Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-02
A Witness for Patch Company
Says the Lawyer Warned
Him Out of Town.
SENSATION In COURT
Strike Breaker Sure That McManus
Was the Mantle Strikers Coun-
sci Took the Stand and Denied
Former witnesses Statements
A Threat.

Rutland. March 30.-Thc most sensa-
tional testimony yet taken in the trial
of the Patch damage SUIT against the
machinists union before county court was
given to-day by representative Of the
strike breakers agency, the last with, -
for the plaintiff. He charged +. IT, A.
Manus, one OF the defendants Couns b.
with calling him a spotter and warnus
him out of town. He also said one OF thc
alleged strikers pickctS expressed Il de-
sire TO break the witnesses head and said
he Che alleged pickett had as mu h
money with which to hire men not to
work as Patch had to hire them to work. y
lie once showed a gun 10 ten men IN
charge Of the witness saying. "lI W. can
hire you not to work we can use this.
In answer to the charges brought
against him, Lawyer IcManus took the
stand and denied the previous witness S
statements. charging In turn that the
other Swallowed him about the streets I'M
Ill he told him to- stop. tie described his
followers appearance at that time as
seedy and unkept, with face dirty, I'M
shaver and wearing soiled lined. Two
other witnesses for the defense were cN-
amined before recess.
j. u. Campbell. a representative of
Theils detective and employment agency,
in New York. the last witness for the
plaintiff took the stand when the court
told of bringing several parties of strike
breakers here Tor the Patch plant lie
said Harry Martin at one time notified the
men there was strike on here and later
John CapelesS. ono of the strikers. induced
some of the men not to go to work. Mar
TIN once asked the witness what he would
take not to bring men here again The
witness once met Martin in the postofi!ce
and the latter said so you are up to You
dirty work again. are you? ] would like
10 break your head The witness called
Il deputy United States marshal and Mar
tin ran. Later accompanied by Il sheriff
the witness saw Martin and the latter RAJ
again. Asked if he saw Martin or cape
less again that day the witness said. 81
saw them both with that man there" and
TO tho dmazemcnt Of the onlooliors II,
rose in his scat and pointed a finger al
Counsel McManus who stood inside The
court railing"
Why" calculated J. Is. Batchodcr, tn,
defendants other lawyer that's Mr. Nc.
Manus." Peter Nc Manus." corrected the
party in question in a soto voice.
The witness persisted in the assertion
that Mr.. McManus was the man he saw
and then he claimed the lawyer came up
TO him and said Mr. Spottcr, are YOU
trying to intimdatc these men? (meaning
Martin and Capelcss) We are on to YOU
and you had better get out of town"
The witness wanted no trouble. SO cross
cd the street. but later going to the Bard
well House where he stopped with parties
OF strike breakers he found the same three
men talking with the CLERKS. When Mar.
tin used a gun for an argument the wit
ness was in charge of 10 men who Martin
tried to get to leave the witness. The lat
ter had considerable trouble to kcer
Martin away and thc gun argument was
the latter's farewell.
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following him about town. Finally the
witness asked Campbell what he was fol-
lowing him for? The latter said he did
not want any trouble and the witness told
him he would have il if he did not stop
The witness went to the Bardwcll House
and while there Martin came in and they
conVersed together He did not see Camp.
bell there. II never called any man 2
spotter," was the emphatic cincher put 10y
the witness on testimony
John Keenan,, one of the strikers on tn,
stand Saturday testified that Mr.. Patel
once said to him. The union is gooC
thing, stick to it," The witness told o
the Patch and Lincoln Iron Works mel
agreeing to go out together as they did
Asked If Capeless and Newton ever con
stituted a committee of Protection l.odg
between certain dates the witness replied
subject to the plaintiff : exception, tina
he knew Of no such committee.
John hinchey the last witness Of TIN
day struck with the other Patch men an,
attended the meetings of Protection Lodg
after vt never knew of any "pickcts do
ing duty He never saw Martin at
lodge meeting and to his knowledge Mar
tin never was in the employment of tn
lodge.
STRIKERS TESTIFY
Rutland. March 31.-'rhc implied charg
from plaintiffs counsel that one of tn
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