Show 7 ARE CONVICTED IN MURDER CASE Guilty in Second Degree Is Jurys Jury's Verdict After 24 Hours Hours' Deliberation on Centralia Riot Evide Evidence ce u-L u v uy Montesano Wash March 13 Seven Seven of ot the ten Industrial Workers of th the tho World Wold charged with with tho the murder of W Warren W-arren O. O Grimm ono one of or four tour forI former former former for for- I mer soldiers shot during an Arm Armistice e I Iday day parade at Wash were found guilt guilty tonight of or second degree murder r. r Three others were found not guilt guilty s Loren Roberts one ono of the trio was as acquitted on the ground of ot insanity The Tho defendants found guilty of ot second second sec sec- see sec ond roo murder were Britt Smith Ray Decker Becker James McInerney Bert Bland Eugene Barnett Earnett John Lamb andO and O. O C C. liland The three acquitted were Mike Sheehan n Elmer Smith and Loren Loron l Rob Bob ob- ob erts tb thu latter on tho ground round of or In insa In- In sa sanity n Pace Second Charge After Aftel the reading of the verdict and the return of ot tho the defendants defendants' to to- the county count Jail jan John Berry sheriff of oC Lewis county in which Contra ha is I located read to them warrants chargIng charging I Ing them with tho thc murder of Arthur I another of ot the four tour slain at Cen Centralia The verdict was returned at t 8 5 I I o'clock tonight ht The Jury had been j out since 1020 o'clock last night Ear Ear- arlIer ar- ar Her lIer in the night the court had tie tie- p- p dined to receive a verdict In which h j I Eugene Barnett and John Lamb guilty of or degree degre murder The Tho courts court's instructions did not not mit of such a a. verdict tie t orn off off- Thirteen men were cha Grimms Grimm's murder Two John Do t. t tate and Ole Olo Hanson were not s Tho The case against Bert l o a Jl 1 ncr ner was dismissed for tor lack of or evl dence S Un Called Colled The slat tato tato a called seventy five wItnesses witnesses witnesses wit wIt- nesses In support of or its contentions that Grimm was killed while standing at t the h head of or his division and in rebuttal rebuttal re rebuttal re- re called rolled almost witnesses The defense placed witnesses on tho the stand endeavoring to show that Grimms Grimm's death was tho the result of ot an annIle nIle alleged ed raid upon the L I. W. W W. W ball hall and that no no shooting occurred until un uni uniformed formed men rushed to the halL halL- The rhe state contended that there was no raid until after the shooting and that the defendants had no right even evenin evenin evenin in defending ln their hall hail to station men in rooms in hotels opposite the hall halt halland halland and upon a lull hill feet teet distant to fIre i upon the tho marchers as it was alleged Iwas j I was done Efforts to Introduce evidence evid to show there had h been a a. c conspiracy to J raid r tho the hall Il were stopped by th the court Robert flobert Declared d manse Insane defenso was the plea pIca for tor all of or ortho tho the defendants e except Loron Iron Roberts An alle alleged confession of or Roberts wa was introduced by th the tho state and defenso defense contended that th this was made while Roberts was vas Insane The he trial started January 25 26 Two defense defenso witnesses were arrested on perjury charges shortly after aCtor they tes tee titled tilled Fears of or possible violence led Jed stat statu authorities u to ask that federal troops troop be sent here and a company of the ot-the the Thirty fifth infantry h has s been on duty In Montesano for tor several weeks l li b Severe J The penalty for tor Second degree mur- mur dor don under tho the laws of or Washington is I from fifteen years ears to Ute life imprison imprison- n- n I mont ment Motion for a new trial for tor the seven saven I Imen men found guilty will bo be made Monday Monday Mon- Mon i day George F F. veer of defense j I counsel said tonight commenting upon tho tho I verdict said It was Improper as to the tha i J seven Boven defendants convicted of second j degree reo murder It should have havo been murder in thc i first degree or acquittal ho declared |