The daily worker., 1926-07-03
cross. Examine WlIlar.


Cross-Examine Wlllar.
Corporal Willar, who testified
against Papcun, was subjected to a
long cross-examination In regards to
applying third degree methods to
compel Papcun to answer questions.
When Papcun was arrested last
January Willar presented to him list
Of questions which Papcun refused to
answer. Willar himself filed in the
answers. Willar testified that he was
receiving the Young Worker" by mail
during the last several months but
never called the attention Of the au-
thorities to the paper
Testimony of state witnesses shows
that the state police were paying spe-
cial attention to the miners strike in
Republic last fall and were used to
spy on the strikers.
Inject Religious Issue.
William Nelson, twenty three, en-
ployed by the Hillman Coal Co. testi-
fed for the state about a meeting held
last December at Carlale, where Pat
Toohey and Papcun spoke. He charged
the defendant with saying, 1--WE must
get new government and after we
get our new government, we would
not have to live in dirty filthy cow
Sheds" The same witness charged
Papcun with attacking the ministers
by calling them bible. Founders and
Jesus-Jazzers. This was brot in to
prejudice the jury. The attorney for
the defense, Isaac e. Ferguson, strenu-
ously objected against bringing reli-
gion into the case but was overruled
by the Judge.
Assistant District Attorney Newels
asked the witness to refresh his mem
ory in regards to other statements
made by the defendant.
Refreshes Memory.
This was signal to Nelson who ad
ded, "Since you refreshed my memory
wish to add that Papcun said that
they had way of training these
young men with guns and ammuni-
ton" This statement was necessary
for the prosecution as the testimony
of all previous witnesses was too weak
to get conviction. It is remarkable
that this witness happened to live in
Croatian Hall where the strike head
quarters were located sqd where Pap
Gun was arrested. He lived there fos
four months apparently to get informa-
ton.
Oro 30 +bo x.,;tnoeeaslf Ctao1oxv I(;tto
made every effort possible to show
that Papcun was against the United
Mine Workers Union and that during
the strike Papcun did not want to
have anything to do with the union.
This soon fell fiat when the next wit
ness for the state, Frank Terrace
testified as a farmer, but in reality a
well-known bootlegger in Republic
took the witness stand for the state.
This is the same Frank Terrace who
attempted to frame-up Tom Ray and
who was quickly exposed as being a
spy himself. During the miners
strike he managed to get elected as
chairman of the strike committee.
He testified that Papcun in a speech
said, "If these yellow dogs, meaning
the deputy sheriffs, happened to stop
you from picketing, club the hell out
of them," and that Papcun wanted
leaflets and papers distributed near
company houses.
He quoted Papcun as saying that
they would overthrow the government
and incorporate it with Russia. Under
| cross-examination he had to admit
there was no violence and that the
whole purpose of the strike was to
| get better scale of wages. He was
one of committee of three with Pap
Gun to negotiate with the district Of
fee of the United Mine, Workers about
organizing local in the striking re-
gion. The prosecution tried to make
an issue that at the meeting at Cardale
no American flag was displayed. This
was stricken out of the minutes by the
insistence of the defense attorneys.
Use Red-Balter Lennon.
The prosecution thought they sur
prised the defense when they produced
the infamous Harry ]. Lennon to testi-
fly as an expert on Communism. This
Is the same Lennon who testified in
other sedition cases. He is a clerk in
the office Of the department of justice
in Allegheny County and formerly was
connected with the bureau OF investi-
cation OF the department of justice.
He has been seen in Uniontown for the
last two weeks apparently preparing
for the case. He began his testimony
the same way as in previous cases,
giving a detailed history Of the Work.
ers Party since 1919. The case is ex.
pected to continue for several more
days.