urpose of the
defense to prove that the case was not being prosecuted by the State of
Washington at all. In the absence of the jury Vanderveer then offered to
prove that McLaren had been brought from Los Angeles and retained in the
employ of certain mill owners, among them being "Governor" Clough and
Mr. Moody of the First National Bank, and that McLaren had charge of the
work of procuring the evidence introduced by the state. He offered to
prove that Veitch and Cooley were employed by the same people. The court
sustained the objection of the state to the three offers.

Testimony on various phases of the case was then given by Mrs. Fannie
Jordan, proprietor of an apartment house in Seattle, Nick Shugar, Henry
Luce, Paul Blakenship, Charles W. Dean, and later on by Oliver Burnett.

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 Vanderv