The Winslow mail., 1923-01-26
JOHN BANNONS TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE FEDERAL COURT
hall was packed.

hall was packed.
Q.-But you said some men stopped
you at the door and you had CONVEX
sation with them, and what I am try
ing to find out is about how many
there We're of those who stopped you
at the door, or who joined in the con-
versation with you at that place?
A.-They were all standing up, as
I was able to observe it, and I couldn't
saw just whether there was hundred
or two hundred standing up. | had
been surrounded and was stopped by
some men after l entered the door.
Q.-You say you were stopped by
some men Now about how many
men stopped you?
A.-Well, there was I imagine two
or three that spoke about the same
time.
Q.-And you said that there was a
general discussion betweet you and
these men who stopped you, and those
who joined in About how many men
Joined in that discussion with you?
At seemed to me like they were
all trying to talk.
Q.-What do you mean by all, two
or three or four or a dozen or twenty
or fifty, or how many?
Al am trying to explain to you,
Mr.. Rush, that they were standing up
all around me on both sides and in
front of me, and seemed to be in the
back of me as well.
Q-The conversation in and around
me seemed to be general.
Q-You testified in your direct ex-
animation that you had a general
conversation with some men there.
Now I want to know, if you can tell
us, how many men you had. that gen
eral conversation with? How many
participated in it?
Al imagine I was obliged to adj
dress all who were standing up, and
tried to do SO when asked the ques-
tions which were put to me-
them. Now how many of them talked
to you?
We're standing all around me and of
course, | could not keep a check on
how many were asking questions and
Kissing, and how many told me to
take the air and I am trying to tell
you that l couldn't tell you off hand
whether there was hundred, two
hundred or three hundred that was
standing up all around me.
Q.-They were all round the door
when you came in, were they, the
most of the audience?
A-Oh, the house. as I have stated,
was well packed and they were stan
ding up, and l noticed and was able
to observe many of them rose to their
feet after they started to asking me
the questions they did concerning the
presidents of the organizations.
Q.-Is it possible for you to tell
me, or tell us, about how many diff
ferent men spoke to you in the gem
eral conversation that you had there
just inside of the door?
Mr.. Todd respectfully object to
that question. 1t has now been re-
peated at least dozen times.
The Court.-Well, it hasn't been
answered. How many spoke to you?
Can you say? Ten, twenty, or fifty,
OF have you any idea at all?
A.-Your Honor, I imagine there
was four or five spoke directly to me.
The Court-All right. We have got
to that point. Now let us hang onto
that like grim death.
Q.-By Mr.. Rush.-Do you know
any one of the four or five who spoke
TO you?
A.-Mr. Clements was one
Q.-Anyone else that you, know?
Al do not know.
Q.-Insofar as you know, have you
seen any one of the four or five since
other than Mr.. Clements.
A.-Only l observed down at the
other end of the hall
Q.-But l am speaking of those
four or five that spoke to you by the
door.
Al did not know them.
Q.-There is no way you can iden-
tify them. or tell us so we can iden-
tify any one of those four or five,
ther than Mr.. Clements.
A-No, sir.
Q-Now, as to anyone who was
standing up there and heard the con-
versation between those four or five
men and yourself, is there anyone OF
those people that you can identify or
that you can describe SO that We can