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Show BEHALF OF (HER ' ATTORNEYS ATTAr K ND,T" 0FF'CIAUS OF FEDERATIN' Declare Grand jury Hgd Been Hie-gaNy Hie-gaNy Summoned and That Its Deliberations De-liberations Had Not seen Con-ducted Con-ducted in Secret. Houghton Mich The Western. Federation of Miners beean its sht In the courts on Monday in behalf of Us president, Charles h Moyer, and I lis thirty-odd officials and members who are under indictment here on Ihe charge of conspiring to interfera with non-union employees o the Michigan copper mines. When tbe strike cases were called in tho Houghton county circuit court, couiv pel for the federation asked for time within which to make special pleas pnd at the same time filed a motion to quash the indictments on the ground the special grand! jury had been illegally summoned .imd that its deliberations had not beeik conducted in secret. I The federation lawyers fare expected expect-ed to renew their demaipds fr a 1 copy of the testimony Wbefore the grand jury made Monday!. Ir- Kerr said that an attack also P, would be I made on the form of the ir ndictments 1 After this preliimnary skN-irraish th3 next move of the union fbetorces Prob" ably will be an applicas C-io11 for 3 change of venue in all thfie v imprtant strike cases pending befor J $ e court' |