Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-09

understood, was for the purpose of dis eussing the issuing of ratious. Never heard anything said about that after got there. Was there before the meeting was called to order. '
 At the conclusion of Mr. Aliens testi. mouy court adjourned until 2:30 p. m.
 ca reccnvening in the afternoon A. E. BARTON took the stand. MT. Barton is superin tendent of the Ensley furnaces and his tes- timony was principally with regard to the topography of that section of the district. He had a map showing all the places brought out in the testimony of the differ ent witnesses and the distances between each.
 He also heard the shooting and saw some of the men in the mob. He saw a negro working miner fall, rise up and fall again. ''Dr. Smith and myself started towards where the shooting was then going on and some of the balls fell near us. l saw about seventy or eighty men in the mob. Saw one mau shoot the negro, Campbell, f 5 the body and another shot at him from distance. The mob went off in the dire ~ tion of where some more negroes were 6 l went on to No. to notify the comps ca, but they had heard Of it..
 Witness told of finding Deputy Sheriff Fierce and the negro, Gamble. He said he did not know of his own personal knowl- edge that the mob was composed of strik- ing miners. He saw the fight between the QopublcS anu tu0 LuOD Ou lAC bAl, hCai Easley.
 Cross examinations: The witness stated that some of the white men had their faces blacked. He spoke of two whom he was sure were white men with black faces. He thought the white men and the negroes were about equally divided.
 MRS. JAMES SMITH.
 Mrs. Smith lives at the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham trestle near Ensley, and on July 16, while at bome, saw a crowd of about 100 men pass her house going out the Kansas City road. Before seeing them she heard some shoot ing. She saw one man shoot at negro near the Kansas City trestle. The negro was killed. She recognized no one in the crowd. She saw Charlie Caldwell, but he had whip, but no pistol that the witness saw. The crowd was then some distance from him, going in the direction of No. 3. Witness heard Caldwell say ''it was no matter for them; they should not be work ing.' Caldwell staid at Bridges house about half an hour and then went towards Pratt's. He was at Bridges house when witness got there and the mob had just left.
 MRS. CALLIE BRIDGES.
 Witness lived near the Kansas City tres tie on July Is. She saw a crowd of men there that day. When she first saw them they were about 200 yards from her house, coming from the direction of the meeting and going towards the trestle, where they shot and killed negro. About fifty shots were fired. The witness did not see any one else shot or hit. Charlie Caldwell was house, when he stopped. Witness heard him say, "They are giving the blacklegs fits.' He said it was good enough for them; that they ought to quit work. Wit members of the mob. The crowd went in the direction of No. 8, and shortly after wards witness heard several shots.
 A. M. BRIDGES.
 MT. Bridges is the husband of Mrs. Bridges, who testified, and lived near the Kansas City trestle. He saw 2 mob shoot ing at negro at the bridge. His testi= that of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bridges.
 RADELET FORTUNA.
 Witness is striking miner and attended the meeting on Village crock July 16. He said: "Kelso called the meeting to order and stated that something must be done; that the blacklegs were filling the mines. Some one else said they should go and kill the blacklegs. A motion was made to go and drive out the working miners, those favoring it to take their position on the rigdt and those Opposed on the isie. Ahent 200 voted for it. Guards were stationed out to prevent any one leaving. All who had arms were instructed to go and get them. Some went and returned with guns. l knew one man, Goatile, who came back with gun. l saw him after the meetilg broke up, but didn't notice if he went with the crowd. One Frenchman called Mopgo translated in French what Kelso said. The Frenchmen were on the right and when the vote was taken the others favoring it went to them. They did not move away. Kelso was chairman. l saw the crowd formed and heard the word march given. Heard some one say 'come on, boys,' but didn't know who it was. l was some distance away. l saw at the meeting Descutener, Bailey, Truilious and several others whom recognized. Descutener, Bailey and Tru was taken. was on the right awhile and was forced to start off with the crowd by man who had gun.
 s'I don't remember SC eing Benolt and do not know Bill Brock, Francis Brawley, Charlie Marlborough nor Ballou. l didn't see Charlie Caldwell nor Treherne. saw a notice ofthe m ,eting posted in Pratt City, at Sullivan's saloon and other places. When the meeting was called to order Keso made all the boys under 16 years of age leave. He told the pickets not to let any man go out. The pickets bad guns. Some one spoke of going to meet the train With blacklegs coming from the mines. The first firing was at No. G. was behind the crowd. Can't say who was in the crowd.'
 Itwas o'clock when Solicitor Little finished examining the witness, and court adjourned until o'clock this morning.
 BACKED BY THE LAW.
 WARRINGTON, Aug. S.-Secretary Car lisle today took decisive action in case