The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-29
.L.W.W. ATTORNEY
D|SARMED BY COURT
JUDGE WILSON ORDERS VAN
DERVEER TO LEAVE REVOLV-
Err IN CLERKS OFFICE

Armed attorneys and spectators will
not be permitted in the court room a
Montesano where II alleged l. w. w
are on trial for the murder of fou
ex-service men at Centralia on armis
tice day. Spectators are searched
and disarmed before being admitted
to the court room and George Wander
veer, attorney for the defendants, VIII,
admitted carrying "gun" was order
ed by the court to leave it in the
clerks office.
Better progress was made yester
day in securing a jury, there being
six persons in the jury box wher
court adjourned for the night.
| Arms Not Permitted in Court.
MONTESANO.-(By A. P.)-Geo-
rye Vandeveer, counsel for the defense
in the trial of II alleged Industrial
Workers of the World, charged with
murder in connection with the Cen
tralia armistice day shootings, was
ordered by Judge Wilson today to
leave his revolver in the county
clerks office before entering the
court room hereafter.
Vanderveer was the only attorney
who admitted carrying a weapon.
Bailiffs questioned each venireman
and spectator regarding the possess
sion of a weapon before allowing
them to enter the court room.
One Woman in Jury Box.
MONTESANO, Wash.-(Wednes
day Night.-(By A. P.)-F'ive men
Patison of Aberdeen, had been ac-
cepted as temporary jurors in the
trial of eleven alleged l. w. WIS for
the murder of Warren 0. Grimm dur
ing the armistice day shootings at
Centralia when court adjourned today.
The fifth temporary juror was select
ed without)a a challenge from either the
prosecution or defense. Four were
selected today.
The temporary jury, as it now
stands, consists of the following in
the order of their selection:
Thomas c. Connor, former liquor
dealer, Montesano.
S. A. Youngs, watchman, Monte
sano
w. F. Ferguson, plumber, Hoquaim.
Mrs. Emily c. Pattison, housewife,
Aberdeen.
Orton Glenn, lumber worker, Sat
sop.
O. c. Schneider, hotel man, Aber-
deem.
Mrs. Pattison was the first of sew
eral women on the venire who have
not exercised their right to exemption
because of sex. She was passed over
the challenge of the defense. Mrs.
Pattison expressed an unalterable
prejudice against the l. w. W., but
declared that Notwithstanding this
she felt she could give the defendants,
all of whom are alleged to be mem
bers of the |. w. W., fair trial.
81 know great many members of
the I. w. W., and I feel sorry they
says she has had the opinion for ten
are MEMBERS" she declared. She
years or more that the l. w. w. coun-
5enanced and preached violence. She
had no objection to infliction of the
Heath penalty, she said. She had
son in the service, but did not know
whether he belonged to the American
Legion, she said
Temporary jurors Y Youngs, Pattison
and Glenn are now said to be subject
)nly to peremptory challenges. The |
,ther three tentative jurors, Ferguson
Jonnor and Schneider, are understood |
% be subject to denomination, coun-
'el having reserved the right to fur
her examine these three. 1t is pos
'ible, it was said today, that further
challenge of these three men would |
oe renewed by either the prosecution
II defense.
Get One More Juror.
MONTESANO Wash-2:39 D. m.
-Four veniremen were examined by
he prosecution and defense at the
orenoon session of the court, three
icing excused for cause and one ac-
epted temporarily.
n C. c. Strayer, Aberdeen grain mer-
hant, was accepted over the chal-
enging of the defense.
Arrest |. w. w. Organizer.
W. E. Hall was arrested here last
light on a warrant sworn to by j. C.
Horne, of Hoquiam, who charged that
Hall was spreading l. w. w. propa-
yanda among the veniremen. The
alleges that Hall is an I.
". w. organizer.