Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
I.W.W.PLOTTERS GUILTY,
SACRAMENTO JURY SAYS
Defendants Silent, SPEAKING No
Word During Long Period
Of Trial.

Sacramento, Jan 17.-AlI Tho ~ DO
PENDANTS in tho ]. " " conspiracy csae
were found guilty by a jury in the PED
sraI District Court hero last night
The verdict was returned A. 3 o'ciocf,
after the jury had bern out about an
hour and half
In his charge to the jury Judge RntKin
said:
The mere fart that these defendants
are Industrial Workers ~ The World
should not justify verdict ~ piiltg.
The fact that they nav be found n he
conscientious oblectOrs 70 war sholIld not
BE- held against them N the consldera-
tion ~ this case. Opinions whlch thrv
hold in opposition 70 war and which un-
deniabiy stand alone arc not an evidence
Of guilt
Judge Pudkin interpreted he lezai
meaning Of conspiracy and read certain
portions 0f the Conscr1ptlon act which
the defendants are accused Of cOnspIrlng
10 violate
Referring 10 the silent defense n
AZ ~ he defendants VINO have spoken
no word md have been Inrepresented
bv counsel throughout the trial. Judge
Rudkln said that such silence should
NOT be held against them.
The itIrv ret I'd after Robert Duncan.
Chief Government Prosecutor, made the
concluding statement. n which he said
The I. IS. w. respect no Gag but the
-nl Gag. They would drag Us all down
10 the level oi the lowest man
-EATTLE DEMoELLRATIoN STOPPED.
Seattle. Jan. I7.-Approximateiy 90
workers. leaving an open-alr mass meet
ing, and starting q parade through the
city's business district singing T. ".
W songs, we're dispersed carly last
night By 20 mounted police officers, sup
ported by five automobiles containing
police armed with carbInes and behind
these platoon of police with clubs.
The l. ". w. conspiracy case had -
inception With the investigation Il the
dynauiting Of the home q Governor
William D. Stephens the night Of Dee.
l.. 1917.
More than thirty alleged ". vs.
were arrested five days after the *
piOsion. Later three indictments we-e
found against eighty alleged members
OF the organization.
The case IS similar in many respects
To the Chicago /. ". ". conspiracy ca-se
which resulted in the conyi ctlon of VIII
liam D. Haywood, Secretary treasure
OF the organi zatlon, and about nlnei
liz
Sacramento case were alleged 20 have
conspired with Haywood IN the Chicago
case
The general charge IN all the indiet-
mcnts vas a conspiracy 10 violate tha
Constitution OF the United states snd
the Espionage Act. Specifically the de-
PENDANTS among whom was one woman,
Theodroa Pollak oi San Francisco, were
charged with attempting 70 oostruct war
activities Of the United States Govern
ment.
One section Incorporated in al Of the
indictments charged that the defendants
sought 10 accomplish the object Of The
organization by threats. assaults, injuries,
intimidations and numbers upon the
persons, and the injury and destruc-
ton of the property by sabotage the
forcible resistance to the execution II 81
laws, and finally the forcible revolution.
ary overthrow OF all existing Govern
mental authority in the United States
The third indictment. IN which ninc-
teen men were named, embodied specific
charges that the defendants sct or en-
couraged the setting Of fires IN various
parts of California.