The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-05
INDUSTRIAL WORKER
OF WORLD ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Thomas H. Tracy, Accused of Kill.
ing a Deputy Sheriff at Everett,
Wash, November 5, Pronounced
Not Guilty by Jury.

seattle. Wash. MAY Thomas u.
Tracy au ludustrisl Worker of the
World. accused of tine murder ~ Dep
uiy shcrn Jefferson Beard al Etcr.
ru. November 4. was acquitted here
TODAY bv % iury in the superior court.
Tracy WIS mOmbor of the free
speech expedition which attempted To-
land in Everett from % boat \ neht
between uf.zrus aud the Industrial
Workers Of 'he World cu-ucd and
seven men were killed.
Tracy nu iincrant railroad con-
'tru'tion luhuror. e native of Nebras-
kn. wt- "a member ur AN expedition
scnt from Industrial Workers Of the
World headquarters in Seattle to hold
street meetings uu certain corners .u
Everett whore such meetings were
farhiid.u hy clty ordinance. sheriff
Donald MCltac ana o. posse were ou
the city dock ut Everett when the cN-
pcditiuu ou th, steamer Noronn np-
preached. lie forbade the expedition
20 lHud and while the sheriff ana men
uu the boat were pIrloyIur firms
was begun. resulting n tho death Of
five mcu on thcNcrouu and two ou tho
dock
The verdict ended 90 trial which be-
pam March and was Che longest in
the history Of King .1uu's. There
were -iy women ana rN men ou tho
jury
A rr,lt number ~ witnesses tcati-
fled tu tho poIc'ful character Of the
crowd which went aboard The Verona
ON November .. and several who wor"
aboard tho boat declared that al, pl'-
Tie was opened by u hot from the
dock. combating ~, states cuutor-
tiun that tho first shot was fired from
2 cabin window ny the defendant
TracN
u is understood though mot uffieHI-
Is announced. that the eases again =
73 other mcu who were ON tho verona
during the battle. and a'l of whom arr
charged with first degree murder
win De- dropped.
the growth uT knowledge aud prosres-
M NHtsr.1l civilization hlt ON the con
'-trs % increases with them
when ! va. youHs ", used tu fla,
ter ourselves that progress inevitably
meant peace and that growth 90
huurlrdr, vt, uIulr. accompanied
as Ir natural fruit a. th. gruWth ~
good viii among the nations of th.
earth IunruuiN So, tu1N better
now end We know there u.s. such % thing
iu tho world as power which can
w .'h uu'Er| mag pUr-i-i'u., focus Hll
'n, Resources uf kuuu lcdr, and U.tlli-
11tiuu into the one great task 0f waE-
ing itself the moral and material mas
ter Of tho world. 10 Be- against that
danger that we tho free peoples OF
western civilization have banded uur-
selves together
It i- I'm tlnt great cpus, that W.
IRE going To nght 1ad are uphtiuE or
this very moment SID" hv side ln
that cause wee shall surely conquer
aud our children viii iout hJDl, 100
,u.s utcful dutr a. tine uuu from
which D,muDrd.frs ,ar f,D. -cDu,
that their progress rupiI civilization.
tioir rivalry if need. viii Dec conducted
NOT uu Gormnn lines but m IN" uI,ud-
Is aud christian spirit which really
brfiie m, ago 100 which We live.
Tho President Npplnud,.
Nj Sr ''r iaifv. md sHuiI'wru.
7 hCE wN.f sincerely fp repeat Hrtl"
how hHrH. tnIuN rou for tho
cordial welcome which sou hlNo give"
us t.da. .1G 60 r"rpt mt uruf1uud
s'u-c "t rnr .tauItrIu u' thi. unique
meeting
President Wilson was among thu-,
who iup'I4d,d IuHu,-t Js Mr. Gultuur
begun sp,ah.He ~, removed his
glove. ,uI entered into the hundcaV-
ru4 with ..a.r
Apparently Mr. Hulfour did not
KNOW tIr' president Wilson was one