The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-21

Witness answered. Yes, he said that"
| Q. Which one.
/ A. Joe Stenkawicz
/ The defense objected to these questions bu
was overruled by the Court.
| On cross examinatiod he said he did no
see Machulis, ,Skutches, Brozoskes, suchinsks
or Romanaitis at the gate but declared h,
could not see them all. When Peter sten
kawicz came be raised a stick In the air anc
said Are you bullfrog here p" but the wit
ness raised his elbow TO ward of the blow
and then Stenkawicz walked away.
The witness was subjected to severe lin,
Of cross questioning by the defendant,
lawyers, Messrs II. o. Bechtel and A. d
Knittle, especially as to the evidence he CAV,
at the COroner's inquest.
Finally he identified for the District At
torney a photograph Of the scene Of tn,
murder from different points Of view.
Redirect examination by District Attorney
Bechtel Q. After Rutkofski fell down, did
you see what became Of ROLLS Bubnis and
the five men who stood at the gate
I A. No sir.
Witness excused for the present.
Deputy District Attorney James J. Moran
was the next witness. He identified the
photographs as correct views. The pictures
were taken by Brett, of Pottsvllle. On one
of the photographs is a view Of the Block oi
Blazes, which stands across the street from
the Rutkofski home.
Elmer f. Bechtel, surveyor of Pottsville
identified map of locality and said the seal,
OF the map is 100 feet to the inch.
Adam Remonavicz. a boarder at the Rut
kofski house, and who was with Rutkofsk
at the gate on that evening. He said
stood alongside of Rutkofski when six men
came up to the gate and started to push each
other and TO throw stones / then hid be-
| hind the fence. Then one of them hit Joe
(the deceased) with something and he iel
down. | didn't see with what Ii was dark
Andrew Koas had said Give it to the bull
frog before the blow was struck. / didn't
hear Stenkawicz say anything after the blow
was struck. Six men were standing there
when the attack was made. do not know
where they we're from.
On cross examination the witness said
could not exactly say what time l got to th,
/ home of the deceased. 1t WAS about o'clock
| saw people around st the outside of tn,
! house, but | didn't notice who they were
was in the house for about twenty minutes
and then started out for the gate, when saw
! five or six men standing around talking anC
| laughing. | stood there few minutes anC
/ then the blow was struck. l couldn't say
which one Of the defendants was nearest t,
the gate. When ROLLS Baubins struck tn,
blow the others were laughing among them
selves. l didn't see Anthony Stenkawicz
/ Skutches or Romanuitis there. l didn't Sc,
ROLLS Bubins or Andrew Koras or any Of tn,
others through stones. Stones were thrown
but couldn't say who threw them didn'
hear Peter or John Stenkawicz say anythin,
before or after the blow was struck
Mrs. Amelia Schwaenter sworn live il
VIM. Penn. next door to the Rutkofski house
Rutkofski was hit between and s o'clock.
was upstairs at the window and saw all tn,
defendants in the road, except two, Skutchi
and Romanaitis. l didn't hear what they
we're saying, Mike Brojoskas fred a shot one,
at our gate. When they were ou the stree
it was day light yet. Peter Stenkawicz thei
came up to the gate. l knew him by hi
voice. Four others came after him soon.
knew Matchulis was among them. They
went close to Rutkofski's house, stood nes
the gate and Peter Stenkawicz said to Rut
kofski 'Was it you bull frog, who hit IN,
brother ?" Then Joseph fell. l saw hin
fall. l couldn't say how far the defendant
struck.
The District Attorney then read part o
the evidence witness gave before the Cor
oners inquest, in which she said a man cam
on the RutkOfski porch and Rutkofski cam
out and pushed this man outside the gat
and said he didn't want any stone throwing
or any trouble around there, or any window
broken and that the meu came up to tn
] 4 g -
brother?"
Objection was made by the defense to thi
method of questioning and the objection wa
sustained, although the court said the wit
ness's memory might be refreshed.
Q. Did you see any one throw stones be
fore Rutkofski was killed, and if so, VIII
we're they?
A. heard them throwing stones, bu
couldn't tell who they were. 1t was to
dark.
To other questions the witness answere,
that when Rutkofski came out the gate wa
open. He shut it and stood at it.
q. State whether or not you heard Josepl
Rutkofski, shortly before he was killed, tel
any of the persons to go away from there2
A. No. sir.
O. Do you know a man named Josepl
LacerlnSkH
A. Yes, sir know such man.
O. Did you hear Rutkofski tell him to g
awsy2
A. No, sir.
II Q. Was RutIofski outside along time whe
he was killedy
A. About five minutes.
ross-examination The crowd was aroun
there from to o'clock. Some of them wer
on the porch across the street, at the Bloc
of Blszes. l didn't see Zaeerinski and An
thony StenkawiLz have a quarrel. Whel
Rutkofaki fell | became very i'll and was S
for some days. Frank Dalchas, one of Rut
kofski's boardeTs, was standing at the gat
with Rutkofski. They were in their shiI
sleeves and I could tell who they were in tina
way.
II. o. Bechtel, one of the attorneys foI tn
defense. read eopiausly from the witness
evidence before the CorOner's inquest an
she denied that she had identified Zacerinsk
She explained that she was III at the tim
and haadly knew what she was asked. Sh
didn't see Koras, Que Of defendants, tina
night.
The defendants occupy the seats each day
by direction Of Judge Henning, SO identities
tiOn may be more easy in case of necessity.
Court adjourned at 1890 o'clock until
o'clock.
The first witness called after the reee.
: was Mrs. Eva Stenkawicz. She was standin
ON her porch that evening, about o'clocl
Seven of the defendants, Andrew Kora
John and Peter StenkaWiez, Anthony Ma