The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-06

story of the Mayfield burglary, District
Attorney John r. Jones task Is to
show that the six men who robbed the
power house are the same six men
who had the encounter with "Bill'
Leach, at Ararat of which latter six
the defendants are unquestionably
four.
To prove this he is developing the
case step by step, following the move
ments of the burglars, tracing them
from the power house to the Ontario
and Western tracks. along these tracks
to Carbondale. then to Wilson's creek
on the Erie road and thence along the
Erie road to Ararat Summit.
Most of yesterday morning was
taken up with a presentation of the
incidents at the power station and the
departure of the burglars. A map pre-
pared by Eli Nicholson, of Jermyn, q
clerk in the Traction companys office
showing the power station and it's sur
rodndings was admitted in evidence.
after which Engineer Frank Coggins
and Night Clerk w. r. Brockenshire
testified to their encounter with the
burglars. which was practically the
same as the story given by Fireman
Patrick Dempsey the day before.
DALTON IDENTIFIED.
Coggins identified Dalton as the man
who came running from the winding
room through the corridor and out the
rear way when one of the departing
burglars called out Come on, Paddy"
Both Dempsey and Coggins say the
man wore no mask and that there
was a light in the corridor. On cross
examination it was brought out that
it was not necessary for the burglars to
use force in entering the office, as the
door was unlocked.
Brokenshire and w. S. Wagner. a
motorman, testified that one of the bur-
glars followed the former to the bunk
room on the second floor and tried to
force an entrance. The conductors and
motormen who occupied the bunk
room placed cots against the door and
prevented the burglar from opening
the door more than six or eight inches
The burglar called out, "Brokenshlre.
where are your" Brokenshire an
swered, I'm in here" The burglar
admonshed him to stay there and then
descended the stairs. Mr.. Brokenshire
said.
Elias Cobb, one of the motormen,
AYERS that he took Brokenshires re-
Volver, followed the burglar down
stairs and opened fire on the gang.
The burglars returned the fire, and
Cobb, having exhausted his ammuni-
tion, retreated.
General Manager Flynn, of the Car
bondale Traction company. identified
photographs of the power station and
gave an oral description of the prem
ises, after which court adjourned for
the noon recess.
CORROBORATIVE TESTIMONY.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion District Attorney Jones called p.
j. Flannery, Frank pitmora, ]. p.
Hoyt and John Philhin, some trolley
car hands who were in the bunk room.
They CorrobOrated the preceding wit.
nesses in the incidents in which they
were chiefly concerned and told of how
one of the burglars, who was guarding
the rear door, fired at two of the trolley
car men, who popped their heads out
of the upstairs window. Two of them
testified to having watched the gang
depart; that there were six in the
party and that after going about 400
feet up the road in the direction OF
Carbondale took 2, sidepath leading to
the Ontario and Western tracks.
Deputy Warden George Pryor test-
fed that a duplex cash ticket issued
by the Erie road was found on the
person of Dalton, when he was
searched at the county Jail. Conduc-
tor Martin Murphy who issued the
ticket identified it and also recognized
Dalton as the man to whom II was is
sued. JIe said Dalton got on his train
at Susqueharna on the afternoon Of
Saturday, March 25, to so to Carbon
dale. AS his train was bound for Bing-
hamton, he told Dalton he was going
the wrong way and advised him to
get off at Hancock. Dalton got off at
Hancock
Constable T.. ]. Ncary, the prosecu-
tor, was called to prove that the de-
PENDANTS gave fictitious names when
taken into custody, but O'Brien &
Kelly objected on the grounds that this
was not an evidence Of guilt, it being
only natural that any man who falls
into the clutches of the law would on
deavor to conceal his right name.
NOTHING TO PREVENT II.
Judge Edwards agreed with the de-
fendants counsel that he knew of
nothing in the law that would permit
of the Introduction Of this testimony.
District Attorney Jones' At this june
ture, entered upon the pursuit Of the
fugitiVes.
Conductor Thomas Moran. Of the On
tariO and Western road. told that his
train was in the "Cabuuse" switch ut
Mayficld waiting orders on the morning
of the burglary about l.30 o'clock,
when five or SIX men came along the
railroad walking rapidly in the direc-
tion of Carbondale. They were dressed
in black clothes. When his train
reached CGrbondalc ct 2.45 Constable
Neary and other pursuCrs boarded II.
Looking across to the Erie tracks, some
800 feet away, he saw six men cross
ing Wilson's creek on the railroad At
ter going a short distance, the six
men left the railroad and took to the
wagon road for the distance of about
400 feet, when they again took the
Erie tracks. He lost sight of them.
on cross-eYamination by Mr.. Kelly,
the witness admitted that he could not
| identify the men whom he saw at
| Maytield as the men seen at Wilson'S
| creek
On redirect examination it was elic-
| tied that the men left the Erie tracks
when the pusher on the Ontario and
! Western train was cut loose, and
started back to Carbondale for Chief
| McAndreW.
A SIMILAR STORY.