The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-04
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Congressman Brumm Continues His Cross
Examination of Briggs.

the bench Of Court No. 1 and District |
Attorney Ryan followed Immediately after
The jurymen had already been in their seats
about fifteen minutes. Clerk Of the Courts
shortall WAS at his desk and all the tipstaAs !
and the crier were at their posts.
Governor" Ochs the Deputy Sheriff. was
also on hand. By the way, of the many eff
cient officials, none excel Mr.. Ochs in con-
duoting the ladies about the intricate corri- |
dors of the palace of justice.
At 92O o'clock the several counsel entered |
the room and with light step John Briggs, |
the defendant, walked from the room where |
prisoners are kept pending their entrance to
court.
As soon as the counsel were seated the
clerk of the court recalled Councilman John
W Stone to the witness chair and Mr.. Brumm
took up the cross examination which was cut
of by the adjournment of court last night
Stone said that he meant, when he said he
and Reynolds were covered with the rifles, he
meant that the rifles were pointed at them.
He illustrated by holding staff 30 that it
pointed straight from the shoulder.
Briggs and Amour did not take any particu-
lar aim. Briggs did not aim at Parft. He
held his gun at the shoulder. He held the
gun as he did when he covered me. I WAS in
the Council when the permission was given
in 1891 to lay the electric tracks. The road
has been running about a year. No altera.
tions have been made by the company in the
track
We did not attempt to get an injunction
before the track was laid was down sever
al times to get an injunction, but don't know
whether it was before after. In September
or October, 1892 came down to Pottsvile to
get an injunction to make them macadamize
the road according to the ordinance. We
tore up the track because they didn't live up
to the borough ordinance The road was not
macadamzed at any other poiut. The reason
the road was torn up because they didn't
have a right of way and because they did
not live up to the borough ordinance.
Q. Then you did not tear it up becau
the road was not macadamized?"
A. No. sir.
The first action of the Council was to notify
the company to fix up the street. It was in
bad condition As to the right of way the
first action Of Council was to notify them
that if they 1iAn't repair the road we would
tear it up. The reason we didn't tear it up
at other points where the road was in bad
condition was that they had a right Of way
for a limited time The road was in bad
repair from its construction We took no
proceedings at law during the year to require
the repairs We passed a resolution in
Council to tear up the tracks, which was
done by residents of the East ward. They
we're John Cavanaugh, Eli Evans
Thomas Fellows Michael Leahy Michael
Garfield and several others I can't remember
Councilmen Stone, Reynolds and Gorley and
the Chief Burgess were there. They tore up
about 100 yards of the track. We threw the
rails and sills to the side of the street The
men were paid a days work for tearing up
the rails PAID about - or Is. None of the
p Councilmen were paid The wages were
Sl5O shift. No one volunteered to tear up
the tracks. The men who did the work
p lived near the place. 1t created
quite an excitement. The work occupied
D trom 5 to 1890 p. m. George Rohland, Of
Shenandoah, was among the people there.
e Florence NJ Mahony Thomas Fellows, and
S Michael Leahy. That was aboutall can re.
member The men were 10 get quarter OF
. beer after the job, but they didn't get it. What
happened after was enough without the beer
t The men didn't get anything to drink at the
expense of Council. Don't know whether
they got any at their own expenre. 1 saw
S men going in to get drink, but didn't see one
g man OF boy under the influence of liquor and
h.. none had fire arms. l didn't hear ans
threats in case an attempt to relay the tracks
should be made Council had decided to be OF
the tracks and arrest men who should attemp
o to relay the track We made no arrests un
til l o'clock the next morning, that was fol
IL the murder. We made no arrests before thu
" shooting because they didn't get off the ca,
until they ran away, l think l saw one ole
d workman get Off the car, but am not sure
He was not arrested. When he got off HI
h had a shovel in his hand. l don't recollec
It what became of it. / was cool and calm tina
night, but when Briggs ran out got excited
firearms, but you shoot if you like" that wa
,t when be covered me- l didn't get excitet
then. / made up my mind l would stand ol
the track, whether / got killed or not. Afte
f tearing up the track l meant to stay there
! was perfectly cool up to that time. Afte
Briggs shot / saw Terrence Mahanoy jun
N and wrestle the gun from Briggs hav
Ie two boxes Of cartridges l took from Robel
ID Jarvis, citizen of the East ward. He di
y not belong to the dinkey party.
.y During the argument of an objection b
ID Mr.. Wadlinger, Messrs. Garrett Keatinl
pc Blahanoy, Foley and two other Gilberto
tn residents walked into the court room eac
10 carrying the rifles which it was alleged weI
yo captured during the riot and which al
NJ alleged to have been used by the dink
party.
Continuing his testimony Stone said he di