Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-03

ductd. Tie objection wse made under
the rule adopted by tl,e court last Mon
day. The detective ssld he had osaiy
been IA the court on business, and did
not listen 20 the evidence. The Judge
said that snlith MAS an officer ot the
court aud only came in when he Was
forced TO, aud went Immediately out
again lie WAS sworn. Joe smith told
all about ms trip ~ the north OF The
clty, the appearance OF the moo, the
riot, which easued. and gave graphic
word picture OF the many hasr-breadth
escapes which were experienced. lie
described how Prlndle had fiourished
has gun and ordered she gang to wipe
the police of the face of tue earth.
Joe picked out all OF the respondents
whom be saw at the wheel pit on the
morning Of the 9th OF June.
The detective recognized an
Arm FUN of Ugly Leokinx Clubs
which baillff brought in as the ones
taken from the men who were arrested.
Several had rcvolyers and about one
hundred shots were exchanged between
the police and the mob. Donaldson
took hold OF the witness and opened u
tame cross-examInation, asking at
structions, and whom he had talked
with in regard To the trouble anticipated
on the evening OF June o. SMITH had
talked to several reporters who had
heard that there WAS gong 10 be trouble
before morning. Nothing Was brought
out on the cross-exaniinatlon OF Joe
Smith, which would tend to save the
conspirators from trial IN the superior
vt.,r rl.as tx, ,rtfs. t.n Nsn "a
interviewed by TELEGRAMHERALD re-
porter after he had been on the stand
an hour and had 'divulged nothing.
was, upon the information gained by
the report. again put on the stand.
After the paper containing his inter-
view had been published, Ryason, act
ing under Instructions from one of the
attorneys, invited Durham to his
mothers house 10 dinner, and the resnit
Will be shown little further on. Dur
ham stated on the stand substantially
what he did in the interview, saving
stating that something must be done to
end tie strike.
Dunham Ratties Durham.
After the prosecutor had finished
with Durham, Dunham took him and
ratified him as bad as when he
was first put upon the stand. Durham
fell into the trap set by the lawyers.
and after he had reached Ryason' 8
house. several questions. already writ
ten out, were propounded to him.
One was to the effect that Mr.. Clark
! had told him that If he would swear IN
! his (Clark's) favor nothing would he
done to him. Another statement was
that if the police knew what he dur
ham was saying, his evidence would
not, amount to anything. Durham
asked hiia if what he said was true,
and he said it was. Mcknight OBJ
jected to the style of cross-examina-
ton. ,Dunham said: 81 never knew q
pig to get caught in the fence that he
did not squeal." Mcknight-"If that is
80. you must be a hog. " judge by the
| yelling You have been doing" Then
| the prosecuting attorney questioned
| the witness and elected the fact that
some members of the UNION had told
Durham that he NUT not testify only
| to what they told HIM to, if he could
not do that he must get out of town.
Dunhani asked him if he knew what
he was swearing to and he said be
couldn't tell" Durham Is much
on the sImpleton order and his test.
mony will not go far either way. Court
was adjourned 10 July IA at l0a. m.