Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-24
LAWRENCE POLICE
 TELL OF THE RIOTS
Twenty seven Witnesses Testify in
 Ettor Case.

Salem, Mass, Oct 23.-Poice In : spector John J. Kelliher of Lawrence, Mass, told the jury in Judge Quinn's court today, where Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso are on trial for the murder of Anna Loplzzo, victim of the textile strike riots, that he had been con vinced on the night of Jan. 29 last that the time had come for the police to draw their revolvers. This. which was the most turbulent day of the strike, came to a climax with the Lopizzo tragedy. In spite of his conviction, however, the inspector said he did not draw his revolver and that he did not know of any policeman who fired a shot during the outbreak that resulted in fatality.
 Keliiher testified that the police had struggled vainly at Garden and Union streets on the fatal evening to clear the streets of belligerent strikers and that they had been jeered and pelted with ice and other missiles. He told how they had resorted to the use of clubs and blackjacks to drive back resistant and angry men. He described in detail the efforts of the, police to force the people down Union street until fusilade of shots was heard.
 After the smoke had cleared away, he said, a woman had been found dy- ing. The witness drew from his pock- ct blackjack which he said he had brought down on the backs of excited mill workers. James H. Sisk, one of counsel for the defendants, took the blackjack from Kelliher and swung ii in the presence of the jurors, illus trating how the weapon was used on the strikers.
 Did you use it this way?" asked Attorney Sisk, fastening the blackjack loop on his wrist and striking out with the lead-filled leather
 "Yes," said the inspector T struck the men who would not move about the back and shoulders"
 After this phase of the riot had been re-enacted in the courtroom, Attorney Sisk asked the witness:
 You never drew your revolver?"
 "No, did not" said Kelliher.
 Didn't you think that the time had come for you to do so, if the men were resisting you as you describe?"
 T did think right then at the corner of Garden and Union streets that night" said Kelliher. that the time in the rioting had arrived for me to draw gun, but I didn't"
 Why didn't you?" counsel asked.
 Because I concluded that. I would first take another chance with my hands"
 The cross examination of Kelliher led right up to the killing of Anna Lopizzo, the description of the firing of from 10 to 30 shots, and the finding of stricken woman in the street, but never once was the name of the vic- tim mentioned in the testimony nor any testimony taken as to the actual shooting of the girl. None has been introduced thus far in the trial.
 Edward J. Griffin, another Lawrence policeman, who was with Inspector Kelliher on the night of Jan 2S. cor roborated the inspectors description of the riot. He, too. denied that he fired a shot or drew a revolver, but he ad mitted having received an order from Sergeant Spranger to draw his club and use his judgment when men def1ed his command to move. Both officers said they were struck by flying mis- SileS.
 Twenty seven witnesses for the one of them, Policeman John F De- vine, pleasing the defense when he testified that he had seen the defend ant Caruso many times during the strike, but never saw him do anything out of the way.
 TWenty-two of the witnesses were Lawrence street car employees who told of the riots on the morning of Jan 29, when street cars were assailed, the windows smashed and passengers on the way to work melested and driven to the street.