Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-04

sette but said 1t looked like him. First he went alone to the morgue because the pictures of the dead man in the papers looked like Morrissette. He re- ported his opinion to Farley, that the body looked like Morrissette's. He de- nied saying to the keeper of the morgue that the body was that of MoTTissette, that he could not be mistaken about the matter. The most he admitted saying was that 1t greatly looked like Morris sette. Witness took a friend named Candage to view the body, but what conclusion they arrived at was exclud- ed. He could not tell how many pas sengers he had on his trips the day of the assault, but his average receipts about that time were $4 or $5 g. day.
 Coming down to the trip on which the assault was made, Merna said his car left Waterville about il 80 and he reached FaIber's switch, where the as- sault took place, about 11:3S. Police man Keegan left the car at the begin ming of the switch. The car stopped and witness and Morrissette sat down in Uhe car.
 They were sitting only a few min- utes when the assault took place. Wit ness never saw Wdnnegar before that night. He'wore black derby hat, a dark suit and wore no overcoat ItI was a pretty cold night and there was snow on the ground The coat he wore was square cut and he did not think it was part of his trolley uni form. Winnegar entered the car first. His hat appeared too large for htm and it was down over his ears and he appeared to have two or three days growth of beard. While in hospital witness drew up written statement of the occurrence about six days be- fore he left the hospital and gave it to Detective Dodds. He believed Win negar also wore silver watch chain, white collar and tie.
 The second man who entered the car wore light Fedora hat and a mackin tosh b1ttone6 His hat, also, was pulled down to his eyes The third man he could not describe.
 On leaving the car he passed by the three men and just as he took the first step off the car he was struck between the eyes with brass knuckles. It was a powerful blow, and it somewhat stunned him. He could see the masked men outside the car as he was passing out, and he said he stopped and counted seven, though there may have been more. They were all men. Ross was told by At torney O'Netll to stand up to enable Merna to compare his size with that of the men he said he saw outside the car. Merna said they were about Ross's size.
 As he stepped off the car he was struck again. and then he ran. He was struck again and some ran after him. He was struck with the butt of a revolver on the right side of the head
 He had run about fifty or a hundred feet when he was grabbed by the back of the neck. He turned about and saw a man with club. He was struck again, and fhere his memory strays. How long he was unconscious he could not say, but when he recovered he was lying on a seat in his car with Officer Keegan near him. Though he never saw Winnegar before before or since the occurrence except in the city court room, he was able to identify him by his unshaven face alone and because his ears ''stuck out little" He re- membered that on the night of the as- sault "Wfnnegar's ears stuck out lit tle.'' vet he did not mention ''this pc cIIliarity about his ears" to anybody before or put it in his memorandum which he gave to Detective Dodds. He denied that at the city court hearing Assistant Superintendent Cockings of the trolley company went to him and helped him point out Winnegar.
 To MT Kennedy: The first time he went to see the body of the barrel mystery was on Saturday. This ques- tion provoked an objection from MT Williams as to the manner of conduct ! ing the defense. The court allowed Mr Kennedy to resume. Witness said he did not know the name of the man in charge of the morgue; he stayed there only a few minutes The second visit Farley went with him. He spoke | to reporter there about the body, tell | ing him it looked like Morrissette. He denied telling the reporter that he was certain 1t was Morrissette. He was asked if he were not as sure that the body was Morriss ette's as he was that Winnegar, was the man who entered | the car, and he replied that he was not. | He thought the body was Morrissette's | because 1t had black curly hair, face | and teeth like Morrissette.
 Witness met Morrissette In Bridge i port and told him to be sure and tell l nothing but the truth about this case. They spoke together often about the case, and Morrissette told him he recog- nized some of the men. This was on Tuesday. Constable Carmody was with them, but witness denied that the con- stable pointed out the accused to them or mentioned any names to them.
 The room was full. Witness was standing near the door with Morris sette, and Winnegar was sitting in the rear near the dock and Morrissette pointed out Winnegar as the man he saw in the car. Afterwards witness said he was not sure that Morrissette pointed to Winnegar, but said The was l sitting in the second seat near that | woman" There were number of women in the room at the time and | witness knew the one referred to.
 By suggestion of MT Williams Merna enacted the performance just testified to by him. Mir O'Nelll objected on the