The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-14
julius Gretzinger Was the
Chief Witness On Stand
This Morning.
TELLS STORY OF THE RIOT
OTHER WITNESSES coRRo9o-
RATE TESTIMONY ALREADY
GIVEN.

The story ofGthe arrest of Louis
Urich as told by julius Gretzlnger, a
special officer; the testimony OF hop-
ert Kendall, ''watcnman" employed
by the Jamlson Coal q Coke company
during the strike, and the introduc-
ton OF letters written by the DEFEND
ant to Joseph Urich, brother, fea'
tured the third day OF the Urlch muir
der trial before Judge w. S. Raymond
in Circuit court TO-DAY.
.s Attorneys for the prosecution say
that unless the cross examination OIL
4 their witnesses is longer than expect
Z ed the state will have completed its
evidence in chief before court ad'
journs this evening or at least early
tomorrow forenoon.
Under direct examination by Pros
ecuting Attorney Tusca Morris, MIR.
sGretzinger told of going to Braznell,
!; where he arrested Joseph Urlch, a
brother of the defendant, and obtained
from him letters alleged to have been
written by Louis Cricn. These letters
were identified by the witness and Of
fered in evidence without objection
/ by the attorneys for the defense.
The letters show that the defendant
went to Altoona after the fight be-
tween the strikers and the onlcers,
and they tell of the grief OF the writer
at being separated from his wife and
Z baby, and ask the man to whom they
are written to arrange for the ship
ment of the writer's household goous
to Altoona. One letter IS signed IL.
J - and the other Your Af1ectionate
Brother.
Gretzinger in reply to questions by
Mr.. Morris, testified that he found
Louis urten hiding behind a door OF
{ d third door bedroom in a house III
Iwenty.fourth street, Altoona, and
that he arrested him with two other
men indicted as a result of the strike
riot and brought them all to Far
mont. Gretzinger also told of having
seen the fight at Harrington, deciar-
ing that he saw Joseph Dundovich
with q gun.
A vigorous cross-examination OF
Gretzinger was conducted by James
Francis Burke, Of Pittsburgh. This is
Burke has questioned witness him
self, the previous cross-examinations
Il having been conducted by Attorney E.
f. Morgan.
m "You nave been employed to get evi-
8 dence against the strikers? asked Mr..
Burke in cross-examination.
The answer of the witness was an
almost inaudibie negative.
well, how many strikers have you
arrested?"
81 have arrested thirteen men
How. did you find out that Joe
Urich was in Braznell?"
81 found it out at No. 9 mine"
who told you?"
Gretzinger was unable to tell who
Z had furnished him with the informa-
lion, although Mr.. Burke asked nu'
merous questions regarding the mat
! ter.
.twhen did you start after Joe
Urich?'
sit was after the grand jury had re-
turned the Indictments. l don't re,
member the day, but it was just after
4 / learned that Urich was in BraZnell.'
.What time in the day was it you
started?"
"At $50 in the morning."
who were the two strikers you ar
rested In the same room with Joe
Urich?"
ga II. don't know their names, but
know their faces"
How did you know they were in,
licted?"
4. II had list of the men indicted"
\ well, IL you didn't know the names
Z of these two men how did you know
they were in the list OF men indicted ~
Louis Urich told me that If l was go
ing to arrest him l ought to take the
other two men along because they
were in the strike the same as he
WAS"
.eWeIl. you say you were near
Enough the fight on the road near
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