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GRAND JURY REPORT ON TWO MURDERS AND I.L.D. ACTIVITY MAY BE FINISHED THURSDRY
At Adjournment 83 Witnesses Had Been Excused
Leaving 38 Others Yet To Be Examined
In Sweeping Investigation
LIST OF WITNESSES INCREASED BY
SIXTEEN OTHER PERSONS SUMMONED
Governor Ritchie Declares He Will Make No Repiy To Communist
Organization's Request For Impeachment Of Judge Bailey;
Declines Further Comment
State's Attorney Levin C. Bailey intimated Wednesday afternoon the Grand Jury may complete today its inves;igation of the two murders here on December 4 and its probe of alleged communist activity which preceded the crime.
At adjournment Wednesday afternoon 83 witnesses had been heard. There remained 39 persons "who had been summoned to give testimony. Sixteen other witnesses had been summoned during the night bringing the list of persons from whom the grand jury sought information to 121.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore, Governor Albert C. Ritchie stated he would make no reply to the telegram of the International Labor Defense League asking for the impeachment of Judge Joseph L. Bailey who, with Judge Robert F. Duer is presiding the court here which will hear the grand jury's report.
" The sixteen new witnesses a
ed Tues. night were: Dr. H. A. Barnes, Miss Mary Massey, a nurte, Fred A. Grier, Jr., Harry Waller, Marion Brown, John Croswell, John Martin, Sr., John Murtin, Jr., T,. Carroll Hopkins, Loran Niblett, from Salisbury; Thomas Webster, Russell Webster and "Fats" Wilson, Somerset county.
Four other colored men, representative of their racs in Salisbury, were summoned, Randolph Ralph. Daniel J. Elzey, Roger Jennings, George Far-low.
Of the witnesses heard by the grand jury thus far. Ph.-viT ", Musi'cy I'hiJ-lips, and chief of police N. H. Holland were qutstiimed at length- Sheriff Phillips was in the room for about an hour and 15 minute? before the adjournment yesterday afternoon and Chief Holland was questioned for a-botit an hour this morning.
From the lint of witnesses summoned, it is believed the grand jury is going thoroughly into the communist agitation preceding the murder of Daniel J. Elliott, prominent lumber-msi-i by Mathew Williams, negro employee, who several hours later was hanged, as well as a probe into the two crimes in order to find the insti-
Attorney General Lane and Deputy Attorney Cu'i^ra' iiidurson continued to aasiV Mr. Bailey in the examination of witne^se.^ summoned before the grand jury.
Questioned in Baltimore Governor Rif.chi« said he would make no comment upon the -Jemand of the communist organisation for removal of Judge Bailey.
The charge, nade by Louifi Berger, secretary of ho I. L. D. asserted the judge diverted ,itt"iitien from the death of Williams to iW probe of communism.
Judge Bailey said today ho had not received a purported wlegrar.i from Berger, the text (tf whi.-h Berger made public in Baltimore jreefcarday. The conimunicauOT. whicn the orgsatsa-don's MOWtMry haid wr.n sent to the Judge charged the grand jury now i.'oiiik t-iinj.. ¦ '..> instigation is a "lynch jury."
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