The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-20
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saulted one of the workers on the
union headquarters before any
shooting was done.
The trial will probably be held
late in July.
In the meantime, the workers held
on the murder charge will be al
lowed to see only persons accom-
panied by and directly under the
supervision of their attorneys. The
international Labor Defence will
begin tomorrow to deposit bail for
eight workers held on the assault
charge.
Juggle Murder Charge.
The prosecution dropped the muir
der charge against Amy Schechter,
director of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief, Gastonia station, on
which no preliminary hearing had
been held, but reinstated it again
after an hour or so by simply say
ing that they had made a mistake.
Judge Hading countenanced the
procedure. The record sustained the
objection of the defense, showing
clearly that Carpenter, in behalf of
the prosecution, had stated that the
charge was dropped. The Judge
ruled that waving Of preliminary
hearing by defense counsel placed
the burden Of rsSutting presumption
of guilt inherent in the commitment
papers upon the defense.
Schechter Good Witness.
The defense called Amy Schechter
and established the fact that she
was in the hall and office when the
battle took place, that she went into
the inner office when the shooting
began with Vera Bush, Sophie Mel
ven, Clarence Miller and others Of
the defendants and that she saw
none of the shooting. After the
shooting, Beal said he was taking
Harrison, the wounded striker, to
the hospital, and left.
Schechter was cross examined for
almost an hour by Clyde Hoey, con-
sidered the best lawyer in the state.
Hoey was sneering and sarcastic.
He asked Schechter if she believed
in god, and if she believed in the
American government or Gin the
kind of government they have in
Russia"
Schechter replied that she believed
Sin a government of the workers
and farmers, who happen to be, in
this country and in Russia, the ma
jority of the population. This is
the kind of government they have
in Russia"
Hoey inquired in detail about
firearms in the headquarters, who
used them, and so forth, and if
Schechter saw any of the shooting.
She testified that she had seen guns
in the office, but that she had not
seen anyone use them. Hoey ap-
parently had no conception Of wha.
the Workers international Relief
was representing and constantly
confused it with the union.
Schechter was not bothered by
Hoey's browbeating, and made a
good appearance on the stand.
Mill Workers Crowd In.
The court room was packed tt
capacity with mill workers from
Gastonia district and the corridor
was filled with others who coult
find no room inside. The state
again had its full battery of 16 law
yers present.
J. Frank Flowers and William II
Alternately appeared with Attorney
Unison for the defense. The hear
ing adjourned until 2:30, after At
torney Unison had commented caus'
tically on the line of the prosecu
ton which contends that the court
has no right to pass on legality Of
the commitment but which exercises
that right itself by dropping the
charges against certain of the pris,
oners when the defense shows the
frame-up nature Of the accusations
Railroad to Chain Gang.
A number of the new members
against whom the murder and as.
sault charges have been dropped
have been t--rned over to the Gas
tonia city authorities and railroadec
to the chain gang where conditions
are unspeakable. Many of the re.
Aeased prisoners have stated publicly