The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-06

tSOH d lew udyS ago, CIl0lT ISSLl-
'mony was quite different in sew
eral respects to what they said
on the stand this morning.
The doctor testified that
Aderholt died of 16 shotgun
wounds fired directly into his back.
This is contradiction to his state
ment to the Defense Counsel the
other day that these shots were
fired at an angle. This is an i'm
portant point as will be brought out
later in determining where the shots
came from.
Prosecution Melodrama.
The cheap melodramatic attempt
of the prosecution to horrify the
jury by the introduction of a terrific
looking life size model of Aderholt
with the death palor on his face,
wearing the uniform he had on dur
ing the raid, was ruled out when the
defense objected to this contemptible
strategy. But it succeeded to the
extent that the model was seen by
the jury and had it's effects on their
emotions.
The prosecution also had Ader-
holt's widow and daughter sit
directly in front of the jury box,
weeping, throughout the morning
session.
Thus, the state, in the absence of
facts, is depending upon perjurous
testimony and melodramatic stunts,
after the manner of movie thriller:,
to play upon the emotions of the
jury.
Mason's Yarn.
Witness Mason lives next to the
lot where the union headquarters
were located and is evidently the
states only eyewitness. He testi-
fled that he heard Beal and Bush
speak at the mass meeting on the
union lot on June 7, and that they
told the strikers to form a picket
line and go to the mill and if neces-
sary enter the mill to take work
ers out on strike.
Mason said that the picket line
went off toward the Loray mill and
returned in about half an hour. Be-
fore they returned, he said, Ader-
holt, with the other officers, drove
up, got out and started toward the
union headquarters. They were met
by three guards and challenged, ac-
cording to Mason's story, and Ader-
holt asked, what is the trouble"
Then, Mason alleges, one of the
guards answered, "None of your
damned business"
Says Police Didn't Shoot.
Then, Mason testtifies, the Off
GERS tried to disarm Harrison, and
McGinnis shouted from in front of
the headquarters building, Turn
him loose"
Mason declared then that Nc
Chimes fired the first shot.
This is contrary to the fact, ard
it will be proven that the police
fired first. Mason stated that the
police did not fire at all.
Other points of conflict of testi-
mony of this Manville-Jenckes hire
ling are that he said Beal and Bush
were at the door of the headquarters
building when the shooting occurred,
and that they shouted, "Shoot him."
Both were actually inside the office.
Heard Shot at Meeting.
Mason said that during the meet
ing, when Beal was speaking, a shot
was fired, and he came around and
saw strikers scuffling with stool
pigeons who tried to break up the
meeting. He said he saw Beal in
the crowd, which is not true, as Beal
remained on the platform. Mason
also said that Bush stayed at the
union lot when the picket line went
toward the Loray mill. Again this is
not true, as Bush accompanied the
pickets. Mason admitted that when
Aderholt arrived there was no
trouble at union headquarters. He
also said that Policeman Jackson
was at the meeting in the afternoon,
but this policeman did not arrest
those who threw eggs and rocks at
Bush,~fired the shot into the air in
an attempt to terrorize the strikers,
and attacked Clarence Miller, one of
the present defendants.
This Mason has a criminal record,
(Continned on Pnna Tmnl