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James Broadbent, manager of the Clark-Nickerson Mill, and a citizen deputy, followed Armstrong with some unimportant testimony. L. S. Davis, steward on the Verona, also stated that McRae committed the first overt act in taking hold of his gun. He was asked: "He had his hand on his gun while he was still facing you?" "Yes sir. I could see it plainly," answered Davis.
Attorney Vanderveer questioned this witness as follows: "Who shot Jeff Beard in the right breast?" "I don't know." "Did you do it?" "I don't know." "Thank you! That's all," said Vanderveer with a smile. The next witness was C. A. Mitchell, employee of the Clark-Nickerson Mill. He testified that he belonged to Company "B" under the command of Carl Clapp.
J. H. Buel impeached the testimony of state's witness Judge Bell who had made the claim that a filer at the Clark-Nickerson mill had been assaulted by a member of the I. W. W. Vanderveer asked this witness: "What was the name of the man assaulted?" "Jimmy Cain." "Who did it?" "I did." "Are you an I. W. W.?" "No sir." "Were you ever?" "No sir."
Thomas E. Headlee, ex-mayor of Everett, bookkeeper at the Clark-Nickerson mill, and a citizen deputy, said he went whenever and wherever he was called to go by the sheriff. "Then it's just like this," said Vanderveer, "when you pull the string, up jumps Headlee?"
No testimony was taken in Everett but on the re-opening of court in Seattle next morning Frank A. Brown, life insurance solicitor, testified that McRae dropped his hand just before the first shot was fired from somewhere to the right of the sheriff. He also identified a Mr. Thompson, engineer of the Clark-Nickerson mill, and a Mr. Scott, as being armed with guns having stocks.
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