The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-20
8. II. TWINlNG.
1871 PENN AVENUE.
Harris Drug Store.

Mr.. Newcomb was allowed to ex-
anime him direct. and had him state
that he never molcsted and of the COM
pany's workmen and never trespassed
on the company's premises.
AINEY's STORY.
NJ. j. Ainey, a Lackawanna work.
man. who is alleged to have been as
saulted on Lackawanna avenue, near
strike headquarters, by President Nc
Andrew, on May 16, was called to tell
about this.
When an offer had been made to
show what 1t was proposed to prove,
Mr.. Newcomb objected to the evidence
because it was not proposed to show
that Aincy was at that time empoyed
at the car shops.
In response to Judge kelly's ques-
tions, the witness stated that he did
not resume work at the car shops until
four weeks after the assault.
EX-Judge Willard argued that IL
was proposed to show that Ainey was
in the employ of the plaintiff COM
pany at the time of the assault and
even though he was not employed at
the car shops, he was still an en-
ploye of the company, and If he was
assaulted by one of the strikers it
was a circumstance bearing directly
on the case.
Judge Kelly decided to accept the
evidence, with the remark that If the
evidence was found to he irrelevant,
its effect could be controlled
The witness then went on to tell
that he was working in the bridge de-
partment of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western in May. on the
evening of May 10, he was walking
| up Lackawanna avenue, stroling
about while waiting to see Superin-
| tendent Walker. He stopped in front
of the strike headquarters and chat
ted with some of the strikers. As he
was talking. Captain McAndrew came
up and without a word knocked him
down.
QUIT HIS JOB.
on cross examination, Mr.. Newcomb
developed the fact that the witness
had quit his Job with the Deaware,
Lackawanna and Western several
days before the assault and did not
go back to work for the company until
June IL.
| Mr.. Newcomb tried to have the wit
ness admit that he was drunk at the
time of the assault and that he pro-
vokcd it by applying to Captain Nc
Andrew the epithet that usually brings
a blow. Ainey would not make any
such admission.
| Stewart Bishop, of Dunmorc, a clerk
| in Master Car Builder Canfield's Of
flee, testified that on June "a, as he
was entering Chittendcns drug store,
j. +. Thompson, one of the defend
ants halted him and said II hear you
are hiring men up in Dunmore,' and
then clinching his right fist, thumped
the palm of his other hand.
Jacob Christopher, an aged man, of
1910 Remington avenue, told that he
was going into barber shop July
3, the day he deserted the strikers
when a striker named Snyder called
| TO the barber, That's a scab. You
don't have to shave him. The bar
ber replied that he was regular
customer and could not refuse tc
shave him.
,On his way To work, July s. a young
man called to him To turn back or he
| would get 'em." That evening on his
way home, he was met by five or sin
young fellows at the corner of Wash
ington avenue and River street. One
of them asked, rs that a scab." Tive
or three answered yes" and some
one of them yelled, Don't hit him.
Another bumped against him.
HIS LAST DAY.
That was the last day the witness
worked. He was not afraid of the
strikers, he said, but rather was he
afraid that he might get mad and
hurt some of them. The witness
spoke very earnestly and in badly
broken English. and provoked no enc
of laughter. Mr.. Newcomb got hin
to admit that the young men who
bothered him were not strikers anc
let him go at that.
The examination of Foreman Mar
tin Knuth developed some enliven
ment. He said he could pick out
lot of the men who were in the crowC
at the bridge on the morning of Jul,
s. Mr.. Newcomb told him to com,
down from the stand, go among tn,
spectators and pick them out. Mr.
Knuth hesitated about following thes,
directions, whereupon eX-Judge vii
lard jumped up and said, The witness
is timid about going out among thes
men, but I'm not. Come on, I'll 6,
with you"
Following Judge Willard, the wit
ness reluctantly went to the specta
tors seats and began pointing out diff
ferent strikers. Judge Willard would
get the name and call it out. Nj
Newcomb protested that Judge vii
lard was playing to the galleries ant
hippodroming the proceedings. JudG
Willard retorted something about be
ling responsible for his own conduct
Judge Kelly settled the dispute by say
inS that the witness was on eros
examination and therefore in Nj
Newcombs hands. Judge Willarc
laughingly sat down.
FERBER MADE ARRESTS.
Deputy Sheriff II. +. Ferbcr testified
to having been stationed at the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western shops
since May 10, to guard the company
property, and of having made a mum
Der of arrests of strikers for dsordeTlN
conduct.
Thomas McGraw was arrested, h,
said, for calling "scab" at some work
men who were laying a sidewalk be
tween the tracks, and threatening t
strike the witness with a wooden saw
horse, when he was ordered away. III,
also arrested another young man 70
calling "scab" at the workmen, Tht
witness also told of the false alarm o
fire on the night of Sunday, May 26
when a crowd of more than a Thousand
assembled at the shops and drove tn,
workmen out of the paint shop by rid
ding the windows with stones.
ON crnSs- s-eXaminatiOn. Mr.. NoMcOml