Telegram-herald., 1886-05-11
WOULD KILL GILBERT
The Testimony Adduced in the
Trial Yesterday.
TIT lGIIRIDlT0RS A THE COURT.
The incipieni RIOT in Grand eapias
Revived Damaging Testimony
Introduces To- the paos-
ecution.

Tle examination of lehu swaFts aud n
sebrng changed siil intimidation eocupaed
most ~ the ia, in Police ,oar Yesterday.
n vill be remembered ths larues VEN az
fesged on sl,r le 81 ior striving % get tie
meu emfdoeea hs ihf oas Company "a Qoi
Nork \ T. Alien represented .hs dciend-
suls ana Charles smedisy ghe lasopie. The
extreme peusiis attached 10 the ofienss ior
which the men Vrrs arrested ls s~s sears
Imprisonment in Jackson and tbe SMALLEST
penalty lhrs, months iu the lonia House
of Correction The FIRST witness ioT the
seop.e Was Thomas - Gilbert lie Was
sworn and said
n am the complaining witness in tLis
case am ult sosfetAfs treasurer of iils
Grand Rapid, hasiilli company a ,ofi,or-
Atlaa ofEsnlsel aua doing business unacI
'.-s laws of t.4f Slate Jusi before noon ~
Mas tht suuuE mas ln ihe oiiias sold nls
thai there had usen eauE ui Ineu do~n on
Spuue ~. aid tllai there ~oule be further
trouble ~ J oClerk aud senl aosn there
q llifle after out I found three af four hnh-
cred men assembled aFourd There seeming
iF very much interested in lile Ineu ai sork
in the oiieh. Even fhine VAs quiet then.
= he people y ho bad mad, tlc disturbance.
and ~buln 10 ess expected would u4hke fur
tltr. were ou t1s slleHalks along fhe fence
Ine patrol wagon came ap yerk soon after
aua gol fAtre Hlt8 nte oI ga policemen ia
b. inquired Who ba1 sent Tor them and
iley SAID tuey Didn't know hai noi
ie.epLonel iof them SAID GUESSED thct
had better go back to fht office as : ~ ~ n0
sigus ui lro4ble iaea. lhes iefi aud so0n
alfcfuarl crowd lf men from tlt side
walks gathered around tht trench and COM
uleEccd fhe disturbance ssou saR thai
ticre Nas likely tu be- trouble ihess men
"a ere packed lu ou both siurs ~ ihe ircucl
80 Ii.t nlen cauldu throw uilf iAs DIRT very
well and were talking pretty load 50 J went
and teiephuued ior the pa.loe to come uaCi
J then weGi back t1 Slrug 81 and the
narol wagon eot there about a. soon "a !
dad Wolfe J NHs fhcut before went o.
telephone iof tne police the Two men who
were ihe musi conspicuous ln making
trouble were Hle respondents. notably
oeonng. The police ar"ssed
ihem and took iaem away
before J gsut to tie telephone fbe disIur-
banoe sas aii ialk and Noise hy tiis people
around tac ditch TOE resi occurred alter
leN Aher fhe resfaudenis were arfested
There wa uo fur. ber tfoabIs lhluE there
acre hiireu fo twenty men sf vofs un that
sob BOB ihe morning. hge of hIs cog them nc
noi dare 90 WorE % the afternoon They
we're Threatened wIih ifuutle t fhtf went
to work al J O'Clock th.- va bei weeu
Island and the next sireei soltn 0n spring
81. very near o. island >i.
don know whether ihe men were
arrested wifhuut warrant ] s~ore out
warrant since ihsir arrest ard filed security
Cor cosls di0 uDi consult tle Prosecuting
attorney before ] made ale complaint
Sebuue asked me would
work in ihe dlfch flr teu shiiinFs 81 dev :
sold him ; bad done nlaus das wofs for
ie-> Toe difference was. saved mf
money and did noi spend "a fof y hi-les.
went right oI and ff.epuouci iur th'
police N ben tAe men dashed up ',etriug
wac in front and addressed himself o. nis.
Then ihere w8- running are ali along the
ditch. sskloe fhe nicn 30 come eut ] heard
nothing 81 a. thai -eprng sald. there Vas 30
much taiking ~ along tne hne
Ia the afternoon Col Aessnore va
sworn. and said Nas on spring 81
Nav s saw ST Smith and men laying gss
pipe saw the dofeudants ihsfe. eaue
oosn lslan st. and saV a large number ~
men standing ueaf ihf difch ibaf vas being
dug ! walked dovn ani sfpf,d 81 lear ths
excavation a. J couid. sag men walking
up and down and ordering men out ~ TIE
ditch. J stepped back with n Miller ane
those men pointing a. oebnnT and
~Wariz That man -rbrnC said. Ne are
waiting fYr Tom Gilbert and when he
/ comes bere ws gili hang him. They sad.
/ lo the iaen In the ditch. rh = oa ref uuf and
stop work or vii stone You.
/ Then the uatrYl wagon came Gown,
and these fHu men ran henY
/ Tie patrol wagon went back. and
these tHa men. accompanied ~ thsi ulsn,
sfrppe3 up again and snid 81 the uueu in tbe
ditch. 'Hou Guii work and gel out
Z there ur We viii Stone Fou.'
/ When the patrol wagon came up again
these men tried io gei out 20 the way They
were pointed out bY ihf bfsisfioers. some
( three luudrc1 iu nHmtef sud arfesie1.
B. a. Brosn vat fwnru and said hss
present un ~rrng-sf on baH p beard the
men in roe ditch of.iefed ouI saw : should
T fhInk fen of twelve mfn attempting fo iu-
tmilafe fhefu was there n0th in tbe morn
T ine and afternoon hears these men Say In
fIf morning fhsf thfF could hH up Gee
ditch vfh aiff buf shat nifef tbsi thsy
uHsf stop work
Tbomas Smith. Charlie Miller fohn Ken
daI sud others were pnt on tbf and ant
corohuraie3 fhf description ui fhe affair