The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-19
ANARCHIST
PLOT TRIAL
BEGUN HERE
Police and Detectives Dot
Court Room to Guard
Against 0utbursts
The STATE WINS POINT

With 50 policemen patroiinS
the corridors cf the county-city
huilding. and . liberal sprink- :
ling of plzincleshcs men seated
h strategic positions In the
esersroem. the trial cf james
nFuce. arcus<a ef criminal an
arrhy In tlsat he ~wilfuliy. f.
K 1aaieualx anA nnlAvfulfy sought
q overthrow crganixed govern
ment In the city of Seattle" ON
rcbruary - lnss, wns lsunched
beforp Superior Judge Walter ~.
breach Monday morning.
The courtroom was filled with
avowrd members OF the ]. W. W.,
hut nothing resembling a demonssrs-
ton was attempted by friends OF the
accused.
Az the very outset OF the trial.
George Y. vanderveer. chief counsel
for Bruce, sought 10 force the state
10 return certain papers seized ''un'
lawfully from Bruce prior to his ar.
rest. Deputy Prosecutor Charles T..
(-,aypool resisted vandervccr's motion
on the ground that yanderveer fail-
"a to notify the state In time TO
nreparc for such move. Judge
Fr~nch upheld Ciaypooi's objection
until such time as the evidence al
grr~d TO have been seized uniswfully
By the state IA made an issue In the
trial.
List Called
Hardly a ripple OF interest wns
noted in the courtroom when Clay
nool outlined the states case 10
fvo women and 10 men who were
called TO the jury box. Claypool
read the brief charge which ac-
c,,ses Bruce OF an attempt TO
overthrow organized government In
seattle during the general strike.
February 10.
The prospective jurors who we're
called were:
Mrs. Alberta Bayies. $50 10Th
ave. N. f.: Mrs. Pearl Aangan.
40 lith ave. n. c. Richey. Port
age. wash: Victor Jernstrom. J4lo
keystone ave: w. j.. Powell. 19o
w. SIND St; ". c. Young. Des
uoines: r. q. wincheil. 900 Ward
st.: X. f.. More. 010 31st ST.: l..
n Head. Seahurst Park. V. r..
white, $3.50 Wales ST.; y. J. Mat
thews. 1404 3Sth St; T.. l.. Gaines.
4OsO 10th ave. s. w.
Take Two Days
The state was content with a
f,rief examination OF jurors but
ysudcrveer searched each jury long
ana psinstakingly on his attitude
toward tho I. w. w. His fasorite
ouesfion was. Would you harbor
.a prejudice against this defendant II
he advocated the +. w. w. dis
belief in our present Industrial sys-
tom and advocated its overthrow
Judging from Nanderveer's minute
scrutiny OF each juror. Prosecuting
Attorney Fred g. Brown said Mon
day that he believed II would take
two days or possibly three, before
a fury would be selected.
The first Juror 10 be selected by
state and defense was Mrs. q Alberta
Paylcs Of 4J3O 10Th ave. ~. T..
Police Held Ready
Chief Of Police Warren ordered
ont 40 patrolmen, motorcycle Of
ficers and mounted policemen OF
the afternoon patrol. to bc held In
readiness In the jail assembly room
In case any dcruonstration was
launched by radicals.
The order was issued when Chief
Warren was informed that u. Tees
dale, leader of the Seattle radicals.
declared he would march LOO so
called Bolshevists TO the coumy
courtroom TO "see that the men
get square deal.
There is not going TO be any
demonstration. or riot, or anything
OF the sort. - Chief Warren an
nounccd.