The Portland daily press., 1892-05-17
CAPE ELIZABETH'S RIOT.
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lowing up his team from the corner.
After the fight began l saw Leonard and
Wesley Cash near, and heard the Con-
stable call for help. I saw no action
on their part to indicate that they were
helping us or trying to get the roughs
off. He did not know how old the boys
are or whether they are fighting charac
ters Had heard they were.
Mr.. John H. johnson,
brother of lthe preceding witness, narra-
ted wildly the circumstances of the con-
/ fiict. He was attacked and struck when
he went to the constable's assistance.
He thinks he was knocked senseless about
twice. When Burgess called on the
Cashes for assistance he heard their an
swer: 1--WE daresn't; we know that
crowd After having been knocked
down once Mr.. johnson got up to see
fellow brandishing his fists and saying:
'iStand up for about two hours and l will
show you.' And the fellow proceeded
to do the showing. In the retreat Mr..
johnson reached the house with blood
streaming from his nose and face, and in
rather dazed condition He thought
that if the Cash and Grace boys had as
sisted the roughs could have been
beaten.
1t seems that after the battle of Skunk
Hill, the seven roughs, apparently
followed by the Graces and Cashes,
proceeded towards Cape Elizabeth depot,
for the next battle occurred there, and
Constable James E. Hayes
was the hero of it.
In court yesterday Mr.. Hayes testified
that about Z p. m. he was called to Cape
Elizabeth Depot to attend to crowd
that were making great outcry. He
said: ''The crowd started down Evans
street, and cut across the the field and
headed them off. caught the horse by
the bride. When they wanted to go on
refused to let them, and they asked if 1
wanted fight Then the two who
seemed to be in charge of the team went
to the barrel to draw some beer, which
prevented. Then the two men ran. Mr..
Littlehale took the constable into his
| gig, and pursuit was begun. When
Hayes came up with them they showed
fight. Edward w. Fullerton came to the
assistance of the constable. The
latter also called on William
Cash Jr., . to assist, and Cash re-
piled: II will be damned if do" This
Mr.. Hayes thought strange, as Cash was
constable with him last year. Conley,
one of the two roughs, was arrested; but
Ney, the other, escaped. The constable
remembered hearing Frank Grace tell the
roughs to run for the woods.
Mr.. James Kennison
testified that he saw the trouble: "The
team came along with half barrel of beer
and great crowd after it. WhenI got
there Mr.. Hayes had just arrived. There
were two with the team, and they started
around to get drink of beer. Hayes
stopped them; and then knocked one
down. Then the two fellows fled.
Hayes pursued, and coming up to them
| was assisted by Mr.. Fullerton. The
roughs began to fight. Then Mr.. Fuller
ton struck one of the men with hand
cuff. VIM. Cash, jr. stepped up and
said 'sIf you strike him again will
strike you.' Cash's fists were doubled
up and he meant fight. Frank Grace,
Geo. Grace, and Leonard and Wesley
Cash were all there, and gathered around
as if to assist the two roughs.
Mr.. Edward W. Fullerton
was the next witness. When he first
saw the team one man was beating the
horse with his fist. Then they started
down across the crossing. He saw Off
Ger Hayes stop them, and saw them run.
Leonard Cash and Wesley Cash directed
the two men to run, for the woods.
The witness went with Hayes, and
when they came up witness went for
Ney. Ney struck him, and then witness
went at him with the handouts. Then
William Cesh threatened witness if he
struck Ney again. The Grace boy and
| two Cash boys encouraged Ney by saying
| "Give it to him." s'Sock it to him"
At this point the court adjourned un-
| til D. m.
THE AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Fullerton continued on the stand,
Mr.. Frank cross examining him. Witness
| testified that he heard Frank Grace and
Leonard, and Wesley Cash say that there
were not men enough in Cape Elizabeth
to arrest the men. Both Wesley and
Leonard Cash encouraged Conley by
shouting to him to "socl1 it to him."
Mr.. Frank raised the point that these
words might have been addressed to
him (Fullerton) instead of to Ney; but
the witness did not think that this was
so. After William Cash had threatened
him, he Fullerton) struck Ney again,
but Cash did not interfere.
Mr.. Granville Libby was in at the
brush down by the woods when Hayes
and Fullerton fought Conley and Ney.
He heard Hayes call on VIM. Cash to as
sist, and Cash replied: 81 will be
damned if I do'' He also heard Cash
threaten Fullerton if the latter struck
Ney again with the handouts. He
heard the crowd say: 'Now rum when
Ney escaped. Fullerton would have cap
tured Ney had it not been for the crowd.
Fred W. Dyer, a boy, testified that he
heard VIM. Cash, Jr.,> refuse to help
Hayes, and also Cash's threat to Fuller
ton. He heard the crowd of Cashes and
Graces say: 'Give it to him, sock it to
him." He was sure that they said this
tosNey, who at thattime was striking Full
lerton. Then they closed up around
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