The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-19
LAMAR In SVENCALI
ROLEE TRIAL ENDS
JURY TAKES HIS CASE TODAY
'Paci6sts Are Not PlOtters," Is
Plea Of Counsel.

NEW YORK, May 1e.-David La,
mars hypnotic eye" and his "mys
FERROUS powers" were denounced
last night at the close OF his trial
with Franz Won Rintslen and I'VE
members OF LAbor's National Peace
Council for alleged conspiracy to
paralyze the munitions industries of
the country.
1t was L. B. williams, lawyer for
the lobbyist. Henry B. Martin, who
pictured Lamar As a SvSnEaii, with
his own client In the role OF the
unhappy victim. In addressing the
jury Mr.. Williams declared that Mar.
tin had been unwittingly drawn into
the peace council. OF which he was
treasurer. by Lamar, whose hypnotic
influence he was unable to resist
Lamar, Mr.. Williams said, was able to
dominate his client completely and
compel him to do his bidding.
Lamar Keeps Happy.
To all this Lamar listened with .
broad smile, as he leaned back com
fortably in his chair, with his thumbs
tucked into his vest. He smiled quite
as unconcernedly when Albert Mas.
sey, lawyer for Won Rintelen, alluded
to him as "paranoiac,' and didn't
appear to mind at all when the same
lawyer called him a"crook."
When the trial came to an end with
the testimony of former CONGRESSMAN
Frank Buchanan Of Illinois, who was
president OF the peace council, It had
lasted just three weeks. In an EFFORT
to get II to the jury by noon today.
Federal Judge Cushman held court
until 10 o'clock last night, while coun,
sci for the seven defendants urged
vindication for the prominent group.
Pleas for q dismissal OF the charges
had been made by all, and had failed
Lamar seemed largely to be the
goat" 1t was through this mystsr-
ious man Of finance that Captain Won
Rintelen in 1915 organised labor's ma
tional peace council for the purpose
Of preventing the shipment Of war
munitions. Lamar has characterized
himself as ''the man behind" the I'M
seen power in the labor peace move
ment, though he claims that his pur-
pose was a humanitarian one, and
denies that the body was formed to
foment strikes, the offense charged
a6 oAhsb H. Lamar III turn u1ou martin
to carry out his plans, having himself
little or nothing to do with the other
defendants. These other men. Buch-
anan, who then was q member OF
Congress: H. Robert Fowler, a former
Congressman: Herman Sehultsis, and
Jacob C. Taylor, labor leaders, were
all brought into the plan by Martin.
Pleas Much Alike.
The pleas made for the members OF
the council were all very much alike
"Pacifists, not plotters," was the ex-
PLANTATION given by their lawyers Of
their doings. 1t was denied that any
of them knew of the German influ-
ence behind the peace council. Frank
Moss and ex-senator Joseph w.
Bailey pleaded for these men.
Lamar's lawyer, Col. II. Martin Dol
phin, brought roars OF laughter from
his client as he rldiculed Samuel
for the Government that he had been
urged to aid the defendants in stop
ping arms shipments. Buchanan, who
was supposed to have approached
Gompers on the matter. had declared
that he merely requested that Comp
ers call the labor chiefs into q con-
ference to discuss the effect of the
war on labor.
Colonel Dolphin's address was most.
ly given up to q denunciation OF the
interests that he declared were per-
scouting his client, and had caused his
for impersonation OF Con-
gresham Palmer of Pennsylvania