Evening journal., 1889-11-19
THE NEW CASTLE RIOTERS.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM FoR
THE STATE.

court the case of the State VS.. George
Bratten, James Hart, John Barnes.
Albert Barnes, Edward f. Casey, Jacob
II. Yandegrift, Jr., and James Dough.
erty, for participation in the riot at New
Castle on the night of September Z, last,
was taken up.
A jury was sworn and the case opened.
The defendants, who had been out on
bail, were seated inside the rail near their
counsel, Lewis c. Yandegrift. ESQ.
Patrick Joyce, who had been Rjoined with
the others ia the bill of indictment, had
been ignored by the grand jury but a
true bill found in the case of the others
Mr.. Vandegrift asked the court to
allow the defendants to be tried one at a
time, as the others were desired as wit
nesses in the case of each other. He
argued the point briefly Attorney-Gen-
eral Biggs opposed this request on the
ground that there were witnesses enough
without the defendants and that the
properly qualified witnesses for the de-
fence were those outside Of the indict
ment.
The court supported Mr.. Biggs. Chief
Justice Comegys said that If the testi-
mony against any of the defendants was
not sufficient to convict he would direct
the jury to return a verdict ef not guilty
for him.
Mr. Biggs opened the case BY 4 brief
recital Of the events Of the night Of the
riot, and of the part the defendants are
alleged to have taken in it.
Wilmer Hanson, mayor OF New Cas-.
tie, was the first witness. He told the
story of his efforts to put down the riot,
in his two visits to Dobbinsville on the
night of September 4
Mr.. Vandegrift objected to a question
from the State in relation to the breaking
into the houses of the Poles and Hunga-
rians. This point caused prolonged
argument, but Mr. Yandegrift
finally withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Hanson then described the broken
condition of the doors OF the houses of
the Poles and Hungarians Panels were
broken out and shot and bullets inn
bedded in them. Windows and sash were
also broken. In all FIVE houses were
broken into The only weapon found in
the houses was "a hatchet in the one
nearest the middle of the block.
In the cross examination the witness
said that he heard a man urge the others
ON the night of the riot not to break the
doors of the houses. He thought that
Bratten and others were under the infu-
ence of liquor.
John A. Shuhart saw Hungarians or
others with sticks and clubs about 10
o'clock on the night OF the riot He saw
several of the defendants about II o'clock.
he detailed the movements and re.
marks of those whom he saw. He saw
crowd together aud heard the command
given shoulder arms, forward march,
and the crowd started towards the Hun
garians' row.
After the witness had been cross
examined court adjourned until this
morning at Q o clock.
This Mornings Session.
The trial Of the New Castle rioters was
resumed at court to-day.
John A. Shuhart was recalled by the
state to answer questions.
George w. Jones said he lived in Mill
row, opposite the Hungarians' houses.
He saw the crowd going toward the Hum
garians' houses. There were thirty or
forty in the crowd Some had gums, others
sticks and clubs. Bratten and
defendants, but John Barnes and Edwin
F. Casey were in the crowd. When the
crowd arrived at the houses he heard
some one say MAKE ready, take aim,
FIRE" Then the firing began. Ten or fif
teen shots were fired. James Harkins
said: "0pen the door or wen bust it. ="
Harkins was under the influence
of liquor Witness heard the door give
way. The next morning the witness saw
five houses with doors and windows
broken in. The Hungarians stood on the
steps of their houses, shouting, while
the crowd was at Martin Leonard's 8
corner. Then they went into
the houses a shut themselves up.
Mr.. Vandegrift put the witness
through searching oss-examination,
but the testimony was not materially
shaken.
In the redirect examination, witness
stated that Albert Barnes wanted some
one in the crowd to give him gun and
he would ''play hob with them. The
crowd was together for two hours. Wit
ness told Albert Barnes to 60 home, and
believed that he did
Anna StopkR, a Hungarian woman,
was the next witness. Alexander Jalows-
key was swore as interpreter. The wit
ness lived in Dobbinsville, and remem-
bered the night of the riot. There were
nine boarders in the house where she
lived. They came home from the works
at a. 80 o'clock on the day Of the riot and
did not 60 out of the house that night
All ia the house went to bed at 9. 49, The
house was broken into between II and 10
o'clock. The front door was broken open
and the men went up stairs and broke
into the room in which she was sleeping
Shots were fired into the house and
snot struck her in the neck. Witness
saw George Bratten in the house. He
had hatchet in his hand She at
tempted to take the hatchet away from
him. Witness left the witness stand
and going down to the prisoners, touched
Harkins and John and Albert Barnes,
saying they were In the house also
Edwin 4. Casey was also in the house.
he had revolver.
Mr.. Vandegrift started his cross exam
ination by asking if the witness did not
attend church and confession in New
Castle. Mr.. Biggs objected and the ques-
tion in regard to confession was with
drawn. She said Mayor Hanson and
Police Officer Williams were also in the
house after the rioters had been there
Joseph Stopka, husband of the last
witness, was called Interpreter Jslows-
key did not understand the dialect the
man spoke, so his wife was called. She
interpreted her husbands testimony to
Jalowskey, who repeated 1t in English.
Witness said his house was broken into
between IL and IL o'clock. The men
broke in the door and came up stairs.
Shets were fired into the house. Mayor
Hanson was in the house after it was
broken into.
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