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Show SMITH III-COURT 0ITI.U CHARGE "(Preliminary hearing of the case of Hugene S'mith, alleges rrnanclal agent of the I. iW. IW. in Utan, wno was arrested ar-rested in Bingham and charged with obstructing the recruiting and enlistment enlist-ment servicec of the United States and hampering the work of the military mili-tary forces, and alleged to have made ..-.V...V..U1 1.1 iq i wai is uuijr muraer and that "American soldiers that is the militia murdered and cremated women and children in Colorado." occupied oc-cupied the entire day Wednesday before be-fore IH. V. Vaii Pelt, (United States commissioner. Smith took the stand ln his own behalf be-half late Thursday afternoon, but before be-fore given an opportunity to testify the court was adjourned until Friday. May 10. A. Reading of the department of Justice, who investigated the case of Smith's alleged statements regarding regard-ing the war, occupied the stand all Wednesday afternoon. Hie said he had interviewed Smith while he was ln the Jail in iBingham and Smith had admitted admit-ted boing an I. W. W., and that he was sc.ns I. w. W. certificates to raise money for the defense of "class war prisoners" now on trial In Chicago Several I. W, w. cards and much literature lit-erature was found in his possession. It is alleged that' he had several thousand dollars deposited in Bingham banks which he h stated that he collected as high as I'iOOO a day for the I. W. W. cause in camp. I |
