Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22

Case of Mistaken Identity Pretty Clearly
Proved-It Was Another Critchlow-
Testimony That the Pinkertons Fired
First-O'Donnel on the Strike Back
down-A Blacklist at the Min-CIose of
the Investigation at Chicago-Peffer's
Comments What Has Been Learned.
PITTsBURe, Nov. z2-George w Areo.
! the lawyer from Sioux City, was chosen
| by the defense in the Critchlow case 20
| make the opening statement, the prosecu-
! ton having rested. He said, referring TO
the arrival OF the Pinkertons at the private
| landing OF the Homested mills July last:
I'VE say this was an invasion by foreign
| armed force; an assault on the county; an
| assault on the commonwealth; an assault
on the soil, and an assault on you and all
| the people of this county and state. This
| armed body Of men who invaded this state
were not employed as laborers; they were
men who could not have been made dep
uty sheriffs; they were emissaries for
| what purpose' When they reached Home
stead they made an attack on the people of
| this county and this state So far as has
been shown they were not there TO protect
property; no evidence to show what they
were doing there.
Had a Right To BE a Mob.
"We say all persons on the banks OF the
| river when this armed body attempted to
| land had right there; that each had
| right to defend himself and all others
| present; that all had a right to use deadly
| weapons when attacked by such weapons,
as these people on shore were attacked:
! they had right to defend themselves and
each other; that Critchlow had nothing to
| do with the death of Connors" The ora
| tor then declared the Critchlow defense to
be an alibi; that he was not there at ali;
| that it was a Critchlow, but not this
| Critchlow; this one being at Braddock half
| the day and at home the other half; that
| he had a gun when seen July @, but it
wasn't loaded, and, indeed he even did not
have any ammunition. After Argo was
| through the court took recess.
| Swears the Pinkertons Fired First.
Upon reassembling the first witness
| called for the defense was Captain o. c.
| Coon, Of Homestead. He testified: Il left
| home about 4 o'clock. When the plank
| was thrown out my attention was called to
| a man ON the barge; he had gun IN his
| hand; there was boy On the shore who
| was tantalizing the man; the latter raised
his gun to shoot that The boy; I said to him;
| For Gods sake don't shoot that boy for he
| is only boy I asked him if he was
| deputy sheriff he said no; / asked him if
he was guardsman, he said no, 1 then
| said, You are Pinkerton.' He replied
| that he was, and holding up his gun said
! his party was going to enter the mill in
| fifteen minutes The boy on the shore
! continued to call the man ON the barge
| and the latter raised his gun and aimed at
| the boy, but some one pushed his gun
| down.
| Never saw Critchlow Before.
"When he raised it again he had it drawn
| on me. About chat time a boy came run
| ming down TO where we were, slipped and
! fell across the gang plank. A minute later
| there was shot from the barge, and
| heard afterward that the boy on the plank
| was shot in the side. The first shot fired
after the landing was fired ny either the
| second or third man on the plank. I don't
| know who he was. ! went there TO try 10
| preserve order. ] never saw Critchlow 10
| know him until ! saw him in court today"
| The commonwealth did not cross-eXamine
Charles Mansfield swore he was on the
river bank when the barges came up; vas
there when the attempt was made to land.
| Witnessed the crowd resisting the efforts
of the men on the bargcs 10 throw out the
| gang plank; was about sixty yards from
the boats; the first shot came from the bow
OF one OF the barges; did not see Critchlow
there that day
1t Was Another Critchlow.
| Witness had conversation with Charles
| Reese (witness for prosecution. a was in
a cupola with Mr.. Reese l saw man
named Critchlow 20 into the pump house
said to Reese: There goes Crtchlow into
the place where Morris was killed He will
be killed sure; you had better get a good
sketch of Hmm
q. WAS Abe man you pointed out to
Reese the defendant'- A mo. sir"
Q. "Who WIS the mani A. q do not
wish to state"
| @ 'W. his name Critehlsw'" A. at
! was
On croes-exanination witness said: "rhe
crowd On shore was telling she men in the
barges not 70 come ashore, as they would
kin them
Fellow That Looked Like Him.
STONES wer, thrown ot the barges before
the first shot vas fred The man I saw
and 10 whom called Hr. Recess attention
was Harrison eritehlow, vino lives in
Braddoeh. He somewhat resembles the
defendant, whose cousin he fsr The de
knse devoted the entire afternoon to prov
ing THAI that the defendant was not at the
mills Oh the day Of The riot. Seven wit
hSsses. including one woman, all swors
positively tba they met Critehiow in the
town of Homestead IN The afternoon, while
several others swore tha. they saw him be
tween 3 and 3sf5 betveen Twelfth and
fourteenth streets going to hrs home
Seems to Prove That AIibI.
An Adjournment was taken until o. m
At the night session . number Of vftnesse,
swors that they saw the prisoner IN tn,
town Of Homestead between 70 and
o'clock. The prosecution proved Ahat Con
| nor had been shot after IL o'clock and be
fore o'clock p. M, and ii Is the opinion O
the attorneys that Critchlow has proved ar
ahbi and that he will not be convicted. Th,
ease may go to the jury. today.s
oDoNNEll ON 5THE DEFEAT.
| He Praises the Mechanics and Laborer