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Mr.. waldron testified that he knew
Paul Brayton and Harold Rice quite
we'll at one time, but intimatad that a
hostile spirit had been evidenced
against him by the young men after he
Identified himself with the Holy Roll
iers. He had been to the home of Bray
ton on one occasion and had had a
very chilly sort of a welcome from the
young man who opened the door.
Mr.. waldron was allowed a wide lati-
tude in giving his testimony. Under
the examination OF his attorneys he
told things in his own way. He took
this occasion to make a number of re-
marks of a patriotic nature such as
THE uniform looked good to me-" He
further stated that on no occasion had
he tried to prevent young men from
enlisting.
Mr.. Waldron testified as to his SER
mon on the topic IT'S the Kaiser the
Anti-Christ?" According to his state
ments the entire thing was meant in
ridicule of the Kaiser. He had read
the abstracts so much talked about in
a magazine and did no, have the slight
est idea that anyone could gather from
his testimony that he was promuigating
the theory that the Kaiser was irwin
chile or anything of the kind.
The cross questioning was enough to
make almost anyone feel i'll at ease
and It evidently so affected Mr.. Valid
ron, who showed nervousness during
the three hours in which he underwent
the ordeal.
Mr.. Billiard. who has charge of the
prosecution, asked Mr.. waldron the
questions.
Mr.. Billiard was evidently very will
ing to have Mr.. Waldron testify as to
what he did to help the country. VALID
ron told OF his planting a garden in
which he raised II bushels Of potatoes
and ee-quarters of a bushel Of beans.
Waldron said that he did that much to
help the government anyway. Then
under the management Of the district
attorney the witness was obliged to
testify that a young man by the name
of Holt did most Of the planting and
that the garden was for the purpose OF
feeding Waldron's family.
When the subject or the booklet 1.-THE
Word OF the Cross" was brought up
Waldron admitted under a strenuous
examination that he bought the book
let's himself but thought the trustees
of the church would reimburse him
He said that he only looked over the
book casually and did not give 1t to his
parishioners as his siews on the sub
ject. He probably had only couple
of dozens Of the booklets, anyway"
Mr.. Waldron talked up good and
plain regarding the Kaiser. He said
that in his estimation the German wal
lord was a monster. He had never had
any use for the Kafser, according tt
his testimony.
Mr.. Billiard asked again IL the de.
PENDANT had urged anybody to enlist
He inquired a lot regarding last sum
mer when Mr.. waldron said he wa.
pretty busy. Mr.. Waldron then sait
one Of the things he did during the
ing the church.
Then 1t came down to the booklet
Mr. Waldron had said that he hat
read the pamphlet ir a casual sort Of
way. He thought the sentiments wer,
| those Of an idealist with whom he agreed
He told Mr.. Leary that he didn't think tn,
theories would 60 very we'll to-day. Their
came Mr.. Billiard who wanted Mr.. Wald
ron to show one sentiment in the book
! let which would warrant his pressing 4
on people Mr.. Waldron couldn't recall
one at first but on further consideration
started in on q passage which would tent
to show patriotism. 1t so happened, how
ever, that Immediately following this pas
sage there came another one which wa
directly opposed to the doctrines beinl
preached in the United States at the pres
ent time.
| During his evidence Mr.. Waldron tool
repeated opportunities to say that he wa
not running a recruiting station in hi
church. He was busy preaching the gos
pei. He defled anyone to show that h
tried to prevent their enlistment, but h
could not say that he had done anything
to encourage them.
The end Of the testimony Friday aft
ernoon was mostly a reiteration by Valid
ron Of what he had said before. Waldrol
made things stronger against the Kaise
by saying that he thought the German
Emperor was the summing up Of all evil
as he thought Christ was the summing u
Of all good.
TESTIMONY FINISHED SATURDAY
Mr.. Waldron was the first witnes
introduced Saturday morning. He testifie
under examination by M. @. Leary. on
Of his attorneys. to his past life. He n
ceived a part of his religious trainin
at the hands of his father, who is
minister, and also at the hands Of HI
mother, who was very devout. The collee
which he attended in Kentucky was
Pentecostal school, in the main.
reiterated the statements made the da
before to the effect that he did not ha,
| ANYTHING but a casual sort OF knowlede
of the contents of the pamphlet, TT
Word Of the Cross which he had CT
. culated. He admitted under cross-examin'
ton by Mr.. Billiard that he paid for II
! booklets out of his own pocket but e.
pected that the trustees would reimburi
him, He further testified that he rang II
, church bell on the day Of the Liberty Los
| drive and that the only reason that he d
not buy a bond was that he didn't ha'
the funds, 1t has been intimated that Il
/ defence will read the entire booklet. "Tl
: Word Of the Cross" to the jury. 1t Is O
, pected that this will occupy about ha
hour of time.
. The witness following Mr.. Waldron we
the Rev. B. b. Lucas. pastor OF the Cor
3 rreeational Church at Windsor. He We
1 present at the meeting of ministers whe
\ plans were laid for the meetings to
. held by the Dartmouth students, suppose
= to be of a patriotic nature. Mr.. Lucs
4 at the meeting Of ministers did not ga
D the impression that the students NEE
n ings were intended to be OF a patriot
t nature. He thought the idea was
: stimulate the people OF windsor alor
n lines of a religious nature. Meeting
: were held in practically all OF the Prote
Q tant churches during the two days
I which the Dartmouth men were in VIM
sor. The testimony Of Mr.. Lucas WI
I evidently important because the defen
a had laid great stress on the fact that
a patriotic meeting had been held In M
!. Waldron's church.
: Miss Evarts, daughter Of the la
= Maxwell Evarts, who had testified on