Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
the Subject of Evidence.

Nandefnafk Contradicts Wolcott
 Clifford Vandemark began to tell his story just before the Democrat went to. press yesterday, and he was on the stand when court adjourned at 4:30 o'clock. He told of going to Dennis's house and helping to pack the furni- ture His wife was there and about 10:30 o'clock all started for home. .He was positive 1t was about that time be- cause he had to be in Exchange place about Il o'clock to see how the buses were getting along financially and to take the money that had been collected during the day. The last Jus used to leave Exchange place about Il o'clock.
 Winnegar witness and his wife stopped at Dexter's corner on their way down. and witness left them there while he was making his collections from the conductors of the buses. Having done this he returned and then they set out for home. While waiting at Dexter's corner witness saw Ed ward Minor and they exchanged the customary greetings. He never saw Minor at that corner&before or since; nor his wife or Winnegar. He reached home about Il 80 o'clock.
 He was positive he was not in the pool room the night of the assault, nor at Faber's switch nor Hurlburt's shop. He saw nothing of the assault and knew nothing about it, nor did he place any stones on the tracks, either on the switch named or elsewhere. He never struck Merna or Morrissette.
 Crossrexamined: His age is g years, and previous to his last arrest was fireman on the Highland division of the Consolidated railroad. He was in the employ of the trolley company about seven and a half years. He did not know Merna until he saw him in the city court. nor Morrissette until he saw him at the present trial 1t did not occur to him that he had any req son to recall his whereabouts onAthe night of February AAS26 guntil after his arrest and then hessetsAo work to find out where he had been. He discussed it with Winnegar He saw Dennis the night of his arrest He did not dis cuss the matter with him then, but did the next day. His wife was pres ent. He did not see Dennis in Winne gars presence, nor was the matter dis cussed in the presence of witness's wife, Winnegar or Mrs Dennis. His memory as to his whereabouts on other days before and after the night of Feb, ruary was tested in the same manner as Winnegar's was tested Wednesday and other witnesses before him. He failed to recall anything particular during those days. except that he had charge of the 'buses. At this point court adjourned
 To-DaY's Proceedings
 There were seating accommodations to spare in the superior court room to- day at the trial of the eight trolley strikers when Judge Thayer and the jury took their places at 9:30 o'clock This made the eighth day of the hear Ing. the last of the second week of 8 severely contested case, the most sensa- tional that ever took place in Water bury. Already wide thoroughfare to she supreme court has been paved by exceptions, the most notable of which are based on the manner in which the jury was drawn. The end of the case is not yet in view. It is said the de- fense has about sixty witnesses and about forty of them have been sub poenaed.
 Clifford Vandemark was on the stand at the close yesterday and this morning his cross examination by MT Williams began.
 He testified that he collected S5
 
 the Naugatuck bus, after he had left hIs wife and Winnegar at Dexter's cor ner on the night of February 26. This was about Ii o'clock. He had not been requested to ask Winnegar to go to Howard Dennis's that night. He was not asked to help pack the furniture; he went there after his wife. He packed few rocking chairs and bookcase Did not take up any car pets. Went to Dennis's about 8 o'clock.
 Mclean Corroborates Vandemark
 John Mclean, the conductor above referred to, testified he worked on the Eaugatuck line on the night in ques- ton and that he paid over to Clifford Vandemark at about 10 that night D5 cents.
 Cross-examined: Paid money to vandemark frequently Thought that was the first time; could not say posi- lively. Could not tell when he made the first payment. Thought it was on the night of February 26. Gould not say if that date was Thursday Did hear 1t so mentioned In court. Is now engaged peddling ice Gould not say when he first went to work on the Eaugatucis bus. It may have been a week or two before February 26
 Witness was a conductor on the cars and quit on January II. when the strike was declared. Made his last payment to Vandemark about two weeks after February 26 but could not tell the date. Could not say why he could not remember the last date, and be recalled the first date because he heard of the trouble that evening after his return from his last trip He did