The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-06
WITNESSES PUT
 FINGER ON MEN
 IN DISTURBANCE
Ted Danielsen Tells of Be- ing Struck Down-Im-
 plicates Harry Datoff
PROCEEDINGS OVER
 UNTIL 10 MONDAY
John Mclaughlin Ia k e $ Stand as Anoth CT Star
 Witness for Prosecution

Testimony aimed tc incriminatt some of the 28 men facing riol charges as a result of the recent labor disturbances was given ir U. s. Commissioners Court this morning as the preliminary hearing of the group went into it's second day. The proceedings were ad- journed at noon until 10 o'clock Monday morning. There is indica- tion that the hearing may last well into next week as scores of wit nesses remain to be called on both sides. Only prosecution witnesses have been heard so far.
 Ted Danielsen, President of the new Juneau Mine Workers Asso- citation and one of the leaders irl the plan to go back to work, was the star witness today, revealing 8 scalp wound which he said was seceived in the encounter the morning of June A on lower Front Street. when group of mer marched down toward the mine te registM for employment.
 Not Sure Who Hit Him
 Asked by Prosecutor George w Fplta who struck him, Danielser said he was not sure; that he hat been felled to his knees from be- hind while he was fighting witf Jack Beavert, one of the defend ants, and that one or two persons grabbed him as he fell and pointed to Harry Datoff as the man who struck the blow. Danielsen saic iDatoff was running off to one side at the time and had something jr his hand. He also charged that Beavert said "I'll get you later, after the encounter.
 Danielsen also identified Nick Kobak as one of the defendants he had seen in the disturbance and testified that Kobak had a bolt about IS inches long Nh his hand He said he did not see Kobak wield the bolt as a weapon. Kicked in Back
 Another principal witness for the prosecution was John Mclaughlin one of the leaders in the new union, who testified that Beavert struck him and somebody kicked him in the back but he did not know who it was. Danielsen and Mclaughlin were two of the mer who went to the hospital as re- suit of the encounter.
 Question of what Beavert was referred to was brought up on eros; examination and Jack Beavert, list ed on the complaint as Warrer N. Beavert, arose with smile anc said he guessed he was the only Jack Beavert in town SO far as he knew.
 Jess Brown, another witness identified Kobak as the man he had seen in the trouble with g large bolt in his hand. He said he saw Danielsen go down but die not know just who hit him.
 Names Gioyanetti
 Tom Bennett testified that he saw Ernest Giovanetti pushing 8 police officer who had another mar by the coat collar but said he did not know what officer 1t was. How ever. he insisted Giovanetti was pushing the officer in resistance and not aiding him in making an arrest as defense counsel attempt ed to bring out
 Other witnesses called this morn ing were J. A. Briggs, Anatole Matkoysky, Nick Mooratoff, Don Parsons and Frank Henderson.
 Witnesses called late yesterday afternoon were Everett Novel; Martin, Jorgerfsen, Lloyd Ritter and W. w. Beamer. The latter proved an emphatic witness and had quite a round with Def ense Counsel George Grigsby in the course of cross examination. Beamer said he saw Harry Datoff hit a special of ficer with something wrapped in paper and pointed to a half dozen of the men as ones he had seen during the encounter. Asked by Defense Counsel Grover Vim if he had seen Buz Orme. one of the defendants, Beamer said he had and that Orme was running and walking about in the vicinity of
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