Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

Mansfield was in one of the crowds on March If, and ''he merely looked and laughed and walked toward the cen ter," when witness said he was abused. On one occasion his car ran over three torpedoes of a kind that are not intended to do harm. Witness reported this to Mansfield and so far as he knew he may have attended to his duty in the matter.
 Another motorman, Charles Fisher, followed. He said Farley was on his car one day for the purpose of seeing the officer who was annoying the car crews" The rest of the story was the same as that told by MT Smith. Witness is the man who was tried by Judge Peasley in the city court some time ago for failing to ring his gong, and was discharged, and Officer Schlepfer, who arrested him, was so disgusted at the proceeding that he re- signed from the force. Attorney Du- rant, the same morning, proved Fisher lied and told the court he was a liar. In witness opinion he was a mark" for every loose stick and stone on South Main street Attorney O'Neill went into his career and showed that for some years witness has been a pro- fessional strike breaker. He tried to show that he 'divvies up'' with his mate on the car. The policemen had considerable trouble with witness about ringing his gongs but Mansfield never complained of him.
 William J. Young, the conductor who had trouble with Mrs Gary of Naugatuck, told once more of Mans field stopping the car Farley and MT Smith were on. The worst thing Young testified to was that Mansfield made no attempt to stop the crowds from laughing.
 William BOttomley, an employe of the Buckle company, heard Mansfield say, q could have caught him if II wanted to-" but whom Mansfield meant he could not say. James Mill ter heard the same remark and that a car had been stoned. Could not say what it was that caused the remark. He declined to say that he ''is one of those who distribute free tickets" The question was excluded. MT O'Neill claimed it was an important question because If the witness is in the employ of the trolley company it would show the drift of his testimony. Commis- sioner Taylor said the trolley company was not in the matter at all, but Mir O'Neill said it was all trolley company so far as he could see. The question was put and the board ruled 1t out.
 The chief witness and complainant, Benjamin Sedgwick, was then called. He took up the point on which the last two witnesses testified. He said he saw car stoned and windows broken. He did not see Mansfield, but few moments after the incident had oc- cured the remark Mansfield Is said to have made was all over the shop and in witness opinion it tickled every body He saw Mansfield speaking to the very men who had the reputation of being the stone throwers, the prin- cipal disturbers. Since Officer Noonan has been on duty there a great changel for the better there has taken place. Witness thought the mischief makers were afraid of him because he made the Statement that he would have any, one arrested whom he saw throwing stones.
 Under cross examination by MT Guilfoile he said he did not see the stones thrown nor Mansfield at that time. He could not say where the stone came from, but did not think it came from inside the factory. There was a crowd of less than 50 on thel sidewalk at the time of the crash. Itl was the custom of the employees to gather outside the factories before re- turning to work at noon. Witness never studied Blackstone, he said, but his interpretation of that author, hel thought, was to arrest every man found loitering on the sidewalk. 1T Mansfield did not see the stone thrown that broke the glass he ought to have seen it, yet witness was on the lookout for such things, and David Hunter, Mintfe and others were upstairs on the watch and they did not see the stone thrown. Still witness thought the of- ficer was negligent. It was surpr1s- ing to witness that no one was arrested for all the stone throwing. If he were 3. policeman he was certain he could handle the crowds. At this point the hearing was adjourned to next Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock.