Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-16

time gave the matter no though
 Knew where he was on March 8 an January 31.
 1 Miss Sinnott Testified for Ross Eva Sinnott, the friend above re
 ferred to, testified she knew Ros
 about two years, and that his presenc
 at her home on February 26 was pre
 arranged. While she did not eskee1
 her eye on the clock" as MT O'Neil
 said, she was waiting for him. sh,
 corroborated his testimony in every re
 spect. She knew it was February ?,
 the above visit took place because th,
 following day she was told of the as
 sault by Officer Keegan. She heard f
 after said that everything that wa.
 done was charged against the strikers
 and therefore she became very anxious
 about Ross after his arrest. She sai6
 something to Officer Keegan aboa1t
 Ross and the Waterville assault h,15
 could not recall what it was. She re
 membered saying to the officer thai she was sorry the assault should hap. pen and she believed she also said that whatever was done was charged against the strikers and that the str1ke-breakers should be treated well YIf1Q nftIanTs I,s-
 ID tnes bushes and finding Merna on the track. At the time witness was ac- companied by her friend, Miss Eliza beth Horn. Sometimes Ross called upon her twice week. He did not call upon her the night of the riot, but, she. saw him. He called upon her on March 8.
 Her age is 20, she said. To the best of her knowledge Ross was arrested toward the last of March.
 RoSs's Mother on the Stand
 Mrs Ellen Ross. mother of Charles. the accused, testified he was at home about II o'clock on February 26. When she read of the assault she became very anxious, knowing that all acts of violence were attributed to the strik- CTS, yet she had no fear that her son would be charged with the assault, She could not recall the day exactly. but thought it was the last Monday fn March the accused were arrested, that she considered it an event in her life. It was Charles custom to be home every night about Il o'clock.
 Mrs Ellen Murnane, who testified last Friday for Warren, was recalled and stated that she knew Willis Van denmark and that he was at her house on the night of February 26 between 9:3O and 10 o'clock. He was a con- stant visitor there. She recalled hear ing about the assault next morning. and that afternoon she saw Vande- mark again and said to him, "Well. Willy, you can account for yourself at all events.' She denied saying that he replied he was at Wolcott's, and l could not say what answer he did make.
 Harry w. Warren, another of the ac- cused, in accounting for his move ments on the night of the assault, said he was about town all the evening, here and there. He was at Harring- tons cigar store about 9 o'clock, then went out West Main street to his boarding place, 4S9 West Main street. tie put his hat and coat on the hall >ack, passed through the dining room, asked Mrs Murnane how her two chil- iren were, as they were sick at that 1me, took the paper from Mrs Mur- lane and went into his room. He fayed there until morning. Then he tenied in toto all knowledge of the a s. 'ault except what he saw in the news papers. r.
 Under cross-eXamination he said he Loes not play pool and was not a fre-j Iuenter of Wolcott's pool room. HeI ook no particular attention of the ime but from 7:30 until the 9 o'clock whistle Could always be found on last Main street between ExchangeI ], lace and Phoenix avenue. On Feb :, uary p he was fairly certain he was ! t Jacques theater. Could not say vhen he was next out of cigarettes af- I, CT February 26. This closed the de ense. Brearton was not put on the ' tand. ,
 Officer keegan Called Again
 Rebuttal then began with Officer ' leegan on the stand. He knew Miss lnnott and saw her on February 27, I etWeen 6 and z o'clock, on East Main t Ereet He spoke of the assault to her. ! What he said to her was ruled out. She 1 poke to him about the assault, but did !