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

| xAI NXUHl DEAJSlUVs
Anton Soulyier, Who Was Shot In the Riot
Testtfies in Behalf OF Cr1tchlow - He
| Said There We're Is Bullet Holes in His
Clothes.
| During the afternoon Judge Kennedy
was joined by Judges Slagle, McClung and
Porter Judge Slagle remained q short
time. AT the night session Judge Porter
sat on the bench with Judge Kennedy. A
number of ladies, most of them witnesses.
were in the audience. The cross-examina-
tlons by ID. F. Patterson were sharp and
severe, but the witnesses told straightfor-
ward storieR The aim of the defense was
to prove an alibi, and how we'll they sue
ceeded the testimony will show. 1t is un-
derstood there will be evidence in rebuttal
Peter Smith was the first witness called
| in the evening. He testified: 81 saw
Sylvester Critchlow in my brothers saloon
about o'clock in the morning." There
was no cross-examination.
Anton Soulyier came next He has lived
in Homestead six years on Eighth avenue.
The morning of the riot witness was sick
| and Critchlow came in to see him between
10 and 1870 o'clock in the morning. A
young man named Routhrauff was with
| him.
On cross examination witness declined to
say what was the matter with him. Mr..
Bremen explained that to answer the uues-
tion would incriminate Soulyier He
knew the time, because the doctor was
! scheduled to come at 10 o'clock. Mrs
Kelker. his neighbor, was present, and she
looked at the clock. 1t was then 1920 in
the morning. Critchlow and Routhrauff
were there about 10 minutes. He had been
in bed from o'clock in the morning. The
| doctor was Mr.. Osborne. The witness was
subpenaed at o'clock in the evening. Just
had time to catch the train and come to
Pittsburg to testify. Hadn't spoken to
Critchlow's counsel about his testimony.
The Witness Had Been Shot.
@. Were you sick or wounded?
After some parley about lncriminating
himself the witness replied: II was shot
There were not less than from ten to 10
bullets in my clothes. Two bullets hit my
body, one passed through nv leg above the
knee, the other shot off my finger.
Q. What was your mental condition that
morning? A. You will have to see the doc.
tor about that.
Jacob Troutman lives on Eighth avenue.
He keeps a hotel in H homestead. He testi-
fed: 81 have known Critchlow for one
year and a half He came into my house
about S:35 in the morning and left about
five minutes to O. George Ridley was with
him."
On cross-examination Troutman said Rid
ley took whisky and Critchlow a small
beer. Critchlow often came to the hotel.
He was there in the forenoon of July 5. He
never stayed long. His place was closed
on the 7th. Critchlow didn't have gun.
Witness had not gone over his testimony
with anybody, not even with Critchlow's s
counsel
John Eichler boards with Jacob Trout
man. He was in the hotel, and saw Critch-
low there between $3.50 and o'clock in the
morning On cross-examination witness
said he was driver on the beer wagon. Of
fcer McAllister ordered the saloon to be
closed. George Ridley remarked that it
was almost 9 o'clock, and this Is how he
fixed the time.
Mr.. Marshall-Did you ever know another
9th of July like that one in Homestead?
A-No, sir.
Alexander McAllister is a borough officer.
He testified: 81 saw Critchlow first at the
corner of Sixth and Amity streets. saw
him again at Troutman's with George
Ridley. 1 went there to ask Troutman to
was about five minutes to o'clock"
The Man Who Arrested Fitzsimmons.
Cross-examlned witness said: 'Ridlev
remarked, 1t is now five minutes to 9
o'clock. Rather early closing 1t was the
first morning we closed up the saloons
This is how ] fix the time. Critchlow
hadn't gun"
Brennen-were you the man who arrested
FltZSimmOnS2 A al wi a Gfun
Henry Ramsey lives on Thirteenth and
Sarah streets. He was subpenaed during
the evening. Critchlow passed his house
between and 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
He had gun with him. and was going to-
ward his home. He was positive it was
after o'clock. He fixed the time because
he had late dinner, and it was. some time
alter he had eaten when Critchlow came
along. Crltchlow said he had no ammuni-
tion.
William Taylor lives in Homestead. He
testified! ~ was on the river shore about
3 o'clock in the morning. Saw the barges
land. Men came out on the bow and
pushed off the gang plank. There were
about 300 people on the shore. 1t looked to
me ~ if the first shot at the lsnding came
from the boat. I saw the flash and man
throw up his hands I didn't know at the
time who had been hit. He was a man on
the bank. was about so yards away from
the barges standing on the Peemickey
bridge"
When cross-examined, Taylor said he
saw man leaning against the gang plank |
on the shore. The people on the bank were
the plank threw up his hands when the first |
shot was fired.
At this point the court adjourned until !
this morning. Several witnesses for the |
defense were not present, and they will be |
heard this morning. Mr. Bremen is salts |
fed he has proved an alibi, and on this will |
go to the Jury.