The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-11
SHENANDOAH. PA. THURSDAY. JANUARY IL. 1894.

pany. That passenger car stopped within 10
or 10 feet of the dinkey. l don't know how
long it remained there 1 didn't see it leave.
When got to Gilberton l walked to the
front end of the dinkey and saw Amour
talking to Reynolds and some Of the Coun'
cilmen. They were trying to persuade Amour
to take the guns back into the car and that
was about all up to the shooting. l heard
quite a good deal of talking and cries that
the car was standing on the crossing. Mr..
Amour raid, THAT is So" and moved the car
back from the crossing, about 10 feet. was
standing on the middle of the road, where
the track was torn up. l heard cry Of
where are the Homesteaders and GirArdville
militia A man came rushing out Of the car
and said, "Here we are" and fired instantly,
over the platform rail. He fred between |
the starting lever and the brake, in q south
easterly direction, The man came from the /
dinkey. did not recognize him at that J
time, but recognize him now as Mr.. Briggs. |
don't remember having seen Amour at that
time. don't remember seeing anybody on
| the platform just before the shooting by the
man who came out. The remarks the man
made caused me to look up. After the shot
was fred didn't see anything. 1t seemed to
me about two seconds after thst somebody
brushed past me with a revolver in his hand
and fired at Mr.. Briggs. He fired one shot.
l saw Flo Mahony at the discussions about
the car being on the crossing and after the
shooting and everything had quieted down.
| NT.l Iyrvifl Ina
his hand, after the affair was over When
Briggs fred the shot l didn't notice that it
hit anybody. 1 thought it was blank
cartridge. The first shot that night came
from Mr.. Briggs. At the time Briggs fred
tho shot 1 was standing near the north rail,
about 10 OF 10 feet east of the dinkey. When
Briggs threw his hands up to his head it was
five or ten seconds after he fred the shot.
didn't see Mshony at that time. l didn't see
any one have hold of the gun when Briggs
fred the shot; no one beside Briggs
CROSS EXAMINATION.
O. If Mahony had hold of Briggs gun ut
all you can't tell at what timer
A. don't know that he had hold of the
gun at all.
Q. he did, of course you couldn't tell
at what time he got hold of it?
A. No, sir.
Q. Whether before or after the shot was
discharged
A. l feel confident that no one had hold
of the gun before it was discharged.
Q. If Mahony did have hold of the gun,
either before or after the discharge and you
didn't see him have hold of it, then you
couldn't tell at what time he grabbed it?
A. l couldn't tell what time he grabbed
it. If he grabbed it after 1 would have
known it.
@. Why better than before if he had hold
of it after?
A. l have a distinct recollection Of seeing
the gun come out over the dashboard.
Witness 81 don't know how many peo
pie were between me and the dinkey. We
were changing positions all the time / was
from 10 to 10 feet from the dinkey and can't
tell whether there were any persons between
me and the dinkey or not, l didn't see any
body at all when the shot was fired. ! didn't
see any firing only that by Mr. Briggs and
the man who shot at Briggs. ] heard other
shots after.
After the noon recess District Attorney
Ryan announced in open court that with the
, exception of essrs. Rafferty,, Martin, Reyn
olds, Stone and DR.. Enterline the Common
, wealth would not require the further attend
ance of witnesses who had already been ex.
amined.
Before retiring from the witness stand Mr.
Maurer said there is quite little talk and
feeling in Gilberton over the Briggs case.
: CHRIST MARTIN
T sworn Il reside in the East ward of Gilber-
. ton. was present for while when the
@ track was being torn up l noticed Amour,
t Beunie, Briggs and Weavill and a repairmsn
D on the dinkey. Briggs, Weaviu and Amour
D had guns. ] heard Amour say, 81 call on
s John Reynolds, John Stone and the Chief
Burgess to assist me in laying this track and
@ then both Amour and Briggs stepped up and
: put their guns over the dinkey and Amour
s said Can who are not interested in this road
i stand back and ] stood back. Amour then
= said, Men go to work. | saw an old NAVY
q come outside at the south side of the car
@ The Chief Burgess said 81 will arrest the
, first man who takes hand in laying this raj
f down" The old NAVY dropped his tooli
[ and went back ON the car Amour and
D Briggs put their guns down. Amour was
s then talking to some people and l heard SOME
one say they ought to be arrested for blocking
up the crossing. Amour said "Yes, that il
So" and moved the car back. The car went
back about 10 feet. Then I saw Amour talk
Is ing to somebody on the north side Of the car
b / didn't notice who it WAS. Some one mad,
l the remark, where is the Girardyill'
!. militia ?" and Briggs came out and saiC
y Here they are, what do you want?" and
I fred Amour was standing still, talking t
s, some man He was facing TO the north, o
northeast Briggs fired to the southeast.
was about y or IA feet from the car on thl