The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-07
STEEL STATES
RED" HYSTERIA
CONvICTS WORKER
S e c o n d Farrell Case
Swung by Lies

+" NSPSCidi TO tne DAILY WORkER)
MERCER, Pa, July GA jury Of
Mercer county citizens found Andy
{Kovacovich, Farrell steel worker,
guilty of violating the infamous Sedi-
ton Law of Pennsylvania Saturday,
June 2Sth, at 1910 P. M, the jury
retired to deliberate. Between 1910
P. M. and 1880 P. M. the jury ate
their midday meal and arrived at
their verdict.
The verdict was supposed to be
sealed and delivered in court Mon
day, June 30th. 1t was known around
Mercer on Saturday that the verdict
was guilty. 1t came as no surprise to
the defense This is a sample Of
rapid transit" justice in Mercer
County.
Exhibits not Examined.
The jury had over fifty exhibits
submitted by the prosecution against
the defendant, also all the evidence
in the trial that lasted for three and
one-half days. 1t took them actually
less than half an hour to find this
worker guilty.
Monday when the jury filed into
their places the court room was
packed with spectators and absolute
silence reigned when the verdict was
handed over to Judge McLaughry. A
buzz of conversation rippled around
the court room as the verdict was
Officially" read.
Move for New Trial.
Jos. w. Nelson, of Mercer, associ-
ate counsel for the defense, immedi-
ately filed motion for a new trial.
Pending hearing of this motion, which
will be argued before Judge Nc
Laughry by chief counsel for the de-
Tense, /. e. Ferguson of Chicago, the
convicted steel worker was released
on $4,000 cash bail, an increase of
$1,000 over his old bail.
Steel worker Andy Kovacovick, Sec
ond Farrell worker to fall before the
industrial barons ruling Pennsylvania,
heard the verdict read and with head
up and shoulders erect marched for
ward and faced the court while ar
fragments for his bail were being
made.
Mercer County claiming to be free
from prejudice against the defendant,
according to the Sharon Herald,
proved beyond any question of doubt
the truth presented in the defense Pc
tition for change in venue to an
other county, when the jury took less
than one-half hour to consider the
evidence in case where the defend
ant is charged with sedition, crime
ranking next to murder in Pennsyl-
vania.
Other Trials in Fall.
The four remaining steel workers
will not be tried this term of court.
The defense expects that the October
term will take up the next case, that
Of John Radias. Prosecutor Richard,
of Mercer County, tried to induce the
defense to try the cases all together,
which was refused and separate trials
will be had for the four remaining
steel workers.
Myers and Lennon were absent
from the court room when the verdict
was read Chief of police Leyshock
of Farrell was present with a big red
flower in his buttonhole. The radio
nearby bringing in the latest from
the Democratic Convention in New
York was silent and no strains from
their brass band broke upon the still
ness in the early morning air, there
fore depriying the court hangers-on of
their morning bath" in radio democ-
racy One thing sure, If the sedition
trials continue the town of Mercer
will be plastered with X. X. X. signs
ku klux Klamor.
Each trial has been featured with
nearby Khan meeting and about all
the available advertising space in Mer-
Ger has been plastered up with Kluxer
posters. One finds them on the high
ways left over from the first trial in
May and on the telephone poles mark
ing the second trial.
| AhS SURVIVING uemOcrdC IN mercer
who has listened In all the week past
on the Jackass Convention in New
York City, tells the DAILY WORKER
reporter that unless his name is
placed in nomination in New York
that he will resign and bring about
the downfall Of the Jackass Party in
Mercer County.
Mercer County is free from the red
terror" and ex-captain Myers is free
for the time being to sing his song
of words, words, nothing but words"
against the defendant steel workers
and save few million Russian peas
ants and workers to be killed of by
him at the next trial. When 1t comes
down to oratory the ex-captain beats
the man on horseback. The way the