Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-31
STRIKERS FACED JUDGE PEASLEY IN COURT THIS NORM NG

of the external table of the skull. At 1 present Merna is better, but not wholly so At the time he was hurt he was generally shocked. The in | juries were caused by external violence The fracture of the skull was caused by a heavy instrument. Morrissettes $ face was complete mass of bruises. Ills lower jaw was so badly sprained that he was hardly able to open It. His right knee was slightly cut ana two of his left ribs were fractured. In a general way he was bruised all over, his head especially.
 James Whitty's Story.
 James Whitty, IS, was the next wit ness. Said he lives at 10 Seery place. Before going into the testimony of the case he was warned that he need give no evidence that would tend to impll- cate him in the cases. He was one of the crowd in Wolcott's pool room on the night in question. He named those who have been already men, toned and Larry Farnsworth. There was some talk of trimming couple of scabs.'' The talk was general. Thomas Kenny, Michael Ryan and witness left the room about 1O:3O o'clock and walked to Hurlburt's shop, where there was some sort of an un- derstanding that all should meet They met Brearton, Ross, Ball, the two Quinns, Thorpe, one of the Vande- marks and Winnegar. There was great deal of talk at that place. Some said to go to Cottage park and meet a trolley car. They all walked up the railroad track, then crossed the lots, and some proceeded. He heard soon after great deal of shouting and noise, and the lights of a car standing | by went out. Witness heard some one say, Have mercy on me- Then he l saw the crowd run away. He did not know who was in the crowd, nor was his face concealed. He heard next l day that stones were put on the track. l He did not see the car crew either be- 1 fore or after the assault. There were about sixteen in the crowd that met near Hurlburt's shop. Most of them were ahead of witness, crossing the lots
 on the way to meet the car. He was l quite sure that one of the Vandemarks must have been ahead of him. Here MT Durant wanted the two Vande-
 marks brought up to be Identified by | SS, l Witness left the stand then and identi- fled Willis Vandemark as the one he referred to.
 | He was asked by Mir O'Neill if he was promised anything to telk this
 story, that he would be let off; and he appealed to Judge Peasley. He then
 said that he was told by Colonel Bur-
 pee, who visited him in the police sta
 ton after he was arrested. He was
 also promised immunity by the local
 detectives. Here MT O'Neill objected
 to being excluded from the witnesses and wanted to know if he had not as
 much right to see them as MT Durant
 It developed that while he and other
 boys who turned states evidence, were
 not under lock and key they were un- lder police surveillance.
 Witness went up to the switch to
 see 'the scabs trimmed.n He did not
 hear anyone say, he, individually, was
 going to trim the scabs,'' but every
 body was going to see somebody else
 do 1t. Witness was arrested by Off,
 cer Hickey, who advised him to make
 a clean breast of the whole affair. MT sO'Neill questioned him as to his mo-
 five for turning states evidence and
 he said he would tell the truth any
 time. He was asked if he would tell 1t if he were to be sent to state prison
 and he mumbled his answer.
 He heard that the two Vandemarks. James Ennis and Warren. had stayed
 back about where he. was standing.
 The only place he saw Winnegar, was : Pin the pool room.
 Story Told by James Ennis. James Ennis, 16, South Willow
 street, employed by the Waterbury
 Brass company, testified he was in the lpool room when the two Vandemarks entered and asked him if he cared to have some fun. He said nothing, but followed them to Hurlburt's shop. There they waited for Wolcott. : Ennis testified thatlas soon as he got !, up to the car he ran away and Harry , Warren and some others he could not tell in the dark, ran away with him He said that he saw they were going to , whip the non-union Iflen and he was ;, afraid to stay there. The next night !, he said the Vandemarks met him and I. told him to keep quiet about the mat ter.
 I The strikers executive committee l issued the following statement this t afternoon:
 ' This, the SOth day of our strike finds ,, us doing business at the old stand. ant 2 will continue to do so. We prefer no a to have anything to say in reference ts !, the arrests at this time.
 ~ We also wish to contradict the state ment published in this mornings pa per to the effect that John Daly, pres + ident of the Central Labor union, sait e if the men were held for trial that tn, - Central Labor union would withdraw Q its support. This is another of tn s many stories circulated during the las V twenty-four hours.
 1t is understood that five comics q sions are in the hands Of the authori r. ties. | Al tho nrasent tima there ara niuI