The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-03

July 7, number of his windows were
broken by stones. Objection was
made to the admission of this testi-
mony and, as in the other instance,
Judge Kelly reserved his decision.
FOLLOWED BY A CROWD.
on the night of July he was fol-
lowed along the street by a crowd of
men, women and children, numbering
about 500, who called him "scab" and
other opprobrious names. one even
ing he was in Bests hotel when John
Keller, Joe Fuller and other strikers
came in and told Best not to serve
him. The latter, however, paid no at
tention to them and Zeisman got his
beer.
Conrad Opper, another non-union
workman, testified as to his house
having been stoned. II. +. Ferber one
of the deputies employed around the
shops and former chief of the fire de-
partment, was the next witness. He
testified, despite Mr.. Newcomb's OBJ
jections. regarding the various places
where the strikers had pickets posted.
lie named a number of strikers
whom he had seen acting as pickets
on the streets leading to the car shops.
He first observed them about six
weeks ago, but has seen none of them
since the preliminary injunction was
granted.
Mr. Ferber testified that he was
standing right next to Box 213 when
the alarm of fire was turned in, and
said that he could positively state that
though the alarm sounded was 213,
IN In "A
from that box. Mr.. Newcomb OBJ
jected to the admission of this testi-
mony. but Judge Kelly allowed it on
Judge Wizards statement that 1t was
offered to disprove Mr.. Newcomb's in
ferences that the alarm was turned
in by the company for the purpose Of
drawing n crowd to the shops and thus
creating disturbance. The noon re-
cess was taken when Mr.. Ferber was
finished.
Charles =. Armbrust of South Scran-
ton. butcher, testified when court
opened for the afternoon that COM
mittee of strikers had waited upon him
and told him not to sell meat to Philip
Dippre. one of the strikers. who re-
turned to work. Mr.. Armbrust referred
them to his father, and kept right on
selling TO Dippre.
WELLS DRAMATIC STORY.
The testimony of Charles Wells, the
next witness, was rather sensational.
He said he was a painter at the car
shops and has worked all through the
strike. on the night of May 81, he was
standing at the corner of North Wash
ington avenue and Mulberry street,
when he was accosted by a man who
was at that time a perfect stranger to
| him.
The man said he was a stranger in
town, and suggested to Wells that he
| take a trip with him up to Nay Aug
park. Wells told him that he had no
desire to go to the park, whereupon the
! stranger asked him If he knew Of a
good boarding place. Wells said he
was stopping at the Terrace and that
it was a good place If one could afford
1t.
| The stranger said he would like to
| take a look at the place. and suggested
| that Wells take walk with him and
| show him around. Wells complied. and
! the two started down Mulberry street.
| Wells said that when they reached For
est court the stranger took him by the
neck and showed him into the court,
where he was set upon by two other
men and choked and otherwise abused.
| He was called a scab and liar.
| Mr.. Newcomb began his usual objec-
| tion to the effect that the testimony
| should be stricken off the records, as
the witness had not connected any of
| the defendants with the alleged vio-
| lation of the law. Mr.. Wells was asked
if he could identify any of the men who
| beat him.
| 81 cam" said he. "The man who ac-
costed me. led me down the street and
psuhed me into the court, sits right
over there" and he pointed out W. II.
| stanton, a member of the executive
| committee of the Car Builders union.
He positively identified Stanton a Sec
ond time, when asked. The testimony
| stood.
| SAW PICKETS POSTED.
| Henry Keyscr, who worked at the
shops during the strike, testified 10
having seen pickets posted around the
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