The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-11
CONFESSION OF
 DEFENDANT IS
 READ IN COURT
Court Reporter Testifies that Loren Roberts Told Details of Centralia Shooting, Naming His Companions : Dying Words of Grimm Told By Doctor.

ing Attorney Herman Allen intro duced in evidence today in the trial of eleven self-confessed l. w. W's for the Centralia murders, a copy of a confession he said was made by Loren Roberts, one of the defend- ants, and naming the other defend ants as accomplices.
 A. c. Baker, court reporter ,tes- tiifed he had taken down Rob- erts' confession in shorthand, and made the typewriter transcript. On cross-examination by counsel for the defense, Baker said Roberts showed no signs of insanity when he made the confession, indicating that George F. Vanderveer, chief counsel for the defense. will attempt to prove Roberts was insane.
 Judge Wilson permitted the prose- cution to submit Roberts confession over the vigorous protest of the de- fense. vandervear claiming Roberts was Insane when he made the con fession. Vanderveer argued that the court must determine whether Roberts confessed voluntarily or un- der duress. Assistant Prosecutor Abel cited cases to show that con- fessions that are admitted as con feesions of defendants, may be used against the confessor.
 Doctor Describes Deaths
 pr. c, A. Scace of Centralia, a physician who administered first aid to Lieutenant Warren O. Grimm, Arthur McElfresh and Ben Casa granda, where they fell in Tower Avenue when shot down during the parade, told of the nature of the wounds received by the three for mer soldiers.
 He said that Lieutenant Grimm's s last words were: Hurry up and do something"
 Nine other witnesses were put on the stand by the state, in succession. Each testified regarding the find ing of firearms and empty shells, to- gether with personal property Of several of the defendants, at the Ar mold and Avalon Hotels where the defendants roomed, and on Semin- ary Hill, from which point, the state alleges, two of the defendants fired on the Legion men. The de- fense made but brief cross examina- ton of these witnesses.
 T. c. Morgan of Centralia, who was found inside the I. w. W. Hall after the shooting, and who was named as a defendant in the orig inal complaint, but not in the amended document. will be one or the principal witnesses for the prose- cution. w. H. Abel. special prosecu- tor said in court this morning.
 Men Admitted 1. w. WIS
 Wide comment has been aroused in the newspapers of the Northwest over the admission Of Attorney George Vanderveer that the Il fe- fendants be represented are mem bers of the I. W. w. It was during the examination of venireman that Vanderveer made his admission. B. "These men kare I. w. w.. I'm telling you they are. This IS an !. w. w. easel he declared. His state ment was in answer to objections by z the state that the present trial IS not an I. w. w. trial but murder trial. The court ruled the present trial is a murder case, saying. in ef- , feet. that the I. w. w. organization and membership was not on trial. sf The jury which is trying the case is as follows st .ms
 E. E. Torpen. s6. retired farmer Montesano.
 U. c. Robinson, 57, carpenter. Ho quiam.
 Harry Sellers. 47, laborer. Elma.
 Carl O. Hulten. 39, farmer, Lake Quinault.
 Frank Glenn. 45. farmer. Brady.
 E. Sweltzer, 5S farmer. Oakville
 F. H. McMurray. 41. teamster Aberdeen.
 w. E. Ininon. 53, rancher. Elma.
 Aubry T. Fisher. 32 real estate Aberdeen.
 :, Edward Parr. 4e, logging engineer Hoquiam. .6 s,P. V. Johnson. 34. payer. Aberdeen # Samnel Johnson. 57, fisherman Monsesano.