The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-06
MR.. AMOUR TEsTIFIEs.
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Q. Who fred the first shot2
A. John Briggs.
O. Do you know who shot James Parit?
A. Yes, sir
q. Who2
A. John Briggs At the same time l was
wounded in the left heel. Parft said some
thing when he was shot, but I didn't hear
what It was. After the shot Mahony took
the rife from Briggs,
On cross examination by Mr.. Brumm,
Conuers said Thomas Martin and Thomas
Rafferty, stood beside Patft when the latter
was shot. l was in the Miners Hospital
from August % to October 10 1893, an ac-
count of the the injuries he received
FLORENCE MAHoNy,
Of Gilberton, swore: | was at the scene Of
the riot and went to the dinkey. went
over to where Am ur was standing talking
with Garrett Keating and others. Keatiug
was advising Amour to take the things away.
! told them that the men in the car should
be arrested and got ON the platform for the
purpose Of encouraging the Chief Burgess to
arrest the dinkey party and said if l was the
Chief Burgess 1 would arrest them ALL Then
got of The platform and stood about or feet
infront torthednkey.I stood watching Amour.
saw Amour, Weavill and another party
from Girardyille standing on the platform
SAW Ben y, the motor man, in the car. Next
to me were several people. ! couldn't see
who they were, l was watching Amour
right in the eyes. l didn't engage in any
conversation at the time 1 heard a convcr.
s4tion going on at the time, but ! couldn't
toll who 10 was. They were talking to
! Amour. ! only saw Weayill on The car plat.
orm with firearms. | saw Briggs there that
night. I saw him coming out of the car with
the gun. just before he came out heard
voice which | judged to be of a boy about Is
TO 20 years of age, way back at the church,
say "Where is the Girardvlle militia ?' and
Briggs came ruaning out with his gun in his
hand, put it over the railing of the car and
said, "Here we are" 1 don't remember
what other words he mentioned, and then he
fred at the same time. l grabbed the gun
and we hustled for it. 1 got the gun and
kept it in my hands for while and then
took it over to the shop and examined it to
see what was in it. The shell fell upon the
floor / afterwards took the gun over to
Foley's and kept the she'll
The witness identified one of the rifles in
court as the one he took from Briggs One
side Of the stock had upon it the letter "F''
and the other side the figures 40"
Mahauy continued: j did not say any
thing to Briggs when ] reached for the gun
did not say any thing to him at any time.
don't remember seeing Parft any time that
night l heard the railway people were Or
ganizng a force at Ashland to go to Gilber-
ton and relay the tracks. | was not con-
nected in any way with the tearing up or
laying down of the track, / wanted to see
them come up and lay the track and that
was what kept me there until the diukey ar
rived but l don't know why 1 wanted to see
them do it, IL is not true that when 1 heard
they were coming l wanted to remain to help
resist the relaymg Of the track.
MT Brumm; Mahauy, did you grab
Briggs gun before the shot was fired or after?
A. After.
Q. You are absolutely certain about that?
A. Yes sir. Il was few seconds after
! hustled quite while with Briggs and he
pulled me up on the bumper of the car
t Then he lot CO. So far as / know there
t was no preparation made by the people ot
Gilherton TO resist in case an attempt should
be made to relay the track that night and NJ
one spoke to me about being prepared witt
" arms, or otherwise. remained around Fo
ley's until l a. m. on August 22nd when
was called to shave Holland who had died
Mr. Brumm read from the evidence taker
-' at the Coroner's inquest in which Mahony
swore 81 was searching for the gun just
about the time the shot went of. ! couldn't
say whether had hold of the gun before the
shot was fired, or not"
Odd you swear to that?
Al don't think l did.
Q-Mahony you swore in your eEamina
ton in chief that you didn't say anything t,
Briggs when you grabbed the gun, now
didn't you swear before the Coroner's jury
a that when you got hold of the gun you called
al Briggs ----?
If A. Yes, sir l think l did and as m!
recollection must have been better then thai
now, that must be true. l don't know
lr whether The shot fred by Briggs strucl
rp Parht. Just as Briggs put the gun over th
m rail of the car and before he fired l grabbe,
st the gun about foot or 1s inches from tn
in muzzle. / had to grab the best part of one
In third of the length of the gun. l caught
Mt with my left hand. Notwithstanding swor
twice that / called Briggs - - - -
when grabbed the gun do not think nos
that testimony was correct. Before CLOSING
this cross examination Mr.. Brumm brough
out that hole in one of the buildings on tn
ID street where the riot occurred must have bee
iS s made by a shot towards the dinkey.
I'd RICHARD AMOUR
Sworn; l am detective by occupation an
= at the time of the Gilberton riot was in tn
employ of the Schuylkill Traction Compan
As a specal officer and collector of advertis,