The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-12

to the engine room and advised Lud-
don to let Murraine go, as he was the
fireman and there might be an ex-
plosion IL he was not there to look
after the fires. "You look after the
fires,' said Luddon in peremptory
tones, accompanying the command
with a show of the two revolvers. Ad-
dressing Curney. Luddon said, Take
that lamp and see II things are all
right around here" Both departed.
John Allison. John Merritt and Con-
rad Long, others of the construction
gang, gave testimony similar to that
given by Davis. Long further told of
the crowd half killing Luddon after
the shooting. He was pounded and
kicked into insensibiity, threats were
made to Lych him and an attempt was
made to kill him by throwing him
under a trolley car.
According to Curney. Luddon was
acting as If he owned the place. He
told the carpenters he was the boss
and that they should hurry up and get
the new carriage in place and he would
see that they were paid.
Matt Barber, jr., told that on the
evening Of the killing he was near the
and asked him what he was doing
around there. Tn witness made some
commonplace answer, when Luddon or
dered him to get off the grounds, at
the same time pointing a revolver at
him.
The witness started away and Lud-
don followed him, threatening him with
the revolver all the time. Near the oil
l. Ii. =
Didn't you call me scab?"
After about ten minutes, Barber got
away and told Foreman Powell of his
experience.
BARBER'S S-EXAMINATION
On cross examination Barber denied
that he had told Tony Comminigan to
go home and get u revolver for his
father, Matthew Barber. This is a con-
tradiction of Tony Comminigan's tes-
timony.
Joe Rogers, the Italian policeman,
| was the next witness. He is the per-
| son who. the defense will allege. Lud-
don was being bounded by.
On Sunday evening I.uddon came to
| his house and said. THE burgess wants
| to see you" Rogers was eating his
supper and said he could not go just
then. He feared that Luddon wanted
| to get him outside to do him harm, and
| this fear was heightened after few
moments. when Luddon came over to
| the table and, shaking a handful of
| cartridges under Rogers nose, said:
Here, how would you like to eat some
| of these?"
Luddon left the house and the witness
| followed as far as the door, to see
which direction he took. Luddon stood
| outside the house. and the witness
went down to him and asked what he
wanted, This is what / want" said
| Luddon, drawing a revolver and level
| ing it at the witness. Luddon did not
attempt to further assail him and he
went away, leaving Luddon still stand
| ing there. The witness went for Raj
| ferty and McKenna and piloted them
to where he had last seen Luddon. BY
this time Luddon was over at the
breaker and the three officers, upon
hearing the whistle blow, started over
| The witness did not go into the engine
house with Rafferty, and McKenna, the
latter advising him to stay out, as
Luddon would shoot him.
| On cross-examination Mr. Murphy
tried to show that Luddon, the wit.
ness, Domnick Scabo, Vincent Scabc
and some others We're drinking in the
house occupied by Rogers and Scabo
that Rogers and Luddon had a quar-.
rel; that Rogers threatened to shoot
Luddon, and that Luddon left wher
Rogers went upstairs to get his re.
volver. Rogers denied this His testi
mony closed the trial for the day.