The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-04-19
LATE DEPUTY
TESTIFIES TO
BRUTALlTAES

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Csief of Police Kelly asking him the
reason for all this trouble about
free speech IIe had replied that
McRae had gone crazy, and as far
as he was concerned, he could not
ameiorato the situation as NcRae
had taken the power out Of his hands,
and was doing everything 70 please
himself.
Several Everett attorneys have tcs-
tilted as to the character of Sheriff
McRae, among whom was former
prosecuting attorney of Snohomish
County, Robert |. Faussett. The at
torneys stated that McRae had a
reputation for drunkenness and bad
citizenship.
The next line of testimony intro
duced by the defense was about the
launch "Wanderer." Twenty-one men
were taken off her by Sheriff Nc
Rae on September 7, when she was
on her way to Everett. He, with the
assistance of squad Of deputies beat
up the captain and the other men
and afterwards put them in jail.
John Mitten, captain of the "Wand-
erer," testified that he was met by
the boat, edison" and as she drew
closer he observed McRae on her.
Before | had any time to look
around" the captain continued, 81
heard five or six shots passing by
me- The witness stated because
he did not comply Immediately with
the mandate of the sheriff to throw
the line aboard the Edison" the
sheriff bad severely beaten him up
when he came aboard the Edison"
and as a result of the beating he
claimed he was ruptured.
States Witnesses Used
Several witnesses were to have
been called by the state but for some
reason have been omitted. Some Of
them We're niece 3sary for the defense
to establish its chain Of evidence, the
irst called being Governor Clough,
who was one of the most active in the
instigation of the citizen deputies or
ganiZation and the open shop policy
Of the Everett Commercial Club. The
Governor stated that he was president
# several single and lumber mills of
Everett, and had other business con-
nections in that city. When asked by
Attorney Vanderveer whether he had
asked Sheriff McRae during the trou-
bic whether he had courage to go
the witness replied, 81 don't remem-
Der. but I might have asked it," He
admitted that he had been on the
dock on August %, when "A group of
1. w. w. were deported also that
he acted as a deputy sheriff
w. w. Balm, secretary of the Ev-
erett Commercial Club, was subpoen-
ed by the defense the early part of
the week. The witness after being
asked about the composition of the
club, admitted that large numbers Of
membership groups were brought by
the mill owners and were distributed
among their respective employees.
Blain denied that an appropriation
had been made by the club to buy
guns and rifles, but did admit that
, the organization had bought a number
of billies for distribution among the
) citizen deputies. He also stated that
the deputies were sworn in at the
club by him and the sheriff and that
The club rooms were made the head
quarters of the deputies. The wit
ness corroborataed the statement that
George Reese, a Pinkerton detective
was in the employ of the CONNER
Reese is the man that is being held
responsible for provoking trouble and
shooting from inside the cabin on
the verona"
Rifles and ShOtguns Seen
Clarence Dupre, a single weaver,
testified that while he and his wife
. and baby were walking by the Pacific
hardware store he saw a group of
men loading three automobiles full of
guns and rifles prior to the occur
renee Of the trouble on the dock. The
witness also stated that at street
meetings the deputies treated the
crowd so roughly that he saw them
hurting a little boy and manhandling
an old man.
Everett City Commissioner of Ri
nance w. II. Clay was called by the
defense to testify about some tran
sactions of the club, which had an i'm
meliata hnarino unnn the ENerett