The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-04
MORE DETAILS OF ARREST OF
 B. R. SAWYER
WrangeI| Sentinel Gives a Detailed Account of Man Charged With CircuIat-
 ina Seditious Matter


 sued by Ensign J. J. Hughes, of subchaser 309, on a charge of hav- ing seditious literature in his pos session, are given in the Wrangell Sentinel as follows:
 Saturday night while Sawyer was out of town his cabin was searched by officers. The esearch was made by Ensign J. J. Hughes, Deputy U. S.. Marshal H. J. Wallace and Ernest P. Walker of the U. S. Bureau of Fish cries.
 Probably the most damaging find made by the officers was a single sheet of manuscript containing sev- eral verses of doggerel under the title, The Bolsheviks Are Coming" It was in Sawyer's handwriting, and was song of rejoicing that the Bolsheviks were coming. which would mean that the "parlor lizards would have to go to work" At the bottom of the sheet were the words,
 Written by Blackie." Sawyer is known as Blackic.)
 In Sawyer's cabin were also found two bundles of pamphlets which are supposed to have been in his pos session for the purpose of distribu- ticn. The pamphlets in one bundle were entitled, "The Students Epi- tome of Scientific Socialism," written by Dan Ronald and published by the Western Workmen's Publishing So- ciety of Astoria, Oregon. The pub fishers imprint bears the date of May, 1917. In the preface of this pamphlet 1t is stated that "The ob- jective of this pamphlet is sound re- evolutionary education"
 The pamphlets in the other bundle were untitled, "The Soviets at Work" being a discussion of the problems faced by the Soviet government of Russia written by Nicolai Lenine, Premier of the Russian Soviet Re- public. This pamphlet was printed by the Seattle Union Record Pub fishing company The foreword which takes up two pages is written by Anna Louise Strong of Seattle. In connection with the publishers imprint are the words Sixteenth thousand"
 Among Sawyer's effects were also found a pocket edition of the Ru- baiyat by Omar Khayam. It was we'll worn and doubtless had been carried in the pocket for consid- erable time. On one of the fly leaves of this book was written, Frank R. Mason, Born in Detroit in 1886."
 At Il o'clock Monday forenoon Sawyer was brought before U. S.l Commissioner c. E. Weber for preliminary hearing.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal H. J. Wal lace was the first witness called for the government. Mir Wallace testified that he considered the litera- ture found in Sawyer's cabins sedi- tious.
 Ernest P. Walker testified that he had examined the literature found in Sawyer's cabin and he considered 1t of a nature likely to incite resent ment to the United States govern ment. m
 Ensign J. J. Hughes of sub chaser 3O9 was the last witness. The Ensign stated that the literature found in Sawyer's cabin was such as would be likely to inflame the mind of the reader, and that he was satisfied that t would have tendency to disrupt .he good morals of the United States government.
 The defendant had no witnesses md waived his right to make a statement. Sawyer was asked by he Commissioner where he was born. He said he could not swear where he was born-that would be ID to his mother. He added, how ever that he is supposed to have been born in Quebec. He was asked f the literature found in his cabin was his. He replied "I have not read the pamphlets. I have had the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam some ,ime." Sawyer was then asked con ceT0iuS HE OCCupdtiou ouu Pi"NS "N residence. He replied: 'I ain't go- ing to make no statement until II get counsel" The Commissioner stated that he would bind the de- fendant over to await the action Of the Grand Jury. Sawyer asked about bond. The Commissioner told him shat he would fix the bond at $2,0o0. The defendant was then committed tc the U. s. Deputy Marshal for safe keeping. On the way to the jail Sawyer asked if he could be permit ted to send dispatch to Ketchikan in the interest of securing bail The request was granted.
 The preliminary hearing did not last over 10 minutes. Sawyer's man ner was indicative of fear. it being plain that he felt very uncomfortable
 Officers had Sawyer's picture taken and also secured his finger prints. Tn commenting on this Sawyer said to a visitor who called on him at the jail. They got everything they could get, but my pedigree"