Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-18
Case Which Has Been on
Trial Before Judge lands
at Chicago Since April | Is
Won by the Government
DECISION ARRIVED AT
IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS
Defendants Charged With
Sabotage, Fomentiog
Strikes and in Other Ways
FIampering War Plans.
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Chicago, Aug 17,-One hundred
leaders Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World were found guilty" as
charged in the Indictment by the
jury after one hours delberation al
their trial for conspiracy to disrupt
the nations war program late today,
Arguments for a new trial will be
heard next week.
The defendants, including William
d, (3ig BID Haywood, general sec4
retary- treasurer of the l. w. W, the
highest position in the organization
face a maximum penalty of twenty
seven years In prison and q $4,000
fine each.
Federal Judge S NJ lands In his
charge TO the Jury. Withdrew the fifth
and last count Of the indictment
which charged conspiracy to violate
tbs postal. lars and particularly that
section excluding from the mails en-
terprises in the nature cf schemes to
defraud
The remaining four counts of the
Indictment specifically charge Viola
tion of the espionage act, the section
Of the criminal code prohibiting In
reference with tho civil rights Of cit
izens the seective service act and the
conspiracy statute.
Case Closes Suddenly.
The close of the case, which has
been before the court for 1873 DAYS.
was sudden. Two minor witnesses
testified at the morning session and
following them Frank X Nebeker OF
salt Lake City. chief counsel for the
government began his closing argu-
ment for which he was allowed two
hours but consumed scarcely half of
that time Then George f. vander-
veer, head of the defense legal staff,
to the surprise OF all In the court
room, declared that he would submit
the case to the jury without making
Iclosing statement.
In his closing argument Attorney
Nebeker said:
You have been engaged in one or
the most epoch. making trials in the
history of the country
THE wisdom of the laws of this
country Is not at issue. We obey the
decisions of the highest court and that
is the only way that a republic can
live. Anything that strikes at that 10
a dangerous thing.
THE wisdom of the decisions Of
the courts OF this country is not at ID
sue, The industrial system is not on
trial; this case is not against any In
terests Of honest workingmen. nor
against any patriotic labor organiza-
tion, And no effort is being made byt
the government to justify mob vio-
1ence the Bisbee deportation or other
iawless acts.
struck at Root of Government.
AT is very start. the I. w. W.
struck at the foundations OF our gov
ernment. Is 1t not peculiar that In
every state of the union these fellows
got into trouble? In little town an
ordinance is passed They come and
violate it and say they are going to
violate It,
The documents Issued by the de-
PENDANTS themselves are enough to
convict them. When you consider the
definitions made by the witnesses on
the stand and compare them with
what they have written and the books 4,
they authorized. the case OF the gov.
ernment is complete"
After the instructions of Judge Lam
dis, the jury retired at 4t0 u. m. and
Just one hour later announced that its
verdict was ready. The court was
hastily assembled and the verdict was
read at 5:25 p. m. There was no
demonstration and the defendants
were returned to their cells after
Judge Lands had announced that he
would hear arguments for a new
trial next week. the exact date to be
set later.
The fate of the syndicallst move.
ment in America, the government
contended. rested on the outcome OF
the trial of 101 leaders Of the Indus
trial Workers of the World for con-
splrncy to disrupt the nations war
which began in federal court
here en- April | before Judge Kene-
shaw Mountain Lands.
The indictment against 165 men
and one woman. Elizabeth Guricy
Flynn. returned By the September
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