Eugene V. Debs Comes to Seattle to Ask: 'Who Are the Conspirators?'

Eugene V. Debs, president of the American Railway Union, who with other officials of the union was convicted in the United States court to which they have appealed, will arrive in this city this morning from Everett on the steamer Greyhound, which will reach the Colman dock at 4 o'clock. He will deliver his lecture on 'Who Are the Conspirators?' He will charge a small admission and will use the money to help pay the expenses of his trial. Debs was in Spokane Saturday and left there in the morning for Everett.

Debs will be met at Everett by a delegation of A.R.U. men and representatives of the local Western Central Labor Union, who will accompany him to this city. While here he will stop at the Northern hotel. He will receive callers for two hours after his arrival and in the afternoon will go out on the lake for a ride on the steamer City of Renton, which will be placed at the disposal of Debs and his party.

Debs will be accompanied by Secretary Kelleher and Roy Goodwin, one of the directors of the A.R.U. Both of them have been sentenced to six months in jail.

Of the Debs trial in Chicago the Herald gave the following report:

'A dramatic scene followed the announcement of Judge Grosscup that the jury in the A.R.U. conspiracy trial was discharged on account of the illness of Juror Coe, and that a new jury will be summoned when the case is again put on trial on the first Monday in May. The jurymen left their seats, and, while some stopped to shake Judge Grosscup's hand, the majority of them hurried to where the prisoners were sitting and surrounded Debs. They clapped him on the back, shook hands with him again and again, and expressed profound admiration for his bearing during the trial.

"Debs," said Juror Barrett, "when the trial opened I was in favor of giving you a five year sentence, but now I am anxious to see you free."

Similar expressions were heard from the other jurors, and it was evident that the case would have resulted in an acquittal. The attorneys for the defense were crestfallen at the sudden ending of the case, all expressing the opinion that victory was in sight for the defendants when Juror Coe's illness stopped the proceedings. The defendants were equally sorry that the trial could not proceed.'