Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-21

Especial to the kcnnebec JournhO
Dover Foxcroft, March Ca ver-
! dict of guilty by drawn jury was
returned at five thirty to night in tho
case Of State VS. Robert Peasc. VII
liam Parent and John Lucelle who
were indicted last week by the grand
jury on an alleged charge OF conspir-
acy. Judge Morrill, of Auburn stated
, that he would not sentence until this
morning.
The trial which has been creating
great interest In Piscataquis county
since the Indictment by the grand
jury had become known, started at
nine thirty this forenoon and until its
close the. court room was filled TO
its utmost capacity by interested
spectators.
The indictment and arrest resulted
from the posting and circulating oc
certain boycott notices which read as
foliows:
, Boycott. Crafts general merchan-
disc store. the Llimbernans' Y. NJ. G..
a.. Moosehead Clothing store. u. NJ.
Ward drugs and soft drinks. They
have Disseminated against members
of the ]. w. W. and advocated vio-
lence to drive working men out OF
town. Workers spend your money
elsewhere.
(SlgncdD l.. W. l. L. No.120
Greenv:lle Jet, Maine
The States case against the alleged
L. ". w. members was conducted by
Attorney General Ransford Shaw and
County Attorney Hiram Gcrrisb.
Eenj. Blanchard and NJ. A. Epstein
both of Bangor represented the de-
Tense. Twenty five witnesses were
called by the state to be sworn in at
the beginning Of the trial but only
about half of them were used. At
torney Blanchard surprised the court
at the conclusion of the states testi-
mony by addressing the court and
saying that the defence would offer
no testimony. lie. however, put up a
strong argument Tor his clients and
was once stopped by Judge Morrill,
for using phrases that had not been
brought out by evidence. ''e.r'
The state claimed that Pease. Pa
rent and LuCelle had entered into n
conspiracy with other members OF
the I. w. w. for the purpose OF boy
Getting the Greenville Junction mer-
chants. and called two members OF
the /. w. W. to the stand who testi-
fed that they had been present at "a
netting when the approval of the boy
colt had been given and voted upon.
Cne witness said that they wished
10 retaliate for the wrongs the mer-
chants had done them in Greenville.
The boycott was printed on red
q n ~ mt m f,rnnnVilIR
y. M. 6. A., at the ]. w. W. head
quarters and another was found
posted TO a door In lumber camp in
Blanchard LUCILLE. one of the three
respondents was Connected with SELL
ing !. w. W. newspapers which con-
tanned the boycott I'm Greenvllle. THO
Tinkerton detectives were called ny
tho state ono who testified TO buying
a pepe= and the other TO seeing tho
sticEers posted in Bangor. II IN
thought that thia Is the first cnse OF
it's kind to have been brought before
the courts against any of the above
organization in this state, but At
torney General Shaw intimated that
* might not be the last as the officers
were on the lookout TOR three more
members. who If apprehended would
be brought to justice. The following
II the jurors who served. Stanley w.
Ladd. Barnard: !. =. Cook, Kings
bury; j. l.. Parkman, Sangerville:
Freeman ~. Cobb, Sangerville: Dan
lei NJ. Warren, Bowerbank: Leon I.
Green, Dover Foxcroft: Leroy J..
Page. Brownville: David r. Straw.
Guilford; Richard W. White. Orn-
vile; Fred I. Barden, Milo: Chester
II. Boswell Milo: Formean Ora Saw.
ger. Dover Foxcroft. -