Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-30
EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED
In the Conspirators' Case by an
Attorneys Bluff.
DuSala HOODOES WITNESS DURHAM
shrewd Reporter ReExamsaes the
PriseipAi Witness and Learns Mare
IN - Ninat- Than the Lawyers
Panp out in an Hour.

deer Neen waived examination, and the
examination of the other IS eonspira-
tors was begun IA. Lieut.. Hurley Was iirst
called 10 the stand. On the night OF
June 8. IN company with squad OF
officers, Lieutenant Hurley had gone
to the Sweet-street depot and stationed
himself just north Of the depot IN a
yocant lot. About o'clock, 2v0 men,
as near as could be Judged, were seen
To approach the station, coming from
the sonth. The lieutenant WAS handed
a list of names and from among them
he picked out Wander Neen, Packard.
Ryason, Bishop, klaiber, SchiilIng,
Williams, lIanf, Melville, Haster and
Coats, whom he knew 10 be present
and VINO were arrested on the morning
OF the riot at this point. Attorney FAIR
field came in and requested that al the
witnesses be excluded from the room.
and the same was granted. Lieutenant
Hurley proceeded to say that he SAW
rs many as seven or eight pistols in the
crowd and that quite "A lew shots were
fired. OF the thirteen men ar
rested the morning OF the not,
Prindie was the only one who had a
revolver. There were about fifty or
sixty shots fired and as many as twenty
came from the mob. Here, Donaldson
assumed the outline of u figure = and
expostulated at considerable length
against the witness making any state
nents, unless it was the intention TO
connect the respondents with what oc-
Cured. The court told
The supple Expounder of Blackstone
in decided manner that it wanted the
position it had taken understood. and
announced that the prosecution could
60 into general evidence of the occur
renee before,if it in any way connected
the respondents with the conspiracy.
Donaldson made a sneak INTO ms chair
and gave the witness q Chance TO be
heard. The lieutenant said that when
the crowd saw the police, It retreated "a
little. but Prindle tiourishIng a revolv-
er, shouted "Ilalt men, stand firm. /
am union man, What further was
said by Prindie, the officer did not un-
derstand. Upon being asked as 10 what
positive knowledge he had rs to the IN
tentlons Of the anarchists regarding
conspiracy after they reached the wheel
pit, the witness responded that he had
no positive knowledge concerning the
matter. He had talked with several
OF the prisoners about 1t. however,
Quackenbush being one. Attorney
Dsluham objected to the witness telling
what Quackenbush had said regarding
a. conspiracy as he could not testify
about others regarding conspiracy at
ter the design had been frustra ted. Tire
IL .d a ha % hnv
attorneys interested seemed to consider
that Dunham had the largest amount
of chin of any of those present and de-
cIded upon him as the one to conduct
the cross-examinatIon. He didn't want
anything to do with the witness and he
was dismissed. A small-slzed
Consternation-Crea Bomb
was next hurled into the defending at
tornies' camp, when the prosecuting
attorney called for l.. ID. Packard, one
OF the respondents. TO take the stand.
The surprise was only momentary.
Dunham recovered from the shock first
and SAID that Packard would not 20 on
the stand. The court. in manner just
AS emphatic, insisted that Packard
would go on the stand. Dunham-
Packard will not take the stand"
The Court-'Packard will lake the
stand, Mr.. Dunham, and III you have
any objections to olfer. you can make
them when he l. on the stand. You
cannot defy the court In this manner,
Mr.. Dunham." Packard took the
stand. Dunham SAID az one ot the fe-
spondents the prosecution had no right
to put Packard on the stand. Then
there was lengthy Chewing" match
IN which all twelve attorneys talked al
once. When quiet was finally restored
Mcknight said that Packard had vol.
unfairly made statements to hia, and
was willing 70 swear 10 them on the
witness stand.
Dunham surep,itiousIy stepped Around
and whispered in Packsrd's ear. A
short conversation ensued between the
two IN an undertone. The witness
seemed IL waveI. Dunham, afraid that
he was losing ground, called Packard
out into the hall and shortly returned
with hI- face broken by a mighty grin.
The witness again took the stand, but
refused to testify. The feeblcness oi
the intended witness caused smile oi
scorn To "scuttcr" across the face OF
Prosecuting Attorney Mcknight. De.
tectlve Gates was then called and test.
fled TO substantially the same as did
Lieut.. Hurley. When Gates was asked
If he knew what the gang was IN the
vicinity OF Sweetest. for. and was going
% say that he understood He was
cut off by all the lawyers jumping
III with objections. The witness wa'
then asked about the admissions u.
Webster, "A respondent. The defense
objected that such evidence was not al
ml-sible until after q conspiracy had
been established. The prosecuting at
torney thought Il was, and WAS gwen
until the afternoon 10 susistsntiate what
he said with the proper authorities
Donaldson. who had been for some
time waiting for something to say
sped
Pred Clark In the socrt Room
and demanded that be be elected, and
4 he allowed to at within the courl
room. HIS demand Was ignored The
prosecution has been depending SOME
what upon the admissions made IS
some OF the prisoners, bnt # ali turn
ont Ike Packard not much vii bt
gained from that source.
Atthe afternoon SESSION John Hey.
shutter. the man who wss SHOT, wa
put upon the stand. but made no vers
important disclosures. Donaldson ois
Iected TO the witness teStiglng. a. hs
was one OF tire men named in the waf
rant and complaint Judge Westtsl
decided to hear the testimony. Hey
shutter VA 0n the stand fully I've
boars lie didn't know the pfesicen'
81 the unIon t. shlch he teIunged
couldn't rentemlsr anything. bar knes
enough. however, - evsde AL 4ues
hous pat ~ aim What ne dfd ssv Wa'
substantially what ha< heretofore t~eg
printed n the IFtEsRkV fteRaHB. q
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