Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-28

morning when court was Opeheu DJ Judge Cowell. The prisoners dock was occupied by three Lithuanians, who were badly bruised and battered and stabbed in a free for all hgnt ID the Brooklyn district last night, ana on the opposite side of the room sat two Italians, who received a fearrul beating at the Long hill ball diamond last Saturday. Their heads and faces were covered with cuts and bandages.
 James Lackey, John Quinn, Arthur Nforehead, William Lane and Arthur Agnue were charged with breach of the peace in connection with the r1ot on the Long hill diamond. They plead- ed not guilty. Attorney J. J. oNeln defended Lackey and was appointed Ouinn's guardian. Attorney Lynch was appointed Agnue's guardian ana defended Lane.
 pr Pomeroy was the first witness. He testified to attending Carnlne Tag lini at the Waterbury hospital. Ills nose was broken. two teeth were knocked out and there were two COT 'i tused lacerated wounds on his sealp l and contusions all over his body. J 1ne il' injuries were caused by some plunl H. strument. .
 William Twitty stated that the last kea of beer was being tapped when blow was struck and somebody shout ed. Hook out, he has a knife. lie saw William Lane and another man engaged in a rumpus on the ground, ana d minute or two later Arthur Az ma ran over to him and said he was stabbed He saw no knives or pats rsad in the fight. Lackey went .to Nc Tdnden,s drug store with Agnue ana TU;tty went after Lane and brought him 10 the same place to have his staD wound dressed. ,,,
 Rocco Graffone's face was freckled with cuts. He testified that there were several fights during the progress or the ban game. Tn the last light hls brother was mixed up in 1t and lsocco went to his assistance. some one struck him with a big stone and 1nen all jumped on him. Some ktcKed and others threw stones and bottles at nlln. ll The only person he could point out as one of his assailants was Lackey, Wno' he said hit him with a stone as ne was washing the blood off his face at a spring after the fight. He said that he probably had twenty glasses of peer during the afternoon.
 Niccola Graffone's testimony was practically the same as his brother exeept he picked out three men ID court who, he said, assaulted him. They were Lackey, Quinn and Lane. When asked if he had knife, he re' plied: No, but if had had a stiletto there would have been some doings."
 Carmine Paglini, who left the hos pital t.sls morning. said that so many persons struck him that he was only able to recognize one Arthur More head. the only colored person in the crowd Paglini said that he didn't strike anybody because he didn't get : chance. He had no knife He might have had twenty-five glasses of beer during the afternoon.
 James Lackey stated that he was on his way home and was going towards right field when Agnue ran up to him and said he was stabbed. He then ac- companied Agnue to the drug store. He didn't see the Italians in any dis turbance and did not see any big fight.
 Arthur Agnue testified that he was going by third base towards the stone wall to get his coat to go home, when he heard scufde, looked around and was then stabbed in the thigh. He could not tell who stabbed him, nor did he seen any Italians fin fight dur ing the day The big fight had not started when he left. William Lane drank quite a little during the after- noon and laid down under an apple tree and went to sleep for an hour and half. He was awakened by what he thought was cheering, walked over to where the crowd was, received stab wound, then had a scuf1e with some man and both fell on the ground. He got mp, ran as far as he could, and went to the drug store He thought it was an Italian who stabbed him but some other than those in court today.
 John Quinn, another of the accused. said that he saw no fight of any conse- quence, and he saw no Italians mixed up in any row. "Ddd you get any marks?'' he was asked ''Yes,'' he re- piled; ''one in sliding to second base and another on my face"
 Burt Lavigne, umpire Wallace Dunn, John Schwatz and Charles Brown. testified that they saw Lackey take .Agnue to the drug store before any big fight began. They did not see any Italians mixed up in a row.
 Arthur Morehead, one of the accused, said he knew nothing at all about the fight.
 AtUorney Reeves testified in regard to the good character of Lackey. ft'
 Tn making his arguments for the ac. cused Attorney O'NeiIl said that fl was strange that the Italians were neither charged with breach of the peace or trespass, yet 1t was apparent that they had done the stabbing.
 Judge CoweH said that 1t was sin gular that so many mon could have been present on the grounds and yet they did not see the Italians injured He said that all the accused were prin cipals in the fierce fight, but as Lane was so drunk that he could not dc much damage and Agnue was injured he would fine them only $5 and costs Later he remitted the costs In Agnue's case Quinn, Laclkey and Morehead were fined S25 and costs. Lackey took an appeal and Morehead paid up