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

PoTTsvILLE, Jan. 5-The trial of John
Briggs was continued at 8 o'clock this morn
ing by the opening of the cross examination
of Councilman Thomas Foley by Mr. Brumm.
The witness testified: attended some of the
meetings at which electric railway matters
we're considered. l was not at the meeting
when the time was fixed to tear up the
tracks. Reynolds, Middleton and Stone
were appointed to fix a time, 1 first
! learned of the time and place
when 1 saw them at work. | didn't
| know the men were employed to
do it until I saw them work. live two
doors from stones l had no conversation
about the time or place. l only heard rumors
of the time and place l didn't want to
know anything about it. knew the place,
but didn't the time. knew there was dis.
puted ground and knew they had no right Ia
put the road there. They were talking
through the borough and at the Council that
they would tear it up if they didn't fix the
street up. | had nothing to do with il
made a mistake when l previously
stated 1 didn't know the place where the track
was to be torn up. There was a limited time
given the company to repair the road, Du
the Council didn't tear up the road, l don't
know why they didn't carry out the resolu
ton. [ was not in favor of tearing up tht
track. voted against it once because
wanted to give the company more time to fl
up the other part of the track, not ON tn
question of right of way. did little NOR
business at my hotel on the night o
August 2lst on account of the trans
fer of passengers caused by the tearing
up of the track. That was the only increase
The 2lst was not fixed for the tearing up be
cause on that day the company would do II
greatest business on because the Lavelle Fai
opened on that day l didn't go near tn
= tearing up of the track. live about thirt
yards from one end of the tearing up and
don't know whether there was one or MOI
shifts on the work. l didn't see any drunke
=, men there that night, or any under the in
) luence of liquor. l saw some shots. | sa
Mr.. Briggs shoot / got to the place of shoe
ing to advise little. Seeing a man with
gun l went to advise him to go in the ca
| LuhL inc gun ullEul go ol anu AAulb eoHAo oiA
The man said if any body had any respe
- for his life to keep away from the car
don't recolect the man. have a very pO'
memory About dozen, or perhaps mo
shots were fired. said the man was vel
snotty for telling people to keep away fro
the car. This man stood ON the ground. Wht
Briggs came out just before the shot he sal
"Here we are ----," ;" and then shC
1 was about twenty feet from Briggs when
fired. said before the Coroner's jury Brig
- said, Here l am, you --- - - and
- fired. 1 can't say my memory was any Ut
ter than now when before the Coroner's ju
and don't know that 1t is any better no
2. The shots fired we're like bunch Of shooti
crackers, right after each other. can't S
that saw Amour grab gun from any boo
l did swear before the Coroner Amour toof
gun from man in about the centre of
= car; my recollection is refreshed now. l 81
Amour go in the car and saw him throw
arms up and shove the gun out of the vi
Amour never mentioned anything abb
shooting to me- or how he WAS shot. Il
charge of the guns Gillespie had that mig
because was capable of taking care Of th'
Il Gillespie is a miner living rs or hund
yards from me. He is sober and industriC