Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-25
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

EpeciaI to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, May 25:-With
the same celerity and speed that yes
terday marked the beginning of the
trial of the ten indicted deputy
sheriffs" for murder of a striking
Roosevelt fertilizer worker last jan
uary, the proceedings continued to-
day. Witness after witness testified
that the deputies fred at the strik-
ers as the latter were running away,
and that most of the rioting on the
fatal January 19 was started after
the deputies" had begun to fire at
the striking men. With the early
opening of court at $50 O'Clock and
the quick examination and cross
examination OF witnesses, at late
hour today it appeared that the state
may be able to rest tomorrow and
allow the defense to present its side.
Justice Bergen continued to facilitate
the proceedings in every way possi-
BILE, discouraging any delay by reason
Of chickering's between the attorneys
on technicalities. With sharp precf-
sion he rendered his final decision
quickly and peremptorily.
Jurymen at Hotel Klein.
The jurymen spent comfortable
night at Hotel Klein In charge of the
two constables sworn in for this duty
yesterday. They played cards and
smoked until about II o'clock, short
ly after which they retired. Early
this morning they were out on the
road and took mile walk, with the
constables escorting them on either
side
The first witness to be called was
N. v. Gancsens, who was on the
stand yesterday. He was to have
been cross-examined, but he could
not be located at the opening OF
court Justice Bergen seemed peeved
at this, and it is likely the man will
have to present good reason to the
presiding jurist for his absence
- SD nye Role, Of Elizabeth, con-
nected with the u. S. Metals Refining
Company, was the next witness for
the state. He, like most of the wit
nesses SO far, was ON the train the
morning of January 10, and testified
to the shooting fray. He said the
train slowed just before reaching
the Williams & Clark station. He
saw men who were shouting in a big
crowd. Men were on both sides of
the train and surrounding some
thing that appeared to be on the
tracks just ahead. This, 1t was
brought out, was some obstruction,
said to have been placed on the
tracks by the strikers. He heard
somebody shout, There are the dep
uties.'' He saw eighteen men coming
from the William G Clark plant.
They walked slowly about six feet
apart. Strikers were on the oppo-
site side of the track forming a big
crowd He said that when the dep
uties" got within twenty-five yards
OF the train they opened fusilade
at the strikers, who ran back of the
train. The deputies" advanced with
pistols and clubs. He saw one man
fall In pit of water along the tracks
which caused laughter as he crawl
ed along the rails The crowd seem
ed to think that the man was
crawling away, and did not realize
that the man had been shot, declared
the witness. He said that some of
the deputies crossed the tracks,
and that he saw one or two who were
on the right side of the tracks club
another man. whom he thought was
a striker. He declared the "depu-
ties" were using abusive language
He also saw one deputy on the
right side of the tracks, opposite the
plant using a pump gun. He saw no
firearms among the strikers, though
some had sticks and stones, and one
had a brake shoe-a heavy piece of
iron. The man with the brake shoe
was running away. On cross exam
ination by Mr.. Carter for the defense,
the man admitted that there were no
special distinguishing marks be-
tween the deputies" and the strik-
ers, except that one striker had a
red sweater. The man admitted
that he made statement on March 1
to a stenographer, part of which he
quoted as follows: "They all ap-
peared to have sticks in their hands.
] then heard few odd shots and
then volley of shots, as / saw pis-
tolls in the deputies hands"
Paul Martens, of Elizabeth, super
intendent of the Goldschmidt Detin-
ming Company. of Roosevelt, was the
next witness. He said that he was
on the train on January 10, that was
held up near the fertilizer plant. He
heard shouting and saw deputies
coming from the plant out of the
works gate. The strikers ran after
shots were fired. The strikers had
sticks in their hands. He saw some
one crawling through the meadows
He said the strikers and deputies