The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-25

Joseph H. York, mate OF the Black
burn, testified that when the union men
first came to the dock and informed him
OF their errand ne called the men TO the
rail- that they might hear what the union
men had 20 say.
York told tho union mon to keep ashore;
that the crew were busy. At noon the
crew would be at liberty and could be
talked with.
Carter was the spokesman of the union
men
When the noon hour arrived York went
ashore and telephoned TO the Fifth Police
station. Upon the arrival of the police
the union men were ordered 20 leave the
dock The witness positively identified
Mcdonald and Carter as OF the union
party.
ORDERED TO FoRECASTT.E
At night York learned that the union
men contemplated making second VISIT
and Immediately ordered the crew TO the
forecastle. with instructions TO remain
there.
when one Of the crew notified the witness
THAT the union seamen had reached the
dock and were about TO come aboard
York hurried ashore. telephoned TO the
,olt,e OF the temperance OF the union
men and was on his way back 70 the snip
when he heard pistol shot. The per
son who fired the revolver was close uo
the ships side, either att the dock or on
the deck close to the ships rail- ana seefn-
ed 20 be firing directly toward the NAN
rigging. .u,.,,
Ia, a sacond one
4 The person who fred the second shot
vas hut a few feet from where the other
one had located himself and was also
firing toward the main rigging
York said that so far as he knew none
OF the crew OF tho Blackpurh ii'u ""'
weapons that night
rh, ,;tress also said that just before
Tho upion men reached the dock. that
might. the engineer and deck mana :
the barge Montana were stuhs III tn'
aft cabin with him
When he got up to 20 TO the teepnone
he closed the door left his visitors "itnu'
the cabin. and. 80 far az he knew, neither
OF them came out upon the oo'h'
SAW TWO FLASHES.
Mate York would not and could not say
that there were more than two shots
nrcd. He saw the two flashes ana 'hat
yas all ne could swear to. as he was
too muCn tkCilt~l W ithtA' -
when the police arrived they found
man on the dock lying upon the car
tracks
The witness said that when he went
eshote he was in his shirt sleeves. and
that neither the steward OF the Black
burn nor the visitors wore an overcoat.
The significance OF this statement was
that when Carter and Low were brought
20 detective headquarters, each said that
a man who stoon on the main deck near
the cabin, who wore hong overcoat was
discharging shots from a pistol.
When the wounded man was found by
the police, Mr. Nelson. the local agent
OF the Seamen's union was with him.
Louis Moore testified that when Carter
first came to the ship he, Carter wanted
20 know how many union men there were
aboard.
Moore told Carter that there'were two.
DEAD OR ALIVE.
Carter said that there was but one.
and that at noon the non-union crew
would be taken off dead or alive.
At the noon hour the mate lined the
crew UP at the ram. Carter asked the
union men to step TO one side Moore
and John J. Sumpter did this and then
a parley ensued I'm which Carter tried 10
get the two union men ashore
This Moore and Sumpter refused TO do
and the crew soor went 10 dinner
AZ night the crew went TO the fore