Daily Republican., 1889-10-11
FOURTH EDITION.
This Morning,s court.

Juukcs ofuuD anu Etyuttk Woft ou tuo
bench when court opened at O'Clock
this morning and Immediately alter the
opening the case Of the State VS.,
Thomas liogers wac resumed.
John Rogers was sworn, and testified
that he resides at New Castle and IL a
brother OF the prisoner. He corroborated
the testimony given by the previous wit
nesses In reference to the whereabouts OF
the accused on the night of the shooting,
and positively asserted that he was not
near the place where the man was killed
until after the tragedy occurred. He
said that when his brother took his gun
home he went with him and found his
wife aud children terrorized up stairs.
In answer to Mr.. Gray he said that his
brother has five children, tie eldest being
aged years.
He was cross-examined at length by
Mr.. Blggs, but 1t did not result in max
ing any material change In his direct tes-
timony.
When this witness left the stand MIR.
Bird refused to proceed until Mr.. Biggs
examined his witnesses for the State that
were not present when their names were
called last evening, and James b. Toman
was called to the stand.
He testified to the place where the
body OF the dead man laid, but did not
know when he was killed or how long lie
had been dead.
Israel Rulings Testified to the condi-
ton oil the weather the night the shoot
Ing. took. place, IND said the moon was
stfhiugttEhtlyGr eiy
Annie Jaklowsky, the Polish woman,
was recalled, and with little
girl named lille Prush as interpreter
stated that when she saw the body OF the
dead man 1t was lying near the water
closet.
This was the last witness for the State,
and the defense was resumed.
John BuckiDgton testified that he lives
In Dobbinsvilie, next door TO the prison.
or. On September 7th the witness and
the prisoner were cunning for reed birds,
aud did not come home until alter
O'Clock IN the evening. He afterwards
saw him in his yard and met him on the
street about . o'clock. About l1.3o
o'clock the witness was sitting on his
steps and saw Rogers go in his own house
with his gun in his hand. He was In his
shirt sleeves and wore Derby hat. The
witness remained on bis steps about III
minutes and then went upstairs. Upon
looking al the clock be saw that II was
tWNbt1 thlhubNo VI ~ " Nioth. diu
not see Rogers go out again.
Alter u brief cross-examination by Mr..
Biggs the witness WAS permitted to leave
the stand.
James Jordan testified that on the
night oil the shooting he went In Wick
,ry's store at 10 O'clock to have a Gu,
dressed, and did not leave there until
l1.17 O'Clock. Shortly alter he came out
he saw Thomas Rogers. The witness went
TO his boarding house at Bratton's, one
door below Rogers. He saw Rogers 20
In his own house; lie was in his shirt
sleeves and had gun In bis hand. The
witness went TO bed and did not see any
more of Rogers that night.
Anna Starts testified that she lives in
Dobbiusville, three doors from Rogers.
After 10 O'Clock the night OF the shooting
the witness was on Mrs. Kinks steps
talking about the riot. She was there
after IL. 80 o'clock, and Jaw Thomas
Rogers go in his own house with his gun
IN his hand. When be came out lie did
not have The gun, aud the witness talked
with him for several minutes.
Thomas Faulkner testified that he re.
sides in Dobbinsyil!e, and on the night
of the shooting saw a man wearing O
| SLOUGH hat and carrying a gun pass his
house going toward Hungarian row. lu
a few minutes he heard shot Tired. liz
did not know the man, but was certain
that 1t was not Rogers or Bratton. The
report sounded as though the gun had
been fired about the place where the
| hungarian was killed. The shot sounded
so different from the other shots which
lie heard that it attracted his attention.
Tue cross-exAminati0n by Mr.. BiEgs
failed TO change his direct testimony In
any respect.
Margaret jane Dean testified that she
resides In Dobbinsvllle. She lives close
to where the shooting took pace aud
was In an upstairs room on the night Of
September z.
shortly before II o'clock she W two
men come around the corner at the Hun
garian Row. One OF the men, who hat
gun, went down the alloy toward tn
clubhouse, and she callsd to them. Sh,
begged them not to Interfere with tina
house, as The people had nothing to d,
with the Hungarisns, and had gone I,
bed at & o'c oek. One of the men VIII
had been at the water closet tpOke 10 tn
witness, when he came back TO the man
whom he had left Standing at the end @
the alley. Alter conversing with thi
, man the witness went into another ROOF
TO give her daughter some medicine an
just as she got in the room she heard
gun fired In the alley.
Oue OF the men that she saw wore
I slouch bat, and the other cap. Beior
: tue shooting there was another man VIII
. came up and threw stone through
y back window OF the Poles house, an
then went around TO the front Both II
4 men that she saw in tue al ey were IN the
shirt sleeves.
n Size was positive that neither Of the mt
2 she saw was Thomas Rogers.
i The Cross-t xamin alton failed To bril-
oui any new or different facts.
On Redirect examination by Mr.. Biz
Rogers stood up in the dock, and the "
mesa swole positively that he was NOT OF
OF the men whom she saw In the alley,
It John II. Rodney, ESP, testified t. Il
good character Of the accused.
George T. Bratton was shown the h
worn by Reg rs that night, and altO /
one he wore himself, aud after identi
lug them, testified that neither be
= Rogers wore slouch hat or cap til
night.
Miss Mary Dean testified that che Is /
n daughter of the previous witness. S
remembered heating shots fired on
uight OF september Z, and was told Il
man had been shot.
II Eliza Barnes testified that she lives
8. Dobbiusyille, al the corner OF the sire
On the night of September Mrs. w
don and Mr.. Reilly were at her hou
There were three or four men who Cal
from shawtown aud stopped on
IA corner where the witness lives. They
nd seemed to be under the influence
De liquor, and Mrs. Weldon tried to r,
luade them not to go to Dobblneyi
T. There was number OF men on the op
07 site side of the street.
Mr.. Bird inquired: did you h