The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-02-14
M|LLERSCHOEN IS
HELD FOR COURT
DURHAM MAN CHARGED WITH
MAKING sEDIrIoUs REMARKS
GETS HEARING.
GOV, BECKETT TAKES A HAND
Says Germany Can Take Care Of Her.
seIf-And Does Not Have to Go Off
to Have Clothes Made.

Durham.-W F. Millerschoen, fore
man for the Durham Iron Works, was
placed under $1,000 bond, and bound
over to Federal Court by United States
Commissioner Hugh Scarlet, follow
ing his preliminary hearing on a
charge of making seditiOus utterances,
intended to obstruct the military af-
fairs of the United States. He did
not give bond Immediately, and is i'll
custody of United States Deputy Mar
shall Stell, of Raleigh.
After a morning trial, that was at
tended by more than five hundred peO'
pie, and which developed one sensa-
ton after another in rapid fire style,
the case of MillersGhOen came to a
sudden close. It had been generally
predicted that arguments would be
made by counsel, but owing to late
ness of the hour, Attorneys Bryant
and Brogden. appearing for the de-
PENDANT, waived arguments. The only
speeches to the court were made by
Attorneys Jones Fulle~ and J. w Ra~-
bee. representing the government.
They insisted upon a large bond.
Some utteranecs.
81 wish they had burned the whole
damn place, and every other seaport
in America.
81 wish Germany would lick hell
out of England. and make peace with
America"
did you go to that damn pow WOW
last night?" referring to local pat.
riOtic deomnstration.)>
Before would let son of mine 60
off with that damn bunch, would kill
him." speaking of the soldier boys
leaving Durham for camp).
Germany can attend to her own
business. She doesn't have to- go away
from home to have her clothes made"
speaking of comparing governments).
IF they take me to war, they will
have to carry me in chains"
These and many other disloyal ut
terances were charged against the de-
PENDANT Millerschoen, in the prelim-
mary trial by numerous government
witnesses.
The stage setting for the trial was
perfect. The court room was filled
with citizens from every walk OF life.
Working men, millionaires, lawyers,
physicians and women were present.
Ladies of the Red Cross occupied half
of the gallery.
j. P. Dalton, an employee of the Gold
en- Belt Manufacturing Company. was
the first witness for the government.
He said he had known Millerschoen
for several years. He had ON numbers
of occasions discussed the war with
Millerschoen, and prior to the entry
of the United States had been pro-Ger-
man in his views, as was the defend
ant. After the United States broke off
diplomatic relations with Germany,
they disagreed. He said Millerschoen
would start heated arguments about
the war, after the breaking of rela-
tions. I would tell him that he didn't
mean what he said. Eyes do, mean
every damn word T say" the witness
quoted the defendant as saying
Governor. Thomas w. Beckett has
taken hand in the trial of w. F. Mil
lerschoen, foreman for the Durham
Iron Works, who was bound over to
Federal Court under $1,000 bond by
United States Commissioner Hugh
Scarlet, charged with making sedi-
tiOus utterances which, according to
the warrant, intend to incite riots and
hinder the prosecution Of the military
and naval war against Germany. The
Governor has written a Durham citi.
zen interested in the prosecution Of
from 2 Raleigh citizen throwing fur.
Their light upon alleged seditious ut
terances Of the Durham machinist.
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