New Britain herald., 1917-07-07
DEFENSE CLOSES
 IN N0-DRAFT TRIAL
Goldman and Berkman to Sum
 Up Own Cases Monday

New York, July 7-The case of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk- man, the anarchists on trial before Judge Julius M. Mayer in the Federal District court, charged with con spiracy to obstruct the operation of the military laws of the United States, will go to the jury on Monday. The defense closed late yesterday after noon and Judge Mayer announced that Miss Goldman and Berkman would be permitted to sum up their cases in the morning and Assistant United States District Attorney Con- tent early in the afternoon. Judge Mayer is expected to conclude hts charge about o'clock. after which the fate of the defendants will be in the hands of the jury.
 The hearing was resumed yesterday morning with Leonard D. Abbott, an official of the No-Conscription league and prominent person in anarchist circles. on the stand. His direct ex- animation by Miss Goldman and Berkman was concluded on Thursday. and yesterday morning he faced the cross-exAmination of Mr. Content Abbott is also president of the so- called Free Speech League. and is a head master of the Ferrer school. MT. Content read parts of numerous articles written by Abbott, some of them having appeared in Mother Earth, the anarchist pamphlet of which Emma Goldman is the editor
 MT Content asked Abbott to recall 0P hn 1pff I,n meeting in Union Square In 1914, which was held after Arthur Caron and two other anarchists had been killed by the premature explosion of a bomb which they were making. The police have intimated that the bomb was to have been used against John D. Rockefeller. In his speech at the time Abbott said that the "comrades'' had been killed by the bomb which they had prepared to use on "the enemy" The anarchists at that time were making demonstrations against MT. Rockefeller because of the Colo rado mine disorders, which they tried to make appear was due to his in- terest in those mines.
 ''I believe with all my heart in re- sistance on all occasions was an other quotation read from Abbott's WrlIllSs Dy MT. content.
 In answer to question by Judge Mayer. Abbott said that some of the statements read by MT Content were from the writings of: Thomas Jeffer- son. They were "paraphrased, he said.
 "You have no recollection that Thomas Jefferson ever talked like that about bombs, have you?" asked Judge Mayer
 "No, I have not" Abbott admitted, after a pause.
 Reginald S. James, one of the jurors, wanted to know about the Ferrer school. He asked the witness if the Ferrer school does not teach that governments should be abolished. Abbott admitted that such was the case.
 And when you say that govern ments should be abolished does that include the United States?" asked MT. James.
 Tt does,' Abbott replied.
 Shortly after 4 o'clock. during the afternoon session, band in City Hall with the arrival of the Russian Mis- sion, began playing 'The Star Spangled Banner" Everybody in the court room except Berkman Miss Goldman and five of the spectators stood up. The court attendants paid no attention to the defendants atti- ture, but they made the five specta- tors, two of them women, leave the room.
 With the conclusion of Abbott's cross examination Berkman and Miss Goldman announced that their case was closed. MT. Content then called Edward Paddell, stenographer, as a government witness in rebuttal. He testified that he had attended several meetings recently at which Miss Gold man spoke, and said that he had made stenographic records of her speeches. He quoted her as having said at one of these meetings that she believed in violence and that she and her follow CTS would. if necessary, use force to obtain their rights.
 The summing up of the case begins at 1O:30 o'clock Monday morning
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