Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-04
DAMNING PROOF
Against the Murraysvil'e, PsnnsyI-
Vania Rioters.
Their Case Brought Into Court Yesterday
Witnesses Testify That RemaIey
Ordered a Wholesale
Slaughter.

GREENSEvEG, Pa, December S.-One nun
dred and fifty witnesses from Murrsysville
and vicinity arrived on the morning train
to be present at the hearing OF the cases OF
A. NJ. Bowser and others on writs of haoeas
corpus before Judge Hunter. They are
charged with the murder of o. M. Hsv-
maker, aggravated riot and felonious as
sault and battery with intent to kill. A
heavy guard was placed on the stairway
leading to the grand jury room, where the
prisoners are confined, to prevent violence.
At 10 o'clock, the hour set for the hear
ing, the court room, was filled the aisles
being denseiy packed by men standing.
Noorhead and Head, c. c. Dickey, Welty,
Mccullough, District Attorney Klein and
others appeared for the Commonwealth.
Edgar Cowan, Venting, Ericher, McAtlee,
Atkinson, Peoples, MarChand, Doty,
Young, Msjor Brown, Of Pittsburgh, and
others
Appeared for the Defendants.
The prisoners were brought into the
court room at 1915. Additional tipstayes
were appointed.
The cases were all taken up together for
hesTins, and not separated as sO!ue eX.
peCted, and the Commonwealth commenced
the Offering of testimony.
The counsel for the defense objected to all
the commitments, except the first issued
by Squire Steel. The hearing then pro-
ceeded. Henry Wilson, sworn-Liye two
miles from Murraysville. Had converse
ii, II with Johnston, OF the Weston party,
about three months ago. lie said when
btey came to take possession Of the well
they would take it right. The first man
who come to get it would be shot whether
Haymaker or not; was at Murraysville on
the 2Gth OF November, the day OF the riot,
helping to lay pipe. First saw was Ooe
Haymaker walk down to the lease and,
BOwser Ordered Him 10 Leave.
He said he would not leave the ground,
and if they put him off they would have to
put him OF dead. Myself and two others
after the riot led him oil the ground. They
irove us with their muskets, firing once.
| saw the party coming there that was
armed. Greene, Taylor and Iwere the first
that went over to the ground. The first
thing | saw wsS their trying TO put Hay
maker off. Johnston, BowsCr, MCQuaid,
Long, Sherman, kelso and Sloan were
there, sud were walking around with guns.
Kelso, Long and Mcttuaid were all | Rnow
hat had guns. at the time of the first
difficulty at the derrick some one hit Hay
maker over the head with gun, and one
shot was fired, don't know by whom. We
undertook to protect the board pile. and
sat down on it twenty feet from the well.
Lytle, Stenger, Ray and Haymaker we're
there.
weston's Men We're Carrying Boards
Away
before We went there. When our boys
climbed on the board pile, Bowser ordered
them away. lie had gun and Haymaker
= piCk handle. Bowser struck him across
the bowels with the bayonet, aud Hay
msker warded it off with a pick-handle.
BowSer stabbed him three or four times,
then be shot, and others also fired. The
last time Bowser stabbed him he stepped
oack and advanced with force against Hay
maker. He fred toward him. Cannot say
whether he shot him Or not. He fell and
we carried him down 10 the fence. He
died in a few minutes. When We were on
the board pile Remaley ordered to shoot
them every one. Eight or ten shots we're
fired. | saw six Spencer rifles with bayo-
nets and six breach loading shotSuns.
Bowser fired the first shot. King Lewis
fired also. The witness pointed to John
Hirsch as the man. l believe that he had
double barreled shot gun. Saw Johnston,
Sloan. Weston, Sherman and kelso there.
This last engagement
when Haymaker was Killed,
was about o'clock.
At the afternoon session Wilson con-
;inued to testify. Some of Pew Il Emer-
sons men occupied tents, but not on the
lease on which the big well is located.
Cannot ssy whether Johnson made the
threats before or after. Pew & Emerson
took this we'll from him some months ago.
D:d rot see them taking tents or anything
from Johpstown. The fight commenced an
hour after tue men came with pick handles.
BowSer was taking boards from the pile for
the derrick before they came. Bowser, at
the commencement, had no gun. He was
coming for board. | was within fifteen
feet of them. Hsymsker did not At any
time strike Bowser. Harry Taylor threw a
pick handle at the time OF the stabbing.
He was one OF the Haymaker party.
Michael Haymsker was there. Tie rest OF
the men were laborers