The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

southeast side OF the track and one Of them
allowed that the first man with pick or
shovel who would try to relay that track, he ,
would drop. Some were talking 20 Mr.. |
Amour. I didn't know what the conversation |
WAS They talked for while. Some men
come up and ordered the diukpy off the cioss- |
ing.s After We got The car back of the cross
ing then the man wanted TO get them /
or ho walk and it went back. Thon !
the men threw their tools ON and all
the r,pairsmon went into the dinkcy.
did not receive orders from anybody ia
authority to return TO the diukey with the
picks and shoycls / ordered my men to go
back. / was speaking to a friend of mine
for few moments and then stepped ON the
front part Of the car. The others went in
the csr. didn't go in at all after / once
got OF until after the shooting. J was there
when the shooting commenced. 1 was stand.
ing ON the southeast end of the dinkey
platform quite while. Amour was on the
north side. lie was leaning ovor and speak
ing TO somebody. ] was in the same position
on the south side. heard some parties in
the crowd holler Homestead and the
Girardvile militia Then it came again
| from another part about Homestead and the
Girardyilie militia and they carried that on
for while. When Briggs heard them
repeat the words so often he came out. ]
heard him say, "Here we are; what do you
want ?" and as he said IL he pointed his gun
over the rail. A man stepped from the south
side al got hold Of the barrel and ss he got
hold the shot went of.
As this part of the stament was made there
was bu2zing Of conversation among the
spectators in The. court room.
The witness continued I was faci1g right
east at the time and mour Was on the orth
side Of the platform, facing something like
northeast. It was no time when Briss fred
after coming out ON the platform il was 8
S. coud or so 1t could not be more than
second after he said"what do you want?' be
cause he had not quite finished the words
when he had the gun over the rail l re-
msined there until Amour was shot I cant
say exactly how long that was aud / can't say
whether Amour or Briggs was shot t,st be
cause ! didn't SEQ Briggs fall. / saw Amour
| fall He fell back against the car window.
AT the time Amour was shot he was on the
north side of the car. l didn't know about
Briggs being shot When Amour was shot l
got of the car and didn't return to it until il
was being taken out Of Giberton When
! Briggs shot went Off / didn't see whether it
struck auybOdy. / saw a man fall right after
the shot l didn't know the man, or hear him
] D, b.v. 70 nFt ko
fell. / didn't see any person else fire shot
there. heard lots, but couldn't tell who
fred them. When heard them | was on the
front Of the car and going through the car.
got out at the west end. Stones were coming
through tho car. After Amour was shot
went through, The man who grabbed the
gun was standing right upagsinst the dinkey.
he reached bis hand right out for the gun.
didn't know who threw the stones, but saw
plenty thrown into the dinkey. The win.
dows were smashed as fast as they could.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
have not been employed by the fraction
Company for over two months and have no
connection with them in any way. 1 don't
live in Girardyille and have only a passing
acquaintance with the prisoner L have no
interest in the matter,
RE DIRECT EXAMINATION.
q. believe you have stated that you are
not now in the employ of the company and
have not been for the last two montbs2
A. Going on three months.
Q. What position were you occu pying2
A. Boss OF the construction car.
q. We're you discharged or suspended?
Objected to and question Withdrawn.
Q. What were your reasons for leaving the
employ of the company?
Objected TO- Objection overulod. Ex-
ception.
A. As boss ! had gang of men on that
construo lou car and we had done all the
work necessary for the year. and as soon as
this work was done there was no further use
for lue or my men. l have no interest at all
in the company.
O. state whether or not you were in.
formed that you would be employed and
given your position later on in the spring,
after tho hard weather was oyer2
Objected to. Objection oyerruled. Ex-
ception.
A. No, sir. If I could got it back /
wouldn't take it. I have a better job and
get botter wages
Q. MI Sweony, have you spoken Of the
shooting by John Briggs in the East ward oi
Gilborton on the night of August q, last
! with people around Big Mino Run since il
ocourred2
b Objected to. Objection oveuuled Elk
ception,
A. Yes sir. Several people have asked
my opinion about it and how it occurred and
some of them talked to me in one way o
70 another, but 1 never explained to any mar
what have sworn to here.
q. Did you have any conversation abou
y this case AFTER Amour's testimony appeared
u in the ueWspapers2
A. l may have.
= q. Did you, when being present in from