The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-20
STRIKERS IN
LAWS GRIP
Continued From page 1.)

tried to trip him up as he crossed
the bridge. Had they succeeded,
witness was of the opinion that he
would have been trampled to death.
He also triumphantly emerged from
a severe cross-examination.
Jacob Demer, Jr., next took the
stand and gave practically the same
testimony, but added that several
of the mob were armed with clubs
and that he and his father and
| brothers were roughly iostled and
could barely keep their feet. He
also swore that Charles Faatz had
told him he would gladly knock his
/ head off
| Fred Demer gave similar testi-
mony, following which the counsel
! for the plaintiff made a motion that
| the defendants be held for court,
| as a prima facie case had been es-
| tablished. This motion was oppos-
/ ed by the defense, they contending
/ that the Act of 1871 which provides
a summary conviction. supersedes
the Act of 1860 covering the often
ses alleged in this case. This con-
tention was sustained by the court
and a ruling made that the trial
should proceed, the defence to call
witnesses if they so desired.
The prosecution then called to
the stand a man named Dunkleburg,
who conducts meat market at the
upper end of Main street This wit
ness testified to seeing the crowd
but stated that so far as noise was
concerned the gathering was not out
of the ordinary.
Jacob Demer, Sr., then gave a
vivid description of the marching
crowd and the part he played in
the demonstration and his being as
saulted near the Hotel Wayne. At
this juncture the prosecution rested.
Olaf Highouse, one of the de-
PENDANTS, was then called to the
stand and entered a sweeping denial
of any particular in the offences
charged During the cross-exami-
nation of this witness he admitted
that as a member of the union he
had taken an oath not to do anything
to injure another union man.
Roy Williams, the next witness
denied being in the mob, but said
he had followed it up the street. He
said he had been pushed against
the elder Demer by the latter's son,
thus causing him to fall. He ex-
planned that he took hold of the
arm of another of the Demers, as
previously testified to. because he
had heard he (Demer) was a bad
man and because he wanted to call
his attention to a man standing by
who had a propensity for rif1ing
pockets of their contents. The wit
ness also testified that he saw no
showing or pushing being done by
the crowd, and that no one had ut.
tered a curse or a loud word.
John Reed admitted that he had
done picket duty, but denied that he
had taken any part in the demon
stration. Only walked around to
see what the bunch was going tC
do" He gravely testified that
his principal business near the works
on the night in question was to
bat stones into the river" and had
) no idea who was in the crowd ol
how many there were.
, Lawrence Bauer next testified that
although he saw the crowd he heard
. nothing unusual and observed moth
ing that had been referred to in the
Demer testimony.
Jacob Storr, the next witness
when interrogated as to his presence
in the ranks of the crowd naively
stated that his sole object in being
: there was to escort" the fellows
home, although he admitted thai
such was not his usual custom.
Jacob Leippe also testified thai
he had not ordered the crowd tC
fall in and get the -" as pre-
viously testified. He stated thai
there was no particular noise, NJ
cursing or threats on the evening il
question.
Charles Faatz also said that there
was no disorder or Tioting on the
evening of the 18th, and that the
noise then was no greater thar
a when the Elks made their recen
visitation. He denied having pull
ed off his coat or making threats
6 He said Henry Demer had threaten
ed to lick" a man, and he had pre-
pared to prevent it.
John Goodline denied striking
Frank Demer in the back. He salt
there was no riot, no swearing, NJ
threats, no assaults, no showing, NJ
: nothing. On account of his defec
tive memory he was not cross-ex
s amined.
+ Other witnesses who testified tina
the march of the strikers was or
S derly and noiseless were Franl
o Carly, Horace Williams, Thoma
Reese, a man named Brady an,
q John Carmichael, who reluctant.
4 admitted that he was member o
the union.
This ended the evidence and a re
> cess was taken until Tuesday at ]
o'clock.