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FULL WIRE REPORTS OF THE UNITED PRESS THE DAY BOOK TEL. MONROE 35S 600 S: PEORIA ST. - ,398 Vol. 2, No2- - Chicago, Monday, Sept. 30, 1912 One Cent Salem, MassSept.-MVVith scenes of wild - exciterheht, the trial of Joe. Ettox"., and Arturo ETTOR-GIOVANNITTI : TRIAL .OPENS AT SALEM - PROTEST STRIKE RIOTS AT LAWRENCE broadcloth and a tile hat. He was smiling; "A big day," he said. "A big day, and I .feel fine." Ettor, Giovannftti and Caruso, the dummy charged with the actual shooting of Annie Lopizzo, were brought into the court room handcuffed. They also were smiling, happy to at last be faced with trial after eight months of Weary waiting in jail charged, with a murder they did not commit. Admission to the court house is by card only. Cards were, issued only to newspapermen, artists, lawyers and veniremen. The court house itself is a little red brick building, which stands in the very shadow of Gallows Hilly where the good people of Salem used to hang old women as witches less than 100 years ago. Up to late this afternoon only one juror had been drawn. He is Christian W. Larson, a harness maker of Haverhill. The talesmen are very repre sentative, ojd men andyoung men, rich men and poor men. There was restrained excite ment in the very air of Salem this morningf. to- Jiidge Joseph "F. 'Qtfinn. GiovannittK was- begun here day. ' " ' "'.-.' The "trial judge is Joseph K. Quinn. He entered, the court room-today wearing-siny-black I - ..-: . ., . . vlrtli linl, (iiragiiaOTfnmOTi im , -! x.jC.- - . -. s- riJ--2? TC33e5tj33fifc2lJ