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The COrOnc-ss Jury Finds Thomas
EEosers Fired the Fatal Shot,


The COrOne-ss Jury Finds Thomas
Rogers Fired the Fatal Shot,
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New CASTLE, Sept. lathe murder OF
the innocent Pole In Dobbinsville on SAtur-
day night Is no longer a mystery. Detect
I've Harvey B. Vandegrift came here yester-
day morning, about 10 O'Clock, to work the
case up aud In short time had man In
custody who witnessed the shooting and
| who would give positive evidence to that
effect. He was taken before the mayor,
and at private hearing was plaoed under
| $500 bail for mis- appearance before the
corOner's Jury last evening.
The witness Was Francis T. Carlan, who
| swore to Thomas Rogers as the man who
| committed the murder. When the AFFAIR
was made public lata In the afternoon that
| the developments iyad the responsibility
| for the murder on Rogers, everyone wSs
/ much surprised. Great interest WAS mani
| tested In the investigation last night, as,
| despite the Indictment weather, the court
room was again filled to Its capacity. The
| coroner and his jury were seated on the
| platform With D putty Stat attorney Davis.
! The first witIs 1873 wers Patrick Nc
! Manus, John j. McCaffsfty, James B. To-
man aud Frans and ] McGrory, 10 the
| order named. Their ev!dsnce was OF little
importance, as none OF them witnessed the
| murder.
| The last and most important witness was
| hostler in the stables of the United States
| Hotel in Shawtown, uear the railroad sta
ton, Carlan FIST heard OF the riot In Dob.
binsvills about 1l.55 on Saturday nigh. He
| Was then at TomanS. George Bfatton WAS
| there with some others. Four or i've OF tho
crowd, including Carlan, made up their
minds to go out. The others were Frank
MeGrory, Patrick McManus and John Nc
Cafferty. They stopped on Barnes corner for
five or 10 minutes. They afterwards visited
r .a.41 antR x1i, thaxr f.arn a OF
1--WE or ten minutes; then came outside and
McCafferty and the witness sang song,
after which they wenr around to the back
Of Leonsrt's stable; witness was there
probably 10 minutes when ne (Carlan) saw
II gang CT mon with guns and clubs; reeog-
nizei MIR. yaudegriit, who carried a gun
and went towards the alley back of the
middle row. Witness heard bricks being
thrown against the doors OF the houses in
Leonard's row; walked up towards the end
of Hungarian row and saw unknown par
ties baeterinG In the doors OF the two end
houses; then went towards mr. MeGarY's
corner, which Is the one directly back of
the yard whe' the tragedy took place;
rncmas Rogers and George BrAtson came
up and wera standing about ~ fest away
from him; they both had guns; they stood
there about Is minutes, when they
walked in the nine foot alley
back OF Han row; Mr. Rogers was
the nearest man to the west end Of the
alley. In the meanim the mob was break.
} ing In the front doors OF the houses.
Rogers and Braiton had been there prob
ably 10 minutes waen man came from the
, back door OF the end house, dressed in
white. he walked toward the clubhouse (;
; witness judged rhos. Bogars saw him; wit
ness saw Rogers piacs the barrels Of his
gun on the fence; heard tho report OF the
guu AMI saw the man who had come from
the house TALL 10 the ground and heard him
| groan. The report wis from Mr.. Rogers
/ gun. Rogers and Bratton then walked
! away towards the fence which encloses
I Cisrk's fad. Witness said to Rogers: "You
have Killed that man." Rogers made
= some reply, but witness did not understand
! | 1t, Witness went around TO the front OF
I the row aud saw man being taken out OF
t the window of the end house. MIR. Toman
| took hold of hin.and told the mcb not to
i strike that man, who was then taken by MIR.
! Toman towards Mcdary's corner. Witness
called Mr. Toman away from the man and
told him there was man killed In the
3 yard around the corner, also told Frank
: McGrorY. McGrory ami witness then met
i, the mayor and police. The former seid to
4 someone he did not want riot made oil
this. Witness went in the two end houses
!. In the row with he officers and in the latter
9 house was given prisoner whom no after
u wards conveyed to the jail.
y Deputy States attorney Davis asked what
:, distance BrGtton WIS from Rogers when
d the latter ti.ed the fatal shot? Witness re-
IA piled, "About 8 or feet"
n "How far were you from them when the
i shooting oeeurradP" about IA feet,
answsred Oaflan.
" "Wera there any remarks made by either
e man Immediately before the shooting p
Did not hear any," replied the witness
a "Heard them say something which could
q not understand as they we're coming out o
\, the alley going towards the rail fence aftel
she killing" The witness said here thai
/ haAN npf a. lF6T mi pt soy nr p
was on Tonan's corner when he Qhe wit
3 ness) went to Dobhinsrilie, as stated In TIT
It beeicninR OF his evidence.
y The Testimony of the witness was Their
J. read aloud to him BY Mr.. Dsvls, after which
the witness attached his name Io the s.ate
il. ment.
Y The jury then retired and in about 4
minutes returned with the following Yer
IS dict:
n Res lssd, That Francisco II. Janskowszky cam
II | TO his death from gunshut wound inflicted b.
,s the hands Of Thomas Rogers
The verdict was then read aloud to thu
- crowd in the court room.
. The balance of the prisoners, Georg,
q Bratton, Jacob YGndegrift, Edward Casey
81 John Barnes. Alfred Barnes, Elmer WallinG
aud David SHats, Jr.,.. were then place;
~ under $500 bsil each for their appearance
M at court for rioting. None of the allow
y prisoners nor any OF the six that were helC
!, tor court at the mayors hearing had beel
ceeded In getting bail.
ii Carlan, the only witness OF the murder
r. was placed under $1,000 bail for his ap
psarancs at court. James D. Toman be
came his bondsman.
Both Rogers aud Bratton listened to thu
testimony of CarlRn with intense interest
. while the former became very nervou
!. when the important part Of the testinon.
20 was heard.
ID Rogers is on Irishmsn and Protestant
he ahou IS years of age and has a wife AM
D. i've cb'l rem, all girls, the oldest Of whoa
II is 10 years old, aud entirely dspenden
' upon him for support. Much sympathy /
:. express for them. Rogers is a brother
!" H.. aw OF George BrattGn, and previous t,
20 the hot pore a good reputation. He ha
II been employed as a maehiniat In the Dsla
II, ware iron WORKS for q number of years pas
at aud during that time has always been
"a steady workman.
a Mayor Hanson, on hearing that a mum
!. bsr of the Hungarian women, who werI
W witnesses OF the riot wer' about TO move
IL away, placed u special officer ia Dobbins
Dr. vile to watcn over them aud hold them 10
Of court.
q New CASTLE, Sept. IS Seven of the par
"a ticpsnts IN Saturday nights riot In Dob
~ blnsvile have been released from jail Of
~ ball. William Herbert was the bondsmal
" for George Bratton and Elmer Walline
sr Martin Leonard for John and ALDER
70 Barnes, Patrick Engtu for James Dorghert,
oil and Jacob Vandegtift ami Mrs. Carey TO
OF Edward OAsey. The wife Of Thoma
ga Rogers went almost distracted when sh
"a heard of The verdict rendered by tho COZ
a oner's Jury, and It Ia feared she will los
blar vii, Iar obi NoNra