Evening star., 1886-11-26
Milwaukee, Rioters ON Trial.
JUDGE SLOAN SAYS THE PROSECUTION HAVE
PROVED THEIR CASE.

SLOAN SAYS THE PROSECUTION HAVE
PROVED THEIR CASE.
A dispatch from Milwaukee, November "a
says: The trial OF the eleven defendants charged
with rioting at Milwaukee, Gardens on May 8
last, in defiance OF Mayor Wallber's proclama-
lion prohibiting unlawful assembiages, is now
| fairly under way. Yesterday afternoon and
this morning large number of witnesses,
principally police officers, We're introduced 10y
The prosecution. Iney all gave testimony OF "A
damaging character against the defendants.
More witnesses were about To he produced by
the district attorney when Judge Sloan inter-
posed and said IL would be only vast
ing time to swear any more men. lie
said the prosecution had already proven
their case, ana il remained Tor
the deiepse to present their side. Counsel tor
tine defense objected ID Judge Sloan's summary
manner OF doing things, when the latter told
them that the state had made out good case,
and he would charge the jury accordingly on the
evidence thus far given. He said they had the
right TO appeal il they were not satisfied with
his ruling. Counsel for the defense then stated
that they would endeayor TO prove that the
defendants were peaceable citizens and had
merely assem- bled at Milwaukee, Garden the
turbulent May day out OF curiosity. Witnesses
for the defense were examined this afternoon
Among those who were placed on tie stand
this morning was Mayor Wallber Incidentally
the mayor said he had never turned over the
city to the state military authosities
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HOTEL FIREs-At Cheyenne, Wyo., the
Union Pacific hotel was partially destroyed by
fire yesterday man named McElroy, "a
Union Pacific employe. was killed 10y a falling
porch, and several firemen were seriously in
jured. Fire occurred in the Continental hotel,
Wabash avenue and Madison street, Chicago
yesterday. Although "A terrible panic occurred
among the guests, nobody was injured. The fire
was OF inceDdiary origin, as flames were found
in six different places.
BELIEF IN EVOLUTION Nor HEREsY.-The
long church trlal of the Revs. T. r. and F. b.
Converse, brothers, editors of the Christian
Observer, was ended in Louisville, KY. Weones-
day nignt by their acQ initial by the presby terry.
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the synod for trial. The Converses believe in
evolution, and were tried ior heresy on that
score.
The nineteenth anniversary of the execution
of Allen, Larkin and D Brien drew z, so friends
of Ireland TO horticultural hail. in Philadel-
phia, Tuesday night where Michael j. Ryan
euogized the dead patriots and the doctrine OF
force.
injunction against councils from improving the
city under the charter Of 1874.
kilograms from Buenos Ayres state that
cholera exists there, but not TO an alarming ex-
tent.
Gilbert F. Robbins, rep, was elected mayor Of
Providence, r. l., Tuesday, by 226 majority
independent and prohibition. The board OF
aldermen stands 8 republicans to L democrat
The council stands % republicans 10 IL demo-
Gratis.
turer, 1913 Wabash avenue, Chicago, made an
Judge .s Brown, Of sne United states district
court, in New York city, has decided that
the ihree-masted steamer Wochies aud the
three-masted schooner Kelsey must divide be
tween them the damage done during collision
between the two vessels in Hampton roads on
The Keadipg railroad receivers on Tuesday
concluded to default on the payment of the
5000, 600 interest due December 1 ON the con-
Virtual of and IS
sidered 70 have an important bearing on recon-
structlon.