The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-22
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Vernon street and Chief of Police George
Wilson placed the man under arrest. III
was taken to the lookup and given some
thing to eat as he said he had nothinl
since morning He was arraigned in
municipal court before Judge Z. w. Glib
son at o'clock yesterday afternoon
charged with displaying dangerous
weapon. lie pleaded not guilty and his
attorney, Harold +. Whitney, was accept
ed as surety for the mans appearance at
some future date The continuance was
granted because the respondents wit
nesses, his crewmates, had returned TO
New London on the 4 o'clock train.
Burke told the court that he lived in
Jamaica, Long Island, and that he had
worked about six months for the Long
Island railroad as a brakeman during the
| past winter. He said that he had been
hired by Bergof Brothers employment
agency of New York city to work rs .
baggageman and trainhand on the
Grand Trunk road and expected that be
was to work on the docks at New Lon
don. He said that he was promised IS
a day and that when he reached New
London he was told that he would re-
eeive s. for the trip from that city to
Brattleboro and the same amount for the
return trip. He confessed that he had
Chief Wilson but said that he did not
carry revolver as charged. He said
that all of the crew contributed toward
buying the cartridges. When asked why
it was necessary to buy ammunition he
provoked laugh by saying that the
crew ran short after leaving New Lon
don. He was asked how many men con.
stituted breaking crew on pas
senger train and said four detectives,
four guards, brakeman, conductor and
baggage man. was the personnel of the
crew Of which he was the conductor.
The man was about 80 years old. He
expressed hope that he might be
allowed to go free and said that it was
his intention to give up the strike-break-
ing JOB. At this point Judge Gibson
ordered recess for supper and an.
nounced that court would convene
promptly at 7.30. Miss Nellie Anderson
testified at the evening session of court
that she called Burke "scab" and that
at her. Mrs. Winnie Barbette, Mrs.
Agnes Smith and Mrs. William Ander-
son all testified that they used the same
eplthet in addressing the man. Joseph
Cline, freight conductor, testified that |
he was aboard of the train and that he
saw revolver lying on the steam pipes
beside Burke who was seated, making
up his trip report. The witness testinetl
that ne gave the weapon to Chief of
Police Wilson. Chief Wilson testified to
placing the man under arrest and to
Cline. The chief identified the box Of
cartridges taken from the pocket Of
Burke. AT this point Attorney Whitney
asked for the continuance which was
granted. Grand Juror r. c. Bacon. who
prosecuted, offered no objection. Mr..
Whitney announced that the case would
be brought up not later than a week
rom tomorrow. Judge Gibson addressed
The spectators and especially the strikers
VINO were present and said that Burke
must not be molested. If he was modest.
I'd, Judge Gibson said, the offender would /
De punished to the extent of the law.
While the court room was crowded to-
is, capacity with throng of strikers j
md curious persons probably 200 persons
lad gathered at the station to await Inc !
lrrlval OF the o'clock train from New {
london which was reported to be bring (
ng force of strike-breakers to be used
oday, to start traffic on the West River
ranch. As the train pulled in abou, \
lozen railroad detectives dropped off in
dvance of the passengers and no re-
marks were made by the strikers until ,
he passengers had left the train. when ,
|, was found that ID strike-breakers were ,
board. As the train quickly backed in ,
the lower yard there came howl of !
erlslon from the strikers when one oil ;
he strike-breaking brakemen attempted !
{, set switch and derailed the engine.
he tender and rear drivers on the
nglne were thrown clear off the rails.
Agent Guthrie was notified Of !
ne accident by the engine crew. About :
ms time the IL strike-breakers with the I
abroad detectives came uptown to get n
lunch and for an hour the restaurants e
here the men were eating were be-
eiged by strikers and a curious throng. i a
1t at his restaurant. men
At O'Clock word was received that
ne raliroad company had ordered the q
y to keep off its property and the d
roe, r;e. was complied. with at once. The u
. rSers were permitted the use of one .
II, the vacant buildings on the island is
"hen the report reached BrattIeborol a