Garfield County News | 1923-01-19 | Page 4 | Judge Presiding at the Herrin Trials

judge presiding dig at the herrin hemn trials I 1 bere Is a n new portrait of judge D T II artwell of oillie the circuit court 41 i 11 arlon III alio alio id Is lil presiding residing k at the trials of miners for the herrin murders of last juno june attorney generillo Ge general brundage and iiran fannu prep president of the united allie worl ers of j Z illinois were conspicuous at opposite tables t j attorney angus nerr alint the union would finance the whole V al tahil tills this was in challenge lie sti slated to tho the illinois chamber of com coin 1 eneree which hjad stepped into case on behalf of organized employers and for the first arst time in fit its ills hl tory financed a prosecution A despite every effort of the state Z to restrict the trial to a plain murder case resting on 11 became apparent at once that tin IN 1 whole vh ole issue of unionism the protection of private property by armed rimy alii and the rights of open plimp celoy ers was to behest be kept well to the aront by the defense that the ill main a def use would he be that these herran killings were not mu murders adeis niall at all but homicide