The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-10
Defense Begins This After
noon in Case Against
Minister
MANY WITNESSES
FROM WINDSOR HERE
No Session This Morning, to Give At
torney Bacon Time to Prepare De-
fense-Bennington Druggist Fined
for Violating Harrison Act.

= We rest, remarked District At
torney '. \. Bullard to Judge Hariand
Il. Howe in the federal court al 3lJ
o clock Yesterday afternoon in the fed
cral building, after having examined
three witnesses since the noon recess
IN thc trial Of Rev. Clarence H. Wsld-
ION Of Windsor, charged with sedition.
Then followed some arguments be
tween tie district attorney aud Attor-
nev Bacon for the respondent, over ad-
mitting the pamphlet, The Word OF the
Cross. rs evidence. after which recess
was taken until o'clocx this after
noon
Attorney Bacon. who came into the
case by assignment by Judge Howe.
said he had number Of witnesses com
ing from Windsor and wanted time 10
confer with them, and thought he could
be ready by o clock. The court
thought that was very reasonable and
said more time would be allowed if de
sired
When court re-cOny ened Yesterday
afternoon the defense recalled Austin
". Burr, who in the forenoon testified
to being present at a meeting OF the
Pentecostals at which Rev Mr.. Waid-
ron was present. The witness told
about going into trance after the
minister had said certain things TO him
and said II was claimed that the HOLY
Spirit put him in that condition. He
said there was some Fiction between
the PenterostaI church and the Raptist
church
The government then called Harold
+. Rice member of the church and
Bible class. He testified that subsa
quent to June 10 he heard Rev. Mr.
Waldron say that no Christian could
take part in the war. ".YoE may yao
iter, but II called on you do not meet
10 90, he said Waldron told him. The
witness said he enlisted June 20. and
Waldron thereupOn exclaimed: a. am
sorry You enlisted, and l hope YOU vii,
not 90. He said Waldron handed
hlm one OF the pamphlets on the street
Lowell Hemmingway, of draft aga
stated that In the vestry Of the Ran
tist church he heard Waldron say.
Don shed your precious blood for
your country. Witness heard Wai6.
ron exclalm in sermon subsequent tn
June -: ITO hell with patriotisni,'
Cross examined by Attorney Bacon.
Mr. iemmiasway said that the STATE
mentS he referred to, when taken IN
connection with the whole OF Wa,d.
ron ) remarks at the time. did NM
sound as badly as when taken bv them
selves. They were toned down
nightly IN your mind. were the.,
not Mr.. Bacon asked. to which the
witness replied, YES, sir.
The last witness of the dav WAS
Charles b. LaughtOn. of draft a.e a
deacon IN the Windsor Baptist church.
lie was born in China, son of a MS
sioharv, Rev. William Laughton. now
Of Nergennes. He told of havino
heard Waldron say several times in
Bible class that a Christian ouoht No.
and should not fight. He did not see
one OF the pamphlets until he came 70
Brattlehnro to testify.
After the testimony there was .
clash between District Attorney Rnl-
iafd ana Attorney Bacon over the uues,
tion OF admittin. a copy of the nam
phlet The Word of the Cross Mr.
Bacon argued that it was immateriai
ana irrelevant and should be excluded
me court suggested that perhaps the
"lctflct attorney could indicate the
more important parts, hut Mr.. Bacon
thought that none of il should 90 in
After long arguments pro and con the
court took the matter under considera-
ton.
his morning B. A. Quinlan. =
bennington druggists, indicted at a ses-
sion OF the grand jury previous to thu
last one pleaded guilty to the charlie
W Woi ''oiatihs the Harrison act relative to
narcotics and was fined $50 by .Iudo.
Howe, which he paid. A few persons
MED Intentions of becoming citizens of
the United States.
Ihis morning IL witnesses came from,
Nlndsor to testify in behalf of the 70.
spondent. and Mr.. Bacon was readv ~ a.,
on with the case at 2 o'clock. not taking
advantage OF the courts offer of more
time