Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05


 any particulars about these alleged gatherings until after considerable prodding by MT O'Neiu he located one crowd at a coal yard near Jewelry street on February 19 or 20. Mans field was about 30 feet distant. There were twelve or fifteen young men in the crowd and one of them called him ''scab." He complained to Mansfield, the latter said "all right and he walk ed toward the crowd and spoke to them. On the return trip the crowd shouted at him. At that time Mans field was at Washington street. Wit ness was asked to give other instances, and he said he could not give any oth- CT dabes, but that in general about 8 o'clock he was jeered at by crowd near an undertaker's. Then he said the time was between and 8, then 6 and 8, 5 and 7, and after a question by MT O'Nenl said the crowd was not always at this point at 5 o'clock. He said thaEt on many occasions he "thought'' he was called names, but he could not say If Mansfield was all ways around at those times. Wit ness did not know that one of the two men who obstructed the track was subsequently, arrested.
 Philip Stein then took the stand. Stein has been conductor on the cars since January IA and was on the car with HollWorth. He testified that the two men mentioned by Hollworth kept the track ahead of the car twenty i've feet and at length witness had to push them off. He complained to Mansfield who told him to "shut up," that the men were able to walk and to take care of themselves and were not liable to arrest therefore. Stein said this occurred on Sunday, March 8, wherein he differed from Hollworth. Witness is the man whom Mansfield is accused of searching for firearms. Stein persisted in giving his opinion on MansfelGs conduct, what Mans field seemed" to do, how he evident ly felt'' and thought" To great extent he corroborated Hollworth's ev- idence. Witness thought someone told Mansfield that he had "a gun" For all he knew Hollworth may have car ried gum He thought HoElworth did take gun from under the seat and also that Mansfield used h1m roughly when searching him for fre- arms. The search took place on March 1 about D. m. He added in reference to the search for arms that Mansfield called him ian artillery scab." Witness at that time was wearing an artillery jacket 1t was this man who discovered Mansfield wore the wrong number on his hel- met.
 Chief Egan was recalled and test1- fled that Mansfield arrested Stephen PhaIen on March p for inboxication.
 Frank B. Bristol of bhe Bristol Man ufacturing company at Platt's Mills testified he was a witness of the search for "a gun." He gave his opin- ion of the officers mode of searching and despite Mir O'NeilYs objection to his opinion 1t was allowed. His opdn- ion was that the officers conduct was rough. He admitted he belongs to the Citizens alliance, but denied being member of the committee appointed to procure evidence against police men. Witness would not consider a man thug who carries a gun in de- fance of the law. Witness was ques- toned as to what he should consider violence In this instance all that could be got out of him was that many a man carries a gun who is not thug. He did not hear the officer use strong language and thought he should have heard it were any used, yet he might not have heard 1t.
 The evening session was helj in the city hall annex which proved far too small to accommodate the witnesses, not to mention the public at all. Judge Peasley asked that an additional count be allowed alleging that on March 2 car 1S was stoned at Benedict & Burn hamS switch. It was allowed and Hollworth gave testimony in support of it. A pile of junk obstructed the track, he said, and while he was re- moving 1t stones were thrown and windows in the car were broken. The lights were out and he did not see the obstruction until he was almost over 1t. Mansfield was about five or six car lengths, or about 24O feet distant Witness could not see who threw the missiles or that Mansfield knew of the assault. He told Officer No 53 Of the matter. He was positive that num- Der of things had occurred because he was told so by other strike breakers. The next witness was Dwight Smith, superintendent of the Waterbury Buckle factory. He told of tho break down of wagon on the track opposite the Buckle factory and of an officer speaking to the motorman on the car that came along at that time. When the car moved along the motorman went to the rear of the car and laugh ingly told the conductor how the olfi- cer had called down the boss The motorman considered it a great joke seeing that the boss was Farley and 1 that he, Farley, had rung the gong a few minutes before the officer spoke to him. It seemed a good Joke to Mir , Smith, for he also laughed heartily at it. There are two crossings at this point.
 W. A. Bon, n1otorman on the South Main street line, testified to a repetf- i ton of Hollworth and Stein's evidence.