Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-04
an opinion. excused by defense.

an opinion, excused by defense. John A. Greenwall, engineer and ] member of a labor union, excused by | state.
 Irwin Linsley, general jobber, ac- 1 cepted.
 This completed the jury, which was immediately sworn and the information read charging the accused with intent to murder William T. Merna and George Morrissette, and conspiracy to injure the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go. It was then 11:15 o'clock and short recess was taken, after which MT OiNein moved that copy of the testimony be supplied the defense | at the expense of the state on the grounds that the accused could not af- ford to pay for it, and that it would | lowed.
 Merna, First Witness. William T. Merna was the first wit ness. He testified that his home is in New York and in last February he was conductor on the Waterville line of the local trolley system. On the l night of February 26 his car was on the so-called Faber switch, about ii :43, waiting for car to pass. He was sit ting i'll the car with George Morrissette, the motorman. when three men entered the car, drew revolvers, ordered them to throw up their hands and leave the car. As he was leaving the car he was struck between the eyes by man with brass knuckles. He ran, but was knocked down by blow on the back of the head. He counted seven men outside the car. All wore masks, and he identified Winnegar as one of the three who entered the car. Winnegar started to stand up to be identified again, but his counsel told him to keep his seat. One of the others wore d Fedora hat. He failed to recognize that man in the court room.
 The blow he received on the head rendered him unconscious and when he recovered he was lying In the car He was sore all over and could not open his jaws. Policeman Keegan started the car, but witness took it a part of the way back. A man from the barn completed the trip On reaching the barn witness tainted. He was given medical attendance and next morning was taken to the hospital, where he re- mained about a month.
 Witness saw Morrissette at the barn and he was so badly hurt he scarcely knew him. Before witness was struck. after leaving the car, some one said: ':Why do you - take our jobs?"
 OiNeiH Cross Examines.
 Cross-eXam1natlon was conducted by Mir O'NeiH. Witness said he saw an advertisement ill the papers and he came to Waterbury. He is still on the trolley company's payroll, though he is not working for that concern, and is paid $14 week. He saw an adver- tisement in the papers and though he is in the pay of the company, he asked for work on the Bridgeport system When this case came up he came to town with MT Sewell, and few days ago he returned under the care of q constable who had him in custody. He slept in the Atlantic hotel, the consta- ble occupying the adjoining room. He did not know who paid his hotel ex- penses, but he did not pay them him. self Farley saw him in New York re- l garding Morrissette to see if he was the victim of the New York barrel | mystery. The state objected, but the question was allowed, as MT O'Neill claimed it to show that witness identi- l fled the body ill the barrel mystery as | that of Morrissette, and yet i'll court this morning he identified q man as ] Morrissette.
 For two weeks before the alleged oc- currence witness and Morrissette worked together on the WaterEille linea