The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-08
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Witnesses Name Defend- ants They Say Took Part
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!LYNAM TESTIFIES
 KODAK USED CLUB
Report Circul a ted that Seattle Labor Attorney
 Is Enroute Here

With Jack Finlay and James Ly- nam, two of the leaders in the movement to return to work at the A. J. mine, on the stand, the prose- cution continued to roll up evil dence at the preliminary hearing this morning against the 28 men charged with rioting and unlawful assembly as a result of the labor disturbance of June 24.
 Finlay, the first witness called, named Nick Kobak, Roman Ellers, Arley Mullins, N. R. Correll, Lee Johnson, Ernest Giovanetti, War ren Beavert, Simon Graner and Ivan Jibiloff alias Diboff as men he had seen participating in the street disorder on lower Front Street the morning that a grouy of men marched down to register The witness declared the men nam.y ed were melting their fellows to keep the delegation he was with AAoAAA SA0SCdl4A5 tO VilG dtlQ offering physical resistance.
 Roman Ellers, who is not repre- sented by counsel, questioned Fin lay as to whether he was sure he had seen him tEllers) and, if he was sure Ellers was not asking his own crowd to hold back while they talk ed the matter over. The witness re- piled that he believed Ellers was urging the union forces ahead.
 Effort was made on the part of defense counsel to show that Fin lay was contradicting himself on some statements but the witness appeared to stick pretty close to his testimony.
 Nick Kobak was named by Lyman as the man who struck him with blackjack during the encounter Asked if he had seen other wea- pons, Lynam replied he had not but that he had seen the club which he said Kobak hit him with.
 Warren Jack" Beavert, who also has no attorney, questioned Lyman as to where he had seen him (Bea- yerb but the witness replied that he had not named Beavert and had not taken particular notice of him except on two occasions on both of which Beavert was doing nothing but conversing with others.
 Lynam pointed to Prank Agoff as one of the participants and Dep uty Marshal Walter Hellan was called to identify the man just be- fore recess was taken at noon un- til pm.
 An interesting report was being circulated about the corridors today that Frank Ham mond, widely known Seattle labor attorney. is coming to Juneau to aid the de- fense. Reports have it that he may be on tomorrow,s boat.
 Afternoon Session
 A long list of witnesses were called in rapid succession by the District Attoreny's office this after noon in the preliminary hearing of 2S men on charges of rioting in an effort to present evidence which will cause U. s. Commissioner J. F. Mullen to bind the accused over to the grand jury.
 Among those called were Jesse Payne, one of the leaders of the new Juneau Mine Workers Associa- ton; Hollis Jones, who was a spec ial officer at the time of the trouble; Raymond Villa, who is said 10 have engaged in the first en- counter, Ed Heron and Wayne Graham.
 Sam Elstad, who was injured in the rloting, was taken into custody today by the Marshars office and VIII lace similar charges of rioting ana unlawful assembly His arrest makes a total of 29 men who have been apprehended in connection With the disturbance.
 George E. Moser. United States