if-1" Evening Herald V VOL. lX.--NO.25, SHENANDOAH. PA.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 1G. 1894. ONE CENT. t 1 V . VTIS- Vim tgi-m i 1894. We begin this new year - pi ! qo 1 p. with an immense leanng Sale I In Dress Goods. Come and see our windows. No two prices. Every piece bears the mark of reduction price; will be sold at such It Is acknowledged by most of tho ladits nr. iiQTn.ti. "vr-,:- Ci - llU-i JLU J.1XU.111 kJlLCGt, UilUliailUUtUl, X (1. iwvia,i!'lv'Ttviiyvtv IT PAYS to buy good TINWARE. And cur Antl-RuMng Tiuware Is absolutely the beat made. Every pleco is warranted not to rust if kept clean. Come look ut our big attractions now for TEN CENTS. Fifty-four feet of Rope 10c Beet Scrub Brushes 10o Glass Rolling lJn, regular 2ic, now 10c Salt Boxes Mr: Sauce Pan? 10c Sugar Bowls 10c Japanned Trays 10c Bread Pat s lOo Two quart Coflee Pots 10c Child's Tin Cup 2o Comb and Brush Case 10j Successor to WAIDLEY. Furs, Coats ntliln CJilp Also Includes Silks, "42 Flannels. Blankots. many other articles, which will bo dispo'od of at any prico. Our line of Domestic Goods will bo marked at tho lowest ptices. COHSETS reduced from 50c to 3; from 75c to 50c and $1 to 75c. Handkerchiefs reduced from -10c, 50c, 75c and $1 to 25c Avail yourself of this great opportunity and call early to secure bargains. 104-6 West Centre Street, Y Wo open a FLOOR OIL CLOTH ! Two yards. wide, at 50c a yard. All New Patterns and the Best Quality "We have yot ofForod at tho prico. Also a Be of "New Rag Carpets Excellent quality A Lot of Moquette Rugs ! Beautiful Patterns at Greatly Reduced Prices, From 85 cents up. A bpeoial Drive in 50 Dixm Mtn'8 Cotton Half Hose. 4 pair for 25e. Excellent Try ourJNew Bloater Mackerel Yon are a business man, and used to straight forward business talk facts facte fuels. Your wlfo boa been looking for a Piano? Sewing Machine, Organ, Chamber Suit, Parlor Suit, Or something olso in our lino. Why not buy It now. Wo aro Belling cheaper than ever. J.P.WILLIAMS&SON prices only. now that I. N. CORSET is tho best. - qi,...,ii, r , 8 South MBin Street. and Capes Reduced Drees Goods, Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Underwear. Cbonllle Curtains and Covers, and Dillon, MHAN0Y CITY, PENNA. now stock of and low pricoe. quality, about half prico. fine, white and fat. Maps of Gilberton Figure in the Trial. STREETS BADLY MIXED I The Defense Trying to Show That What Hid CSIIIicrtiiu Council Calls Gilbert street U Clmrcli Street It Is an Impori mil l'olut. Special to the Heualii, Pottsvillk, Jan. 1G. Original maps of the Borough of Gilberton played au Import ant part in tho Briggs murder trial yesterday and if tho evidence, brought out by tho defense in connection with them In relation to tho location of streets is not upset tho Gilberton Borough Council may fled that under its urdinanco tho Schuylkill Traction Company really had a valid right of way ovor tho ground upon which the tracks wore torn up. An official of tho Shafer Estate swears that he knows of no Gilbert street, unless it is the one oast of where tho tracks were torn up and that the street west of that point and which the Council claims is Gilbert street is really Church street, taking its mime from tho MethodistEpiscopal church on the corner. Mr. Dyson, one of the counsel for tho defense, stated last evening that ho believed the eae will be given to tho jury by Thurs day evoning, next. ' Some important developments are expected during tho trial to day. It is hinted that before night there will be evidence of a very sensational character. YLSTERDAY AFTEKNOON. Sir. Brunim : Wo propose to show tho right of the Traction Company and employes to bo present In tho borough of Gilberton on the night of tho riot and tho justification of their acts and their course, and a condemnation of tho course of the borough of Gilberton. Mr. Wadlluger objected on tho ground that the proof contemplated would not have the slightest bearing on the case. The,objsction.was iuitained, . MACIfEKBY WILHRLM sworn: I was not present at tho time the Gilberton Borough Council passed tho first electric railway ordinance. So far as I know there was at no timo since tho first ordinance nas passed any courso or distance or locality fixed or street named that is not in tho or dinancc. At tho request m tho early part of June, 1MK3, of the borough solicitor, Mr Brcckons, Mr. Jones, superintendent for tho Schuylkill Traction Company, and myself met Mr. Breckons and the Borough Couucil of the Borough of Gilberton for tho purpose of going over tho road so that the Council rould indicate to Mr. Jones what repairs they desind made to tho road and they indicated that they wanted repairs made over tho part of the road now torn up, beginning at the point were the railroad leaves tho public load, lassing over some private property bought of the Shafer estate by tho Traction Cc mpauy;then going westward from that point to tho western limits of tho borough. There were a number of the Councilman present I think at least live. They were Reynolds, Folpy, Leahy, Stone and, I think, flourloy They told what thoy wanted done. There was nothing bald that day that wo were on that part of the road contrary to tho ordi nance. Mr. Brcckons did say tome, how over, that tho railroad company were not following the lino laid down in tho ordinance Wo walked over tho road from tho eastern point I have mentioned down as far as Maize villo and when woreachedLeahy's saloon wo adjourned to take a drink. While we were there I told the Councilman that Mr. Breck ons bad informed me that we were not fol lowing the ordinance as called for in the line of the road and that I did not know in what particular wo had varied from the ordinance, but In order that there should not e any contention in the futuic, and that inasmuch as we were going to repair the road as they desired, whether called for in theoidfuance, or not, that thoy should secure us against any contention in the future ami pass an or dlnance ratifying the road as laid down Mr. Breckons said to me that he would not permit the Council to pass an ordinance of that kind at that time because we had not fixed up the streets accoidiug to the ordinance and that he wanted to secure the Council be yond any doubt; that the roads would be fixed up according to the agreement msde that day; that the route we had takeji was the beet route, that no iison had auy ob jection to It and that If we went to work and fixed up the streets according to the agree ment entered Into then that he, as their soli' citor, would guarantee that au ordinance would be passed wbleh would cover the point that was in dispute; and that the only pur note, in withholding the passing of this ordi anee in order to compel us to bold to the agreement entered into there, lie used the words, "We will hold it as a whip over you.' I told him that was satisfactory and there was not a dissenting voice to the proposition and I cannot say that any person made auy words assenting, but certainly that was the uuder standing. (The reason our meeting was to decide upon what repairs were to be made to the street.!: There was no meeting for the purpose of fixing the louatiou ef the track. Pl, BaiA ... l.a.1 rnllH t.-nn,itl with tlm ordinance in the repair of the street the planking of tho street. Tho ordinance called for ono p'auk along the side of tho ral'. They desired that there should be two planks, j one on the inside and one on the outside, and Mr. Jonce agreed that ho would do that and also matndamlxe between the rails, whioli was called for in the ordinance. I have stated all tho complaint that was mide. This conver sation occurred In Juno, The tracks wero laid some months belote they were torn rap, some time in the early part of the ye Tho road had been in operation for some timo. 1 hero was really no oomplalant a to tho location of tho road that day. The first notice I got of such disputo w s a dy or tt o previous from Mr. Breckons, whon he said we had not followed tho ordluanoe iu tho laying of the track. Wo repaired that part of the road which was torn up, accoiding to the agreement. All my information was to tho ollect that tho road had been repaired accord ing to' the agreement. I got that information from Mr. Breckons, tho solicitor, from Mr. Reynolds, the President of tho Town Coun cil, and, I think, Mr Foley. I had a oonvo sation with John F. Roj nobis, the President of the Gilberton Borough Council, on tho Friday or Saturday before tho timo fixed in tho nfttico for the tearing up tho tracks was served on tho Traction Company. Mr. Reyn olds assured mo Objection. Overruled. Mr. Reynolds assured mo that the tracks would not bo torn up. Whon I called upon him at that timo 1 told him my object was In response to tho notice and to ascertain what tho trouble was about. Before I left Mr, lteynolds stated to mo that tho truck wouldn't be torn up, and that he didn't want to see it torn up. (2 state whether or not that statement had been contradicted, either by written notice, or any other way, after you had assursnco noth ing would be done? Objected to. overruled. A. I had no notice to that cfl'rct and none of the olllcers of tho company had any I cannot recollect when the old company as signed its rights to the Traction Company. it was sevorai months oeloro the track was torn up. (2. Mate as near as you can what, if any thing, was said to the assignees of the old company concerning the assignment, as to the right of way and repairs by any of the Town Council, or tuoso in authority ot (ill brrtou, and acting for the Borough of Gilber ton? I don't know of any such notice. Thore was an urdinanco passed giving the Schuylkill Traction Company all tho rights and piivueges that tho old company had. 1 think it was passed fonio time early in the spring of 169a. I can't say whether tha- assignment was made before, or after, the amended ordinance was passed. V CROSS EXAMINATION, I was present at the time tho amendod or dlnance was passed giving tho assignees the rights tho old compmy enjoyed, i lie ordi nance was adopted January 1 1, 103. I can't say when tho new company went into p.ises siou. tieforo June, lbilft, there might have beon halt a dozen complaints mado nl the company's failure to live up to tho ordinance but they were mado during tbe winter. 1 notice Liy the testimouy of tho dltlereut par lies that I was handed a notice in writing and from that my memory is refreshed. 1 had forgotten the matter and I now think 1 received one. A copy of a notice dated May 10, 18011, was handed tho witness and after reading it said he wou'd not say that tho notice was worded as the ono handed him and lie would not say it was not. Q Is it not a fact, Mr. Wilhelm, that Mr. Bieckons had no less than t rco to five iu tervlewswith you on tho subject, personal ly? A. I may have had one in the court house and wo niav havo had one or two more. In a general way Mr. lireckous and mo havo talked about the llorough ot eiilliertou and tho railroad perhaps erne or two times, or more. Q. Is it not a fact that in this last inter view on tho subject of this Traction Coin pany's failure lo make repairs ho implored you to take immediate action and said the Borough Council werecharglng hliu with Inn ing been inditlorent to his duty ? A. Yos. sir. Q It it not a fact that within a very short time, a couple of weeks after that, you re ceived notice in writing from me (Wadllngcr) about your failure to carry out tho borough ordinance witli relation to these thlnga and didn't you afterwards come and see me abont that mutter V A. Yes, sir. I). And la it not a fact that some lime a'le,- that Mr. Reynolds, the Town Clerk, servbd a notice on you in writing at Aslilaud I A. Yes, sir. Mr. Reynolds, I believe, served a notice saying that tho trucks woull be torn up within five days, but giving no ie son for it. (J. At this meeting in the Uaat ward of Gilberton In June last, you ay Mr. Kreckons, John Reynolds, Foley, Ijeahy, Stone ami Money were present? A. Yes, sir. (2. Didn't you go to Gilberton two days in auiicesmon at that time on Monday, and then again on the following day. which was the day lor tbe meeting of the Town OonncM ? A. I think Mr. Breckons didn't come at tho time agreed uiwu on account of auothei pressing engagement and be telegraphed mr to be there the next day. Mr. Brsckons wat not there both days. 1 had no knowledge on that Monday that the portion of the tiack torn un was in dispute as tu the rightof way; and I did not make a proportion then that il tho Council wotlld pass an ordinance granting a right of way over the disputed olnt we would carry out tho ordinance aim uiaKe an repairs. I had au ordinauoe prepared in blank to cover tho additional light of way. I knew there was a dispute, Mr. Breokou told me or it. but he didn't say what portion of the track it affected and that was the reason I had the ordinance prepared In blink I read that ordinanoe in Leahy's billiard room. Mr, Breckons said tnououucil would not adopt that ordinance at that time because we want you peoplo to livo up to the agreement entered into heie to day in regard to the repairing of the road and wo will hold this ordinance In obeyance as a whip over you to oompcl you to live up to your agree ment. So neison has any obleotiou to yom trackB as thev are located and I say to yuu here, iu the pretence of those Couuellinen, as their sedieltor, that If this agreement is carried out the Couucil will pass the or dinance and I pledge myself that tbey will. I said thitt was satisfactory. I don't recol lect iualetlug on the adoption of the ordi nance there and then and Mr. Breckons (Ommueei oil Jourth 1'ayc.) IlllMIl The Latter so Testifies in Court. CREATES i SENSATION. To.(1h)'s rrocredtng's In the Ililggn Trial Kltcltcd the Above l'act Much to tho Consternation of the l'rosectitlng At torneys Spec'al to Evening IIehai.h. 1'ottbviixb, Jan. IS, 2 p. m. The proceedings iu the Briggs murder trial opened promptly at !) o'clock this morning. Tho most important evidence elicited wis juet before court adjourned at noon to-day. when Richard Amour was called to tho itaml and after producing tho uniform ho wore tho night of the riot and the wound ho received, the spectators wero furnished with astartllng piece of information bearing upon the case, It has been a matter of doubt in tho minds ef the peoplo who fired the shot that caused Amour's life to hang in the balance for to long a time. That doubt has been cleared away by the latter's own ovidenco upon tho stand this morning, as follows : Mr. Brumm : "Mr. Amour, who shot you that night?" Mr. Amour : "A man from Gilberton by the name of Larry Keating." JAMKS 11P.ADI.KY sworn : I resido at Delaware, Cass township. I havo known John Briggs since ISTOor 1877. Ills reputation as to peaco and good order is good, i never knew anything wrong with mm. col. v. II. MO.WOIIAN sworn : I havo been connected with the Gir- aril villo public schools for ao voara and rriu eipal of them for tho past 17 years. I have known John Briggs for 7 or 8 years. Ilia character is good. I uovor heard it question ed. nonnrtT ccsny sworn : I live at (ttrardvillo. I am a motor- man and ran the dinkey on Aueust list. last. 1 was at Gilberton. As wo reached tho lowir end of Gilberton, Amour was on the outside of the car. Ho opened the door and soke to tho crowd iu tho car. IIo told the men not to shofit' tJntll ho gavo oiclera. ' T ran thir"car to where the crowd stood, when somo one hollered out to stop and I stopped tho car. One, man on tho northeast side of tbe ciuwd hollcied, "Now, men of Gilberton, get your guns:" no was a snort man and woi o ulasses. I turned to Aim ur and asked him il no kuuw that man. lie said his mime was Jcnninc. I said you have got to watch that man; he is gulug to make trouble." The Chief Burgees men stepped up and told mo I had the cio-h-ing blocked. 1 reveisod the car, ami at 1 thought, got it square with Russell's nono. I asked him if I was far enough and ho said 1 was not I shovetd thee.tr back three feet turther and I asked him if I was on the com pany's property then and some ouesald I was. Then sumo one hollered, "l'u.i them oil' tho ear, "Hang them, and tu on. Mahunv juuipud on the ear and called upon the Chief Burgess to arrect oveiy man iu tho car. Tho Chiel Burgess appeared to pay no attention. but asked, "What are yuu poople going lo oo ucrer' Amour tuul wo prupo.-e to relay this track" and ho allied upon Ueyiiul .s, Slone and llio i'lilci Burgess tu assist him in protecting the men in laying the truck. Then some of tho rcilriuei got oil' and tho Chief Burgess said, "The first mau who puis a pick Iu the ground 1 will put a ball through him." The men got scareel .Mid put tticir tools back on tho car. Reynolds hollered, "Amour, you are a pretty good ollicer, but you are not in it to night. We ate too many for you and you had bettor take your car and go home." titouo stood iu the center of the track. He said, "Wo toro up this track aud wo mean o mh that it stays up and send up jour mon to morrow to take that uverhead wire down. We want you to tako it down and take it out of here " I told Amour I thought the heetihlug we could do was to get out, as 1 thought it was getting too hot. I took the lovers oil' tho oar. Amour was standing to tho left of uio and Dooley was standing on the right of me Dooley stepped off at the south end and as 1 turned around to go into tho oar John Swoeny stopped on the south sldo of the platform, laciug Mahauoy City. Then 1 walked into the car towards the west end aud as I got about the center of tho oar I heard tome cries of "Homestead scabs," "Girard villo militia," "Whore are they now?" "Why don't they come out ?" and so on. I about that timo got to the door at the west end of the car. John Briggs jumped up aud walked out at Che east end and said, "Here is one ot them, what do you want?" Amour turned towards Briggs. I paid no more attention. Then I heard the shot before I had the levers on the west eud of the car. I was knocked ovor the dashboard of the car into tho street by the rush of the crowd from the oar. Wheu I got up I was live or -ix feet from the car. I looked at the car to see what the chauo a were to getinto it again and as they lookoel blue I started oil'. The shots and stones ere going in all directions. I only saw one Mush coming from the west. 1 then went to the north end of tho street and lea. 1 didu't see the dinkey again until the next morning. When I saw thedlukey then it was pretty well battered. The windows wero smashed, there were rocks in tbe car aud the tool box broken open. I heanl Amour saying that night that if he couldn't lay the track quietly ho wouldn't put it down at all. The Chief Burgoss was as bad as any of them. Ho dared A mour to get off and said, "If you do I will put a bullet through you." There were between two and three hundred people there. It looked to mo as if they were hall diuuk half the crowd. tmot EXAMINATION. , If 1 said, 1 went to tho north aide of tr. Ureot wlieii I left the dinkey that night I made a mistake. I went to the pavement ou he south aide and then went west. I wen' into a house ou the south side of the street that night. I don't kuow whose house it was The people in the house wero upstairs. I don', kuuw how long I remained there; .uuldut ny whether it was a half hour ur leu. I lei the house by the bark door aud walked duwr. he railroad to Giranlville. 1 did uothavi my firestrnis with me in the house and I did not occupy a potiuou iu that house so I could havo a full view of the dinkey. I did not swear before the coroner's jury that I aw Briggs put his gun over the ilimh- ln,ar,1 ,,i tin. dinkey and fire. If I did it was a mistake. I.OI IB I1I.ASS sworn: I am ei Treasurer of Schuvll.Ul eounly and have been a resident of (firard. villo fbr ) years. I have known John linggi for 15 or 20 yean aud have never heard bw reputation questioned, I'I'.nSdNAU Kihvard O'Donnel and William (iiltlllart are doing Jury duty at Pottsville this wot k. Mrs. Joseph Reese, of Lost Creek, is seriously 111. llonry Niece, a former citisen of town came up from Pottsville to-day to vis-t mentis ana relatives. John R. Covle. I in . has beon annoinb d auditor of the Mary Joyce estate. jus. Jonathan Kogors, of West Coal stre t is dangerously ill. Miss Irgle llolloneter has returned tr m a pleasant visit to her grandparents at W.n sontown. David Williams was a county seat vnitor this morning. Christ Bossier sixsnt yesterday at Potts ville. John Grady, of Potteville, transacted business here to-day, II. E. Becker, of Reading, attended to business til town this morning. Amos Walbridgo, of the firm of Walbridgf and Richardson, Mahauoy City, looked after the interests of his firm here, George W. Keiter, of Bloomsbtirg, is trans acting business in town. Charles McGraw, of Delano, spout last eve ning hero. J. S. Thomas left for Wilkes-Barre this morning. George Bensiugcr, of Ashland, is drumming up trado in town. l'UNCIt. I'OI.NTS. Tho hoisting engine at tllfj coal plane of tho Indian Ridge colliery brokethis moruing aud the colliery was thrown Idle for the day. It is oxpocted that tho engine will bo repaired by this evening. Services of prayer will be continued in tbe Presbyterian church every evening tins week except Saturday. Read the coriespondcnee. You will always find something interesting. Grippe continues Its ravages. The 10 year-old son of Martin Whitakcr was Interred in the Annunciation cemetery this morning. Tho fuuerul was largely at tended. A Polish wedding took place in town thii mottling. l'OLITltlAI. 1'OINTS. Richard Recto is making a strong light for the nomination of Council ou tho Citizens ticket in the Filth ward D. J Doyle's friends aro doing some quiet but effective word in tho Second ward. William Voale has decided to be a caudi dato for Council iu tho Fourth ward, subjec5 to Citizens' rules Don't forget tho Citizens' primaries on Fri day night The Citizens' parly will nominate a full ticket in the First ward. CongresBuian.at-Large,iu tho coming spring election, should not bo lost algat of. The Democratsare not avory harmonious sot just now. There are dissensions in tin ir tanks iu tho town, county tin! state. I.lceiiHfH (rante'il. The following were granted liconse to sel liquor by tho court, je-sterdav : Shenandoah, John I. Murphy, Charles Dudark, Michael Mills. M. C. Watsin. Joseph Wyatt, James MeRlhenny. Jehu F. t'leary, John Wattlp, Steven OrawiU, Martin Baltzer; Mananoy City, Jacob Betz, John ShhI, Matthew Carney Ktnn Reese, Joseph M. Miller; Ashland, John Ilaidenack, Charles Brecker; Girardvillc, Martin F. Cardtn ; Union, George B. Leltzcl Hast Union, Celeste Lango, Jeaeph Maurcr N'orth Union, Camilla Yauues; Riugtowu, Harry Wise. Notlrii tu I In, Public, All persons aro forbidden to skato or trespass on tho dams of the Shenandoah Wafer Coiuuy under penalty of the law. By Older of tho company. 1 lU-lw S. D. Hun, Supt. Mr. Koherts 111 ml. Intelligence was received bore to-day of tho death of Samuel Rolens, a former well known citisen and mine contractor, which occurred at Mt. Cannel this morning. We mado mention of his serious illness yester day. Outdoor riiyKlcliiiis. Tho Board of I'oor Directors have ap pointed the following outdoor physicians lor lblll: Shenandoah, 1). J. Langton; Giranl ville, James Donahue; Mahanoy City, A. I'. Bisoll ; Ashland, George I teenier, Tamaqua, George Little. Walt lor llttrg-HliiN. A very fine lot of Ladles' Morocco sl.or 5, all sixes, have been consigned to me and wnl arrive on Thursday. They are frum a l.ugc factory direct goods that were never luudl, d by a re'ail houso. Prices will be 50 cents on the dollar, at private sale only. Gents' shoes, all sites, at same figure. Rkksk'h Auction and Commission IIouc, 1-15 4t V. Centre street, Shenandoah. Bare yoa tried MoKlhenry'a fried oysters? 12-tf Don't Tramp All over town hunting1 FRESH EGGS, BUT Come straight to us. We have enough to supply you all. Strictly fresh. Remember we positively handle no limed nor ice house eggs. 122 North Jardin Street
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