Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12
TIE STATE RESTS And the Defense Attempts to
 Prove Alibis FOR THE STRIKING MINERS Now on Trial Charged With the Murder of Officer Fierce
 Near PrattS.

The preliminary trial of the thirteen striking miners charged with the murder of G. w. Tierce, guard at Pratt mines,
 July 16, did not end yesterday as it was un- derstood it would do.
 The prosecution. conducted it's testimony before noon, aud immediately MT. Strange, counsel for defense, moved the discharge of Emile Gadhle, but the motion wss over ruled. After this witnesses were called for the defense, by whom the defense tried to prove an allbi. Only few witnesses had been examined in behalf of the defense whel at 3:30 court adjourned until O clock Monday morning. It will probably take two or three days to finish the testimony. When court convened yesterday morning the state called to the stand WILLIAM BARGE, CoLoRED. He said: "I was working in No. the day of the riot. l came out of the mine in the afternoon, and was going to the rsilroad to get on the train. l saw the mob coming down the road toward me. I saw both white men and negroes. When they got close they called to me to throw up my hands, and somebody shot me, but didn't know who it was. l was shot in both legs. They had shotgnns. didn't know any of the crowd. The white men did not have their faces blacked. I met Andy Gamble there, but didn't see him get shot. After being shot went back to the mine. The mob went toward Ensiey City," BOB STEVENS. "I heard the shooting the day of the riot. About 6 o'clock l was returning from No. 4, and when near home saw Francis Brawley walking in the direction of No. 4.''
 GEORGE SANDERS, CoLoRED. 5-s~- -I<~ at Pratt mines. didn't see the mob, but saw man on the track down by the lot. He shot a colored man. l saw several other
 men there at the same time. That was about 200 yards from the furnace. The
 man the shot was fired at fell." esrf' 7s5a BOB THOMAS. s..-.... "I know D. Truillious, and on the day of the riot he told me there was going to be trouble down about No. 6. He asked me to him. told him might need it. That was between 2 and o'clock p. m. July | 16.p
 When MT. Thomas retired from the stand Solicitor Little and Mir. Saulsbury consulted for minute or two and then | Solicitor Little announced that the "state rests.'
 MT. Strange. "If your honors please, I move the discharge of Gadhle (not Goatile as bas been written heretofore) on the
 
 sufficient.
 Council for defense were granted a few min utes in which to consult with their clients pending the decision of the court. On their return the court stated that the
 motion to discharge Gadhle was over- ruled.
 MRS. ERNEST MOTT was then put on tho stand by the defense. Mrs. Mott said she saw Emile Gadhle about 130 o'clock, July 16,' going in the direc- ton of her fathers. She did not see him any more that day. That was in Pratt City.
 Mrs. Alfred Mott testified to about the same facts as did Mrs. Ernest Mott, except that she saw hin, coming home about 730 that evening. She had no talk with him. Tony Fayette is @ brother in-l law to Gadnle. Witness said he left Gadhle at his home about o'clock or a little later. He saw him no more that day. He got to the house about o'clock. It is about a mile from MT. Fayette' 8 to slope No 6, ana about three- quarters to No. 8. Mrs. Besiere does not speak English, and Mrs. Gadhle, wife of one of the defend. ants, was selected as interpreter. Witness
 said she saw Gadhle about 2:3O p. m. at the
 brick yard. He was going towards MT. ting miilet at Mrs. Fayette's about 4 o'clock. She did not see him any more. Mrs. A. Besiere said she saw Gadhle
 about 5 p. m. July 16. He came to her
 back fence and asked if she had heard any news of her husband, who had gone of. Mrs. Gadhle acted as interpreter for Mrs. Besicre.
 Mrs. Albert Thomas is another French woman who can not speak English. Madame Calliot was interpreter. Witness
 saw Gadhle cutting millett at Mir. Fay ette's about O clock. She first saw him at her house about 8 o'clock. Court here adjourned until 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Walton saw Charlie Caldwell in | Pratt City between and o'clock in the afternoon of July Is.
 house in Pratt City going in the direction of E nsley City little after o'clock July 16. He had whip in his hand. She saw | him about ten or fifteen minutes after the shooting. He went towards Ensley but was not gone long. It was before the shooting he went down the road. It was some time after the shooting before she saw him again.
 CHARLIE CALDWELL. Caldwell is one of the defendants. Said he: "I live at Pratt City, and was driver at the mines. I was at home until after q o'clock in the afternoon of July 16. then went down into the old field after the cows. had a whip, but no weapon. went dow the dummy line to the Kansas City cross Ing. saw the mob after got back to the Kansas City crossing. They were ahead of me. was up on the railroad where the with Mrs. Smith. She asked me if there was any danger of her husband being killed. asked her if he was blackleg, and said it was not necessary TOT hlm to work, as he could go and draw his rations and live. was not at the meeting on Will lage creek and was not with the mob and had nothing to do with the shooting. l wasn't nearer than 100 yards to the mob. saw some of the shooting. don't know whether they were white men or negroes.
 1 won't be sure they were men or women. Didn't know anybody in the mob. saw
 some of the mob when they were shoot ;ng.'
 When Caldwell finished his statement, on motion of Colonel Altman court ad-