport men charged with
-7ra1.rlnz with Daniel II. Wallace to
violate the espionage law was resumed
~ federal court in Davenport ~<his
morning that the case would 90 90 the
jung tonight
rhzre were several more witnesses
f-- the defense to be examined and the
government intended 20 put on the
zsa-H ak witnesses III rebuttaI The
men on trial are DIT. Henry Mattbey,
Dr. walter Natthey. Attorney Fred
gr.fue-. Attorney Charles Wiese, At
farnev r. @. Willis aud A Il Miller.
Witnesses for the defense today testi-
fed al 30 the character of the six meh.
Breaking up an attempt to dfscredit
damaging testimony Of a witness, the
government has scored a point on the
defense 5l the conspiracy case now on
trial rn federal court when Miss Wilma
a-aEIlef5 a witness called by the de-
Frr=r admitted on denomination
-ret She had been provided with a
.vaeer5Elen statement Of the things
=aa #as expected to testify TO by Fred
TrIluar e defendant.
Miss SmaufeId was placed on the
stand fu an effort to Offset the testi~
rren- given for the government by
81 q. Ely TO the effect that Fred Foll-
~ar had threatened 8 labor bI0w-up /
ar Hare-upf iu labor circles if the Sieg
company discharged Miller. also q de- I
teu6arl for completely Ia the Wallace
lecture
The governments climax came near +
the close Of the day after the defend /.
n u rail-
To- bring the issues of WaIlace's san +
tg E.8 the case.
Given Minute Instructions.
A statement of conversation /
which WoHmer had over the phone Z
with s. ID. Ely on July IS or Is last /
was furnished Miss SmaIIdeId several /
DAYS ago. together with uotatlOns as
tg the details OF that conversation, /
was turned over to the government by I
the witness after 0ss-eEauinaLIOD /
had brought out the fact that VoIIner +
had attempted to refresh her mind !
before she took the stand TO discrediti
EIys testimony.
EEzss SmallfeId had testified on Of /
rect examination that Vollmer made +
mo- mention in his conversation with /
person, whom she heard called .
Nate" and who was identified as n.
D. Els. in regard to labor troubles
over the M5Iler-Sieg company episode.
She said Ar. NOllmer was calm ana
did not appear 10 be angry. The wit
ness was employed bv Nol1mer as a
srenoErapher az the time of the phone
call 10 Ely.
ON ss-eIaminstiou, Miss small
field admitted that N0Ilmer had fur
ashaG her with a typewriter copy
Of what conversation consisted Of and
fhar le did this during last week The
witness produced the letter, which
contained rotations as to fOllmer.s
manner oE speaking on that occasion,
citing the fact that he did not display
anger. but spoke ia very pleasant
manner
The defense obtained possession Of I
the letter and attempted 10 introduce
r as abb exhibit in the trial. but was
prevented by objections on the part
70. the government. Judge Wade held
that portions Of the letter might be
introduced later
Wallace Sanity Not Issue.
Tae defense made several attempts
during the day to bring into issue the
question of Daniel IT, WalIaC5's men
fat condition at the time of the Grand
oueEa house lecture ia Davenport.
They were blocked by the government,
acEa.te efforts to- lay a proper tounda-
H0n -ur the introduction Of the evil
dance
That Wallace was intoxicated on the
night of the lecture. July % last and
was provided with a "bodyguard' TO
accompany him from the hall to ms
hotel Tor the purpose Of preventing
trouble should anyone take oneuse at
some ol the things said in his lecture
were features Of the morning session.
AVE apparent shift in the defense
plan. was noticeable Saturday when
witnesses we're placed upon the stand
and permitted 10 djscredit the Wal
lace lecture There was some at
tempt during the carly stages OF the
trial s1 defend the lecture on the
ground that statements which the
government claims Wallace made,
were not used in the connection claim
e5 and had entirely different meanings
when hooked up with other state
marf-
Don DICKINSON DEAD.