Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-09
HEHEARDTHECASE
Alderman Reilly Hears the
Testimony
AS TO THE RIOT AT DUQUESNE
He Holds Al the Men on Reduced
Bal and Permits Two to Go,
TO KesppeaT Later.

PIrTsBrR6, Aug. e.-The Duquesne
rioters had . hearing before Alderman
Reilly this afternoon at 5 O'Clock.
Duquesne wofkmen were present
10 hear the case. Mr.. Beck
appeared for the commonwealth. and
Messrs. w. J. Brennan and J. X. Nc
Quad for the defense. .. r. Griffith,
coal aud iron policeman at the Du-
quesne iron works and the informant
IN these cases, Was the flrst witness.
and testified that he had seen the crowd
about the gate ana heard them threat
en- the men who tried To enter the mill.
Many of the men had ciuts.
William Millseagie. the master me-
chanic Of the Duquesne mills, sworn.
said he had come 10 the mill ~ $50,
and Was stopped by five men, who
dragged him away from the mills, and
told MIN that If ne went In he would
wish no had not. Hugh Boyce. y car
penter At the works, was stopped by
the men but went in, despite the threats
that were made against MN.
saw Them with Clabs.
John Walters. q watchman, testified
that the crowd did not bother him, but
he saw them surround other men, and
prevent them from entering the mill.
lie saw many of the men with clubs
and SAID that Bennet, Decker and Ursie
were among the number. John Foley,
another watchman, testified that the
crowd stopped men, among them Mr..
Hail, and that they continued to do 80
until the militia came at ~ O'Clock.
lie recognized Sayder and Mclean.
Alex Morrison. a water tender 1t the
works, testified that he saw crowd
when be got OIL the car, but did not
know any of them. When he tried To
get IN lie was given three minutes TO go
home and upon refusing was grabbed
by some men, He was struck by fists
and clubs and considerably dazed.
After that he remembered little.
Court House Bums.
David Hanna, q detective, the next
witness, was called; he saw the crowd
stop, among them Hugh Boyce. He
said they called the men WHO tried tu
get IN ''back Sheep" and cursed the
deputies re court house buns. Some
body proposed cleaning out the mill,
but he succeeded IN getting the men
not TO Go so. He recognized Hogan,
Essler and Snyder.
Emil Hallgreen, the chief draughts-
man at the Duquesne mill, testified that
he was stopped and forced TO go back
home. The men had clubs and told
him he would get hurt if he tried to ge,
IN ana that those who had gone IN
would gel good trouncIng when they
came out.
Tim Olden, y clerk at the works, wat
also not permitted to go To work. He
was grabbed and forced back. Did not
strike any of the men. With this the
prosecution closed its case.
All Admitted 10 Bail.
Attorney Brennan, tor the defense
suggested that Snyder anu Mclean
should be let go, as they had not been
IN the crowd, but only on the steps OF
the hotel near by and that the remain.
der be admitted to bail in less sum foI
a court trial.
Mr.. Breck understood that SNYDER
and Mclean were arrested on the testl.
mony of Deputy Young, who was moi
then present and that therefore the
court should not free them. He agreed
to the remainder being let go on bail.
Squire REILLY finally held Ursle, Ess
Ter, Bukie. Bennett, Kennedy, Hogan
Nolan, IIa IS and Coates for court trial
and fixed bail At 81 900. Snyder and
Mclean were released to appear for q
further hearing. All Of the men got
bail except Ursie, VINO went TO jail.