The record-union., 1894-07-19
INQUEST ON STEWARDS DEATH.
1t Was Not Concluded Last
Evening.
Testimony offered Does Not Differ
Very Materially From That of
the Night Before.

Mrs. Rose Frey, who lives at the Amer
lean Hotel, testified that she saw four
men sitting on the edge OF the lower
freight sheds, and saw three of them get
up to look at the engine. She saw the en-
CINE stop, and several men ran through
the upper shed towards them. The sol
diers followed them and commanded
them to halt, but Stewart ran away and
was shot, Witness heard the command
to halt. The soldiers were about twenty
feet from him. Stewart fell, and three or
four other shots were fired at him. The
four men had been drinking beer, and
ran when the others came from the other
shed. She heard no shouting or bad Ian
guage to the soldiers. at the last shots
she saw the dust from the bullets Hy near
where Stewart lay. Stewart held up his
hands. The soldiers fired from the plat
form.
John Black testified that when the first
shot was fired he was in the bakery. lie
vent TO the front door and saw Stewart
on the ground in the street. The sol
diers stood pointing their guns at him.
Captain Roberts told him TO bring Stew
art some water, but he declined. Captain
Roberts said to his men: Each one pick
your man and if shot is fired plug him."
He was quite excited. Witness thought
there was one shot fired after he got TO
the door, but would not swear to 1t. One
shot went through his saloon. Stewart
tried to get up after he fell, but was una
ble to do so. McClay and Schnerr took
water to Stewart. Captain Roberts told
his men to look out for this thing and
that and witness thought 1t best to keep
ia doors. The soldiers circled around
Stewards body after he fell. Some OF the
shots we're fired from x street toward l.,
and some of them were fired high.
Joseph McClay was in front OF Blacks
saloon when the shooting occurred.
When the train went down there were
six or seven men in the space between
the sheds. As the train came back one Of
the men waved his hat and hallooed some
thing: witness could not tell what. The
others also hallooed. Witness said TO
friend that the fool would bring about
such a racket as happened the day be-
fore. The soldiers came through the sheds
and arrested the man and some others.
Stewart started TO run and was shot He
fell and tried TO get up again, and some
more shots were fired at him. The soldiers
circled around him, and someone told
them 10 shoot up and down the streets to
clear them and keep back the crowds, and
they did so. a soldier pointed his gun at
someone down the street and told him to
stop. Another soldier said, plug him.
but the soldier did not shoot. w hen Stew
art tried TO get up, three shots were fired
at him. He might have been told to shoot,
but witness did not hear it. Stewart and
the men with him had been drinking
beer from a can. Stewart threw up MS
hands just before he fell, but witness did
not know whether it was the result Of
being shot.
When Stewart fell the shooting was
from the lower shed, and subsequently
shots were fired from the platform be-
tween the sheds. Witness heard Captain
Roberts order the men to fire down 1.-THE
street, and they fred two shots. He
thought it was meant TO shoot at the
crowd. Witness afterwards found four
shots struck knights building.
Henry Price, with Mebius IL Drescher.
was on the sidewalk watching the switch
ing, and heard yelling and saw a man
waving his hat The cars stopped and
the soldiers got off and some men ran
away, while some stayed. Stewart was
shot while running away. Witness heard
no command TO halt. Stewart jumped
from the shed and ran.
George Dosch, with the same firm, was
in the second story OF the store. He saw
several men, one of whom waved his hat
and called out something. When the
soldiers came they ran away. Did not see
where Stewart came from, but he was in
the middle of the street when shot. Wit
ness heard the soldiers say, stop, and
throw up your hands!' The soldiers
who shot were in the street between the
sheds. Three or four shots were fired to-
ward Stewart after he fell.
John Myer, a butcher, swore that he
with others, was sitting In the shed. A
man threw up his hat as the train went
by. 1t stopped and the soldiers chased
and arrested them and took them first to
the flat car and then to the guard house.
Duffy. the man who waved his hat, did
not call the soldiers namess Witness
heard no names called. The man who
was shot was in the party with witness,
but broke and ran away with two or
three others. Witness was positive that
Stewart was with his party. They were
sitting in the upper shed on some barrels.
" hen Duffy waved his hat witness said.
''For Gods sake don't do that, or they
will shoot" When the soldiers rushed
in and ordered them 10 halt, witness did
so, but Stewart and some others ran
away. Witness heard the soldiers shout,
stKilI him." The soldiers did not shoot
at Stewart after he fell. Witness knew
Stewart; had known him about year.
lie was not very hard Of hearing. Buck
ley was also with the crowd.
John Lewes saw Duffy wave his hat,
and was arrested with the others. Stew
art said, Here comes the soldiers" and
started TO run and was shot. This was
after Duffy waved his hat and hallooed
at the soldiers. Witness heard the Lieu
tenant say, ''Kill all the - and
put them on tbe.car.v There were fifteen
or eighteen men in the crowd and witness
heard no one but Duffy say anything
Did not know why Stewart ran away.
Private Henry NJ. Martin testified thai
he was on the switching engine. Some
men were sitting in the shed as the en-
gine went down and tall man waved his
hand over his head and shouted some
did f10 11n6 md hot
When the train came back the Captain
ordered the men arrested. Some of them
ran away and stewart was shot. Witness
heard the shots. When witness entered
the shed he was struck on the back of the
head by something-he thought it might
be piece OF wood. Witness fired one
shot at a man that was running away
nearly a block off. It was not at Stewart
1t was warning shot to make him stop
The men had orders before they went Out
to shoot if they were resisted. He under
stood his orders to be that if man raL
away or resisted arrest he was TO shoot
as there must be some reason for suct
conduct. He did not understand what
Duffy said, but the Captain gave lnstruc
tion to watch him.
United States Attorney knight stated
that some of the soldiers, who were or
the switching engine, were absent on
other details at this time, some OF then
being at Iruekee. Ii the question as X
whether any OF them did the shooting
were asked Of them, he wished to STATE
now that he should advise them TO refuse
TO answer. It was their legal privilege
as they could not be forced to criminal,
themselves.
The inquest was then continued till to
night at $50.
Continued Ordinance Cases.
The case OF J. Hyman, charged witt
xialatinp the sidewalk nrdinon.o wa