The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-18

Mr. Amour told me the dinkey was going |
down the valley for some repairsmen who
were to fix the track. l don't rightly know
whether Mr.. Amour asked me to 20 for gun
or whether l volunteered to 60 and get one,
but l think / volunteered because ! do not
think Mr.. Amour knew had one. How
ever, went home
AND GOT MY GUN
and came back, got on the dinkey and went
to Gilberton, just before we entered Gilber.
ton Mr.. Amour told me to guard the rear end
OF the car and in going through | asked
Wrenn Brown to 90 to the other end with me
and he did. We both stood on the rear end
of the car and when the car stopped where
the track was torn up Brown and me stood
for few minutes, three or four.
EVERYTHING WAS QUIET
and l walked through the car to the east end
and saw Mr.. Amour talking to some Of the
people in the crowd | remained with my
gun in my hand and leaned against the door
frame with my left shoulder and stood the
stock Of the gun on the platform with the
gun by my right side, the top Of the muzzle
under my right arm and the arm down over
the muzzle to keep it hid from view. was
standing there for a few minutes snd Amour
was talking to some of tho people. [ thought
one of them was Leahy and there was
another man there, stout aud tall man, who
thought was Stone hut he seemed larger than
he appeared here They
GAVE AMOUR TO UNDERSTAND
that he could no5 lay the track that night and
seemed determined that he should not and
by their expressions / thought they were
under the influence of drink. They ordered
the car back off the crossing l turned
around and went into the car with the in
tention of going to the other end to warn
people to leave the track because the dinkey
was going 10 be backed up and | was raid
some might get run over, hollered back to
sec that no people we're on the track, to clear
the track and then ! sat in the northeastern
corner of the car, with my face south After
the car got back, l could not say how long,
the
CROWD SEEMED EXCITED,
but sat there with my gun between my feet
and my face resting on my two hands rest
ing on the barrel of the gun, ! was hum
ming tune aud drumming with my feet
On the floor. The crowd started to hoot and
ieer and called for the GiTardvie militia.
They said, Now where are your Girardvile
militia Bring out your GiraTd vile militia"
WAS AFRAID
they were going to rush ON the car and went
out. The barrel of my gun was hardly over
the ear rail when man in front reached over
and grabbed the barrel. He ierked it 80 that
| was pulled partly over the rail in this way.
| | was afraid my head would get hurt between
the gun and the rail and l grabbed it on top
of the barrel placing his hand on the trigger
in this way and held on to the gun and
IN THE sCUFFLE
the gun was discharged. still held on to the
gun. There was a vacancy Of about IS inches
between the front Of the car and the people.
When the gun was discharged
SAW THE FIRE STRIKE
the ground. I wrestled to get him to leave
go Of the gun. As soon as my gun was dis
charged 1 heard or shots down in front of
the car and then ] heard Amour SAY "Oh
God, !" as if he had been suddenly injured.
WAS WOUNDED
on TIE head and | let 90. When l jumped
off the car my leg hurt me. thought at the
time that it had been struck by stOne but
" hen | got to the railroad ] found my leg
covered with blood and small hole whore
HAD BEEN SHOT.
l was wounded in the head and in the leg
did not know a man by the name of James
Parht and never saw such a man that /
know of. All the people in Glberton that
night were strangers to me.
CROSS EXAMINATGoN.
From Minersville l moved 10 Grardville
lived in Philadelphia from three TO five
months and worked for the Franklin Sugar
Refining Company at Front and Bainbridgo
streets, then l went back TO Minepville II
was not employed by the Schuylkill Traction
Company on the 2lst Of August, last, / was
laid of for smoking ON a car on turnout
contrary TO the COmpauy'5 rules. / had been
suspended about five days. / laid around the
house aud around the town, expecting orders
TO go to work. j expected to 60 back on the
Wednesday after this difficulty occurred
vaR 10, frir 1ar I.l h.
in his restaurant / don't recolect being
behind it on the night Of August 2lst.
@ Do you recOllect whether or not you
we're out Of your house that Monday until
evening2
A. l couldn't say.
q. Can you tell this jury whore you spent
that morning2
A. No. sir.
Q. Or the afternoon
A. No, sir.
Q. Do you know where you had your
dinner that day
A. No. sir.
Q. Or your supper
A. No. sir.
Q. So far as that Monday is concerned the
frat aud only recollection you have is the
fact that about : Of an hour before Amour
got to Lloyd's restaurant you got there
A. Yes, sir.
@ The balance OF the day so far as you
we're concerned, is a perfect blank
A. Yes, sir
@ Had you drank anything that night?
A, Only two OF three shell beers in the
Palace restaurant, / had not drunk anything
elge TO my knowledge. / am not in the habit
of drinking anything else had not been
TO any other restaurau, or hotel that even.
ing. l did not drink any malt or spiri.uous
liquors beside what ! had there. | cannot
explain why it is that so far as that Monday
is concerned everything is a blank l cannot
explain il any more than | could for week