Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-29
Special to the EvENIsc NEWS.


New Brunswick, May 29.-Joseph
e. Stricken was summing up for the
defense at noon, in the trial of the ten
deputies for murder of Roosevelt
striker. Assistant Prosecutor John
A. Coan preceded Mr.. Stricken for the
state. Mr.. Coan was the first of the
counsel to begin summing up at 10: SO
o'clock. Mr.. Stricken will be follow
ed by the other lawyers in the case
alternately from the defense to the
state.
1t is believed that the summing
up will be finished by o'clock when
Justice Bergen will charge the jury,
and that the jury will be given the
case by s o'clock.
Just how long the jury will delib-
crate is matter of speculation, but
the concensus Of opinion here is that
they will not return until tonight,
and probably will be locked up all
night.
The prevailing opinion here today
seemed to be that none of the ten
men would be convicted on the
charge of numbering Alesandro Tes-
gitore, striking fertilizer worker at
Roosevelt during the. strike In Janu-
ary Many believe that the men will
be acquitted outright, but there are
many who believe that verdicts will
be returned convicting most of the
ten on assault charges. This Is de-
elared to be in the province OF the
Jury, according to a number of law
yers.
The defense finished at 1920
o'clock this morning and the state
Immediately placed -on its rebuttal,
which was very short, and was fin
ished within half an hour. BY con-
sent each side was given two hours
for summing up.
Fred Rick was continued on the
stand for a short time this morning,
having been requested to return by
Juryman Thomas Steele. He was fol-
lowed by James r. Rossman, SUI
perintendent at the William & Clark
plant.
Tone Simone, twenty-five years
old. cook at the Williams & Clark
plant, proved valuable witness for
the defense in testifying that Edward
Conlon, star witness for the state,
had asked him shortly after the
shooting If he had seen the deputies
chasing the "Hunkies." The boy
denied that he had asked such ques-
tion when on the stand.
Detective Richard A. Peltier testi-
fled to his findings in an investigation
of the shooting. and produced bull
let as one that had been used at
Roosevelt, which was offered in EVIL
dence on consent of the state. How
ever, the detective was not allowed
to tell what was written on the en-
velope containing the bullet, and the
court ruled that the envelope on
which was the writing could not be
offered in evidence. 1t was placed
lii another envelope and offered. The
bullet was taken from the body of
one of the witnesses who was shot
during the strike.
Testimony rendered yesterday af-
ternoon before the illness of Jury
man Albert H. Bradshaw of Trenton,
was most damaging for the state.
The defense struck hard blow when
1t introduced detective who testi-
fled as to the plans of strike leaders
and strikers with reference to pro-
posed violence. The detective be-
came so well acquainted with one of
the strike leaders that he was pro-
posed for an office in the new labor
union at Roosevelt and was elected.
He told of the leaders plan to blow
up building housing the deputies.
Frank J. Rick, one of the ten de-
PENDANTS. said he lived in New York
city. He admitted having lied as
others had In order to get position.
1t was his duty to escort office en-
ployes from the sos o'clock train to
the office of the Williams & Clark
factory. he said. He told of seeing
mob of riotous strikers January 10
and said that the strikers shot first.
On cross examination. he told of hav-
ing made a statement an hour or so