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)
N. Inscho, Chief of Police of Wenatchee, testified that during the time
the I. W. W. carried on their successful fight for free speech in his
city there were no incendiary fires, no property destroyed, no assaults
or acts of violence committed, and no resistance to arrest.
H. W. Mullinger, lodging house proprietor, John M. Hogan, road
construction contractor, Edward Case, railroad grading contractor,
William Kincaid, alfalfa farmer, and John Egan, teamster, all of North
Yakima and vicinity, were called as character witnesses for Tracy, the
defendant having worked with or for them for a number of years.
The defense followed these witnesses with Oscar Carlson, the passenger
on the Verona who had been fairly riddled with bullets. Carlson
testified that he was not and never had been a member of the I. W. W.,
that he had gone to Everett with his working partner, Nordstrom, as a
sort of an excursion trip, that he had purchased a one way ticket which
was taken up by the captain after the boat had left Seattle, that he
intended returning by way of the Interurban, and that the men on the
boat were orderly and well behaved. He told of having gone to the very
front of the boat as it pulled into Everett from which point he heard
the first shot, which was fired from the dock. He fell immediately and
while prostrate was struck with bullet after bullet. He then told of
having entered suit against the Vashon Navigation Company for $50,000.00
on account of injuries received. Robert C. Saunders, of the law firm of
Saunders and Nelson, then testified that he was handling the case for
Carlson and had made out the affidavit of complaint himself and was
responsible for the portion that alleged that a lawless mob were on the
boat, Carlson having made no such statement to him at any time.
Charles Ashleigh was recalled to the stand to testify to having
telephoned to the Seattle newspapers on November 4th, requesting them to
send reporters to Everett the next day. He was followed on the stand by
John T. Doran, familiarly known as "Red" on account of the color of his
hair. Doran stated that he was the author of the handbill distributed in
Everett prior to the attempted meeting of November 5th. He positively
denied having given a gun to Houlihan or anyone else on November 5th.
Upon cross-examination he said that he was in charge of the work of
checking the number of men who went on the Verona to Everett, and had
paid the transportation of the men in a lump sum.
As the next to the last witness on its side of the long-drawn out case
the defense placed on the stand the defendant, Thomas H. Tracy. The
witness told of having been one of a working class family, too large to
be properly cared for and having to leave home and make his own way in
the world before he was eleven years old. From that time on he had
followed farming, teaming and construction work in all parts of the
west, his bronzed appearance above the prison pallor giving evidence of
his outdoor life.
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