Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-22
OFFICERS TESTIFY
AGAINST STRIKERS
Continue Case Against Roose-
welt Men Before Judge Daily
Today in New Brunswick.
Special to the EVENING NEHs.

Special to the EVENING NEYs
New Brunswick, June 22:-Chief
of Police Henry Harrington and
Policeman John Donovan, of Roose-
yelt, were two of the witnesses for
the defense of an alleged /. w. w.
agitator and two one-time strikers,
accused OF placing ties on railroad
track during the fertilizer strikes at
Roosevelt In January, after the state
had rested today. The state rested
this morning after two accused one
time deputies had testified In it's be-
half yesterday. Gossip was aroused
by the appearance of the Roosevelt
police chief and another officer to
testify in behalf of Frank La Rocco,
/ Victor La Russo and Leonard Fres-
cini, the defendants.
Officer John Donovan was the first
witness called to testify for the de-
fense today. Chief Harrington was
the second Both claimed the inno-
cence Of the accused men as far as
they could. Other witnesses for the
defense were: Frank La Rocco,
defendant; Joseph Monia, Victor La
Russo, a defendant; Mike De Roma,
Frank Saverpell, Fabenia Farenna,
Negro Carmano. Harrington recalled.
All of these witnesses testified prin-
cipally for La Rocco and La Russo.
Victoria Van Ness, woman who
owned Nan Ness hall, where labor
meetings were held during the
strike, was the principal witness in
behalf of Frescini. She declared
that the labor leader had left her
- ta1 - A fa1<~ <~1fr a
morning OF the shooting, which
would have made it impossible for
him to have been q party to the
blocking Of the Central track
The defense is complete denial
of the charges and an aIbi for each
Of the three defendants. Julius
Jaeger, an alleged strike leader,
whom counsel for the onet-ime
, deputies tried to prove had perjured
himself on the stand when he testi-
| fed against the deputies, is now on
the stand in behalf OF these defend
ants.
The court room was sent into an
uproar of laughter when the court
endeavored to ascertain how Mrs.
Van Ness had fixed the time of Fres-
cini's departure. She declared that
she had often looked at the clock in
reference to several incidents and
she declared that she had looked at
the clock yesterday. The court then
asked as to what time she had din
ner yesterday. The laughter was
caused when she said that she had
not eaten dinner yesterday.
The witnesses called by the state
yesterday were Harry Patterson, al
legged deputy leader, and James
Bavier, one of the convicted one
time deputies; George H. Jackson,
Alfred Cammann and James S.
Ryder.
James Bavier Ttestifies.
Despite the insistent cross exam
nation of Lawyer Carless, for the
defense, James Bavier, one of the
deputy sheriffs convicted last month
of manslaughter in connection with
the strike riots, carefully evaded any
possible identification of other depu-
ties, who left the Williams and
Clark plant that morning, and walk
ed to the railroad station where the
shooting took place. Lawyer Car
less tried to have Bavier tell who
were the men with him, when he
went to the station, and saw the acts
Of violence laid at the doors of the
three defendanats, but he didn't
recall" He knew, however, that he
was accompanied by four or Eve 9TH
er deputies, and that Harry Patter-
son, leader of the deputy sheriffs,
was not In the party. 1t was brought
out on cross examination, that Ba-
vier was convicted last month OF
manslaughter. His cross examina-
ton was finished as court adjourned
yesterday afternoon, but the state
intimated that he may be recalled
Bevier was on the stand in his own
defense in the famous deputy sheriff
trial, so yesterday was his second
experience before the justice of Mid
dlesex county.
Harry Patterson, leader of the
deputy sheriffs, also testified yester-
day for the state, and told of acts of
violence charged to the defendants. !
Bavier testified that he could posi- |
lively identity Leonard Frescini who |
was the so-called leader of the strik- |
ers, Patterson and Bavier came to |
court yesterday on subpoena. as they |
are out on bail, awaiting trial of |
other indictments. Il
The jury is as follows:
David Kline. Perth Amboy; James
M. Lanning, Perth Amboy; George
M. Van Deventer, South River: Will
liam Heehheimer, Perth Amboy; |
Richard Green, Old Bridge; Harry
F. Rappelyea, New Brunswick; w.
G. Snedeker, Plainsboro; George
Howley, New Brunswick; Harry Lei
sen, Metuchen; Samuel Bears, New
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