Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22

son '1Or standing up Tor What nc coh-
slderCd right
When Mrs Van Trump spoke to hm
she asked him if nc would buy Liberty
bonds and he replied that he wouIdn !.
She asked why and he SAID IN effect that
hIs accCptation oi Christian doctrine
made him regard war rs organized muir
der in which he could not consclentIously
take part. He did not use the word
murderer or "murdcrcss" but he did
use the word "murdcrous' during the
conversation and said they could see
what the war had done to his household
in indicting his son Toward the CONVEX
sations end. Mrs Van Trump had SAID
to him that she was sorry that IN pro-
tccting other people We have to protect
people like YOU
GERMAN VILLAINIES
Explaining his hasing Of his views upon
n religious foundation, the witness sald
i'm effect he was not trying to indicate u
sort of sanctity hut that the words ol the
New Testament Love ono another
epltomizcd things for him lie dld not
say ANYTHING about sending soldiers 10
bc murdered for if the viIllanlcs pcrpc-
tratcd bv the Imperial German Govern
mcut are not murder there IS no such
Mrs Van Trump was no lady. Nor had
he any intent or purpose 10 interfere
with the operation of the United states
forces IN ANYTHING that he saId Part OF
his creed was to keep hands uii war alto
gcthcr.
Nor. hc said. had be tried to discourage
r. r~on~ from huving Liberty bonds. lie
had friends who had bought thcm IS I"
hl- son = trouble over registration nc
.4ld that he never had advised the young
man not - register hut since ms dead
mother left hlm ho> of two years he
had tried - teach hlm the futlhty "t
force and the doctrine 81 nou-rc>iSfaucc
Registration or non registration was 2
matter for his son own choice It's
posltion M a pacitlet was one hc had
maintained for wears. IIc was opposed tn
,h, Philippine trnulc and the the trouble
win Mc>ic" But what he sand 90 Nlr.
Nan Trump and Mrs Grli.h WAS the rN-
preston Of his own opinions and not gwen
t~ facts
Turned over tn Mr. Curlcy far cro-
examination tho witness declared that bis
irritation toward the two women did uot
90 to extent ol lclnG threatening and llc
would say that II was cmphaucaliv an
error Ia state that lie had advanced to
ward them IN + threatening attitude, as
NrS Grubh Indicated As to tho cause II
hi~ irritation. hc responded that Mrs
Cr,lh had criticized the work II Arden
IIc supposed that they knew his attitude
toward Liberty Bonds because 4 wa>
known 10 tho countryside Tie was
con~cjcntiolslv opposed to tho carrying
rn of tho war and ~ the sale n th' bonds
hui that he only spoke Tor himself and
nat to influence others.
Ilc was quite sure that hc had sald tn
Mrs Van Trump that IN hIs oDiaion at
warfare wys organized murder and that
hcr GRAND was q "muricrous Que Ash
IA y hat liz meant BE sand that ii Wa~ ono
4.--i.-uci In furnish means to carry ou
It'd var aud that murlcr ncar> tho same
to HIM ndcr tho moral law aS y doc~
rrIrr The civil Law IT, him all taking "
hf,. even in self defence II an act NJ
violence Later on in rc-diroct cNupn@
ZION hc sand that hc was 4 vegetarian. h!~
views against "a, taking ct llic Cnlng to thc
extent Of r,frainng from eating klllcd ami
mass
believing var 10 be organized murder
~ sand tiat So far as hc could without
violation of the law. Influence others ln
the same direction and had AWAY
arranged his acts rs NOT to ovcrStcn tins
mark AS he made tins reply to Ar
CnrIcv's query. he added II am not am
anarchist and hc wound up bis Cross
examination making categorical rcplics
in the negative to queries rs % whether
hc had made the various statements Mrs.
Nan Trump and Mrs. Gruhb alleged
CHARACTER WITNESSES
Prior to Mr.. stephens testimony Mr.
Roe examined character witness for
the defendant This was William IT,
berry. collector Of customs of Philadelphia
ana former State treasurer Of Pcnnsyl-
vania He SAID he had known stephens
Intimately for % wears and had been en-
gagged in enterprise with him. and hat he
bore a good reputation in tho community
in which he lived for peace good order
and sul,zcrvIcncc 10 the law In cross
examination Mir Berry said that tins
meant the law Of the land and penal Law
He had heard and read about stephens
attitude 10 the war hul nothing 70 show
that nc was not eUhsorvIcnt to hC law
As 10 respect for tho law and observance
Of il Mr. Berry recognized difference
lie SAID he had observed many himself
for which hc had no respect. lie consider
ed Mir Stephens man VINO would &C
cept punishment rather than violate a
principle be believed in
u. IIaines Albright assist ant CITY
solicitor Of Philadelphia and d summer
resident Of Arden as well as a person who
had known Stephens for many wears
went further than to say Mr.. stephens
reputation for subScrvicncc 10 the law
vas good He was the best loved man
7 know in these uted States" As to
the defcndaut's attitude on tho SclCctivC
draft matter the witness started n
lengthy explanation Of what he consider
cd II 10 be and the court reminded him
that hc was not present 20 make q speech.
Frederick G. Howe president Of the
United States Commission Of lmmigra-
ton Of the port of New York said he had
known stephens for 20 years and that his
reputation as Iaw-ahlding citizen was
good The witness himself was "a single
taXer hut not aIpacifist lie regarded
stephens as one Of the few mon quite
conscientious As an instance Of this
witness mentioned q quarrel { between
Stephens and the noted Tom Johnson
when tho two were Interested In Clcvc-
land street railways and quarrclcd be
cause Johnson favored municipal owner
ship
William Worthington another resident
Of Arden. also gave Mr. Stephens 4 good
reputation for Observance of the law and
there were a number 81 women witnesses
concerning the visit Of Mrs Van Trump
and Mrs Grubb 10 Arden and what they
had said about not being there u see men
but women. One testified to hearing one
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