New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
THE TRIAL OF "BAT" SHEA
.,rrvEssEs TELL OF THE TROY ELEC-
TON CRIMES.
-r,r STRUGGLE AT TIE POLLING-PLACE IN THE
rurRTEENTII WARD AND TIE MURDER
OF ROBERT ROSS RECOUNTED
nEFORE THE JURY.


r,ov. y. Y. June lswhen court opened this
-.-rjng in the Ross murder Ernest Perry, the
nHS..c.or Of election In the TA!rd District Of the
Sixteenth Ward. VINO testified In part Friday af-
oon resumed the stand. The witness identified
- the poll and registry books used In that dis
.,., on Election Day. He knew that the five iies2l
.s,s concerning whom he had testified SATURDAY
20 not among the who registered IN his
'.ssnce The witness had known for some time the
rs,,s on whose names the 1--WE repeaters voted.
-, Witness swors that two persons or the
ms or similar name were registered Perry went
- "a say tina: az the time the real William Arm
s.-ong protested against repeater voting on MS
- ce1rv spoke from the hallway. AZ the time
.ss shooting began the witness said the man VINO
Va given the name OF James Ahern vas IN che
so,b preparirg his baliop. The other -FOUR re-
s,s.s-s had passed out. Only moment after they
I'm out the shooting began. The man voting on
~. name OF Ahern came out OF the booth when the
Letting started and asked where he could co. go
.~., he would not be shot. he ran around the
o, two or three times and out Of the door. and
s.rsss had never seen him since. The repeater dld
-, vote leaving his ballot IN the booth
When the shot was fred the witness ran for the
n,bwest window Of the room. but finding ballot
,s,k there he went 20 the other front window and
,ore1 over the shoulders Of the Other two IN
.cto-s He saw John Ross run UP and. knee.ns
savn by some one. ho,d up lis hand. Next he
ow three men running along the north emu
-
ness dN not recognize the other two The three
- from Orr-st into the vacant iot off Douw-
:. perry testified that Shea did not wear hat ana
--Ie5 nothing in his hand. The witness described
,hs SPOT WERE he John Ross kneei Perry
Ia .he, &, was a little north OF the poNing-pace
"a ab,ut twenty-five feet west OF the roadway or
o--s, The witness had been IN the employ OF the
poss Valve Company for three years
Mr. HIT began examination as to the Guns
,n-ne, out at the Ross shop before election. The
,,ness knew that some cocobo.a wood had been
t-,ugbt 70 the shop previous 70 election. He had
sssn n club which turned at the shop. and
,-isi I, on Election Day. i had been given 10
MIN BY one of the ROSES. but he could not say
which one
.Do YOU know how many OF the Roses and Their
,-s,as" asked Mr.. HIT. went to the polls armed
with these clubs?
II don't know or any one Du' myse'I' was WIS
reply.
The witness said that he could not swear that shea
uos IN tbe hallway when the repeateTs entered the
oorng-p,ace lie did not hear Shea say anything
70 the repeaters and ala not the defendant have
s,vthing to do with any men until he went away
,ouans Douw-st The witness said that he carried
the club because of what he had seen at the time
20 the caucus and he had II merely 10 protect HIM
'i Dr. i Rogers oyer who had testified Friday was recalled
AMI testified that when the bcdy o. robert ross .S
was undressed a bandage was found on one OF ne
ankles Thh; bandage Was Tor suppor evi1en my
Of weak ankle To MI ny the %atness Ssu 5nSe
ear I'm instant dea H.
Walter Cady was the next witness called. lie
identified the poll-book which he used on Election
Day He stated that when one man gave the name
real Armstrong looked up. He saw the real Arm:
strong come out OF the booth and heard him ssk II
sOce from the hallway replied that there might be
Two William Arnstrongs in the ward Within ma
voted on the name OF Ahern. went out Cady heard
IS 9 Su;'a Th s h the rSsd oa r William Ros
was coming from a southwest direction and was
restriction that he saw Alderman Dunlop come
into the polliDgplace about ten minutes before the
ADVENT Of the repeaters and inquire, HON are
Just as Court convened this afternoon Shea and
Jhn Mc(iough were brought into court. The pres
ssse Of the latter caused considerable comment
as or BEN concuied Mr. HIT began the cross
examination. The witness, in reply 20 a question ~
not Challenge any voters. The witness became much
excited during the cross-examination' ana MS man
ner on the stand caused great deal OF commoton;
The witness said that the club which he carried
10 the polls he obtained from William Ross at me
valve works Adam Ross and William Quisley were
present at me time -. $500. ..A,,...
called. He was tho Republican watcher in the dis
tret ,,.,
ton Day. He corroborated previous witnesses az
giving the name of Armstrong; Kinsells the
Democratic Inspector adminstered the oath ana
crowd outside. Four or five men came rushing
II saw Haynsr backing toward the south, end
Shea following him up" said the witness. shea
punched him in the face then the shooting began
saw John II. Boland on the west side OF the ROAD
near the ditch / looking out OF the window
Of the p0ing-pace. The. second time l looked
Boand IN the vacant 10. about fifteen feet west
Of Robert Ross Ross on the ground, MS rlght
foot bent under the right hand In his lap ana the
left hand by his side. His head was bent forward
and 10 the lett saw a man west of Bolanl about
fifteen feet with a brick in his hand lie was racing
Boland. Boand had pistol and club IN MS hand
then ran out OF the pollingplac ana went oVer
where Ross was; didn't see Shea after he struck
Hayner"
To Mr. Hitch. yes. am A. p. A. man. ana
have insurance my life. i saw Shca nit
Hayner. | couldn't tell anything about his wear
Ing apparel: l could only see his head ana shouI,
oers; the with the brick had his mana raised
N the act Of throwing II; Boland also had Doth
hands raised: there were about fifteen or eiShteeh
shots fired. and probably half dozen pistols were
used; when I saw Robert Ross. my impression was
he was dying, II not dead didn't see Ross shot;
didn't BOlan1 fire shot
Edward Philip the Republican ballot clerk IN
the same district. lie testified as follows:
Il sat facing the hallway; / saw Ellis Hayner;
there crowd Of eight or nine men; did not
recognize any others because Charles Hart the Pro-
h.bltion watcher. blocked my View.
The witness cOrroborated the previous witness as
TO the repea ting done in that district. II heard
some one In the hallway say: HIT EN- why don't
you hit EN-" There considerable wronging
there; recognized Hayner's voice; ne said: II you
30 In there VIII Soon after heard Shots the