, 1879-06-28

al tue ---" ID fIlc grove. SnW DHnohta
'1sss %ss /. '9s' aos s. NJ. he s i: p"G ssW Gs}e 's r..
whpn .u was ,.ans,,,g. fle knoekel
down couplo Ut tic dancers BY running nRa,ust
them Whlu lars'na. Ona Of ule soldie!s got
!ea :" tn @ m 1d s1ek h o the PLATFORM Wv @
away. C1ark struck soldlcr. nntl Tho soldier
sirnck hip back sgan. Two Of tho SOL
hior; 's l. a. tns Esso stepped him xotnE ont
Darpnets. The aoiacra aftcr u,cy hol faftncn
Into limo fired frat Into the air. ile didn't know
Slio they fired ut thy tecnt,d Time, but aotne
5sa to the sror lh' soldiers charged rs
William Loetfeu, Of l07 DC Koyeu street, wont
to thu grove about halt-paat !. Tho crowd was
throwing stones, and some p'stol-ahota were
ilre.'. After aouc Ilina one 2; 81 Tie Earl was
The first Lime tho soldiers fired somu VI them
fred into tic mir. Nttncss' wifu was burt by Il
smutl stone Ia the hehd. Clark was trying to
put hts arm around another, woman from tlnc
~ to the Charging and shooting was very vague.
IS f1s only saw s,nal part Of Ii.
John rfctz tcatitlcd that Clark MAS ptt out for
knocking do'vh glrla. Then tl1c crowa began
cried, "KIjl tI.r DotctpIats." Iils evidence was
only cosroborutory Of tho preceding Nitneas,
except that he thought the crowd was very bad
onc.
FRANK DvoHAK
was ht the erorc. and testified tlat tho soldiers
" }Sa sbs. S pfSsnfs tn tS Sho xns ea1 S seasa @
Of tho boys inside ga.e tsleir tickets 10 solnc
outside roughs, reaching them through The
fence, ao the ialtcr coniii net IN. fhis. WA
found ont, and&he boys thrown out, Tl'cu The
the crowd throw stones. After the soldiers ar:
rfVcd thcy ordered the crowal hwnr. lie heasta
The shooting, bnt was 80 busy il taking care Of
his wife AVID ch!sarsM that se did not see the NJ
fray: lla also saw sllc crowd shoot twice NJ tile
soldiers before The latter fired. The crowd was
co1nposed OF roughs and professional thieves.
Frank kossart. gave h!s rceolIcctions Of the
occurrence, which seemed to be about the ssiliu
Ms Tint of tho other witnesses. lle tchtlfed .at
large number Of stones werc fired, 10 that the
hEaye defeuderB OF the wotncn were fatn to ttce.
Their colnt11andcr. however, from ia satcr sta
tlon Ia The rear, urlorci tIrn to stop, amt they
then faced around. liz did SEQ the soldiers irc.
Robert Kutcl,cr, saloon-kceper opposite
9t!vcr-I.ca Grove, saw the nffraY from hts place.
lie had row at bis saloon, nnl his hniae was
robbed, md the crowd in trout Of thy grove
WIS hs sao Sns as soppe % Wsss as
that hc saw fQur ot tho Bofetl!an ao)dcrs ttriiig
Into the cro&d without niy provocnt!ot,, as FIR
as be could sec. lie, however, did not sec al!
The occurrence, as he was too much occupied
Here the Cttg Attorney, BY pcru,Essiou, intro
dueed Robert Kuhfnanti, q saoon-keopor in the
EruyD pud t.Wucr of the urore. Kthluann
asked the police to help the solders kscp the
etrcu.nlocution, lc toll lluw lie saw crowd and
heard Hrtny. Ills Testimony, no 7eycr added
no now facts, snd did not help either sfdc.
Two boys, ono Who had received q shot
through hts clothes, and another who hnd been
hit tp tho stomach witn stone, next told thcir
stories.
hi. Rubcns said he Ind about 100 witnesses to
SHOW their side OF the ease, but they would all
Tlte Judge kindly adysed him to select those
whose testimony was most i'm portant,
Anot,r n,1r nozny w,rysssrs
,voro thou o,ari,,c1 ,st'os. ovI1on"a ,.,,,a
or g som .a1 enne ane eso"u ottsoe t IT, con-
pas'u or ~ au Co., i raH @ tto ~ a.t IN.
ncnr'v atoneil ~ dnalh. m;i linn univ IN rfonss
Of IN protected women as,l children.
After listening to them sghilo Without get
ting any now facts,
THE, JUDGE
~ nnr ga ta tola W ~ urs ~, tak nso u %oau
10 Huca Goou TO lo'a tnn easa over 1or nsgu'
n.en.' ~ III" .h maoo W ny inlna vatY aistinet.
r. ~ " an .,,ras tae aetondamtS' ,h a''u taoueht
f. f. Dns tu.eo o. taen enonId po
nssscna5Esa, nien nesa1sa' lucy nao aot ncen
i0entlHeu' tnc HieIe ehnwlnS tnat tWeifo
ancn 70 an'totan ouL ot nnsctaon nnu hecn on
gascu ~ u.v a., uAns nao ai.saaF peen sn eiecs
passSA On ~ tnn shpIems Aunts" ~ naa naen
ena"eo e tnas Gta ans. o. tusee, OF r. I'VE OUT OF
HTa' tau soiea nm ;t s1'ne: aes the huprsMe
Gouls aa1a ttat ttlet "as noe enough, anu each
'oa,vatai hast % sAoTh; a..
:. ny; cameron .nfe9cstea thnt thnt vas on
hnal nenfihg' Wht..-s.hs ~ha only preliminary
o3amt'aasioh. Aeso, Weoaoia cause WAS
supwn' sp @ tilat was M enough; , . >,
!,s ahe aNaSG T., "M n nss tn'hS t1 Inas wns 10. 10
candcmnea Ia seeoIa t95Ms tlle nfncttco OF III
n.ssu's p9stss On Msohisssnt efhaenge, Which
OILY rssatga .,. ~ Hsayy Sapsusc 70 tlle paolls
ttcasucy no suouEmt @ ne snosa1 H., oo conlDolfea
70 noiu INC t"o o'iso!a a,'o sile othes person
WIG o., .au neea oea''aea W eaH' anu alscnaFge
III uae fesC.
Mr' Cninelon 1n9uFca Wnet1cr oil had not
occn Mcht,deu lnGre ~erc nla1tcen mon III
uanosm, tnpy were tllD onlY ones IN Uniform,
ahd tlcy haa peen gntlty, as the testimony
sho"ea' ot hsing NJ tna crown. .-...-..--
THE Jup0H REFUSED 70 sRH IT IN THAT LIGHT.
Ho said he had listenctl to the erilouce earn.
fuIiy, Il was perfectly clear tjcro was d erin.
t1,al riot optsitlo tue gate, But ihero waa !,
the crowd was retrcatihg they Werp fired on by
tlla 8oldcrB. TH0 per60DB Hero hle, Ml&ll otlo
seriously wounded, Tint transaction mailo It u
peculiar question. II might probably REDUCE
the proyocatton and circumstances petI,: COLI
eideruA, and the sudlenncaa and aek OF intention
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