The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-30
STRIKERS AT SHELTON DECLINE TO SUMMON WITNESSES, FEARFUL
 THEIR ARREST WILL FOLLOW
Judge Against Violence As Suspends Judgment In Case.-CounseIIor O'SuIIivan Charges Shapiros Attitude From Calling Witnesses he Accused.

noon recess, Attorney O'SuIIivan as- sumed unusual attitude.
 He asked the court to pass over all the cases as speedily as possible, that his clients desired to enter no defence, but to carry their eases at once to a court of appeal.
 Although the proceeding was not customary, Judge Dillon finally or dered the hearings 10 proceed, and the trial of Viliget. was the first to begin. The. special agents; and Dep uty Sheriff Donovan testified against Viliger. two of the witnesses declar- ing that he had waved his arms and melted the crowd to violence by his shouts. Vi1iger, seated before the judge, shook his head impatiently.
 The statements as to his waving his arms and his shouting to the strikers were the only damaging al legations, but Attorney O'SuI1ivan would not place his client on the wit ness stand.
 Moved by the actions of the accused, Judge Dillon asked O'SulIivan if he felt quite certain his client under stood the procedure and was willing to allow the testimony of the wit neeses for the state to go unc1aI- lenged.
 The same embarrassing condition in respect to witnesses for the defence handicap pped Attorney O'SuIIivan in the trial Of William PawIowsl1i, a beard1ess rosk checked spectacled boy of 20 years, charged with stone throw ing; and Of Alexander Ff1icak, like wise accused. These lads, both strik- CTS, were sentenced to Jail forl6o days for breach of the peace, and fined $10 for assault, their offences being stone throwing in the early morning riots.
 Appeals to the common pleas court were taken for the two who were convicted. Bail for the convicted pair
 
 who were remanded for trial this morning were held in bail of $25O each.
 At the noon day gatherings about the factories yesterday, Wanda Cube ga was arrested as one of the stone throwers There were more than dozen patched heads in Shelton last night, and many. sore bodies as well where stones had fallen in the dan gerous hail of the morning and noon day distur bances. The evening pass ed without untoward incident.
 Deputy Sheriff Donovan was re- lieved of the direct responsibility Of nearly three score special deputies yesterday when County Sheriff Voll- nler arrived during the afternoon and took the situation in hand Owing to the exigencies of the situation, Vo1I-s mer had to impress a raft Of deputies a number of whom if seen on police : duty in Bridgeport where they are known would have created no little amusement. @8ut. there are on duty a number of reputable deputy sheriffs from other parts of the county. These men have their instructions as to diplomacy in handling the sit nations that are bound to confront them and, if not handicapped by the of6cious special agents '' doub t1esS would handle the emergencies with out difficulty.
 Last night the women strike sympa- thizers began throwing pepper in the faces of the deputies, but though sev- era1 reports of the practice came to light, none was disclosed where the pepper had done anything worse than to cause violent fits of sneezing. The officers succeeded in protecting their eyes.
 Matilda Rakinowftz, of Bridgeport, though absent when the riots have occurred, is still actively engaged among the strikers, seeking to strengthen the I. W. w. union that has been inaugurated here.