Show I. I W. W W CONSPIRACY PLEA IS BLOCKED Court Rules Defense Must lust Prove Slain Man Was One of Plotters Montesano Wash ash March 3 Counsel Counsel for tor ten In Industrial Workers of or the World Worl on trial hero on a a. charge of or murder In connection with tho the armistice armistice armistice armis armis- tice da day shooting at Wash called six witnesses to the stand tp today a in an effort t to prove pro a a. conspiracy to torun torun torun run the I. I W. W W. W out of or but none nono was permitted to testify Tho The court ruled that before such evidence would bo be admissible defense must prove pro that Warren O. O Grimm with whose murder tho the defendants are specifically specifically charged was n a party to tho the alleged ed conspiracy This the court hold had not yet et been established George orge F. F of or counsel for tor forthe forthe the defense was permitted however Inthe in inthe inthe the absence of ot the jury jur to state for the the I J record that he lie expected to prove by by these witnesses that at a a. meeting mecUm of or Centralia business men held heM on October October Octo Octo- ber her 20 O last plans to drive the I. I W. W W. W out of at Centralia were discussed Ho said also that he expected to prove that thata a contemplated raid on the L W. W W. W hall hail was discussed at other meetings in Centralia In c conclusion he said ho he homade made the offer to show that the lie men marching In the armistice day parade parado which were fired upon were ere the aggressors aggressors ag nt- and to show the tho frame of or mind of or these defendants In sustaining objection of or prosecution prosecution prosecution tion counsel to this line of oC testimony Judge Wilson said he was of oC the tho opinion opinion opinion ion that the evidence o falls falla far short of or being sufficient t to 6 show an overt act on the part of or the tho deceased Grimm I |