The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-14
THE wALDRoN TRIAL.
Government Rested It's Case at Burling-
ton Wednesday.

Burlington, March l4.-Thc govern
ment rested its case yesterday in tn,
trial of Rev. Clarence +. Waldron OF
Windsor who is charged. with disloyalty
and effort TO obstruct the draft Six
witnesses were put on the stand during
the forenoon. Among them was A. X
Hall, Windsor selectman.
Witness said he had known Mr.. Wal.
dron since he came TO Windsor. He at
tended the Baptist church occasionally
but was not member. Witness said
Mr.. Waldron called at his house Just
before he resigned in November.
"Mr. Hall, have you ever heard of
a pamphlet called The Way of the
Cross z"
Il have said the witness. The pam.
phlet was produced by witness and was
admitted as governments exhibit
Witness said Mr. Waldron presented
the book to him a few DAYS before the
minister resigned, without his asking for
ii.
Witness said that Waldron stated that
the contents of the pamphlet was his
sentiments"
In cross examination witness said that
the contents of the pamphlet were for
the purpose of explaining his personal
views
Frank Ward of Windsor, clergyman,
was called.
heard Mr. Waldron say "To hell
with patriotisml" at a service in his
church on July /, 1917, or few days
later
On cross examination witness said he
didn't remember anything else that was
said on the occasion.
you haven't IA very distinct recol-
lection of the setting or surroundings on
hat occasion, have you?'
NO, I haven't said the witness.
! told my wife about the remark ITO |
Tell with patriotism" but to no one else |
hat | can remember except Mr.. King, |
he attorney for the government.
Witness said he couldn't recollect the |
ext or anything else that Waldron said |
n his sermon that day
"Ihc fact that Waldron said TO hell I
With patriotism, wouldn't make any
Inference with my going to his church,
aid the witness, on cross examination.
Miss Williams was recalled. The ques-
ION was asked in cross examination by
ir. Bicknell as to whether or not wit
ess wrote a letter to Roy Carpenter,
cling him that "The Pentecostals were
aking possession of the church and that
e tWaldronl must be removed" Wit
ess admitted writing the letter which
icluded the statement quoted. Miss
Villains was clerk of the Windsor Bap-
st church.
w. B. Duxbury, retired, of Windsor.
hartman of the local Liberty bond com
ittee, told of calling on Mr. Waldron
18th reference to observing Patriotic
nnday, in October.
Witness said that Waldron refused to
Ike any part in the exercises of the dav.
sclaring that ''he did not believe in +,
citing"
Witness said he knew nothing about /
patriotic meeting held previous to this .
me at Mr. Waldron's church when Wal
on presided. He might not have been !
town at the time. ~
rs it true that Mr.. Waldron told you :
at he had turned the church over to !,
.triotic services in the past and he dis
led to do so any moreY"
mo, he did not"
Can you tell lis anything that he
ID you on that occasion 7!
Nothing else is clear to my mind"
piled the witness, "as to any reasons
might have given for refusing to al
v patriotic services in his church on
at OCCASION
sWaldron declined to ring the bell that
nday," said witness.
He refused to decorate the auditori-
/ with the national colors and also
make an address appropriate to the
" said witness.
said he didn't know whether
not the church was decorated that
nday.
Is it true that Waldron said that he
uld give up the day to patriotic exer-
IS, provided that the majority of the
Irch trustees wished it, but that he
sonally was not in favor of giving up
day for that purpose?'
He did not" answered the witness.
IN redirect examination by prosecu-
4, witness said that Mr.. Waldron
ted that he didn't believe in fighting
war.