Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
[|NSENMEYER
 FACING TRIAL
 FORHOT WORD

Ernest Linsenmeyer, owner of the Union Market and stockholder in the Phoenix Wholesale Meat and Produce company, has been held to answer to the federal grand jury on the charge Of Violating the espionage act. He was given until noon on Monday to furnish $3,0OO bail and it is said will have no difficulty of securing bonds men.
 One of the peculiar features of the preliminary hearing held before Justice Frank De Souza was the fact that the chief witness against Linsenmeyer was P. T. Hurley, while his brother, John C. Hurley, testified in Linsenmeyer's behalf. declaring that Linsenmeyer was "an extremely good citizen and loyal man. l say that knowing him in- timately and we'll"
 There was much testimony of like character the greater part of the after noon being given over to associates of the defendant who stateC under oath that they had never heard him make dlsloyal utterances. On the other hand there was the word of P. T. Hurley and Eugene Hackett, who remained firm in their statements after sf:lIing cross examination by Judge A. Baker, that Linsenmeyer had said:
 I'm proud that I'm a German. After the war is over they'll all be proud they are Germans. Germany will get what she wants over mere and this country will have lot of bills to pay"
 This testified to by the men asso- ciated with him in the Produce com pany was followed by damaging testi- mony by Harry E. Tuckey of Swift and Company who said that last fall Lin senmeyer had said to him, People come in the shop and say you ought to be ashamed to be a German. By God the time is not far off when people will be proud to be called Germans Germany will never be whipped They might come, to some peace terms but they will never whip Germany" P. T. Hurley was the first witness called by J. H. Eangston, United States attorney
 MT. Hurley testified to a converse tion which he said was held three months ago between himself Eugene Hackett and I.insenmeSer in which the latter made disloyal remarks, relativ, to his pride in being a German. Asked | by Judge Baker why he had not mad, complaint before this time, the witnes! replied that Linsenmeyer was asso ciated with him in business and tha he was not looking for notoriety H, further testified that the complain had not been made by him but that h. had been called to the department O justice to give what information h. had on the subject.
 You an American citizen and vol were not riled at such a remark" iron Judge Baker.
 T did not complain about it now, was the answer.
 There is no friction between yo two in business?"
 None"
 No feeling of opposition one agains the other?"
 No sir. Not on my part"
 You have known Linsenmeyer good many years?"
 Yes"
 AS a good citizen
 "As far as 1 know
 Two men were discharged from tn Phoenix Wholesale and Produce com pany a few weeks ago." questione Judge Baker.
 Yes"
 Against your will?"
 No"
 AOu iuit c |-VV d pOSlllO after the men were discharged?"
 "Yes."
 You knew that Linsenmeyer an Hughes put them back?''
 Yes
 You opposed this?"
 Yes" said the witness. Mr. Hurley asked if he might ex plain an answer and said that he qu the job in order that he might fill vacancy in his market ; MT. Hackett was then calico. He ce clared that he was not influenced anything that had occurred in tt matter of the prosecution and had nc instituted the case. He had been calle to repeat to the government the cor versation held in which he said, Lir senmeyer stated he was proud to be : German" He corroborated all tn; Hurley said relative to disloyal uttel ances and was then examined to h 9 business dealings with Linsenmey, whom he had once discharged fro r his employ. He admitted that he ha
 given up a s200 a month position aft
 the two men whom he discharged fro il the produce company had been reiI :, stated. He testified that he had so t his stock in the corporation. Bot