is vest, and had a downward course, so that it must have come
from the upper deck. The evidence will show that Thomas H. Tracy was on
the main deck firing thru an open cabin window.

"* * * Of the approximately 140 special and regular deputies of
Snohomish County about one-half were armed, some with revolvers, some
with rifles and some with clubs.

"* * * When the fusilade had come from the I. W. W.'s on the Verona, a
portion of the deputies ran thru a door into this warehouse,
(indicating): a portion of them went into that warehouse, and used some
of the knotholes there, and some shot holes thru which they could see, *
* *"

Black then gave a recital of the lumber trust version of the events
leading up to November 5th, bringing in the threats of an alleged
committee who were said to have declared "that they would call thousands
of their members to the city of Everett, flood the jails, demand
separate trials, and tie up and overwhelm the court machinery, and that
the mayor should consider that they had beaten Spokane and killed its
chief, killed Chief Sullivan of that city, that they had defeated
Wenatchee and North Yakima, and now it was Everett's turn."

"* * * That in furtherance of their threats that they would burn the
city of Everett, that a number of mysterious fires took place, fires
connected with some person who was opposed to the I. W. W. * * * And in
addition, the I. W. W. members were arrested at different times
preceding this trouble on the 5th of November and phosphorus was found
upon their person either in cans or wrapped up.

"* * * At different times, the evidence will show, Sheriff Donald McRae
and other peace officers of the city of Everett, including Mayor
Merrill, received anonymous letters, and also received direct statements
from the I. W. W. that they would get them; and, as one speaker put it,
he says 'Sheriff McRae will wake up some day and say '"Good morning,
Jesus!"'

Black continued his recital of events, admitting the "Wanderer"
incident, but he tried to sidestep the criminal actions at Beverly Park.

"Now, there happened at Beverly Park an incident that the State in this
action doesn't feel that it has anything to do with this particular
cause."

Ironical laughter at this juncture caused the removal of several
spectators from the courtroom. So disconcerted was Black that he
proceeded to give away the real cause of action against the I. W. W.

"The I. W. W. organization itself i