The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-18

most trying moments, and at no time did he
appear flushed or embarrassed.
DAVID WILLIAMS
sworn: When we got to Gilberton that night
| was sitting in the car. When we reached
the point where the track was torn up | got
up and got to the door. I saw Mr. Amour on
the platform with Benny, the motor man.
Mr. Amour was on the corner Of the car. He
leaned over and called out to the Chief Bur.
CESS and Mr.. Reynolds to assist him in dis
persug the mob, that he had come to lay this
track that night Amour then saw Stone at =
distance and said, And you, also, Mr. Stone,
| ask you in the name Of the Commonwealth
to help me ditperse this mob We want to
lay this track " Stone was standing with
lantern in his hands. One man. believe it
was the Chief Burgess, allowed there would
be no track putdOwn that night Mr.. Amour
you are pretty good policeman, but you are
not in il tonight. We are too many for you"
Amour tried to reason with them and said
they came there not to harm or hurt anybody
but to lay the track They got reasoning TO
gether pretty nicely, as | thought and shings
quieted down ! etood at the inside Of the
car and as | looked out l saw Mr.. Watkins in
the crowd and | took walk out Of the car, ~
the rear end, and went around to the front
end. | went up to Mr.. Watkins and said
L
and asked me how l got there / told him |
came up in the car. In about second from
that Mr.. Watkins left me and won't towards
| she north side of the car. In about second
or two from that another man named
| Jonathan Pritchard came up TO me and Ne
exchanged few remarks about private mat
| tiers. Pritchard then left me and went IT,
the north side in front of the car. hen a
| shout started, Now, where are the Home
steaders and the Girardville milita?" and
something about the scabs. 1t was lively
| there 81 the time. ! was looking straight At
the car and saw Mr. Briggs get up from his
| seat and come out at the front with a gun
and say, h ere we are what do you Want?'
at the same time as Briggs came out Of the
door with his gun pointed upward l saw
man step up and grab the gun with his left
hand, and as ne grabbed the gun l saw il
come down and then the shot went on
| turned to see if any one was shot and just as
! l looked q man in the center of the track
| said, MY God | am shot and at that | saw
| him raise his arms and lean over. He made
move towards the south side Of the street,
That was all l saw.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
first got ON the dnkey at Girardvlls
power house. 1 came from Shenandoah in
company with Mr.. Amour i came without
| firearms. | couldn't say whether Ameur hsd
at that time; but at VIM Penn / saw him
| handle firearms. We we're on the passenger
car with Ed. Foley. When we got TO VIM
| Penn or 8 guns were put on the car A gun
was handed TO me between Girardville and
MahsnOy Plane. MI Amour handed it to
me and told me to take care Of it. Ths gun
Amour handed to me | put on the seat and
| didn't handle it after ! saw Amour hand
guns to others but can't remember Just now
who they were / don't know where Briggs
/ got his gun.
| Witness identified the gun marked "E'
aud go" as the one Briggs had on that night
| SAW Amour load some Of the gunS on the
way to GilbertOn. ! SAW Briggs and Wrenn
| Brown open boxes Of csrridges and saw them
| in an act as if about to load their guns a.
about the same time Amour loaded guns
Amour said, Now, boys, don't make any
| move until l tel you He mentioned that
on the way to Gilberton, Brown and myself
said Yes don't make any move, boys" l
heard a distinct shot after the first one and
| after that the shooting became general
am under Indictment and under bail in this
court to answer charge of riot
E. D, SMITH, ESQ.
reaide st Pottsville, am a lawyer by
| profession, and for five years was q captzih in
| the National Guard Of Pennsylvania
O. You saw the witness lWHliams) hold
the gun as he described the holding OF the
gun by Briggs when he went out Of the
! carr
A. Yes, sir.
O. lS that a natural position for a soldier
to carry his gun when advancing?
Objected to and objection sustained.
MT Brunm asked permission TO read 10 the
| jury the testimony taken by a stenographer
at the Coroner's inquest for The purpose Of
con trsdictng witnesses and showing that at
the inquest they swOre in many respects to a
| different state Of facts than they have here.
The Com mOnweslth objected on the ground
that the stenographers notes themselves were
not evidence
Judge Weidman decided that such Of the
notes which had bearing on the alleged con
| Trajectory statements could be read.
| Mr.. Brumm then spent aome time reading
| from the notes
ALBERT RoEHRIc,
reporter for the Republican. swore that he
had known John Briggs for 20 years and had
never heard Lis reputation for peace and good
order questioned.
JOHN BRIGGS STORY.
was born in st. Clair on january g. 1853,
| aud lived there until / wss between N and l2
years Of age. went TO school there and
moved with my parents TO Thomaston, where
] We lived for about ear and chen moved 20
/ Heekscheryille where ] lived until j was
married. but / was boarding in Mineusville
| for year or so before that. Ii is about 10
years since l left Heckscheryille. l went 10