Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-28

che saw one wounded man run by
,As hall, holding his hands to his stom-
-. she said. He was a large man.
She could not describe him further,
.,.oot 10 say that he wore soldier
oyercoat
nm cross-examination Mrs. Sherman
omitted that a Mr.. Bland had talked
.i,b her relative to becoming de-
,onsa witness. She also said she knew
wesley Everest l. w. w. organizer
ubo was lynched in Centralia on the
night of the shooting. She had lived
in the Queen lodging house in Cen
tralia and met Everest there, she tes-
lifted. She said If more than one had
heen wounded she would have seen
HIM
Fayors Defendants.
In Centralia Mrs. Sherman was
known as Bertha Hope she said. She
had been employed at a cannery in
chehas. Asked if she had conversed
with woman in the corridor of the
court house yesterday. Mrs Sherman
said she had, but she did not remem-
ber much of the conversation. Asked
il she had said during the CONVERSE
tien. in effect, I'VE will have evidence
to meet anything they bring up" she
said she might lave made such re-
mark, but that she did not remember
il at this time.
you feel that you want to help out
the defendants, do you? Is that your
frame of mind?" asked Special Prose-
cutor W, H, Abel.
Yes, replied the witness.
On redirect examination Mrs. Sher-
man said she wished to help the de-
tense because she did not think a ma
jOrlty Of the men on trial were guilty.
She could not testify definitely whetn-
erthe shooting or alleged raiding start
ed first.
Second Witness Heard.
John Meaden, tailor, Centralia, was
'he second witness called by the de-
Tense in an attempt to prove an overt
act on the part of Warren o. Grimm
loF whose murder the ten men are
being tried.
headen in company with M,u.n
oayre, followed the parade north on
Iower avenue as far as Second street,
ne saw Grlmm, wounded, behind rac
AK Billy confectionery store, at the
corner OF Second and Tower. and he
said. N''''' ne
~ 'rat time he did not know II was
o'''lh who was wounded, he testified
=" efoss-examinatlon Meaden declared
y uu not hear any shooting until his
u'eha called his attention to 1t. Rae
nv ~e'tu breaking glass in front OF the L
=, W. nall he said. Asked about a
. ',e",ent ~ ne had made in the office of
Z cunningham, special prosecutor.
~ VIC iatter's office in Centralia TO
all ,,ie9 m that he heard no shooting at
r ~ meaoen said that that statement
'' uue then, that it was true now.
hesents Judges Smiles
Just before Mrs. Sherman was ax-
Tnas s'eu T,e uelense' counsel turned to
,s sase wilson and objected to a smile
oaas ~. iao passed over the judicial
!, 1.'emance. Your honor has a way
allilling at times during our testi-
W,a, % Vanderveer complained. Judge
,hs. asO, assured the defense attorney
saa 'a' 'ne smile, if there was one was
'ne testimony. ~ ~
,s counsel asked Mrs. Sherman
~sa s0e Knew Eugene Phitzer. Chebalis.
ina "aS 70, wounded in the arm before
~, ny ! W. W. hall, the witness ans
'1s'ns In the negative.
d. ss, uss' Campbell, 10, Centraiia cam
NM, maker, testified that he and fred
s..A sa.s bin dboy, were at the north
oDs selner s. OF Tower avenue and Sec
and tha. .et when the turmoil began
so. 'u mat he saw the marchers break
as.t anu rush toward the hall.
so.s n'nur McElfresh was near the
sa Ss o. \, the I. W. W. hall" camnbeu
"a sua 'nlnk he was one of the first
1sn the door in" Before the