Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-06
SUNDAY IN JAIL.
Accused Trolley Strikers Taken Down Until Tuesday Law Had Tilt After Yesterdays Hearing Morrisette On Stand When Court
 Adjourned.

sA1ot OL the elgnI trolley strikers suspended ss4sl yesterday afternoon with litue row between Attorney Williams lur 9ne state and Attorney OsNeiH for ~ .le ue1ense Court had adjourned and ene a.Nsl1 uufoaig was lingering around the acl ouseu, some or the lawyers were scan. .ihg Inelr notes, while others were talk. lng with their clients. Messrs WiI. rams, Kellogg and Meigs, coalnsel for the state, were speaking in whigners across a table to Morrissette. when suddenly MT O'Neill cried out:
 Here, now; you are pointins to pnose men" meaning that some one in tne crowd representing the state was pointing to the accused.
 We're not poinMng,' said MT WI. Hams, in great show of temper O'NeiH p-0u IF Williams Kellogg.
 Well, I say there was" said Ir uaNeii, and so the controversy went Sn unui Mr Williams left the room. flushed, excited and angry.
 A number of women were gathered around the accused. making 1t alnost impossible to pass from one end of the room to the other, Finally Sheriff Gdl- lette shouted that the room would have to be cleared and the ladies should move on, A general move was then made, the room was cleared and the accused passed out in the custody of the Sheriffs
 Morrissette was on the stand when court adjourned. He testified without any difficulty while in Mir wflliamss hands, but when MT Danaher took him be became almost unintelIigible and re- peatedly said he could not understand his questions
 He was telling about Willis vande- mark and what he wore on the night of the alleged assault, and could not say if he wore collar or tie, but he was positive he saw him standing outside the car. As witness ahghted from the car Vandemark pre- scented a revolver at his face, grabbed him by one arm and struck him on the back of the head with something hard. He could not say if 1t were Vandev marks clenched fist. He held the re- volver in his rdght hand and could not say with which hand he struck hdrn.
 He was asked whether it was the
 
 (Winnegarl or the man with the re- volver outside the car (Vandemarx) that he was watching and he said he was watching the first one first, and when he got outside he saw the iatter.
 He was asked if the car window was between him and Vandemark and if he was able to see clearly. He said he could not understand this question. 1t was repeated, but without avail. The court tried to help him out, but 1t was no good; he said he did not understand the question. Mir Williams suggested an interpreter, but MT Danaher said the witness was able to understand when examined by the state and he saw no reason why he could not under stand him. MT Hamilton put in a re mark, which Mr Williams said was an uncalIed for comment. The question was allowed to pass unanswered
 He was asked if he had not been scared by the man with the revolver iIi the car and if he had not been scared all through the occurrence, and after a great deal of bother in getting him to understand this question he said he was scared all the time.
 The question of Winnegar's clothes on the night of the assault was taken up again and witness said he wore q short black coat. derby hat and white collar.
 The accused were returned to jail last evening in the custody of number of sheriffs. It costs the state each time they travel on the railroad about $S for each prisoner or $64 each trip for the whole. This sum Is paid the county sheriff in fees. Irrespective of this the deputy sheriffs who form the escort of the prisoners are paid fee and all this is taxed up against the prisoners in case of conviction.
 The reason for their transfer to New Haven is obvious. It was thought bet ter to have them removed from local influences and for the sake of peace for all concerned.
 Brearton was among those who went to New Haven. A general impression appears to exist that he found another bondsman after having been surrender. ed by Joseph Devereaux. The party who offered bail for him was not ac- ceptabIe to the court.