The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-19
AFTERMATH OF A STRIKE.
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ants, came along and said II want to
see you a minute" Witness hesitated
about going out. but when Sullivan
said he only wanted him for half
minute he went out. Witness and Sui
livan stood talking about minute,
when two ladies passed and then Muir
ray came up behind him and struck
him such a hard blow that he fell. When
he was down Shea said he was struck
four or five times by Murray and Sulli-
van. Most of the blows took effect
Shea said on his head. He was struck
once after he got up and his head was
badly cut. when Thomas Hickey asked
him IL he wanted TO be helped upstairs
He consented to be removed to his
home close by and he had -te-eaH- "a
doctor. Murray. the witness said ran
away as he was picking himself up.
On cross examination and in answer
TO question as to whether he had a
suit against the defendants, replied
yes" An attempt was made TO get
the amount sued for in each case, but
this was not successful as Judge Will
bur said the simple admission of hav-
ing brought suit showed the witness
had an interest I'm the present case and
the jury would judge how much his
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at all. thereby.
To Mr. Carroll witness said ne no.
ticed only two ladies and Murray on
the street at the time OF the assault
and saw no one across the street Wit
ness said he was one OF the original
strikers. but had returned to work. Sui
livan. Mr.. Shea admitted and he had
always been friends before the latter
returned to work
Mr.. Carroll told Murray TO stand up
and asked Mr.. Shea If this was the man
who struck him. The reply was a quick
and unequivocal affirmative. Witness
again stated he had brought suits
against the defendants and that his at
torneys were Comstock a. Gardner.
An effort was made to show that
Comstock a. Gardner were the attor-
neys for The Wanskuck mill and while
the statement that they were was
heard by the jury, they. under instruc-
tion OF the court. Will pay no attention
to II. Mr.. Shea said he alone was in
terested In the outcome OF the suits
and denied he ever told q former Wan
skuck mill operative that only for the
Wanskuck company there would be no
suits or cases I'm court.
Thomas Hickey testified he was in
Bowes' store when Sullivan called Shea
about moment, witness heard yell
but could not at the time tell who yell
ed. He went out on the sidewalk and
saw his crowd OF people about shea
on cross examination, witness said he
sNw no display OF anger on the part Of
Sullivan after he went TO investigate
the cause OF the yell.
DIR. Thomas r. Black testified that
the day after the assault he visited
Shea and found a laceration of the
scalp. The laceration was about two
TO three inches long. The case was or
iginally attended by DIR. Sullivan, who
left this city on account of sickness.
on cross-examination. witness stated
he went to the case at the solicitation
OF Or. sullivan and a gentleman from
the Wanskuck mill office. The name OF
this gentleman the doctor did not know.
officer Dulin testified To the arrest OF
Sullivan and Murray the night of the
assault.
officer Kirby testified he was stand
ing on NeaZie street after the assault
and that he heard man named Cain
say TO Murray, You'll be punished for
that assault" and that Murray replied
that II he was he'd bring others into II.
This witness was severely cross-exam-
ined and the attorneys for the defen-
udliiN hililNullNFh AiiflilN'lNtH ~ klfdl-
~ surprised by the officers testimony.
Lieut.. O'Neill also testified for the
state.
Frank Murray. one OF the defendants.
said he walked down the street that
evening with a friend named I<ildun
and on his return went Immediately to
McHugh's saloon. where hc stayed an
hour. He fatty contradicted officer
Kirby's testimony that ne had often
talked over strike matters with Suli-
van. McHughs saloon Is east Of Shea's
house i'm front OF which the assault
took place and witness said he had not
been west OF the saloon door that night
Murray further said at the time OF
the assault. one Of his brothers was
working in the same mill as shea The
witness was strong on contradictions
and fatty contradicted many state
-s4..-aal4.-Il.-pnlln -nf Lhe- -2ccnnd station
made in regard 40 statements maze by
himself and sullivan, when IN cells at
the station house.