The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15


The prosecutor fought hard to rule
out all this testimony. After the
women testified, the first miner on
the stanr was w. w. Goodman, a
native Anglo-Sexon Harlan miner
who testified that one Of his children
died Of flux, starvation disease. The
prosecutor jeered, saying, "You ran
away from home and left your child
to die" Goodman answered: ct
didn't run away. Five car loads of
Harlan law (gun thugs ran me out
of the county"
When Goodman left the stand,
Prosecutor Smith had him arrested
in open court to be turned over to
the Harlan coal company deputies.
The defense then refused TO place
any more miners on the stand I'M
less the court would guarantee they
would not be molested by the gun
thugs. The court refused and the
testimony ended.
Demand Rxhorbitant Ban
The case of Dorothy Weber was
taken under Amusement" The pros
ecutor asks $4,000 peace bond" for
Norma Martin, Clarina Michaelson,
Julia Parker, Margaret Fontaine, Vim
cent Kemenovich and Ann Barton.
He requested $4,000 appearance
bond mad $4,000 peace bond" for
Vern Smith, representative Of the
Daily Worker who exposed the judges
connections with the coal operators,
and a similar account for John Har-
vey, one of the leaders Of the Ma
tional Miners Union. A $1,000 ap-
pearance bond and no peace bond
is acked for Dorothy Weber.
Allen Taub, attorney for the Inter
national Defense, who also is jailed,
VISA not on trial with the nine held
over to the grand jury. He was pres
emf as attorney for the defenders.
His case comes up for hearing on
Tuesday.
DEMAND RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Prosecution Counsel Patterson
made a speech declaring that the
National Miners Union had a right
to organize, but County Attorney
Smith refused to allow the record
to state that the National Miners
Union was legal organization.
Tfnn HfnrofI eoI1ad in fha
was read in part, and the most vio-
lent language was quotations from
Jefferson, Lincoln and Woodrow Will
son contained in the pamphlet on
workers Self Defense" issued by the
International Labor Defense.
Prosecutor Smith in his closing re-
marks launched a stream Of bitter
invective against the strike leaders
and their attorneys. He called the
defendants and Attorney Bentall
"cattle, liars, sneaks, vile hypocrits,
etc, stating: eff that thar literature
is as insidious as it looks on the face
of the fellows who circulate 1t, 1t
ought to be lined up along side of
q wall by officers Of the law not watt
ing for the electric chair"
At this point Attorney Bentall in
terrupted with motion that the
Judge restrain the prosecutor from
advocating force and violence.
Prosecutor Smith read extracts
from the Fish Committee report
placed in evidence by an immigration
commissioner from Cincinnati who
was present as prosecution witness.
The extracts state that the National
Miners Union, the International La
Dor Defense and the Workers Inter
national Relief were all parts of the
Communist International.
TRY INJUNCTION TO STOP
STRIKE
On Wednesday notice of appi-
catino for federal Injunction was
served on all nine defendants and
long list of active strikers. The
application was made by the
Straight Greek Coal Co., and ives
signed by Prosecuting Attorney
Patterson The hearing will be In
Lexington, NY, January Is.
The Virginia Harlan Coal co. |
served notice OF eNctions and sum
mons to appear in court on IL men,
bers Of the National Miners Union
District Board and three other min
ers' families.