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)
"There are a few uncontested and undisputed facts in connection with the
occurrence at the dock. Jefferson Beard was killed on that dock. No
doubt about that! The defendant was on the boat. No question about that!
There is no question that the conversation between McRae and the people
on the boat occurred substantially in the language that you have heard
repeated here by witnesses for the State and for the defense, all
agreeing that the conversation preceded the shooting. There is no
dispute that McRae turned partially away from the boat and that one of
the first three shots fired hit McRae while he was turning. The burden
of the whole argument of the defense was that when somebody on the boat
saw McRae put his hand on his gun he was justified in shooting. It is
not material whether Tracy shot Jefferson Beard or somebody else. It is
not material whether Tracy fired a gun or not, provided the evidence in
this case satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that Tracy was a party
to the conspiracy to go up to the city of Everett to violate an
ordinance of the city of Everett.
"But have you any doubt that Tracy was seen on the boat? Hogan saw the
window and he saw a man with his face at the window shooting in his
direction. Hogan wasn't thinking of the exact angle at which the boat
was standing to the dock, but he knows he was standing at such an angle
to the boat that he could see a man in a certain place on the boat. And
he testified he did see him.
"It wasn't Thomas Tracy that was looking out of that window, it was
Martin. It wasn't Thomas Tracy dressed for the occasion, it wasn't
Thomas Tracy shaven for a picnic, it wasn't Thomas Tracy wearing a
Sunday countenance, it wasn't Thomas Tracy gazing placidly out of a mild
blue eye! It was Thomas Tracy, alias Martin, with his face drawn down
into a scowl of hatred, with his eyebrows lowering over his eyes, gazing
at John Hogan, not only gazing at him thru a window, but gazing at him
over a gun! And if there is anything that would impress itself into the
memory and recollection of a man it is the remembrance of a face filled
with venomous hatred, the eyes shooting daggers at you while he is
gazing at you over the muzzle of a gun--and you are not going to forget
that!
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