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by William Z. Foster. Published in The Labor Herald, v. 2, no. 3 (May 1923), pp. 2-6, 25-27. St. Joseph, Michigan, scene of the “Red” trials, is a town of some 8,000 people situated on the shore of Lake Michigan about 60 miles by boat from Chi-cago or 100 miles around by railroad.
—Hopelessly deadlocked after 31 hours deliberation , the jury trying William Z . Foster of Chicago for alleged violation of the Michigan law of criminal syndicalism was discharged today by Judge White . ¦ The jurors stood 6 to 6 from the very start , taking 3 S ballots without changing a vote .
1. The Trial of William Z. Foster. by Robert Minor. Published in The Liberator, v. 6, no. 4, whole no. 60 (April 1923), pp. 8-12. “Do you realize,” asks the County Prosecutor, “that the Declaration of Independence is not a part of the law of this land?” “Why, er — yes, sir,” replied the prospective ju-ryman.
April 14, 1923 12:00 AM GMT-5. A fter deliberating 31 hours and taking 38 ballots, the jury of eleven men and one woman which tried William Z. Foster at St. Joseph, Mich., on the charge of...
5. Thursday, March 15, 1923 Foster Jury Completed. by Robert Minor St. Joseph, Mich. — The jury that is to try Wil-liam Z. Foster for participating in the Communist convention held at Bridgman, Mich., last August, was completed at 2:20 o’clock this afternoon. It consists of nine farmers, one non-union railroad flagman, one
Published in The Federated Press Bulletin [Chicago], v. 5, no. 1 (April 7, 1923), pp. 1, 10. ST. JOSEPH, Mich.— Tears were drawn from jurors by both prosecution and defense in the closing arguments of the William Z. Foster trial for “unlawful assembly” with the Communist Party in the Berrien County woods last August.
juryfor foster hears completion Two Women Impaneled In Trial On Michigan Communist Gathering ST . JOSEPH , Mich ., Mar . !¦}—Selection of a jury to try William Z : Foster charged with violation of Michigan s law against criminal syndicalism was virtually completed when court ad
