The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21
DRAG COD into
j0BLE:SSS TRIAL
Jersey Dicks Lie Like
Professionals

NEWARK, N. j., May 20,-After
Frank Fisher, a defense witness in
the trial of Dominick Flaiani, one
Of the nine workers charged with
sedition, had exposed the two po-
licemen who had testified earlier in
The day, Prosecutor Simon Fisch
moved that his testimony be i'm
peached on the grounds that he does
not believe in god. Judge Van
Ripper took it under advisement and
will give his decision when court
convenes tomorrow morning.
The two policemen, Nathan Har-
ris and Edward Bivovar, testified
that they had attended a mass meet
/ ing at SO Mercer St., at which Flai-
ami, section organizer, Communist
Party, spoke. They stated that the
worker had said that the jobless
should kill the chief of police of
Newark "as the workers of Gas
tonia had killed the chief of police
there" also to attack the police
men and take away their guns. I'm
der REORGANIZATION by Attorney
Leon Josephson of the International
Labor Defense the two police Off
GERS contradicted themselves many
times.
Harris asserted that during his
speech Flaiani had also said that
the workers of Newark should take
control as Lenin did in Russia"
Are all the speeches on that
paper" Josephson asked Harris.
yes"
Did you write it all down at the
meeting ?"
yes"
"Then how does it happen that
some of it is written in pencil and
the rest in ink?"
The answer was that the pencil
point broke.
The first witness for the defense
was Henry Rose. He started off by
stating that Flaiani was not the
first speaker at the meeting, as the
/ two witnesses for the state had as
serted Rose told the court that
the defendant was preceded by
Negro and a girl speaker. He
briefly outlined the speech which
Flaiam actually made.
"EIe advocated" said Rose, "the
adjustment of private employment
agencies, the end Of the vagrancy
laws. the speed-up and bonus sys-
tenn, also the seven-hour, five-day
week and the payment of $50 weekly
to unemployed workers, with SIS adj
ditional for each dependent.
"Flaiani never said that the po-
lice should be attacked" he added.
Fisher was the next defense wit
ness. When Prosecutor Fisch saw
that his frame-up was beginning to
collapse, he suddenly asked Fisher
if he believed in god.
Fisher said No" The prosecutor
jumped from his chair and thun-
dered out: 81 demand that this wit
ness be dismissed from the stand
and his testimony stricken from the
recordsm
Two Negro members of the Labor
Jury were not allowed in the court
room during the morning session.
The jury on the case consists of
Richard W, Chatellier, a manufac
turer. foreman; Harry Coyne, prin-
ter; Hugh Dagroat, engineer; Rich
ard P. Dyckman, manufacturing
chemist; Thomas CONNER, foreman
in a concrete factory; William c.
Davis, chief clerk in the Newark
Western Electric Co; Frederick ".
Chairman, factory foreman; Louis
&c. Carpenter, traffic representa-
tive; Henry w. Alderman, clerk,
Edmund NJ. Down, paint manufac-
turer, Arthur Bennett. machinist,
and Arthur w. Dunlop, telephone
company.
When Josephson was examining
he was not allowed TO ask the ven
iremen if they We're opposed to union
organization by the workers.
j. Mercer Burrell, a Negro law
yer, is assisting JoSephson and
Abraham Isseyman in defending
Flaiani and the other workers who
win go on trial The other work
crs are: Dave Rousen, John Pado,
Samuel D. Levine, Joseph Lepsevi-
cious, Morris LANCER, Edward
Childs, d. w. Graham, Negro
worker, and Albert Heder. If con-
victed they can be sentenced to 10
wears in nrison