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.

Tracy told of having been secretary of the I. W. W. in Everett for a
short time, that being the only official position he had ever held in
the organization. He explained his position on the boat at the time it
docked, stating that the first shot apparently came from the dock and
struck close to where he was sitting. Immediately the boat listed and
threw him away from the window, after which he sought a place of safety
behind the smokestack. He denied having been in any way a party to a
conspiracy to commit an act of violence, or to kill anyone.

"You are charged here, Mr. Tracy," said Vanderveer, "with having aided
and abetted an unknown man in killing Jefferson Beard. Are you guilty or
not guilty?"

"I am not guilty," replied Tracy without a trace of emotion.

The cross-questioning of the defendant in this momentous case was
conducted by citizen-deputy Cooley. His questions to the man whom he and
his fellow conspirato