The Evening Herald. IX.-NO. IS SHENANDOAH. PA.. MONDAY. JANUARY S. 1894 VOL.. sta Jfll RfiK rASR liSSjMS NEWS Op 1 ONK OENr You aro a buslnoss man, ntul mod to straight forward buslnoss talk facts facts facts. ,Your wlfo has been looking for a Piano, Sewing Machine? ! Organ? Chamber Suit? Parlor Suit, Or something elso In our line. Why not buy It now. Wo aro selling cheaper than ovor. J.P.MLUAMS&SOM The Commonwealth Putting in ISvidcnce. Still WILL (MUPY THIS WEEK Several Witnesses Swear Tliry Saw ItrlcRii I'lre the First Sliotln the ltlot and Jnuim 1'nrllt Fell lleforo n. Second Shot )"h IMrcil. Wc begin this new yeaa Qearinp. ale I with an immense - In Dress Goods. Come and see our windows. No two prices. Every piece bears the mark of reduction price; will be sold at such prices only. It Is acknowledged by most of the ladles now that P. N. CORSET Is tho best. 116-118 North Main Street, ouenanuoan, jra. Special to Kvbnino Heiiald. Pottsvii.li:, Jan. 8. Contrary to tho ex pectations of some of tho people iuteroBtcd In tho trial of John Briggs for tho murder of James 1'nrflt, in tho electric railway riot at GUberton on tho night of August 21st, last, tho Commonwealth did not close its coso on Saturday. District Attornoy Ryan says ho will not havo all his evidence in nntll Tues day night and possibly not until Wednesday. Tho caso will last all of this wook and may run ovor. Jlriggs' wlfo, a small and vcrydollcatolook' lug woman, was in attendance at tho court all day on Saturday. Sho was nccompauied by her two llttlo daughters, who aro very pretty. Thoyouugest remained on her fath er's lap almost during tho wholo day. Sho Is about four years old and as bright as a Mar. Whon not trying to curl tho ends of her fath' er's mustache, or whisporing in his ear, she would pass tho timo directing his attention to tho chandeliers, or other sparkling objects, Almost every momsnt sho brought a fresh mile to Briggs' lips. Onco or twice the child pointed to tho jury and to tho judge, but on these occasions Briggs 'protended not to sco what tho child was doing or what sho aid, but directed his gazo upon tho testifying witness. Whon tho court declared adjourned for the day Briggs walked back to his wlfo, embraced and kissod her and tho children TMiSc ic flip QPHsnri to do vour fancv work. Perhaps you will need some gold or silver paint. Come to 1m hnef. Wi sell Arusteitt's mint. It took LKJ MO UUU 3 vs. -www- - flip World's Wir. Wp .ro sollinrr Odds and Ends in Plush Goods at reduced Ua then tuning to the court officer said figures which will close them out quickly. Come soon. Nickle cover Teapots are the cheapest and none better. Mnrhlp ptirniipifid kitchen utensils. Try a piece. Rnrrnf hnwlo -from !riC. 1111. Best market baskets ever made 50 cents. -No. 8 South Main Street. - L 139 fJotitlt Mnlu Street, All work guaranteed to bo flrst-class tn overj respect. We respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. Goods called tor and delivered Bilk tlos and Lace Curtains a specialty. ITor a, 2Totvt asii Clean. O CO TO 0 CHAS. DERR'S SHAVING PARLOR, Ferguson House Block. Everything In the tonsorlal line done In first "Woll, I am roady." Tho fathor was thon conducted to tho jail and tho wlfo and child ren loft tho court room in an opposito diroc tion. Briggs is handcuffed when passing to and from tho jail, but not in tho court, While In tho court room Briggs is alway seated at tho right of his counsol, Messrs, Brunim and Dyson, but it has been remarked that noithcr heforo, during or aftor any of tho sessions has ho boon seou to communicate or ruako any sign to cither of tho lawyers. Ni matter what tho character of tho testimony may bo, If it has any effect upon Briggs or father, it is not oridencod by any expression on their faces, or any movoment ot their body or limbs. Botli aro strictly attentive, yet whollv imnassivo. Briggs lias given no 1 timation of what ho thinks tho result of I trial will be. IIo does not talk. To- ton and was at tho e'eno of tho riot. I saw Briggs, Woavlll, Amour and Brown on the oar. I met tho dinkey just about tho time it arrivod. Amour said something like, "All you peoplo not Interested in this business ' stand on ono side, and he raised his gun and 1 put It over tho rail of the oar and I heard a click and I stepped over to tho other side to get out of the way. Garrett Keating came out and said something to Amour. I could not understand what was said. Amour stepped down on tho north step of the car and was talking to Keating. The latter said "Dick, you know you oan't lay any track here with guns to-night." Amour said, "I know wo can't." I don't know what olso ho Id. Briggs and Weavill had guns. After Briggs and Ainour put tholr guns over tho dash board of tho car when the car first arrived they took them down Briggs went Into the oar mid took a sent. Amour remained on the step of tbo car. Whllo Briggs was inside some one hollered, "Now, where aro the Homesteaders, coming with their guns to lay a toad," and somebody said something about the militia. Briggs ran out and said, " and put his gun oicr the dash board of the car and shot 1'arflt. As tho shot was Dred I looked and saw Parfit fall. I thought it was only a blank cartridge but whon I looked down and saw Parfit, I saw blood running from him. arfit scrambled away and I tried to grab him to help to the pavement, but I missed him. I hollered to him to follow mo around tho cornor, but ho scramblod under tho porch at tbo Russoll houso. I didn't sco llahony at tho timo tho shot was fired. IIo was thcro after that. IIo had hold of tho barrel of tho gun, wrestling with Briggs, to tako tho gun from him. It was two or thrco seconds, or lossihle four seconds aftor I'arfit, was shot. I saw other shots that night, but I couldn't say who fired them. Thoy camo out of tho dinkey, I saw no flro arms or drunken people, or pco- II. PKNtM M t.. Traveling1 Correspon dent's Note. ALL ALONG TH3 LINE, ChlMelphis, friends for tho who past from Interesting Nous Items Front Maltuimy City, Cllrarilvltlp, Tmmuiiui, Mulmtioy riuii", Ontriilln and Oilier 1'l.ices ltreltly Chronicled. Mahanoy City, Jan. 8. GoorgeSkeatli.ofShenandofth.wasa visitor hero yesterday. George Wllford spent Sunday In Tamaqua. Joo Patrick, a Polish innkeepor, recoived "ono babies "a boy on Saturday. The eight foot high boy who was arrested for exhibiting hlmsolf without a license, left town on Sunday in disgust. Oflloer Hassel was but a child bosido him. Edward Haro, of Hazlcton, 13 tho guest of his brother Thomas, of East Contro street. Mildred Moyor and Mr. Rich, of Ilasloton, aro visiting Miss Abble Moyor. Tho Missos Jonnlo and Hannah Refowich and Miss Cora Oswald returned from Hazlo. ton aftor a week's alisenco. I. Refowich, of Freeland, Is tho guest of his brothor. I. Refowich, of East Ccntro street. Ed. Jones, tho genial manager of tho Pottsvillo Academy of Music, togcthor with our own Will Sotloy, and Will Uallman, late second basoraau of tho Philadelphia's, nle under tho influouco of liquor before tho National Leaguo Team, camo up from Potts dinkoy arrived and I didn't sco any stones vlllo Saturday ovoning to sco "King" Kelly the "Wo open a now stock of FLOOE OIL CLOTH I Two yards wide, at 50c a yard. Jill New Patterns and the Best Quality "Wo havo yet offered at tho price. Also a line of New Eag Carpets Excollont quality and low prices. A Lot of Moquette Hugs ! Beautiful Patterns at Greatly Reduced Prices, From 85 cents up. A Special Drive in 50 Dozen Men's Cotton Half Hose, 4 pair for 25c. Excellent quality, about half price. Try our Now Bloater Mackorol fine, whito and fat. ATI'KEITER'S A6I1URY 1ULLIOTT Sworn: I reside in tho East ward of Gllbor ton and was at tho sccno of tho riot. I was thero a part of tho timo whon tho track was being torn up; I was at homo when tho dinkey arrived, but I went down thcro. Tho crowd was around tho front of tho dinkey. but every thing was quiet. Richard Amour was on tho dinkey. None carrisd arms when I arrived there. I saw no firearms before tho shooting. I saw Amour, Garrett Keating and Reynolds. I didn't hear what they said. I was there about a minute, when somebody hollered, "Now, whore aro your guns?" and with regard tot ho militia, and tho prisonor at the bar camn out of tho car pretty noar on a run and said, "Hear we aro, d you," or something of that kind, and ho shot. Tho crowd parted and tho man fell. I ran up north. I wont around tho squaro and back to the dinkoy, and whon I got there a few stones were firod. I didn't know at tho time who tho man was that fell. He foil about a second or two after the crlos about tV i Glrard vlllo militia and tholr guns, Tho jprlsoner rnado a romark at tho timo ho shot, bnt am not sure what it was. Ho hold tho gun rrotty near against his shoulder and down when ho fired. I won't swear pos Itively. It loeked that way. I didn't see Florenco Mahouy until ho grabbed the gun. That wts aftor the first shot was fired. A verv short timo after. Tho man was about falling whon Mahony grabbed the gun. didn't notice who fired the second shot Whon I started away from tho dinkey tho shooting seeniod to bo going on all around tho car, inside and outsldo. I noticed Amour when the prisonor firod tho shot, Ho was tanding on tho lower stop at the north end of the dinkoy, with his back towardswriggs Amour turned around aftor Ilriggs fired tho shot. He stepped up on tho platform and wont towards Briggs, but I didn't hear what he said or what ho did. I didn't sco any flro arms in the hands of others than those on the dinkey. No attack was made upon, thoso in the car that I saw. CROSS EXAMINATION. I lire about 400 or BOO yards, moro or less, from tho scono. The shooting at the sceno attracted my attention. I got out of bed and went ovor thero. I saw ox-Ropresentatlvo Brennan and Ell Evans on tho scono. The Chief Burgess told mo he expected the dinkey and that the first man to bo arrested would bo Amour whon ho would arrivo. Briggs held tho gun with the stock under his arm with the muzalo pointed over tho car rail and down. I can't tell whother anybody clso had a hold of tho gun at tho muzzle. THOMAS UAIITIN thrown that night, or see any attack on the peoplo in tho dinkoy. I took no part in tbo tearing up of tho rails or any of tho trouble. CROSS EXAMINATION. I did not Bhot anybody that night or shoot at anybody. I had no flro arms. I didn't sco anv of tho Qilbcrlou peoplo havo flro arms that night, uutll after tho shooting, when I saw Frantz and Foley, who took tho guns from tho dinkey. I heard no threats that night, except that if Amour came thcro with a forco that night to lay the rond down they would arrost him. I hoard tho crowd holler when the dinkoy was thero. Thoy said that if tho peoplo in tho dinkey got oil tho car to lay tho track thoy would bo ar rested. I didn't sco any of them down oft tho car excopt two old men, repairmen, who wero on tho north sido of tho car. Nobody undertook to arrest them. r.onEKT fierce sworn I live in Oilbcrton and was on tho sccno of tho riot shortly after tho dinkey ar rived. I didn't know tho mon on tho dinkoy and I am rot acquainted with Amour or Briggs. I saw tho crowd toaringup tho road. I stopped a while and thou wont back iuto tho houso. I wont out again when tho dinkoy camo and I stood thero whilo it was thero. I was about 3 or 4 yards from it, in tho middlo of tho track, at the front end of tho dinkey, I didn't hear any words pass. All 1 saw was a man como out of tho at tho fiont part and fired tho Bhot, which struck Jamos Parfit. Thou I saw him fall own and scramblo towards tho sidowalk. That is all 1 saw. I didn't know the man who ilred tho shot then and don't know that could recognizo him now. I cannot say I havo seen him sinco. Ho was a perfect stranger to mo. The shot this man fired was tho first I beard that night. and "Jack" Stivetts in "O'Dowd's Neighbors." Antbonv MrNril-i his boen vi'illi g n-n few days. iwnMn I inoiiu Mr. I 1,'hard r, im m has returned Visit to Ml Cum,1. Ml 8IH .-iclui uni and sister are visiting Shenandoah, Miss Lewis, true of Shenandoah's bright ynnng larllns, is vending a few days at tho homo f William Oittlns. Jxmos fiyan hs put a new front in his bniWine on Locust avenue. Thii adds nun i-ri: lly to tho looks of the building. John T. Inmhlhi lias announced himself for Jnstieo of the Peace in the First ward. John is a good follow and we aro sure ho would make a first-claM 'squire. Among tho other candidates for that ofhVe may bo mentioned David C. Black and John J. Ryan. Tho Morris Ridge oolllery, situ vtcd about two miles from here, changed hand-i last week For some time past Mr. I.awpon, of hcranton has been negotiating with May, Troutman & Co. for tho purchase of this colliery. Tho deal was consummated a fow da s .did and the colliery will hereafter be operated by a com. pany known as the Morris Ridge Coal Com pany. Many improvement will bo made in tho near future and the colliery's output of coal largely Increased. The company hai also secured tho lease of tho old Reno tract of about 1000 acres. 'Sqniro Glttlns has removed his oilieo to tho tho corner of Paxton and Ccntro staects, opposito tho M. E. church. Centralia and Logan collieries were idlo ou Saturday on account of having no cars. John Barrett, of Dark Cornor, who was in jured at North Ashland colliery some time ago, is slowly recovering. George Maloy, who has been confined to tho hou'o for somo time, is about again. James Watkins, of Hazloton, aftor spend ing a few days with Bruce Fortner, return d home on Saturday. TAMAUUA. William Shaltors and William Fulmor, of Reading, spoilt yesterday hero with friends, Miss Emma Baur will loavo this week to spend several months in Tliomas, Alabama, aa tho guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. N. Ramsay, Miss Lillian Fry, of Catasauqua, who has boon visiting Miss Annie Schad, bas returned homo. Miss Elsie Boud, of Osage City, Kansas, at prosont studying music in Washington, D. C. returned thero on Saturday Walter Sanford and au excellent company produced the groat nautical play "My Jack" at Allen's opera house, Friday evening, to a fair sized audiouco. Tho next attraction Is Bartholomew's Eqniuo Paradox for throo nights, commencing January 11th. U. D. Leopold left to-day to resurao his studies at tho Lehigh University. Mrs. A.J. Rhodosi3 suffering with a severe attack of tho grippo UIItAItUVlLLl:. 'Squiro Reynolds, John F. Reynolds and Edward Munloy passed through town to gazo at tho splendor of "Black Crook" aud other crooks in Ashland on Saturday ovcujnjr. Misses Manio Munley, Laura McUt-ath aud Bridget Kelly, of Mahanoy Plane, trinpodthe "light fantastic" with the Girardvillo boys Saturday evening. Charley Rltz, ol Mahanoy Piano, passed through hero last evening on his weekly pilgrinago to Ashland. Capt E. C. Wagner, with his company of Natiou'al Guards, headed by tho Brigade band, scrcnanded Lioutenant and Mrs. Wilhclm on Saturday ovoning, in honor of their recent marriage After tho playing of martial airs and a wedding march, tho boys woro invited ineiilo aud spent a most enjoy ablo timo with tholr young superior ofilccr. Mrs. Wilhelm is a daughter of J. J. Sallada, of Ashland. Commencing last Saturday tho Schuylkill Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fitzpatrick entertained "" uv (viiiuii mux nun iuu n jai in iav,u 1 1 v.v Miss Mamo Weir, of Wilkcs-Barro, Mtss Christian, of Ashland, A. II. TIley, of tho Ashland Telegram, aud Mr. S. Eugcno Stout, of Heading, ou Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sig Llviugstono wero in Reading ou Thursday. Miss Louise Zehncr, after spending several months with her paronts, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Randall, has returned homo. Tho Misses Albcr gavo n card party at their homo on last Tuesday ovoning, air.iiisirroN. A SING'di-AK abduction Mrs. Hobin, a widow, aged about 00 years, died on Saturday afternoon, after having almost recoverod from tbo grippo. Sho is Ho used a ritlo survived by two sons and two daughters. and put it down ovor tho dash board of tho car. I didn't bco Mahony whon ho took hold of tho rifle this man had, but I saw him when he had hold of it. That was after Parfit was shot. About two or three seconds after. I didn't hear any shot boforo tho ons the man fired and which struck Parfit. The othor shots wero firod right aftor. I didn't notice wero the other shots were fired from. After tho shots woro fired I wont Into tho house. I couldn't toll oiactly how many shots I hoard after Parfit foil and I can't toll what mado tho man come out of tho car and flro tho first shot. Bofore tho shooting I hoard somo ono pass a romark about Homo stead and tho Girardvillo militia. I didn't notice anybody In the crowd outside tho car carrying flro arms or soo any ono drunk. CltOSS-BXAMINATION. Q. What timo olapsod between tho firing of tho gun by the man and the falling of Parfit ? A. I couldn't toll that oxactly. The man fell a momout after tho Uash went. Q. How long aftor you saw Parfit fall was It you saw Mahony wrestle for the gun ? A. About two or throo seconds. Q. How far woro you away from tho dinkoy when you saw this? A. About 3 or 4 yards. Q. Did you see Briggs put his hand up to his hoad and rnn away ? A Vn atr. . r Ti - 1 t JfnnA - . I V, 1J 1 1 1 1 II t '. r. urumiu, W1UUSU1 1U, WiO rfMM ,-t .t il,n called Tnomas jiartin, wno responueu ana - - -- ,,,,, T4 rs-..v tho foiling examination took place: Q. What did Briggs say when ho cameout 3 SIT, o I dail.ii. AUO ilUlluj Kuson's thoatre, for tho beneflk of Georgo tlon every half hour. General Slanagor Ash said that tho now sciiedulo was working to his completo satisfaction, and that tho tedious waits that wero necessary herctoforo at Girardvillo and Gilberton aro now a thing of tho past, a fact that will bo hailed with much, pleasuro by tho patrons of tho road who ap' prcciato his efforts to give them a satisfactory scrvico. With cars running regularly every half hour thcro can be nothing to complain of. Tho first car leaves tho Locust Dalo terminus at 5:30 a. in. Tho last car will leave Locust Dalo at 10 o'clock forShenandoih.at 10:30 for Mahanoy City, aud at 11:30 for Girardvillo. Tho last car for Ashland leaves Mahanoy City at 10 o'clock, and will leave Shonandoah for Ashland at 10:15 o'clock. Secured Anutlirr Mmi'rf Child by the Aid if the Court. Ci.cvr.iANi). Jan. 8. A queer caso is nt trncting the attention of tho authorities here. On Saturday a man named Hlclmrd Hanson, clatmiiie to live in llilltalo, se cured nossessioti bv lmbens corpus of a 4- year-old child whom no cuueii r.im imu nn. The irirl was HvinK with a widower named John Henoit. linnson claimed that his wife, wliodoRorted him a year ago, iinu lived here with lienoit. and that when sho died ft month ago tho body was shipped to Buffalo under the name ot Airs, henoit, her child beinir loft here. The llMle one was taken into court on a writ ot habeas corpus. After a hearing- Hnnson was irlven the custody of her, and ho left, ns he said, to go to nultalo. nenoit out notified of the proceedings. Today ho de tlmt tho irirl Is ills own daughter, Ella, and not Hanwm'a cuild: that lie never lived with MrH. Hanson; that he nnvar before heard of HuilMm, and that It was bin own wife's body wulcli was ent to Hiilfnio. Henoit nays his child has been kidnaped, and he has requested tlie Buffalo police to arrost the man. A dis patch from Buffalo states thnt no such man as Kleunru iinnson is suown were, Wonders' one down 2 oabiueta for $1. S. E. 1 Oor. Ooutro and Market St., Pottarllle. 11-21-tr MAHANOY 1'I.ANi:. Annio Eutorllno Is confined with scarlet fover. Mrs. Patrick Leahy, of Malzovillo, Is confinod with tho grippo. Cornollus Kauo and Patrick Kano and wlfo arc suffering from the grippe. After two weeks' illness Uichard Bevan Is improving. Thomas Francis, who was Injnred in tho head and chest, by falling timber, a month sinco, is now able to be about. Mrs. McCook.of Maizevilic, is convalescent. Two children of Mrs, Thomas Bovan havo tho scarlet fever. James Norton, a brakeman on a mine run, was caught between two coal cars on Friday and sevorely squeeaed at the hip-;, Dr Entcrllno drossod his injuries. Have you tried MoElhenny's fried oysters t 912-tf Don't Tramp of tho car? A. I can't say exactly, no camo out of tho car, reached over tho rail, "Hero wo are, tako It, you ". As he said it the gun went off. I heard him say, "tako It." I forgot that whon tostlfying before. I didn't hear Mahony call Briggs a " " and I didn't hear Amour say. "take that." I Ball, Walters. Jan. 15. Manhattan AthlctU Club Bobbins' Opera House. i Feb. 5. Fifth grand ball of the Gymn slum Club in Bobbins' opera houso. All over town huuting' FRESH EGGS, BUT Come straight to us. Wc have enough to supply you all. Strictly fresh. Remember Ave positively handle no limed nor ice house eggs. I M Frlsd oysters a specialty at MeXlhenny'f 9-ia-u 122 North Jnrdin Street worn : I reside in tht East ward of flilber Oonlinutd on fourth l'agi.) iii infriifci' 'ittia i
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