the
corridors and were often let out to play ball upon the jail lawn, with
only two guards to watch them. There were no disorders in the jail from
that time on.

A committee of Everett women asked permission to serve a dinner to the
imprisoned men and when this was granted they fairly outdid themselves
in fixing up what the boys termed a "swell feed." This was served to the
men thru the bars but tasted none the less good on that account.

[Illustration: Judge J. T. Ronald]

The Seattle women, not to be outdone, gave a banquet to the prisoners
who had been transported to the Seattle county jail. The banquet was
spread on tables set the full length of the jail corridor, and the menu
ran from soup to nuts. An after dinner cigar, and a little boutonniere
of fragrant flowers furnished by a gray-haired old lady, completed the
program.

These banquets and the jail visitors, together with numerous books,
magazines and papers--and a phonograph that was in almost constant
operation--made the latter part of the long jail days endurable.

The defense was making strong efforts, during this time, to secure some
judge other than Bell or Alston, the two superior court judges of
Snohomish County, finally winning a victory in forcing the appointment
of an outside judge by the governor of the state.

Judge J. T. Ronald, of King County, was selected by Governor Lister, and
after the men had pleaded "Not Guilty" on January 26th, a change of
venue on account of the prejudice existing in Everett's official circles
was asked and granted, Seattle being selected as the place where the
trial would take place.

Eleven of the prisoners were named on the first information, the men
thus arraigned being F. O. Watson, John Black, Frank Stuart, Charles
Adams, Harston Peters, Thomas H. Tracy, Harry Feinberg, John Downs,
Harold Miller, Ed Roth and Thomas Tracy. The title of the case was
"State vs. F. O. Watson et al.," but the first man to come to trial was
Thomas H. Tracy. The date of the trial was set for March 5th.

On November 5th, when he was taken from the Verona to jail, Thomas H.
Tracy gave his name at the booking window as George Martin, in order to
spare the feelings of relatives to whom the news of his arrest would
have proven a severe shock. When the officers were checking the names
later he was surprised to hear them call out "Tracy, Thomas Tracy."
Thinking that his identity was known because of his having been
secretary in Everett