Arizona republican., 1920-03-14
ARM|ST|CE DAY KILLING BRINGS A VERDICT OF
 SECOND DEGREE
Two of Defendants Are Ex- Onerated and One Freed on Ground of Insanity !; All Rearrested on Second Murder Charge
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1 MONTESANO, Wash. March 1.

Republican A. P. Leased Wirel
 MoNTEsANo, Wash, March 1a.
 Workers of the World, charged
 with the murder of Warren O.
 Grimm, one of the four former
 soldiers shot during arn,istice
 day parade at CentraIia, Washn.,
 were found guilty tonight of sec
 ond degree murder Three others
 were found not guilty. Loren
 acquitted on the ground of insan
 ity-
 The defendants found guilty of sec ond degree murder were Britt Smith Ray Becker James McInerney, Bert Bland. Eugene Barnett, John Lamb and 0. c. Bland
 The three acquitted were Mike Shee- ban. Elmer Smith and Loren Roberts he latter on the ground of insanity.
 Charged With Murder of McEIfresh After the reading of the verdict and he return of the defendants to the county jail, John Berry, sheriff of Lewis county. in which Centralia is located, read to them warrants charg- ing them with the murder of Arthur McElfresh, another of the four slain at Centralia-
 The verdict returned at s: B o'clock tonight. The jury had been out
  in the night the court had declined to receive a verdict in which Eugene Bar nett and John Lamb were found guilty of third degree murder. The court $ instructions did not permit of such a verdict.
 Thirteen men were charged with Grimm's murder. Two, John Doe Davis and Ole Hanson, were not appre- hended. The case against Bert Faulk | ner was dismissed for lack of evil dence
 The state called 15 witnesses in sup port of it's contentious that Grimm was killed while standing at the head of his division. and in rebuttal called almost 100 witnesses.
 The defense placed 115 witnesses on the stand, endeavoring to show that Grimms death was the result of an alleged raid upon the I. W. ". hall and that no shooting occurred until uni- formed men rushed to the hall
 Trial Had Many Features
 The state contended that there was no raid until after the shooting and that the defendants had no right, even in defending their hall, to station men in rooms in hotels, opposite the hall, and upon a hill 1900 feet distant to fire upon the marchers, as it was al- legged was done.
 Efforts to introduce evidence to show that there had been a conspiracy to raid the hall were stopped by the court.
 Self-defense was the plea for all of the defendants except Loren Roberts. An alleged confession of Roberts was introduced by the s:ate. and defense contended that this was made while Roberts was insane
 The trial started January 26 Two defense witnesses were arrested on perjury charges shortly after they tes- tified
 Fears of possible violence led state authorities to ask that federal troops be sent here, and q company of the 35th infantry has been on duty in Montesano for several weeks.
 The penalty for. second degree mur- der under the laws of Washington IS from 15 years to life Imprisonment.
 To Move for New Trial
 Motion for a new trial for the seven men found guilty will be made Monday, George F. Nanderveer of defense coun- seI said tonight.
 Nanderveer. commenting upon the verdict said it was improper to the