Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
FIVE WERE HELD FOR SUPERIOR COURT
Yesterdays Trial of the Men Charged With Assaung Water vile Car Crew.-Prosecuor Durant Wanted $4OOO Bond
 In Each Case.-t Was Finally Fixed At $2,OOO.

The proceedings against those ar rested for intent to murder the strike breakers, Merna and Morrisette, closed yesterday in the city court with the cases against Winnegar, the Vande- marks, Brearton and Warren disposed of, each of them practically waiving examination and being bound over to the June term of the superior court under bonds of $2000 each.
 All day long yesterday Detective Rogers kept a close watch on the pro ceedings and in the afternoon Judge Burpee, Assistant State Attorney Kel- logg and Deputy Coroner Pond arrived on the scene and stayed in the prosecu- tors office. Detective Dodds kept guard over the witnesses who were held in the aldermen's room.
 At press hour yesterday James En- his was on the stand. He told how he saw the Vandemarks at the scene of the assault and that next day they told him to keep mum about what they had seen. Then he said he did not see any of the accused strike the car crew. About fifteen rushed on the. car. After the attack witness saw Winne- gar on the railroad tracks. He was sure of this. though he testified he was the first that left the scene of the as- sault Detective Rogers heard his story last Sunday at the Hotel Water bury. James Bunny took him to the hotel and advised him to tell the whole story. He invited him to ci- gar for telling the story and told him he would ba doalt with lightly. He went to the switch to see "some fun. y He saw no weapons in the crowd and thought the worst they might do would be to throw stones at the non-union men. When he got to the switch he saw the Vandemarks lying down. He could not say if Warren had hand I kerchief on his face. Before the car came on to the switch some of the crowd engaged themselves putin z stones on the track. Questioned about the number of stones put on, he said there were about five. The moment the car arrived on the track, witness, { the Vandemarks and Warren took to their heels. Witness saw some of the crowd put handkerchiefs on their [ faces. about the chin He saw the lights on the car go out and a number i Of men scramble toward it. This closed Ennis testimony.
 :. The next witness was Michael Ry- an. 10. He lives at 76 Matta tuck street and is a member of the Rose dale club. His evidence covered the same grounds as that of the preceding witnesses He said he saw Kenny and the other members of the club at HurIburt's shop and denied that he knew Ross. NcGuire Winnegar. War ren or the Yandemarks. He could not say that any of the above were at Hurl- burt's shop. After leaving that pla ce they went toward Waterville and com ! ing back they nut stones on the track. i When the car came along witness saw the crew leave it, then the pole went off the wire and the place was plunged in darkness. He was quite near the car and stayed until all left together He heard no noises or cries for help. He was told to look around the room and see if he could identify
 any of those who were at the switch, tand he identified Kelly. Ball. Quinn
 and Costello. He was told to look again and he scanned the faces of the strikers and they looked at him and he answered he could identify nc l more. In response to Mir O'Neill's
 questions he said that he had been ar
 rested yesterday and told his story tc
 Colonel Burpee and Detectives Dodds
 OaGorman and Officer Hickey. Col
 onel Burpee told him he would be dealt
 with Nightly if he gave away all he
 knew and that some of the other boys had already given the whole tMns
 away. Witness swore to his story be