Show NEW TRIALS SOUGHT I IFOR FOR SILENT I. I W. W W. W I By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO July 17 New 17 New I trials for four forty-four Industrial Workers Work work- ers ens of the World and others convicted in Sacramento six months ago aso of violating vio- vio lating the federal espionage act are sought through a writ of error which was on file tile today in m the United States district court The men on whose behalf the writ was filed tiled maintained silence throughout through through- out the trial refusing proffered aid of counsel and declining to call witnesses in their own behalf Filing of the writ of error was the first break in what they termed their silent defense Contentions are set forth that the trial was unfair and that the verdict of guilty was not warranted by the evidence |