The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-09
CHARLES KERN

there with your the witness said, l made
mistake.
CHARLES KERN
sworn: I live in the East ward of Gilbertop.
] sd W the dinkey arrive with Briggs, Weayil
and Amour ON it. The three carried guns /
was on the steps of my shop when the dinkey
arrived. l heard somebody say, where is
our militia now" and at this time Briggs came
out and shot I saw Mahouy wrestle for the
gun. At the time Briggs shot l didn't hear
him say anything that l can remember.
Amour was standing on the north side of the
east or front platform. He was facing north
Briggs came through the door of the car when
he shot, with a gun and in hurry. He shot
southeast, 1t was then that PGrft fell.
Briggs was not out more than a minute at the
furthest when he fired Mahouy wrestled
for the gun, but l am not sure whether it was
before or after the shot It was about the
same time John Briggs fired the first shot
and / heard other shots after it, was in
front Of the car and the other shots came out
of the car, it seemed TO me. l was about 9 or
10 feet from the car. lily shop is about 80 or
! 30 feet from where the car was. l found a
bullet in the waiuscotiug of the building in
side that night. l have it now. Bullet
produced). The bullet struck the western
side of the house, passed through the weather
boards, then through a hemlock ioist, x 4
inches, clean through, then through the plas
toring, struck the ice box in two places and
then buried itself into the wainscotng on the
opposite side of the shop.
| The cross examination ELECTED nothing in
addi ton 10 the above more than that the wit
ness knew whether any of the citizens Of
! Gilberton were armed and prepared for the
men on the dinkey, and didn't hear any say
they We're or had been. lie didn't hear any
body say afterwards that they had fired
shots, OF had fire arms.
JAMES HULLIHAN
sworn IL reside in Giberton. I saw the
tracks being torn up. When / got to the
dmkey one fellow got OFF on the north side
at the hack end, and had a gum ! don't
know who ne was. I walked to the front oI
the car and saw Amour and John Briggs on
]
Reynolds and Stone. Reynolds told Amour
that he could not lay the track that night
don't remember what Amour said He hat
gun in his hands. ! didn't see Briggs gun
at the time. Afterwards Garrett Eeatinl
was talkiu. to Amour and Amour agreed t,
shake hands with Heaung. 1 was standing
iu the street ou the north side of the tracl
aud about or 10 feet from the dmkey
: After the car moved back from the crOssinl
Amour was ON the front platform and BHgg
had gone in. The boys raised hollerinE an,
4 cheering for Homestead and the militia
] They were on the south side of the track
{ John Briggs came out and fired aud she
Iarht lie said "Here we are, you -- -
--." 1 saw Parft fan after the shot an
g / saw Mahony grab the gun. / didn't Sc
& him at the time the shot was fired II
grabbed the gun after the shot was fred,
- very short time after. ae grabbed tho gu
as quick as he could. Briggs hadn't time {
lin il from the rail. made rush for tn
} car to grab Briggs and got upon the first ste
and was knocked down The blow knocke
me down upon my back. l was knocked o
.t the head, / didn't see Who struck me- {
q what struck me, It broke my skull, any
!. how. AS ] rushed ] saw Amour backing
out Of the road. l remember seeing Amor
just going ina through tho door / wa
7 rendered senseles, by the blow. / hear
several shots fred when / fsll along side
the car. laid there couple of minut,
and came too a little bit and got up and weI
home, There was no firing when 1 got d
, on my feet, that i heard. didn't see VIII
- became of Briggs, or Mahouy. 1 didn't s,
any stones fred, or any iire arms in Il