The Everett Massacre: A history of the class struggle in the lumber industrySmith, Walker C.
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The Everett Massacre: A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry
Smith, Walker C.
Industrial Workers of the World; Lumbering -- Washington (State); Lumbermen -- Washington (State)
Captain Chauncey Wiman was called to the stand, but it happened that he
had gone into hiding so soon after the boat landed that he could testify
to nothing of particular importance. From his appearance on the witness
stand it seemed that he was still nearly scared to death.
Another surprise for the prosecution was then sprung by placing Joseph
Schofield on the witness stand. Schofield told of having been beaten up
at the city dock by Joseph Irving, during the time they were lining up
the forty-one I. W. W. men for deportation. The witness displayed the
scar on his head that had resulted from the wound made by the gun butt,
and described the drunken condition of McRae and other deputies on the
occasion of his injury. And then he told that "Governor" Clough had gone
to his wife just a couple of days before he took the witness stand and
had given her $75.00. This deputy witness was on the dock November 5th,
and he described the affair. He swore that McRae had his gun drawn
before any shooting started, that there were rifles in use on the dock,
that a man was firing a Winchester rifle from the tug Edison. He was
handed a bolt action army rifle to use but made no use of it. Schofield
voluntarily came from Oregon to testify for the defense.
Chief Beckingham resumed the stand and was asked further about McDowell,
alias Adams. He said:
"We sent a man in with this man Adams, who was in constant fear that
somebody might see him, and he would stand way back that he might tip
this man with him and this man's fingers came out to identify the I. W.
W. men who were supposed to have guns."
"What inducements were made to this man Adams?" asked Vanderveer.
"In the presence of Mr. Cooley and Mr. Webb and Captain Tennant and
myself he was told that he could help the state and there would be no
punishment given him. He was taken to Everett with the impression that
he would be let out and taken care of."
Another ex-deputy, Fred Plymale, confirmed the statements of Fred Luke
in regard to McRae's use of a five passenger car at Beverly Park and
showed that it was impossible for the sheriff to have attended a dance
at the hour he had claimed. The efforts of the prosecution to shake the
testimony that had been given by Fred Luke was shown by this witness who
testified that he had been approached by Mr. Clifford Newton, as agent
for Mr. Cooley, and that at an arranged conversation McRae had tried to
have him state that the runabout had been used to go to the slugging
party.
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