The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-29
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Let me ask you if at another meet
ing Brown did not again inquire about
the success of the policy that was be
ing pursued, and you replied to the
gentleman you had lost all contro,
by reason of the fact that the men Of
the Commercial Club robbed you of
your authority and placed the entire
responsibility in the hands of Sheriff
McRae?" He also said that McRae
had nothing to lose and everything to
gain, as he was going out of office
anyway.
After being on the stand for almost
day and half the mayor was un-
doubetdly glad to get out of the court
s. s N%h fsetSstm4enX s apPeaFea az t W3
in the hearing of his voice were salts
fed that he was the chief witness for
the defense.
Carl Clapp, superintendent Of the
water department of the city of Ever
EFT, and head of one of the squads of
citizen deputies, who was sworn in by
Sheriff McRae during the free speech
controversy, followed as the next wit
ness. The most striking admission of
this witness was when he stated that
60 rifles were taken to the Commercial
Club on November at II o'clock.
Upon cross-examination he said that
the rifles were taken to the club be-
cause the armory wherein they were
kept was not safe, as it was a wooden
structure. Clapp also testified that
he was present at the mayors office
when the delegation of |. w. WIS
called at his office, and contradictet
much of Mayor Merrill's testimony.
After the testimony of both Mayor
Merrill and Superintendent Clapp the
trial took on a different aspect. AT
this stage the state endeavored to
prove that there was conspiracy on
the part of the |. W. w. To estab-
fish this charge the prosecution pro-
ceeded to call upon witnesses who in
the course of their testimony were ex-
pected to verify that the behavior of
the |. w. w. was of such a character
that resulted in street fights, whole
sale arrests and incendiary fires
When Police Driver Brennan was
asked whether he knew of any |. w
w. who resisted arrest he said that he
had nothing to do with arresting peo-
pie. When asked whether on the night
of August % when a group of AZ
w. WIS were arrested whether they
resisted arrest, he said "No."
Policeman Wilding stated that he
did not hear any infiammatory talk
and that the |. W. w. seemed en-
tirely willing to be arrested All OF
the policemen stated that neither al
the time of the arrest or at the city
Jail did the |. w. W. resist arrest
The contention made by some officers
who took AZ |. w. WIS on the morn
ing of August 23 to the boat for Sc
attic, that the 1. W. WIS said to the
officers that they were coming bach
stronger next time, and pointed out as
victims, was contradicted by other of
ficers who also accompanied these l
w. WIS to the dock.
The next witnesses were two Seattle
police detectives, T. H. Montgomery
and James j. O'Brien, both of whom
went down to the dock on SUNDAY
evening, November 5, to search boil
the men and the boat. They stated
that the men were searched by tw,
police officers as they came up tn,
gangway, and that no guns were foun,
on them. They also stated that al
parts of the boat had been searched
and they found a few cartridges, 3.
and 38 caliber, two rocks and SOM
pepper. The wounds of the men wer
tied up with their own clothing, an,
several of them were dead All o
. the wounded were taken to the cit
hospital, and the rest to jail.