Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-09

the door ana looked in. He saw owen
Lavender bleeding Went into the saloon
and saw three men making passes at
each other and Martin Leonard
was trying to put them
out. Later he saw crowd Of
men with clubs and guns. He saw some
Hungarians strike an American. He also
saw the Hungarians running around as
If in search Of some one, and then 60 into
Leonards kitchen, where Leonard met
them and put them out He was too
trunk TO see anything more.
David STARTS saw number of Hunga-
rians IN Leonard's bar. He also saw
man bleeding Heard shooting around in
the middle row.
John Carr went out to Dobbinsvill
from New Castle between 10 and 1880
Saw crowd Of men with bricks. Gre
Nictor's store with club. Then a crowd
rushed into Victor's store Immediately
the lights in the store went out
John Murphy saw a crowd running
with bricks in their hands He heard
two shots fired James Jordan stated
that he was in Victor's store and saw
stone strike against the street lamp ON
the corner and put it out He started out
Of the store and was struck across the
back Of the head and across the arm by a
Hungarian. (Which Hungarian was itY
asked Mr.. Davis Jordan pointed to the
one named Frank Schmidt.
Thomas Rogers saw Lavender bleeding
\ in Leonards saloon at about o'clock
He also saw several Hungarians with
clubs They hit him over the head and
shoulder with their clubs He started
to run and while running was knocked
down twice by the Huns. He staggered
to his feet and ran again. He saw John
Barnes with gun.
John Conner saw fighting early in the
evening in the street between Leonard's
saloon and Yictor's store Knew nothing
about the riot John Shuchardt, stated
that he lived in Shawtown. He went out
to Dobbinsville last night. Saw six OF
eight men with guns, among whom were
George BTattOn, John Barnes, and Thomas
Rogers He asked Bratton what they
were doing He replied 1--WE have to
protect this place Frank Shucbardt
was in Dobbinsville at the time Of the
| trouble. He saw the men with guns and
heard two shots fred.
Thomas Kirke, stated that he went out
to New Castle from Dobbinville at 8
o'clock Things were then quiet He saw
John Wolling in front of his house with a
gun. George Beatom heard great deal
of noise, and saw Lavender bleeding in
Leonard's saloon. He saw John Barnes
and Jake Vandergrift and several other
men with guns. They told him. to get
his gun. He did so and borrowed amuni-
ton from another man.
James Harkins testified that he went
over to Dobbinsville from New Castle
early in the evening He saw several
men with guns. In the crowd were Pat
rick Joyce and Edward Casey. When be
saw that Cavendar was cut he and a
crowd went around to the house where
the Hungarian who cut him was supposed
to live. he got inside of the house and
had started up stairs when he was met by
the Hungarian on the steps and struck
with an axe, He was carried home in an
unconscious condition DIR. David Stew.
art attended him and dressed the wounds.
When Harkins got through one Of the
Hungarian prisoners jumped up, opened
the front of his shirt and showed where
he had been cut several places about the
breast with shot, and accused Harkins
with doing the shooting. No attention
was paid to this by the authoritiess but
it was noticed by the people in the room
and talked about on the street after
wards
Several other witnesses were called but
no new information was drawn from
them. About 5 o'clock the mayor
announced that the case would be con.
tinued until o'clock this afternoon, and
the Hungarians reeommitted to the
prison, while the roughs who run the
streets with guns, etc, we've told TO be
present at this afternoons session OF
court.
The Coroner's Inquest.
At the meeting of the coroners jury
last evening in the mayors Office, the
following evidence was heard:
Frank Schuchardt said when he was il
Dobbinsville last evening about II O'Clock
he saw crowd of men with guns. He
did not recognize any of them except
Thomas Rogers and George Bratton
John A. Schuchardt testified that
he went to Dobbinsville. On arriv
ing there he saw six or eight men witt
guns He knew two of them, George
Bratton and Thomas Rogers. He met
James Harkins between II and 10 o'clock
Harkins said to him. 'I'm red heade,
- I'm going home and get my gun an,
/. raise -" This happened before thu
shooting was done. Charles Snyder, q
|, Russian, was examined but nothing 0
, any account was learned from him.
John Teles a Russian testified that a
10 o'clock on Saturday night about twent
: men came into the house wDere he wa
and one of them cried: Down with tn
Russians, Poles and Hungarians.
man went down into the yard. Here
heard shot. He did not know who fire
, it.
Constantine Banashoe testified that h
was the brother of the murdered ma
! and that he had last seen him alive at
o'clock ON saturday night, and at tina
! time they had made arrangements {
! attend the Emmanuel Church on Sunda
morning.
George Bratton, on being sworn said
81 known nothing" He after ward sal
q he was on the scene after the fight wa
!. over Oliver Lavender said there wer
+ two fights He saw John Barnes, Jaco
s Vandegrift and Thomas Rogers wit
!. guns John Barnes stated that at abou
e - o'clock some one took the gun out {
s his hands. Shots were fred at that time
l. He did not know how the fight stated
q but supposed it was from the cutting G
t Lavender.
Several other witnesses were hearC
!. William Morrison stated that he hear
q John Conner say he knew the man VIII
d fred the shot. After hearing Morriso
h the Jury adjourned to meet at o'cloc
70 this evening.
e This affair produced a great deal {
excitement in New Castle Large crowd
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