Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
EElIBEE Of | v. v. |.
HEDND GUILTY
Hearing Of 100 Defendants on
Conspiracy Charge Brief .
and Picturesque. !
ATTORNEY HAD. GUN

Z CHICAGO DeG@nber 15.-Ones hundred
and three alleged members Of the In
dustriai Workers of the, world. prob
ably the largest numbAr ever anssmbied
In one courtroom to answer to charges q
conspiring against the federal govern
nent. pleaded mot guilty. when arraign-
ed before Judge Lands in the United
States district court. today.
III general appearance the defendants
resembied a typical jury panel There
were exceptions, however, for among the
u. W. W. there are not a few who pretend
to literary merit. There are some who
confess themselves poets and not a fen
are orators. These might be disttnguash-
ed by the flowing windsor tic and the sort
collar Of the artist or musician ~ tne
stir rearward brush OF the hair OF. in
one or two instances. by a neatly trimmed
Van Dyke beard.
One OF the government lawyers refesrsd
to them as the american boishevfsa.
without the whisl<ers.''
Innumerable bailiffs. secret service men.
agents of the Department OF Justice, de-
tectiSes and policemen thronged tho
corridors of the federal building. Even
newspaper reporters had to get through
lines of guards to reach the courtroom.
Those not known were given a cursory
search for bombs or weapons. proce-
dure Wh1ch led 10 some efnDdIIdSsno.ss
for George F. vmderyeer of. Seattle,
WASH, OF counsel for tho defense.
Taken to Police Station.
Attorney vanderveer was taken to .
police station on a charge OF cArFyfu4
concealed weapons. He put up c19R
bond Of $500 for his appearance In
court.
Ben A. Stern. Judge, Landis' personal
bailiff. detected the suspicious lump in
the lawyers hip pocket.
Certainly I have a gun," said LII.
on into the courtroom with an expia-
nation of his identity.
II don't care who you are. you can't
carry a cannon into this court said
Stern. who delegated another haiHn 70
escort Mr.. vandefveer to the depart
ment of justice whore he WAS want1d-
Besides Mr.. vanderveer the defend-
ants, who came from all parts OF me
country, were represented by Attorneys
Otto Christensen and John L. Nathan.
oliver Pagin, Frank K Nebelxer and
Claude r. Porter appeared for the Gov
eminent.
Counsel for the defense asked more
time to confer with their clients. the
pleas were entered with the. under
standing that IL counsel determined TO
argue on demurrers. the pleas. might De
withdrawn on January 3.
For the rest the procedure was sim-
pie. The clerk OF the court read the
names and the defendant appeared.
what is your. namer the 1udE1
would ask. The defendant w0ul6 an
swer. giving the correct pronunciation.
| do you plead guilty OF not guiity!'
Not guilty"
| With this the defendant would make
his stunning way through the crowded
aisles back to his seat.
Arthur Gionavetti. rotund. clear skin
ned, black hair brushed straight back
and wearing one of the windsor ties. an
peared with genial suayfty before the
bar. like an actor sure Of Q pleasant rs-
ception. Ben Reitman. erstwhile anar-
lcl1ist and associate OF Emma Goldman.
who was spectator. said to Q reporter:
5"Ah. there Is q man, 4 great man;
wonderful verse: he has soul. an af-
probation OF the good and the beaslfJs
ful! You should read his--