The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-29

sust. IN Dakota. he said. while
working N n harvest hand. Later
lac came to the Northwest. Failing
10 find work In Seattle. he went To
North Yakima. returning couple
OF days before tho Verona trip. he
testified.
Il came back 10 so up 10 Everett
en- the free speech fight" said he.
Everybody was leaving There
vas telegram from Seattle.
5000 / W WIS wanted. on the
bulletin board at the l. w W hall
In North Yakima"
Forty-five or 30 |. W. WIS came
back on the same freight train
With him. he told States Attorney
H. u Cooley. who questioned him.
uany OF whom aftcrward went TO
Everett on the Verona.
At meeting In North Yakima,
he said. Red" Downs. ono OF tho
men who had been taken 20 Bev.
erly park. told of having been
beaten up there. and said. when
We go back Wen use the same
tactics. and. for my part. wish
they had 500 guns"
The North Yakima contingent of
|. w, VS. reached Seattle on the
morning OF the day before the We.
n ma was 10 leave. the witneas
said. There was meeting satur.
day night. and another. at /. W. W.
hall. before tho boat left Sunday
morning. 4 man named Houlihan.
lac said. who was with him ut the
meeting. went into the gymnasium
where the crowd was. with Red"
Downs. and came out saying he
lad got a .3s.oaiiber gun. Houii.
han Is also defendant In tho
case.
Distribute Pepper
Cayenne pepper was distributed
among the men. Auspos said. Her.
bert Mailer. now secretary OF the
Prisoners Defense committee. and
Osborn and a third man lined tho
men mp.
What we're they going TO do at
Everett asked Cooley.
The main thing was 10 got up.
town and hold the meeting. II
anybody was 10 get plnched. We
wasn't to stand for that"
Auspos thought the flrst shots
came from somewhere near the
ca bin door. and that four or five
we're fired from the boat before
the sheriff drew his revolver. He
himself had no gun, and took ref.
use In the engine room. where no
stayed until the boat was backing
away from the dock.
There was a man 10 the engine
room with me. shooting at tn.
Dock he said.
There was another fellow down
In the hold. who says. For Gods
sake. quit shooting and give up'
Afterwards ! came up and help.
ed move the dead and wounded
There was one man dead ON TN.
forward deck and three In the
cabin. The fellows WIS searching
them for guns. One fellow heal.
tRted. and Shebeck says. Don't bs
scared: 20 ahead and frssk EN-. .
Shebeck II another defs ndan,
row In the Everett jail.
A Finger Sign
Fred II. Moore crosser-min.<l
Auspos. paying particular attention
t. the method OF selecting the
Prisoners who were sent from the
Seattle jail to Everett after the
shooting.
He said the prisoners were
marched around in the fail. vhlie
scme one watched them thru n
reephole and held up ono finger
or two, and the men we're select.
cd accordingly.
There we're no fingers held up
when | marched past" he added
Moore referred back to the meet.
Iig In North Yakima when Red
Downs told of having been beaten
at Beverly park.
Auspos Tald Downs' mouth was
cut. Later. however. when the
Beverly park incident came TN
again. he declared. Downs had
that mark on his face before he
went up there. lie got II At a
smoker"
When Houlihan told you. at the
meeting In Seattle. that he had got
a gun. what did you think?" asked
Moore.
"Oh. knew there was going 10
be trouble"
Did you have a gum"
No"
Went for Free Speech
Why did you 20 TO Eyerett7~
We'll. | was willing TO take a
chance. same as the rest OF them. %
"A chance for what7"
Why. for free speech"
For tho sake OF free speech, YOU
we're willing 20 be beaten up n nee.
essary? You expected something
like that7"
Yes. or maybe run out Of town. "
You went up there with no inten-
ton OF committing any violence?' 20