New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-02


TESTIMONY As TO THE BALTIMORE mOr
BNrIMoRy, Aug. 1.-The latest news about
the STRIKE ou tas Baltimore aud Ohio road IL Of very
,ncouiagmg character 4 telegram from Kayser W.
SAYS: TIE movement Of trains over tina Division
has caused quite general break among tie strikers, and
thcy are roW constantly coming ia and asking to bc set
To work Tia opening OF that Division viii have greet
moral effect thc strikers along the entire line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The men have always
sad that every other Division might give way but Tint
trains could never De sent safely over his Division No
doubt norton OF the dis ected element would couuin
ance violence tO the trains but the Railroad Company
Will take extreme lrccauton For the present no u.us
viii De- sent ont az night OH account Of Che accident by
The misplaced switch on Monday night Nr Keyser
tbs morning gave 500 each, promised 10 the nc1 VINO
TOOK The trains from Grafton. TIE hrs ~ tho CONVOY Of
frcirts winch left Grafton this morning arrived here
safely az 1880 r. Lane the mau VINO iirst boarded
the engine sunday night Keyser, to TAXI on Ae ire
man. was By the Sheriff to-day, at the instance
OF the railroad officials lie placed ia charge Of "a
Deputy. In passing his clearinghouse he was permitted
70 10 in TO dinner lie escaped through the kitchen
In ts city today additional evidence taken
as % the ght Of the ON Regiment with the mob on the
nisht OF the 10Th Of July the points 10 which question
iu was chiefly directed being the matter OF firing nom
the ArmoTy windows. David Doble testified that he
stood on tue corner Of Front and Fayetle-ss $50
to $50 d. u. that night and saw firing from the VIII
dow, Of the Armory the frat shot fired from the
window second from tie stairs. The witness sand he
saw ~ least three four soldiers fire from The windows
the soldiers fired from the windows with the breech Of
the gun to the shoulder witness had fun view OF The
Alnory building; the time between the firing from the
windows and down the stars three or f0ur minutes
did not see any policemen near the ArmOry when the
trouble first began.
John A Murray reporter for The Baltimore san, testi-
Ned that nj hafpast O'Clock the 2Oh ult be went 10
the 9th Regiment Armory; the crowd here numbered
about two or three hundred no went into The second
story OF The Arnory and had been there only few
minutes when be Quarternasor Brown, who said he
had struck With stick; within 1--WE minutes the
throwing Of bricks and stones began there appeared
be no danger except about the door up 10 the time
Of the throwing Of stones and bricks he heard
no report OF firearms OF any Kind; the throwing
of stones afterward became alarming; about $50 D.
he heard the tramp Of soldiers the stairs up that
time he had heard firing; he some firing from the
seeondstory winaows; when the door opened, aud
;e soldiers were met b. shower Of stones, the
ranks fell back, but after momeniary pause they again
advanced and the door there firing OF musketry
after they got on the the firing subsidized the
o,d company was assaulted IN the same way, and he
Thought at company fired more than the nrst one dd
tle ird company marchcCiOwu when there hardly
any firing all witness then went into the large room
on The second hOOor, and saw soldier with hlS sun point
"a our Of window horizontally; The witness called 10
him not fire. be did however but The mnzZe OF the
ou was 80 elevated that tie street could not
he harmed: when the first company had fallen back,
witness asked some Of the soldiers their guns were
loaded and they replied Mo- they VIII Mt Jet US load -
Afterwards he saw several men loading ther pieces
tness sW only from the secODdstoTy window;
he Jaw no private citizens Ia the ArmOry other than
noriers for the press he left the Arnory at $3.50
and uDt that time dd not know that any one had been
hurt; lie Thought 'n0 "i""" wa. "'"e''""' W W"
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