The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-04
GEORGE PAPCUN
CASE WILL END
IN COURT TODAY
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non into a fury as he was prepared
for long questioning on this literature
in order to obscure the real issue that
is before the court in this prosecu-
ton by all the agencies of the steel
trust against George Papcun for his
strike and labor activities.
Prosecution Rests.
At four o'clock, when the prosecu.
ton had rested its case, Attorney
Ferguson Immediately moved to quash
the case, but this was formally re-
fused by the court after an argument
lasting over one and a half hours.
The attorneys for the state failed to
refute the splendid array of argument
presented by Ferguson.
In the earlier part of the day was
witnessed one Of the most bitter legal
battles ever known in Communist
cases. The prosecution submitted as
evidence numerous papers and "docu-
ments" which had nothing to do with
the case in order to prejudice the
| Jury. Ferguson made numerous OBJ
! jections but was overruled each time.
I The jury and the audience which filled
| the court room paid considerable at
tention to the documents and articles
read to the jury by Assistant District
Attorney Novels. These included a
description in The DAILY WORKER.
OF Cleveland meeting addressed by
Jay Lovestone on trade union unity
and the sesqui-centennial exhibition,
an article by l. Amter, ON What Our
DAILY WORKER Campaign Means
an article by Arne Swabeck review
Ing pamphlet on Lenin, Liebknecht
and Luxembourg by Max Shachtman.
and numerous others.
Marks Picture Figures.
The jury was given a chance 30
take look at numerous cartoons pub
lished in The DAILY WORKER. The
statement on Education Week, pub
hshed in The DAILY WORKER
on November IL. 1925, was read in
full. Even picture of Karl Marx.
published in the Croatian labor
calendar, was made part Of the evil
dence to prove that Papcun violated
the anti-sedition act of Pennsylvania!
Attorneys for the state were rather.
disappointed when they read parts Of
the program of the Workers Party
adopted at the first convention and
failed to find any sedition In it. The
courtroom became especially lively
when Ferguson took Lennon under
cross-examination. Lennon was adj
excited and showed considerable signs
OF nervousness when the crossexamt-
nation began because of the judges
ruling against the use OF his literature
as evidence. Lennon was compelled
to admit that the Workers Party "a a
legal organization with open head
quarters thruout the country, that The
DAILY WORKER has second class
mailing privileges, that he attended
many public meetings arranged by the
party. Lennon also said that he was
invited to Uniontown to prepare the
case against Papcun on February
last and was in town for the last
several days, that he was receiving
The DAILY WORKER under an as.
sumed name, and that he was EN-.
ployed for some time by the Retail
Merchants Association.
Force Lennon to Answer Direct.
Lemon continually tried to avoid
direct answers each time a question
was asked by Ferguson, but insisted
each time on making explanations.
The court was compelled to order him
to answer questions directly.
The case will probably end this
Saturday. The entire machinery of
the steel trust has been modified
against Papcun because of his act
tivity in numerous miners strikes
in Pennsylvania. Attorneys for Inter
national Labor Defense, in charge of
the case, say that they will carry this
case to finish fight.