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Murder in the Evening World, 1900 & 1920

Labor Men's "Jury" 'Aquits' I. W. W. Of Centralia Murder

Item

Title
Labor Men's "Jury" 'Aquits' I. W. W. Of Centralia Murder
Source
Evening World
Date
16-Mar-20
page
16
Identifier
Image 16 of The evening world (New York, N.Y.), March 16, 1920, (Final Edition) | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Crime
Murder
Subject
Jury, aquitted, murder
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged murderers
Gender of alleged victim
Male alleged victims
Stage of the Legal System
Court
Length of story
131 words
Description
The "jury" of labor men appointed by various organizations of the Northwest to sit at all sessions of the trial at Montesano, Wash, of ten Industrial Workers of the World charged with the murder of four former soldiers during an Armistice Day paradee returned a verdict of "not guilty." A statement which accompanied the finding, made public here today, said the "verdict" was adopted unanimously. Seven of the defendants were found guilty by the real jury Saturday night of second degree murder after a five weeks' trial for killing Warren O Grimm.Two who were acquitted were returned to Centralia Wash., where the former soldiers were killed, to stand trial for the murder of Arthur McElfresh. The other man, who was found not guilty but insane, was placed in jail here.