Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-22

parties, and saw the first shot come from the
barges. I did not see Sylvester Critchlow
that day.
Q. Do you know Charles Reese, the artistG
A. II remember rightly l was introduced
to him. or at least he was pointe out to me-
1 talked to him at the Coroner's jury.
Q. Did you say to Charles Reese "There
goes that daredevil OF a Critchlow?"
An Objection From the Commonwealth.
Burleigh-we object to that question be.
cause Reese didn't mention any names. We
ask for an offer.
Brennen-The offer to show that the wit.
ness was in the yard, and that he was the
man who talked to Reese, saying, "there is
that daredevil Critchlow." That they talked
about it afterwaId. We want to show that
Reese was mistaken in the identity OF
Q. What did you say to Reese? A. 1 was
| in the cupola with other newspaper men.
Reese WAS there making sketches. no
pump house, I said to Reese: "There goes
Critchlow into the pump house where Nor
ris was shot. Keep your eye on him, for he
SKETCH"
Q. Was the Critchlow you saw the prisoner
here? A. He was another man.
Q. Who was he? A. l don't know He
was man of average size. Had a ruddy
complexion and sandy moustache. Wore
dark clothes. was about $50 yards from
the man. know that because we discussed
The cross-examination was conducted by
D. f. Patterson.
Q. Could you see the platform? A. could
not but could see men on the barees The
barges were higher than the plank. 1 could
see as many men on the bow of the barge as
it would hold.
Saw the First Shot Fired.
Q. Gould you tell that the two crowds were
fighting? A. Yes, heard some of their talk.
The men on the shore threatened the Pink
ertons, telling them not to come on the bank.
l should say, Judging from where 1 stood.
that the first shot came from the barges. 1
couldn't tell how wide the gang plank was.
1 could see there was a division of the
crowds. Some stones were thrown at the
boats from the Shore
that daredevil of a Critchlow." you are not
the man who made that remark7 A. am
not.
Q. Who was the man who went into the
pu1nphouse? A. His name was Harrison
Critchlow. He is not as tall as the de tend-
ant.
Q. Isn't Harrison Critchlow a sawed-off,
hcavy-set man? A. They don't have little
fellows around the converting mill where he
worked. He is an average-sized man.
Q. Isn't there u noticeable difference be-
tween the height of the two men? A. Yes
Brennen-Did you see young man there
who asked TO go on the boat to see who was
on it, blacksheep or Pinkertons?
objected to as incompetent and
irrelevant.
Q: Did you see young man that morning2
A. Yes, a number of them. 1 noticed one
who did a great deal of talking. He asked
to he allowed to go on the boat.
John Beale and William Taylor were
called next, but there was no answer to
their names
Was With Critchlow All Day.
Samuel Routhrauff testified:
i live at Demmler. 1 have known Syl-
vester Critchlow tor 13 years. l saw him
about 10 O'Clock in the morning, july g. ON
the Braddock side of the T1ver. Isaw him
in street car going to Braddock 1 saw
him ten minutes afterward at Keating sta
tion. We crossed the river together and
landed above the mill near Munhall station
We walked down to Smiths corner and
stayed there for awhile. Then we went to-
see Silas Wayne and John Norris who were
shot We didn't so in the mill yard. After
seeing the men we went back to Smiths
corner and remained there until 9 O'clock
l then walked up the Pemickey tracks
toward the mills. That was the last l saw
of Critchlow that day.. Critchlow started
down Amity street to his home to go to bed,
He went away from the works.
The cross-examination by d. F. Patter-
son was very severe and lasted for more
than an hour. He was unable to shake his
evidence, and Routhrauff made an excellent
impression.
Q. What were you doing at Heating that