South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-12
PatroIman on Stand in Trial of
st. CaSimir'S PariShionerS
Declares Mob Surrounded
Church in Early Morning.
DENIES BUNKER STRUCK
STEVE HE'S WITH BILLY"
Says One of Defendants Still
Laid Up From Injuries Was
Hit With Fence Picket
Thrown BY RiOter.

That more than 200 people had
Cathered in front Of st. Casimir's Po-
lish Catholic church. at S o'clock sun
day morning, Feb. 10, two hours be-
fore the rioting broke out, was the
testimony Of PatrOlmal Floyd Stull,
Thursday on the witness stand in the
riot cases on trial in police court be-
fore Albert Slick, special Judge. Stull
alleged that the crOyyG vas cOnspiring
at that time TO prevent the officials
allowing Rev. Stanislaus Gruza from
entering the parish house.
This and the testimony from a dozen
policemen Who told the story OF the
Tioting incident To the attempt to in
stall Father Gruza. was the substance
of the testimony presented at the rial
during he day. The state finished its
part of the case during the afternoon.
There were 40 policemen who assisted
in the expedition Feb. D., and most Of
them testified for the state.
Shock First WITNESS.
James VI. Shock, police captain, was
the first TO take the stand Thursday
morning He identified four of the al
legged rioters. picking them out of the
crowd that packed the court room and
calling them by their names. He said
that the police fought the crowd back
and tried, but failed, TO make path
through il 10 the church for the
priest.
Policeman Laudislaus Hozinski was
the next 20 take the stand. He iden-
tilted several OF the defendants. Ser
geant Harry Jennings, Charles Keller,
policemen: Larry Lane. detective:
George Pinter. policeman; and Stull
were the others TO testify during the
morning.
StuI was called back when court re-
sumed in the afternoon. lie testified
that steve Hes. who is i'll. was struck
10y a piece of fence picket thrown by
p riOter Defendants declared that he
was struck by Captain Bunker.
Detective Ellis Diver and Deputy
Sheriff Gamble testified in the after
noon. finishing the states part of the
case. Those who testified for the state
besides those mentioned above are as
follows: Chief of Detectives John
Kuespert. William Wesolek. police
man: Sergeant Martin Zgodzinski; De
tective John Stickley; Policeman
Charles RambO. Vincent BrzynSki.
Iohn Polio. Christian SorwiclS. Fred
B. Lee, William Delinski, Mickial
Rzepka, Sheriff Swanson, Andrew
Gallop. Anthony Saberniak and Abra-
ham Moore.
Every policeman VINO accompanied
Sheriff Swanson on the trip TO install
Father Gruza I'm the parish house was
TO be- called. The sheriff was put on the
stand and testified that he was carry
ing out the orders Of the court when
he made the expedition TO the Churcn.
An effort was made 10 enter the Or
der from Judge Funk, but it was
Overruled.
Were Met by Crowd.
officers testified that when they ar
rived at the parish house they We're
met by crowd of jeering and yelling
people. Policeman Thomas O'Connell
said that the women OF the parish
were stationed at the gate and that
the men were behind them. He al
legged that the police squad fought its
way through them and up TO the
door. He said he took off the screen
and the police entered the house. He
pointed out steve BanaSzak as one
of the rioters who he said was lead
ing in the trouble.
The officer declared that BanasZak
told him ne had a right TO the prop
erty at the church and would not
get out Of the way. He said there
was loud shouting. Policeman Nc
Mahon alleged that the crowd cried.
Get Bunker" and that Bunker was
the center OF attack.
One policeman testified that there
was much swearing and on crosse
animation denied that they could
have arrived just after mass meet
ing had let out
The corner in which the spectators
generally sit was hlled 20 capacity
the crowd climbing 10 chairs TO get
"A better view. During the noon hour
the women occupying chairs inside
the railing refused 10 leave them TO
go home for lunch.