The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-15
Retired at 9.45 O'clock To-
day and Had Not Re-
ported at 3
MUCH SPECULATION
AS TO THE OUTCOME
Judge Howe Occupied Half an Hour in
Delivering Charge, Which Was Con-
sidered as Eminently Fair-0utine
of Attorneys Arguments.

of Attorneys Arguments.
In the federal court this forenoon
the jury in the case of the government
against Rev Clarence H. Waldron of
Windsor, charged with sedition, was
given the case by Judge Harland B.
Howe at 9.45 clock, Immediately at
the close of the judges charge.
At o clock this afternoon, although
the jury had considered the evidence
four hours and Is minutes, not includ-
ing an hour taken for dinner, it had
not indicated that il was ready to re-
port.
There was much speculation around
the courthouse as to what the delay in
reporting indicated, and the general
opinion was that it meant a disagree
ment, although speculation in such
eases is liable to go wrong.
The jury sent out this forenoon for
copies of the alleged sedition pamphlet,
The Word of the Cross. also the adver-
tisement Of the pamphlet in The Chris
tian Workers Magazine.
| Soon after Judge Howe placed the
case in the jury's hands he went to
/ the Brooks House to remain until
called.
At 1890 the jury went to the Brooks
House for dinner, in charge of Bailiff
w. A. Shumway, returning at 1.30.
Judge Harland B. Howe began his
| charge to the jury at 9.15 o. clock, Is
minutes later than announced, and oc-
cupied 80 minute1 Counsel on both
sides had been in consultation with
him and knew what he was to say. 1t
was a conspicuously fair charge, and
if Judge Howe had any views as to
the respondents 8 guilt or innocence
they were effectually concealed.
He told that jury that if they could
reconcile the evidence on any reason
able basis as indicating the innocence
of the respondent they should do SO,
also that if they had an "abiding
conviction such as they would be
willing to act upon in important mat
ters of their own that he was guilty
they should find him So
Generally speaking, a person who
saws that a statement was made is en-
, titled to more consideration than a
person who SAYS a statement was not
made, because the latter might forget
The court took up the statements
/. of the FIVE young men of draft age
4 who testified for the government. and
put against it the testimony of the de-
4 fense covering the same matters.
! Whether Waldron knew the pam,
S phlet. The Word of the Cross, contained
ba ~ Sc.
for the Jury to decide. and if they
o found that he did not know them they
e should be considered as evidence, 9th
G erwise they should Re disregarded.
b Two counts in the indictment he said
r were not to he considered only the
second one being under consideration
Under it they should decide whether
the respondent wilfully ATTEMPTED t.
cause insubordination. dislovalty anC
refusal of duty in the military force
4 Of the United States. and the court in
formed the jury that the Young mel
of draft age had registered were
q rart of the military forces of tn
# United States. He defined the word
a, wilfully, insubordination, disloyalty
% and refusal Of duty.
!. The court stated that if the iur,
n i'iltd u HI1 DeNOnu reaS0naDl
10 doubt that whatever Wald-on said o
Is did was a wilful attempt to cause in
in Suhordination. dielovcltv and refrsal q
in duty. then the verdict should be no
guilty
le We are here to do Just right. not
ID withstanding that times are extraol
e. dinary' asserted Judge Howe, and h
or told the jury that they should decid
lie the ease as their consciences dictate(
IN regardless of the effect of the verdic
Declaring that "no person can quot
40 scripture for his own purnose bette
than the devil himself. = United State
al District Attorney Billiard assailed th
or testimony of Waldron. in making h
"a argument to the jury Yesterday afte
re noon. ftTo say that the Bible teach.
hg that Christians must not fight, !
continued, sis libel on every Chri
tian in God s world 4 Christian ca1
not do otherwise. Taking up the ma
ter of the alleged unpatriotic pamphle
1.-The Word of the Cross" which Il
'xt testimony shows Waldron gave to val
ons persons in Windsor. in which is z
allegory purporting to show wi
ice Christians should not bear arms. II
id district attorney exclaimed. ''If th
he IS Christianity I am inclined to II
st Waldron S language as applied to Il
an. kaiser S patriotism, hell with it,
ily Picking out other statements in {
lat pamphlet, such as fThe Christian m;
to not go to the front, for there he is /