Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-05-26
BOY IDENTIFIES 8 DEPUTIES AS
SHOOTERS OF OF SLAIN SLAIN STRIKER STRIKER
Possibility That State May Rest 1Oday-EdWad ConOn Office
Boy at Williams & Clark Plant, After Pointing Out Deputies
Who Did the Fatal Shooting in Rooseye Refuses TO be
Shaken by Counsel for DeenSe-Other Witnesses Heard

Cured. He said that the deputies
had been On guard at the plant for a
week and a half before the shooting G
occurred. He would often buy cigar
cites and other things for them, and
became personally acquainted with
them, he said He became so inti-
mate that he became acquainted with
many of their names and was able to
call them by name. He often had
talks with them at the plant and
listened to stories that they would
tell.
When he approached the plant he
knew that something was up" as
there was a large crowd of strikers
about the station near the Williams
& Clark plant. He saw the deputies
come out of the plant and walk
along the fence on the outside. He
thought he must have been within
three-quarters of a block from the
deputies. The youthful witness
went to a map of the scene, but
could not tell from the map at just
what point he was standing. How
ever, he identified the view Of the
Office and other Typographical illus
trations on the map.
The youth said that he approached
the deputies to within fifty feet,
where he had clear view of them.
Some had clubs and nearly all carried
guns. Justice Bergen asked him
what he meant by gun, and the boy
said he called revolvers guns. He
saw the deputies take out their guns
and walk toward the big gang OF
strikers. He saw the train move to-
ward the station after having stop
ped short distance away from same.
He declared that some of the depu-
ties shot under the train at the
strikers, as the train moved by. The
crowd scattered under the fire from
the deputies guns.
The attorney general asked the
witness if he could identify any of
the men who were shooting If he
could see them in the court room,
and the witness said he thought he
could Pointing to the ten men with
In the railing the attorney asked If
he recognized any of them as having
been In the crowd Of deputies that
were shooting. The youth stepped
down from the witness stand to ex-
anime the men closely
Then came the most dramatic
moment throughout the trial up to
the present time There was mo-
ment of tenseness when the deputies
seemed to hold their breath, and the
spectators sat motionless with eyes
focused on the youth. Suddenly
recognizing James Bavier the boy
pointed his index finger toward the
man. There is one," he said, that
was in the crowd His name is
James Bavier." The boy then called
the name Of Fred Mullen as he point
ed to the seat occupied by that form
er deputy. The youth also named
and pointed out Robert j. Wallace
and William McLaughli4 in the same
manner. The spectators turned their
eyes to members of Mclaughlin S
family when the young deputy's
name was called.
The mans sister, sitting in the
front row, seemed to pale as her
brothers name was called. The youth
also declared that Harry Paterson
was one of the deputies of those who
did the fatal shooting, but did not
see him in court.
The four men whose names had
been called by the youth and who
were pointed out were asked to rise
by Justice Bergen so the jury could
see them. They did SO. The youth
then identified the others Of the ten,
except John Smith, whom he said he
had never seen before. However, he
could not tell their names
The justice also asked the men
identified by the youth, James D.
Williams, Frank Rick, Harry Tone,
John O'Mara and John C. Moran, who
the youth recognized but could not
call by name, to stand up for the
benefit of the jury.
The youth told about going to the
plant after the shooting and seeing
the deputies come into the Office and
put their guns into closet. Among
those he saw placing guns away he
said were Mullen and Mclaughlin.
He said that he had seen ammunition
and guns at the plant stored away
before the shooting He said they
were always kept there. On cross
examination the youth said the strik-
ers carried clubs, sticks and pieces of
pipe, but that he saw no obstruction
on the track The defense proceeded
to break down the witnesses testi-
mony and discredit it before the jury.
but the youth in the main could not
be shaken in his statements on direct
examination On being severely grill
ed the youth became stubborn and
in his answers.
The youth admitted that he had
had conversations at different times
with men connected with the attor-
ney generals office, and came TO the
prosecutors Office on several occa-
sions. Mr.. McCarter tried to make
this appear as If the youth were be-
ing controlled by the state, but JUS
tice Bergen declared 1t only natural
that the prosecutor should have sew
eral conferences with its witnesses.
Mr.. McCarter asked the youth If it
was not fact that he had told Con-
stable Revolinsky, who was on duty
at the plant, that he, the boy, was
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