The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
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innocent. | believe they were exer-
cising their constitutional rights.
believe they were minated and in
terfered with and had a perfect
right to shoot in self-defense." In
a sharp, clear voice C. H. James, a
young mechanic, once a member Of
the International Association OF
Machinists, threw this into the
heavy jowls of the Manville- Jenkes
legal battery. The defendants smiled
broadly, the mill workers in the
spectators seats wanted to applaud
but remembered they were in q
court room. The prospective juror
lis excused" by the state, and he
walks from the courtroom.
R. M. Harkey described himself
as a farmer and banker. His
brother was private detective fol
the Loray mill "about five years
ago" Defense attorney Unison
asks: "If it should develop in the
course of the trial that the defend
ants, or any Of them, have religion
radically different from your own
or have no religion at all-would
that prejudice you against them?"
Harkey blandly admits that il
would. Zone who has no religion
he declares, sis more apt to com.
nit murder"
But the judge ruled that in spite
of this admission of prejudice Har.
key is competent juror. The de.
Tense took exception, then eliminated
Harkey with a peremptory chal
lenge.
A dapper young fellow, Theodore
l.. Thomas, works in a Charlotte in
surance office. "Are you prejudiced
against labor organizers ?" asks de-
tense attorney. Against certain
types-those creating strikes and
riots" Thinks the "ringleader,'
Beal, is guilty.
Attorney Unison asks a printer
employed in the Charlotte News
Have you read the editorials in that
paper 2" he had. did they make
any impression on your mind?'
They had not, he answers. Was
member of the Printing Pressmen's
Union Is years ago. Challenged by
defense after a consultation of coun-
sci with group of the Defendants
Beal, Schechter, Bush, Miller,
Robert Allen, and Red Hendry.
l. W. Hicks, cotton mill worker,
was sold out by the U. T. w. wher
they deserted strike in Charlotte
in 1921-that was clear from his
answers. Dropped out of the union
in 1921 when the Strike went bad
Eured by the fact that Hicks was
once member of a respectable
Union, that attacks the N. T. w. U
the prosecution accepts him. He is
the sixth member of the jury.
If you want to buy or rent 8
house, negotiate for the transfer Of
building in the business center in
Charlotte, L. P. McKinsey is right
there to take care of you. He weighs
about 100 pounds, has a sharp, an
gular face and wears the steel.
trimmed glasses of an earlier decade
eyes, think they're all guilty OF
the KILN The leader, Beal, es-
pecially," he admits. would you
carry that prejudice into the jury
box, Unison asks? Expect
would, expect l would" is the
answer. An ideal juror for Major
Bulwinkle, but the defense uses one
more of its premptory challenges
Two Negro proletarians, wearing
their working clothes, actually
walked right into the court and be-
gan to look for seats. No words
are spoken, but the two Negroes are
unceremoniously ushered out. They
were the first to make their appear
ance since the general expulsion
from the Jim Crow balcony on Mon
day morning.
l leave my seat and hustle out
into the corridor. "Why did they
shoe you out?" l ask. They show
confusion at my question. "The man
says it's only for white folks" "Why
don't you complain to the sheriff -
is the rhetorical question. "You all
is from the North, amt you? You
see, down here, we folks don't have
much voice." They walked down the
stairs, passed the monument declar-
ing the independence of North Caro-
lima from the famous tryant, George
TIT aud into the otroot