The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-02

mony on the witness stand
during the morning session
today.
Harry Smith, brother Of
Elmer Smith, Centralia attor-
ney. who is one of the ten de-
PENDANTS, will furnish the bail
of $500 set by Justice of the
Peace Murphy, before whom
Bray was taken when ar
rested.
Bray testified that he had seen
Lieut. Frank ynngslder and a man
he thought 10 be Warren o. Grimm
in front OF the I. w. w. hall at Cen.
traiia just before the shooting began
from the hall.
The perjury charge is based on the
testimony that vangiider was direct.
~ In front Of the hall. since the wit.
moss refused to swear that he Was
positive he had seen Grimm shot sew.
eral feet in front OF the hall.
Bray was placed on the stand after
Judge Wilson again sustained the OBJ
lection OF tho prosecution TO admit.
ting testimony relating to threats
alleged to have been made by the
American Legion and commercial in
tcrcsis to raid the !. w. w. hall be-
fore the dcfenA had shown that
Warren Grimm was connected with
any act OF aggression toward the
I. w. W.
Two soldiers from the rear Of the
parade ran toward the han and
smashed in the door," Bray testified.
He said he was standing about 50
feet south OF tho hall when the
parade went by.
"The shots followed Immediately
after the door was smashed in," the
witness continued.
II saw Grimm and Vangildcr In
front OF the hall Grimm doubled
up ms II shot and rolled to the curb. :"
Bray said.
Under crossexamination he ad-
mitted that he was not sure that IL
was Grimm ne had seen wounded.
but ne thought II was. But he did
swear that he had seen Vangilder
standing in front OF the hall and II
rs on this testimony that the perjury
complaint was sworn TO by the prose
cutors.
Bray said he had seen Grimm only
once before the parade when he had
been pointed out by Vangilder. whom
he knew intimately. The l6-year-old
boy. who said he had just recover
cd from Illness, answered the ques'
tons OF the prosecutors In an angry
manner. He admitted that he had
refused TO tell investigators for the
prosecution the nature or the tesu-
mony he was to give.
The testimony OF Jay Cook, Kopiah
ranchcr. was only little less start.
ling than that OF Bray. He heard
the command, Come on. boys" then
saw the soldiers rush the hall and
smash in. the doors. he said.
He saw Warren Grimm come stag
perinr down the street from the
direction OF the !. w. w. han, ne
said.
Elmer Smith. the eighth OF the
to tesufy III ms own oe
half. was placed on the stand just
before adjournment yesterday. He
said he heard OF threats TO raid the
l. w. w. hall for two weeks pre-
ceding Arrnistice day and that he
had advised the 1ndustrialists, many
OF whom had been his clients, that
they had right to defend their
lives and property from assault.
.I was told on the morning OF
IL that raid would be
made that afternoon. After lunch
went down to the hall and told
the men there that l had received
positive information that their place
would be raided." Smith testified.
Smiths testimony camc after
day OF startling admissions on the
part Of witnesses for the defense.
Several Of the defendants sal they
had gone to the Arnold hotel. op.
posite the hall. ITO protect them.
selves and their property from at.
tack"
Bert Bland. who went to Semi.
nary Hill. overlooking the sccnc,
uurn 70 Pare 2. Column q