South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-16
WORDY CLASH IN
TRIAL OF |. VI. VI.
First Dispute Over Method Is
Followed by Exchange of
Sarcastic Bombs.

CHICAGO, April I6.-Trial OF 11S
members of the ]. W. W, charged
/ with conspiracy 70 interfere with the
/ governments war activities, was re-
sumed Monday before Federal Judge
Lands after a weeks postponement
/ caused by a report Of attempted
! jury tampering by sympathizers OF
the defendants.
/ The day was marked by numerous
/ clashes between counsel for the gov
eminent and the defense
The first dispute was over the
method of examining the new venire
of $50. which was summoned after
| the charges of jury tampering made
a week ago. Asst. United States
Atty. Gen. Frank X. Nebeker. ques-
/ toned y veniremen instead Of four
| before rendering them to the de-
! Tense. and Atty. George Nanderver
/ objected
Judge Lands overruled the OBJ
! lection as he held that the govern
panel Of L veniremen before ten
dering them 10 the defense.
Would Excuse Riveter.
! The next clash came when coun-
/ sci for the government asked the
court TO excuse Isaac Swanson. a
| riveter employed by the shipbuild-
ing company, for the reason that he
was slightly deaf and lacked the nee
essary educational qualifications re-
quired by the statutes.
/ Il object to this man being ex-
| 10
| is workingman and peculiarly fit
ted TO pass on the issues which will
be presented at this trial He can
not be disqualified from jury service
because he does not possess a fine
| education.
! IF the government is going to OBJ
! ject to every workingman then we
will object TO every man offered be-
| longing 10 the money class and we
will never get a jury. This is simply
] a class objection on the part of the
! government. My clients will not get
a fair trial if the government is go
ing TO bar everybody as jurors ex-
cept astrOlogers. astronomers and
those with scientific Quotations"
Counsel for the government de-
MED that their objection to Swanson
was based on class distinction or
anything but physical infirmity and
lack of physical qualification. Judge
Lands took the question under con-
sideration.
Just before court adjourned Atty.
Vanderver asked Judge Lands for
an order giving him permission to
inspect all documents and letters
taken from the defendants by the
government for use as evidence in
the trial. Counsel for the govern
ment objected on the ground that
it might seriously interfere with the
plans of the prosecution.
Government Witnesses Followed.
Mr.. Nebeker said the government
witnesses had been followed and
threatened by agents of the defense.
81 am tired of reading in the
newspapers about government at
torneys and witnesses being shadow
ed and threatened" said Mr.. Van
derver There is no truth in the
reports and the representative of
the government know it, have
been followed and my telephone
wire tapped ever since came 10
town, but I have never complained.
All the bulldozing has been on the
governments side and not on ours.
Our witnesses have been followed.
threatened and bounded. One wit
ness from Milwaukee who by the
way, is a deserter from the army. is
now in the custody of the govern
ment and is threatened with all
kinds of punishment unless he tes-
titles as they want him to in this
case"