Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-15
TIGHTENING IHE COILS
More Damaging Evidence Against
the ConspiFstors.
iHE LAST WIINESS IS ION O'NEAL
as Tells OF ytsfsst spssehss Mads ssd
sesrst fisttIsg Es.sd on ey Dustss.
tEsasiIs and Oth-rs-a~p OF
the kisG Groaaa

uen charged with eonspiFlng Ia blow
up the Sweetest. terminal wheel of the
Valley City street and Gable Railway
Company, vas resumed IN the police
CONT yesterday morning. The pre-
val!ing impression Was that Prosecut-
ing Attorney Mcknight would intro
duce no additional witnesses, bat would
proceed with the reading of the testi-
mOny already taken. Ia THIS there was
canse for surprise, for court had no
sooner convened than Mr.. Mcknight
called Thomas o. Neal 10 the stand.
Tie court room Was crowded, as usual,
and standing space was al a premium.
or the dozen attorneys who have cll-
ents among the conspiratOrs, only nve
were present, Fairfield Rodgers, Dun
ham, Carroll and Donaldson. When
o Neal was called Dunhsm objected TO
his being sworn. on the ground that he
had been IL the court room during
the hearing OF previous testimony.
The witness asserted that the allega-
ton was untrue. aud upon being con
vinced vi TINS, Durham withdrew ms
interpOsitIOD. ONeal stated that be
lived ia Grand Rapids and had worked
seven years IN the freight department
of the Grand Rapids * Indiana RIli-
road. also short time for the United
States Express Company. and since
about one year ago tor the street ear
company. tie Nas a member of the
street car mems union aud bad Joined
because Jim Paul. the president, had
gwen nim 10 understand that there was
a sick beneflt connected with the order.
he MAS not IN favor of the strike. but
Qult work when II was declared because
he did not want to DC the only one
working.
Desperate Measures Advocated.
The witness remembered hearing
speeches IN the union meetings. 10 the
effect that some DESPERATE measures
would have To De adopted 10 win the
strike, and made particular reference
u tue time when Dell Obi had
made rabid speech advocating
violent measures. ONeal testified that
he mad overheard conversations rela-
tive to blowing mp the wheel and cut
ting the cable in which Duffy and OIL
had figured prominently. Much time
was spent IN an endeavor TO give the
exact language of the talk indulged in.
but the effort only resulted IN mIxing
Duffy, Dustin and OIL up conspIciousiy
with dynamite, saws and other articles
of destruction. On cross-examination
Duuham. by his sharp inqulsltIveness.
attempted 10 paint the witness as n
traitor who had joined the union as n
spy in the employ of the Street Car
Company, bat o Neal would not con-
cent To being thus branded and SAID that
he Quit tile union whtn n IL refused TO
give him 81 per week according to
promise: he could not I've on wind. On
imnateIiai points the witness contra
dicted himself several times. but there
was no radical change IN ms testimony.
Court adjourned until o'clock.
At the Afternoon session.
punham continued the crOss-examina-
ton of ONeal. who stated that while
be was an front of the Star clothing
house, IN conversation with Prindie,
Lewis aud Dustin, that the tirst named
respondent had said everything was
ready to- destroy the wheel pit and that
there was other talk about tearing up
the tracks and doing Whatever damage
they could. All present at that time
converssd about the projected dyna-
mite exploit Attorney Dunham-
-
used by Prindle upon taat OCCASION"
Witness-''I cannot remember the
exact words. but know Prludle said
everything was ready" "Haye you
at any time within the past year heard
two or more OF these defendants sgree
together to destroy the property OF the
Valley City street aud cable railway
company "les. | have heard some
thing to that effect" "Who did you
hear make such agreement?' dustin
snd Pnndle.' GIVE the exact Lao
guage you heard used" "IIeard
Dustin say ne had the saws" "Do
you know of anything further than
tbat''' "No." Did you hear Prlndle
say ANYTHING about blowing up the pit
az any other timeT' Yes" "Whsn
wasn't "When he was gong home
with me one night "What did ne
FayF' "He urged me to e. up to the
North End with them" "Did you see
sry Of these respondents at the Central
Labor Hair "Wss not up there -
''Did you see any o. these respondents
OF the Il. Il VI. bridge on the night of
June 90 yes" Who were tDcyri
81 saw and heard Dustin and Krans-
kopf." 'Can you swear TO thar "Yes
err" "Did YOU tell them by their
voices alone, or DID you see them also2'
saw and heard them" Have you
.ated ali you know about any agree
Aent thar was madeg "I think
lave" "Isn't u true that All OF the
meetings of the street Car Mems Union
that the members were cautioned
against dong anything rsshP That
yss the case At one time. but later 4
was said that the strike could not he
won unless something violent was
dome "Wss the WORT violent usedf
YES ar, 4 was. They SAID" "Never
mnid what tie said. You have an
swered the question
Laying Traps Tor rhensas
The evident object II Mr. punhsm':
dweilrn6 more particularly upon AZ
agreements having been made was &c
commit the witness, II possible. Prose
eatiug Attorney Mcknight took the
witness after Durham had finished and
ssked hIm 20 what extent the project
Il blow up the wheel DIT had been talk
ed ever IN the street Car Mems unl0n
pnuham objected TO this qusStlou. be
csnse it referred 10 something tSat bad
heen gone over m the morning. The
obiechcu wss sustained. NckniEni
then asked for such names OF ths
secret eensfn ttee a. cuuld BE- remem
tered. This VAS objected 90 BY Dan
ham on the ssnle ground as The rove
TIE otieetion was sustained ard ths
witness dl<saf fSssd. Lieut.. Hurley wa
then esfled ard the seaogrspher read
Over The testimony vhieh be has
previously gven, recltnE ine tFiI