The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-03
BRUCE TRIAL
ABOUT ENDED
May Go to Jury Late Tues
day Night

ifNf tat W s8ttffF w w. -
W. w organizer ON trial before
Superior Judge Waiter VI.
French ON a charge Of criminal
anarchy. probably will be- In tho
hands Of the Jury Tuesday
night. George .. Nand<ryser.
chief counsel for the defense.
said nj noon. N necessary Judge
French viii hold night sss-
sion.
The morning session Tuesday
was consumed by reading into the
record yolumlnous extracts from
various I. W W publications by
vsndcrvecr and his assistant. A.
torney Ralph \ Pierce
Tuesday marked the 18th day Of
the Bruce trial. A total Of is5
witnesses have reported faithfully
each day for their witness fees.
which already amount TO t5.7so. not
to mention mileage foe witnesses
suhtocnasd from Fresno. san Fran.
cisco and Sacramento. Cal. and 9th.
81 cities outside Of Arlington.
tAi IdbfarS han
The defense called Charles II
Compton. head OF the reference de.
partmsni OF the Seattle Public Ii
brary. Monday 10 Identify a long
list Of books on sabotage and syn.
dlcailsm. The list was introduced
by vandcrvcer to prove that the
public library circulated 40 times
more books on sabotage and syn.
dicalism than the l. W. W" The
list. Prosecuting Attorney Fred c.
Brown pointed out. did not contain
works on the I. w. W. and its
teachings by Eugene v. Dcbs. Ellx.
abcth Gurlcy Flynn. Vincent st.
John. II. l.. varney and other rad.
lca.is.
Walter VI. French. on n charge
PARTICIPATION Of tho nations indus.
tries thru sabotage rs the principal
aim Of the /. W. W. according 10
Scott Il. Henderson. former assist.
ant attorney general. who was
called as a witness for the defense
Monday afternoon.
Henderson and 4. 4. Blaine.
chairman OF the public service
commission. conducted an invcstisa.
ton Of /. W. W. activities In 1917.
Henderson and Paul n. Brlsscnden.
a doctor OF philosophy from Colum.
bia University. testified that they
failed TO find evidence in /. W. w
teachings OF an attempt 20 over.
throw organized government.
SLOW Up the Work
Rather" Henderson told the jury
II gathered Il to be their intention
to continue slowing up on the job
until united action would make II
possible for them TO stop industry
and then acquire control. Those
questioned thought the war in Eu
rope TO bo one In which they had
no part but they believed I'm the
Industrial war They feel that they
can KIN Off capitalist n great deal
quicker by taking his money and
not working for his interest than
by violence
Or. Brlsscndon began his investi
cation in 1910. he testified. under
the impression that 1t was "a law
less, IIooligan organization" but
now held an opposite opinion. The
strike OF the folded arm and pass
i've non.rcsistancc were the "pre
dominant tactics" of the !. w. w
the witness said. Or. Brisscndeu
defined sabotage. as he saw 1t prac
ticed, as the conscientious with
drawal OF the workers efficiency. d
This he testified. did not involve
the destruction OF property but the
removal OF key parts OF machinery
that "the machine might 30 on
strike with the man"
DR. Brissenden said he never
heard member OF the /. w. w.
advocate overthrow OF organized
political government
Veteran Hates War
A years experience caused him
to hate war more than ever. Thorn
as II. Madill. OF Spokane. veteran
of the Argonne Forest, told the
jury.
George T.. Vandorveer, chief coun.
sci for Bruce, called William L.
Robb, OF Seattle. as a witness for
the defense. Robb lost an arm IN
the Argonne fighting.
do you believe the /. w. w. Is
IA disloyal organization2" Wander
veer asked the witness.
II do not" Robb replied.
You may inquire" Nanderveei
said, turning to Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Charles u. Claypool
II shall treat this boy kindly
Ciaypool responded. Il honor every
ana af then baye nafhinr ~