The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-06


dozen or more shots he spoke Of came from
the dinkey to the best of my knowledge. l
can't swear to any shots coming from any |
other place and they we're fred after saw |
the man fall. No stones were thrown before |
that. The man l advised to go into the car |
was Wrenn Brown, that was before the shoot |
ing. l only had conversation with Amour |
about his wound, when I was trying to make
him comfortable. 1 didn't talk with him
about the shooting. The people took care Of
Amour after he was shot; his own men had
run away 1 got a pillow and put under
Amour's head in the car He said nothing
only for Gods sake to get him away. am
no relative of any Of the parties concerned in
this case. 1 only knew Briggs before the riot
by seeing him as a moUor man. There were
no hostilties against Amour and his men be
| fore the shooting, Some boys about there
we're shouting l could tell they were boys
| by their voices. don't know who they were.
The remarks were about the militia
and Homesteaders. l can't say l heard any
body say "If we're Chief Burgess 1 would
pull them off the car and have them
arrested" Although I swore Browns
remarks were snottyi I still swear there were
no hostilities on the scene.
This concluded Foley's examination.
GARRETT HEATING
called and sworn: live in Gilberton. Am
no Councilman or other official l took no
part in the tearing up of the tracks They
tore up from 20 to so yards. 1 recognized
Amour and motorman on the dinkey whom it
passed my place and went up to the place
where the track was torn up. l went up to
the place and saw young man standing at
west end of the dinkey steps with gun on
his arm; some men were advising him to 60
into the car 1 went to Amour and told him
it was 3 shame to bring an armed body o
men into the town at night like that; | was
not in favor of tearing up the track but l wal
, in favor of maintaining law and order in th'
S borough and they had better 60 home they
z wouldn't lay the tracks with guns. They
e had better go home and come back the mex
g day. Amour agreed with me and we shool
{ hands. Shortly after there were shots and al
e scattered There were no hostilities. Tn
t majority of the people were trying to max
o peace After the shooting we took away tn
o guns fixed Amour up and advised that he b
n taken to the Miners Hospital, We told ther
IS to take Amour and the car out Of the borough
o After l shook hands with Amour ther
o, was peace before the shooting the car NOV
s. ed away about six feet and then stopped
% take something on, believe. l went HON
g and came out again after heard two shots,
1t few seconds elapsing between the first an
Ie second, and l saw general shooting from tn
I. car did not see or hear shots from an
v other place. From the time l left Amou
* and the diukey until heard the first sho
,e was about minute or two. When Amot
It and me agreed the crowd cheered Their
Z were no hostiIities, no stones thrown and l
! arms displayed After the riot | found gu
ne in the car and took it to my house. The gu
l is in court. 1t was loaded.
tx A Spencer rifle was produced and keatir
ne identified it as Tie gun he found in the ca
re l saw Briggs standing in the dinkey tn
of night; couldn't say whether or not he Ina
g. any weapon l only saw him when l W
no passing the car and can't say what chang
,e of position he made.
e. Cross examination by Mr.. Brumm sa
its shooting from the south and east windows
air the dnkey. didn't hear or see any sho
he ing from any other direction. | don't kn'
ty of any citizens who had any fire arms the
that night outside of the people in
IRE dinkey. objected to the tearing up Of ii
en- track that night, but they paid no attenti
n to it. One of the cries by the crowd bet'
aw shooting was "Homesteaders," and the
ot. were cries for the Chief Burgess TO arr
a Amour and his men. The only man 1 C
ar saw positively had a gun at the time Of I
ne. talk and shaking hands was Amour. Bril-
ect was in the car. That was some time at
l the car had arrived and stopped. | did !
DOR see Amour and Briggs cover Stone a
ore REYNOLDS. The dinkey left Gilberton alb
sry half an hour after the shooting. Amour b
ON no medical attendance. sent for
zen Gillars aud he couldn't respond.
-. WILLIAM CONNERs
"u' called and sworn l reside in Gilberton 8
ioV' was at the scene of the riot James Pa
ne was there | stood about 10 or II feet fl
ggS the car and about three feet behind Pai
no When got to the scene | stood behind Pa
'eI- and l saw Amour on the front platform
lry the car and heard John Reynolds say "A
o"' can't scare the people of the Gilber
lug borough" That is all l heard said by h
say 1 heard some one say something ab
'uy' Girardville and saw Briggs come out Of
* car and heard him say Here we are,
Vne --- -," and "Take that" Ther
Sd" fired. saw Parit drop and at the same
MS l was wounded Then l saw FlOre
way Mshony go and take the gun from Bri
'ouU Then l went as hard as l could to get Gu
LOOK the road. When l got to Russell's, on
ght, na,oront got sbot IN the left wrist
lem. -, 49, p,1ssoi,,s ana Cow Evan Davis
ired
ious Continued on fourth Pa0s.)