Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-12

Bretton, James Hawking, Thomas
Rogers, John Barnes and Albert Barnes;
they were followed by Edward Casey,
Patrick Joyce, Elmer Waliing, jacob
Vaad ,grift and James Doherty, who
were arrested yesterday afternoon. MI.
Rodney defended the prisoners and the
encouragement assisted the mayor ins
the Witnesses
David STARTS was the frBt witness
called. he testified to seeing the dis
turbance on Lecnhrd's corner ut about IL
o'clock, shortly afterwards heard several
shots fired, but could not recognizs who
fred them, saw George Brattun sud
Thomas Rogers with guns, and after
wards went home and did not come out
until or a. nj, when he heard o. the
man being killed.
James Jordan was walking in Vickery's
store early in the evening, when he was
struck once on the head and twice on the
arm with club in the hands OF q dun,
He identified Frank Schmidt as the man
who dealt the blows.
George W. Jones, vino is the emily
American residing in Hun row, testified
to the bad character Of the foreigners
and said the noise and disorder was
chiefly in the three end houses of the
row. He heard the disturbance on Sat-
urdny night, but did not renogu 70 any
one In the crowd but David STARTS as he
passed the door. Mrs. Mary r. Jones',
wife OF the former witness, said We saw
ons of the Hungarians flourish rg club
in the street and calling for tho .asrs to
FOLLOW him. They met a Celt VINO hred
gun into the crowd, whereupon the
Huns ran mp this alley between Leonrrd's
hotel and the back row, and attempted
TO ienoli5h the fence. She identified all
the Huns in the court as participants in
this episode. After the mayor and police
had arresled the eight men, the balanoa
of the Huns went to their houses, where
they remained until the raid wss made
by tho so.called Americans. Sue saw
George Brattnn in the crowd with gun.
John A. Sohuhardt on hearing of the
trouble in DobbinSville GU Saturday night
went out With his brother Frank. They
met James Hawkins, who remarked thai
he was going to his home, in Shawtown,
to get gun. AT the second outbreak
they went out again. When arrived
there saw crowd gathering and six or
eight men with guns, but only recognized
Rogers and BrRtton. Thomgs Kirk went
down towards the Huns row and saw II
crowd of 90 persons there; lie saw
Tomas Rogers with gun and also saw
John Wslling after ne had been struck
by Hun, In his yard, with gun pre-
teoting bis family.
Patrick Mctirory, whose back yard sd-
joins those OF Hun yow, said the uciso
made by the Euus was of a usual Satur-
day night occurrence about IL o'clock;
some one of the. crowd threw stone
through his back window.
George Freebury. bartender at Leon
ards saloon, where the fight undoubtedly
originated. said there was large crowd
in the bar.room when they became dis
orderly and were elected from ths room
by bimself and Leonard; no cav
Cavanaugh baing taken out bleeding
severely. Afterwards, went out the back
door when he was struck and knocked
down by Hun. He got up and ran in
INNS. What happened after this he did
not know.
George Hyde saw the crowd Of Huns
with clubs and recognized John Macy as
one of them.
James Faulkner was standing on Wick.
ery's corner when Of the crnwd struck
him with club On the head and arm.
He then went home.
George Roswell was in Leonsrd's ga
loon When tho fight began. When the
Huns came in Owen Oavanaugh made
some insulting remark TO them and dur,
ing the fight that eBsued Oavanaugh was
stabbed several times. After the crowd
was elected from the room he picked up
knife covered with blood. He handed
the weapon to the mayor in court. II
was rusty and had two blades, the largest
Of which was about four inches long.
William Gregg, whose back yard ad.
joins those OF Huns row, says the noise
on Saturday night was in the second aud
third house from the end. The inmstel
OF the end houss, where the murder tool
place, were very quiet and peaceable.
Among other things the Huns frequently
appeared in their yards in a nude state
Mr.. Gregg said the women in the neigh,
bofhood we're in constant fear of the
drunken foreigners.
The last and most important witness
called was Alice Nemick, who, through
two interpreters, said that during tue
riot the crowd burst the door open a
her house (which adjoins the or.
where the tragedy occurred) and one o.
them struck light, and proceeded to de
iuolish tue furniture. They were abnu
to go up STAIRS and upon being told Their,
were no men there they went out. Sh,
identified James Hawkins, who carried
an axe, ard james Dougheriy and ALFRED
Barnes az having been in the crowd.
The court then adjourned until
o'clock to- day. -...=z..
THE ooRoNER's INQUEST.
The noronst's Jury rsassemoled in thu
old court house last night, as the mayor.
otlice was considered entirely too small
to accommodate all the jury and wit
nesses. J. Harry Rogers, one OF the trua
tees Of the court house, objsctei 10 it
use by the jury, m tine grounds that il
was the Mmory of Company Fl, d. N. g.
and last night was their drill night
Finally J. II. Rodney, Esq, induced Mr.
Rogers and the members of the company
to sllow the jury the use OF the room.
Edward Oasey testified that he was IL
Shswtown until IL O'Clock, and hearinf
the Hungarians were about to clean on
Dobbiusville, went to his home in tn,
latter suburb, got his gun ard went out
on the street. de saw George Bratton
Thomas Rogers and John Barnes Will
guns. All were protecting their familiel
they said. He went around Hungarian
row with the crowd but did not fire. hi
Gun off. He saw The windows and door
of the honses had been broken into.
Auna StopkA testified through two in
tsrpreters that the men who boarded
with her came home gbout G o'cloci
saying they hkd been fighting ii
Leonard's saloon. Thew sat on the from
stoop OF the house for while, when sh,
hearing shot fired, advised them to q
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