The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-09
Jury Chosen This Forenoon
and Taking of Testi-
mOny Begins
MAJ. F. w. CHILDS
NAMED AS FOREMAN
Young Man Says Minister Told Him to
Resist Draft Even if Shot-Testi-
mony that Waldron Thought Kaiser
Might Be the Anti Christ.

mony that Waldron Thought Kaiser |
Might Be the Anti Christ
IN the trial Of Rev Clarence II. Wal |
dron of Windsor, charged bv the gov
ernmcnt with scdition, a jury was drawn
IN the federal building and three wit |
ucsses examined this forenoon, after |
court took recess until o clock
The jury consists OF Mai +. w |
childs of Brattlehoro, appointed fore
man by the court, Arthur D. Wyatt of
Brattleboro, +. \. Shattuck Of West
minister. Carol {. Robinson OF Town
shrnl. F.. f. Phillips Of Westminster,
l.. ). Martindale Of Guilford, Arthur +
Roberts of Br>ttlcboro, W. f. steilman
of Brat. -, Hugh II. Dunklce Of
Brattlcboro Leon e. White of Brattlc-
boro. T. r. Willard of Williamsville and
". r. Aidrich Of Springfield.
After the jury was sworn the govern
ment witnesses were ordered to retire
/ to the witness room OH motion. OF ~
itornov Robert &. Bacon for the rcSpon-
+ dent. District Attorney Y. A Bullard
1 Iof Burlington then stated what the
government expected to prove.
Mr.. Ballard said that he would trv
i to show that during last May. June,
! July aud before that time Rev. Mr.
! Waldron on several occasions advised
Young men not 10 culiSt and that If
they were drafted it would he better
for them To 90 To jail or suffer any 9th
er punishment the government might
in1ict, also that he distributed copies Of
q pamphlet The Word Of the Cross.
Icalculated To- discourage enlistmcnts
Attorney Bacon said he would defer
his statement until Just hefore the de
Tense opened.
sherman Evarts OF Windsor, - years
old, was called first By the government
He said that on Nov. q at Waldron 5
house the minister told him that there
was no need to oppose the kaiser as
he would win the war, being the full
tilmcnt Of the prorhesv in Revelations
as to the end Of the world and having
been ordained by the Lord to win the
war. The witness testified that Wal
dron said Il Christian couldn I take part
in this war, and then went into the
house and produced Il pamphlet, The
Word of the Cross, which he handed
the witness with the remark. Those
are my sentiments
On cross examination by Mr.. Bacon
Mr.. tNarts said that what Wadron
told him did not influence him any. He
said the minister told him that the
kaiser might BIZ the auti-Christ. meaning
the devil. Iou did not consider that
Ivcrv complimentary to the kaiser, did
YOU. Mr.. Bacon euquired, to which
: The witncsSe replied. No.
Mr.. EvurtS said that he knew Wal
dfon 10 he member Of the pentccos
tails, or Holy Rollers, but that WaldroI
never said to him that he was trying
To prevent elmstments.
Paul Bradcn Of Windsor, u wears old
and member Of Waldron s church. told
,of being invited to Waldron 5 hom,
Sunday, June II, and Of Waldron : tell
ing him there that when the draft cal
came not to heed it as the law woulC
take the matter up and fool with hin
q year and by that time the war woulC
he over. He said the pastor advise,
him to resist the draft even if he wa
shot
On cross examination he said ther,
was but one conversation on that sub
t iect with him at Waldron' i house an,
li'tt Ait ~ " dluibu wis present
Austin ". Barr, %. who lives in Cor
II njsh, y. H.. across the Connecticut riv
II er from Windsor, and is member o
y Naldron : church, said that Waldron
commenting on the fact that his ehurcI
> membership was becoming less sai
9 that some Of the young men had enliste
e in spite Of all he could do He said Wal
'c dron stated that the Bible taught tina
no Christian could take part III tn
{ war Waldron told him. the witnes
y said, that 4 Young man should suffe
- punishment rather than fight. IN hi
pulpit Waldron preached, the witnes
= said, that some things seemed 10 ind
: cate that the kaiser was the anti-Chris
and that it he was the anti-Christ O
/" the tribulation period il would be Us.
- less to oppose him.
: At trustees meeting after Oct. ,
witness said. Waldron produced til
=, pamphlet, The Word of the Cross, an
E said that when more copies came a
. could have one. He saw the pamphlet
- IN the hands Of other Young men.
- It was brought out in cross.examin;
tion Of Mr.. Burr that Waldron advise
all Young men to register He name
several members of Waldron Bib
class who have enlisted. Witness Iii
not consider the minister 5 attitude
advising Young men to register 10 /
s pro German.
At this point court took q recess TO
o clock.
= After the court had ordered a rece:
o Yesterday afternoon, following his a