Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-18
Irwin Wolcott Told His Story
 Again To-Day.
ONE OF THE MEN WHO TURNED

Burpee a Witness-He Tells About
 Receiving the Bail Bond and the
 Men That Signed It.
 ,s' Irwin wolcott was among the first witnesses put on the stand to-day in the case of the nine boys. Wolcott went oyer the story he told i'll the .trst case, of the gathering in his pool room on West Main street, of their leaving there together. Before him there were on the stand John H. Bride of Waterville, passenger on the car following that on which we're Merna and Morrissette; Miss Amanda Twin ing, Columbia boulevard, Fred Pretat, and then came Wolcott. He told of one of the Vandemarks swearing the crowd to silence and that some of them raised their hands. Several of them put handkerchiefs over their faces. All of the accused were at the switch be- fore the car came. besides the eight men who were acquitted last June. Some of them suggested placing stones on the track for the purpose of deraiing tho car. There were nine teen in the crowd then. Winnegar struck one of the car crew, the lights in the car were put out and there was a general rush at the car. Witness did not strike q blow because he did not get a chance. Merpa ran one way and Morrissette the other. The attack lasted only about ten or fifteen seconds and the whole crowd ran back to the Waterville road.
 Wolcott said he now lived in Bridge port and is employed by the Connec- ticut Railway and Lighting Go. Under cross examination Attorney Hamilton took wolcott over the past six months and showed that for some time he was constantly with Detective Rogers and on the advice of Judge Burpee he went to the Pinkerton headquarters in New York He also met Judge Bur pee in New Haven. Nothing was said about the Faber switch case the matter talked of was the Mendelssohn murder MT Hamilton showed that immediately after the last trial Wolcott was employed by the trolley company as a conductor though he had had no experience. MT Hamilton tried to show that Wolcott was retained by the company though one day he returned only i've cents as the days earnings of the car.
 Wolcott denied he was ever called to account by the company for his small returns, or that he ever boasted he could remain in the company's em- ploy, no matter what amount of mon- ey he would return, until this case was over. @.a.. .. -.
 pair of brass kuuckles was here produced md Wolcott said they were very similar to the kind used by him the night of the assault. He said his pair cost twenty-five cents, that he bought them in Bridgeport and carried them about six months before the as sault. He admitted putting one stone on the track and could not say that any of the accused put any there.
 Witness put a handkerchief on his face. Edward Winnegar was the only other person whom he would say had handkerchief on his face, but when he saw Winnegar on the steps of the car with . revolver covering the car crew he did not have the handkerchief on. He first talked of the matter to Detective Rogers the Friday prior to the arrests. at the Hotel Waterbury. James Lunny told him he was wanted there by q New York man about q check He also spoke with Assistant States Attorney Kellogg in Attorney Thouns' office. He wanted to see Mir Thoms that evening to get his advice and seeing light in his office he went in. Mir Kellogg came in soon after
 Wolcott named all who were In his pool room the night of the assault and included the accused among them. He denied he was in general a liar, but admitted he would lie when to do so would suit his purpose. He had no grudge against the trolley company, vet he took his brass knuckles up to the switch with the purpose of using them. It was his conscience prompt ed him to tell his story to Mir Kellogg and 1t was Detective Rogers who awakened his conscience. He denied there was any discussion among them in the police station as to who gave the Information upon which they were arrested. also that he was ever given any promise of reward for telling what he knew about the case.
 Judge Peasley was the next witness. He heard the cases in the city court. and he bad his book of minutes of the hearing with him. He testified he pre- sided in the case against Winnegar. NIT Hamilton objected to that case be- ing brought in and was sustained. Witness said Thomas Quinn was wit ness and the defense objected. MT Hamilton asked that the jury be ex- cused while counsel were arguing the point and the request was allowed. The fact was that the fight in the case Taas now started For the enllghten- ment of the court witness was al- lowed to tell what took place at the trial of Ross. McGuire and Marsh. Tiiomas Quinn, he said. was put on the stand and given the usual warning that he need not testify if he feared his evidence would incriminate him. self.
 Quinn then testified.
 TO the courts questions Judge Peas lev replied that Quinn had been in an nnte-room under arrest up to the time he was called to the stand. So far as witness knew. Quinn was not told