Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

the meeting held In Waldron's church
when the Dartmouth students took charge
but he evidently didn't have any very
clear idea as to what It was all about The
audience had hard time suppressing a
laugh when Mr.. Billiard questioned him.
He stated that he hadn't thought much
about what happened while he was one Of
Waldron's parishioners until he met
Waldron's attorneys that noon. Further
questioning ELECTED the information that
he had had quite talk with the attorneys
for the defence.
+. A. Wright, now Of Springfield, Mass,
who had roomed with Laughton, former
witness, while he was In Windsor, testi-
ned that he had heard Waldron make the
expression ITO hell with patriotism" but
that It referred to the mistreatment Of
the Belgians by the Germans. After a
description Of these atrocities, Waldron
had said, III this Is patriotism, say to
hell with patriotism He never heard
Waldron express the sentiment at any
other time. He repeated the statements
Of other witnesses that Waldron had re-
peatedly prayed for the United States.
Under ss-examination, Wright said
that Mr.. Waldron had intimated that the
best way to fight >the Kaiser was by
prayer and faith.
Miss Ruth Harrington testified further
regarding the sermon "Is the Kaiser
Christ?' Her testimony was largely
a confederation Of that which had been
submitted by those who had testified
ahead Of her. Waldror pointed to her
the way Of faith and prayer as the best
means Of defeating the Kaiser. He
told her that he personally could not
kill. Mr.. Billiard asked jher IL Waldron
thought 1t was any worse for him to
kill than for anybody else. Judge Howe,
with a characteristic desire to get at
the bottom Of things. asked Miss Har-
rington what Waldron did say about
the right Of other Christians to kill. The
answer was that he left 1t to the con-
science Of each individual.
George Brown, who has lived in Wind
sor only ten months. but in that time
had been elected to the Office of treasurer
Of the Sunday school. testified that he
had never heard Waldron make any sedi-
tious statements. He attended the meet
ing in Waldron's church when the
students took charge. but did not know
anything about the meeting. He could
not remember whether or not one Of the
students was Chinaman. He proved to
be an unresponsive sort Of witness.
One Of the most important witnesses
Of the day was Mrs. Elena Lacey, who
furnished bail for Waldron. She was
formerly a member Of the Methodist
Church and went to Waldron's church
within the last year. When he left the
Baptist Church she followed him. She
asked Waldron point blank IL he did not
believe in the Red Cross and he had
answered that he did. She had bought
ten Liberty bonds herself and asked WAL
dron why he did not purchase some. He
had replied that he did not have the
funds.
Mrs. Lacey at present belongs to the
Pentecostals and attends the meetings
held at Waldron's home. She expressed
herself as believing implicitly in the man.
She testified in behalf of Waldron that
he planted great. big garden" when
the government expressed a desire that
everyone plant all they could HE did
that much for the government" she stated
Mr.. Billiard spoiled the effect Of that to
some extent, however. when he ascer-
tanned that the garden was for Wal
dron's personal use.
| Mrs. Lacey said that of late she had
become SO interested in religious work
that she had excluded everything else
excepting her household duties. She had
one of the booklets, THE Word Of the
Cross" which Waldron had given her
He said that the booklet expressed his
views, when he gave 1t to her. Mrs
Lacey Is a sister Of Mrs. White, who
testified before her.