New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-29
Prosecutors to Trace Money
Received for Anti-Pre-
paredness Campaign
Jury Nearly Complete
Veniremen Good Natured
Over Challenges of De-
PENDANT in Filling Box

Where Emma Goldman obtained 49,
067 on January "a, 1916. is one of the
mysteries the government hopes 70
solve when Miss Goldman takes the
stand in her own behalf in the Criminal
Branch Of the United States District
Court. where she is on trial with Alex
ander Berkman for conspiracy against
the selective draft act. Officials of the
bank in which Miss Goldman kept her
account have been subpenaed by the
government, and through them it ex-
poets 20 prove how much OF the amount
was in cash. The belief Of those con-
rected with the prosecution of Miss
Goldman and Berkmsn is that $4,000 Of
this was cash
1t is regarded as significant that this
large amount should have been deposit
ed at the time the advocates Of pre-
paredness began their campaign in Con-
gress. Five days prior to the making
of this deposit Major General Leonard
Wood appeared before the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee and declared
the country needed a standing army Of
10000 and a reserve corps OF 1000, 900
trained men.
Money Came from Outside
1T is an open secret many foes o.
preparedness received money from
sources outside this country while the
preparedness fight was on IN Congress. "
said a high government official last
night. land We also know that about the
line Miss Goldman made this deposit
she oegan campaign against military
preparedness. and that az the same time
The names of two known German spies
appear on the subscription list Of
Mother Earth the magazine owned
and edited by Miss Goldman"
Miss Goldmsn's handbook. showing
this deposit. was seized with other
papers. when United States Marshal
Mccarthy and Lieutenant George Oar
nitz. Of the Police Headquarters Bomb
Squad, raided the Offices Of Mother
Earth ard its anarchist contemporary,
THE Blast"
TIE book shows that an average OF
four deposits weekly were made during
the last four years. These deposits
ranged az a rule from s29 70 5000. Only
a dozen or 50 were larger than 5000,
and none Of these exceeded 500, with
he exception OF the '3,067 item.
Jury Completed To-day
I, is believed that the jury will ne
completed to-day. Yesterday noon Berk-
man finished his cross-examination Of
the talesmen. and Miss Goldman then
began her quiz of the prospective jur-
ors. The veniremen took her eXamina a
ton good-naturedly. and while her
questions at times were not strictly
within the rules Of the court. Judge
MAYER overlooked them. Occasionally,
however. he sustained the objection
of Harold A. Content. Assistant United
States Attorney. and then he came 20
Miss Goldmans rescue by putting the
question. or as much Of Il As was per
tnent, in legal form. And when she
did tilt with the court or with the pros
ccutor she displayed tact and good
workmanship that Berkman proved
himself stranger 10.
Just before adjournment last night,
when both sides had completed thelr
examination Of the talesmen, Miss Gold
man challenged peremptorily six of the
prospective jurors and the government
one. This left FIVE peremptory chal-
lenges to the government and four to
the defence.
Woman Strikes L. S. Officer
An excited woman who was refused
admission TO the court yesterday after
noon brought her umbrella down on
the head of Deputy United States Mar
shall Dempsey, who has charge Of the
door. She was elected from the build
ing. c-
Charles F. Phillips and Owen Cat
tell. the Columbia University students
convicted of the same offence as that
on which Miss Goldman and .Berkmsn
are bgg7ng tried, will be arraigned to-
day before Judge Mayer for sentence:
The maximum sentence is TWO years
000 fine