Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-25
THE TRIAL OF THE BOYS
Quinn on as Witness When Court Ad.
 Journed to Friday Morning.

Quinn on as Witness When Court Ad.
 Journed to Friday Morning. l Michael J. Ryan was on the stand in the superior court yesterday testi- flying in the case against himself and the other seven boys charged with as sault on Merna and Morrissette and conspiracy to assault. He said he was with Thomas Kenny when he started for the switch but could not recall the names of his companions. He took no oath nor did he see anyone with handkerchiefs on their faces. He saw stones on the track but did not see who put them there. There were seven or eight in the crowd that put them on. He would swear that he did not testify in the city court that he saw some fighting and that he stayed through it.' He admitted that he did testify that he saw the trolley pole go off the wire. Also that he did not tell Colonel Burpee that he saw handkerchiefs on some of the faces in the crowd.
 Joseph Kelly said he saw in tha crowd Thomas Kenny, Thomas Quinn, Ryan, Ball and McGuire He would not say that he testified in the court that he was in the pool room that night, or that he saw Thomas Quinn here, or that he heard anyone say they should be sworn to silence. He did testify that he heard some one say ''put your handkerchiefs on your faces.' He saw Merna and Morri- sete leave the car with their hands up. He heard there was going to be fun at the switch. but it was not in the pool room that he heard it. He saw Ball, Ross, James Ennis, Ryan, the two Vandemarks and Warren in tl1e crowd. He denied ever saying he saw Costello and the two Quinns there He would not say that he ever made a statement to Detective Dodds in which he named all the accused and the eight strikers who were on trial \ last June
 On crosse examination he testified that Detective Dodds told him while he was locked up that he might aa we'll tell his story. and get out as he was the only one in custody then. He never knew who his bondsman, John Smith or James Jones was. At this point the bail bonds were ordered pro duced. Continuing witness said James Ennis was in the crowd at the switch. Ennis, he said, is working. Attorney Kellogg objected to this statement, but it was claimed to show how the con- fessions were obtained from those who made them. Attorney Danaher claimed Ennis made confession on the grounds the others were made, but the state did not prosecute him be- cause he was in the crowd merely out of curiosity.
 The court said that was an inde- pendent matter that promise made to Ennis was no proof that promise was made to witness.
 Kelly told of the trip taken by the boys a short time before the cases against the strikers began. He said they went in bus to Thomaston and from there to Winsted III tuv train. From that paint bus conveyed l..ein to New Boston where they pitched camp on the shores of lake. They were there about a week when. 5Cou- stable Rigney and his friend, James B. Lunny, appeared on the scene and summoned them to appear in court.
 
 O'Neill's house before they started. Kelly did not know who paid the ex- penses of the trip. It did not cost him anything. They left town because they feared they would be arrested.
 Judge Wheeler asked him if his con fession was true so far as he could recall it, and he said it was, but 1t was not expressed as he stated 1t. The iIlr formation 1t contained was mostly ob tained on hearsay Regarding their leaving town, Attorney O'Neiil told them they could go away so long as they would return in time for the trial.
 Thomas Quinn was the next of the accused who testified. Attorney Ken nedy conducted the examination of him. Quinn admitted being at Vol cott's pool room the night of the as sault. From that point his story was substantially like the others. That is to say, after leaving the pool room he went to the Rosedale club rooms and was standing at the door when he saw n crowd of men pass by, and over heard one of them say there was going to be fun with the scabs at the switch. He went along and the crowd stopped at Hurlburt's shop and, after a time went up the hill, past the Model laun- dry to the trolley switch. Suddenly car appeared in sight and before he was actually at the switch the Hghts in the car went out and he heard cries of help. Then everybody ran back to- wards the road, and 1t seemed that everybody was for himself. Quinn saw no stones on the track and took no part in the assault At this point court adjourned to Friday morning.