Harbor Grace Standard, 1884-02-09

              conception bay*
VOLUllE XXIV
HARBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1834
I UMBER 50
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it.-.!, nightly, from sunset to sunrise, e>n
nud after October ..'III ; it will il.tciinnate
!)„) wbole horizon seaward, ;>,„! b« visible
>, .u.lisiu clear weather. Thu appaiatics
i. Dioptric, of the sixth onler, with a&iugle
...: ii. i buruer.
Immediately beneath the princl|.t.l white,
light is a projecting lautern iu whicli thre-u
iiiiiiii.i cere placed. T'ho two nu tor ones will
anew white, au.l tho centre on', in a line
with thu Southern rocka, bearing N. J£. j
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three whito. A Wood Store ia rear of the
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Michael Cody, Patrick Harper, John
WiUsti, Richard Mackey. Jamea Quirk,
Nicholas Shanahan, William Russell,
Thomaa Duggan, Jeremiah Sullivan,
Thomas Bradbury.NicholnaBradbury,
Jeremiah Lee, Robert Donnelly, Fat-
rick Walah (lame), Patrick Smal-
combo, Pierce Wade, Thomaa Morriaaey, ar, Patrick Walab (eon of Jas),
John McCarthy, John Fleming, Richard Floming : Ohnrged with the
Murder of William Jones, William
French and John Bray.
Mondat, Jan H.
Ilenrtj Bray, fisherman, sworn and says :
I live on Banncriuan road—that is, the
I'ipotrack road. On tho 26th of Dec, last,
at betwoen half-past ll! and 1 o'clock, a
woman told mo there was a crowd ot men
ou Harvoy Street near Pippy'a I then
went dowu lo Mr. Pippy'a, and as I passed
into Mr. Pippy's store 1 aaw Michael Cody,
ono of the accuaod now present, with a
picket iu his haud. Jame* Quirk I also
saw thuro : l,o bad a picket. I alao aaw
Michael Harper ; ho bad a gun in hia hind.
' saw Nicholas Bradbury ; he had a gun in
ia hand. I aaw James Shanahan'a son,
don't- kuow his name—not now preaent
He brought two guna there. I identify
Micbaol Cody, James Quirk, Patrick Harper, Nicholas Bradbury, the sceuaed uow
preaent. I saw a number of other men
thero whom I cannot identify ; thoy were
armed wilb (Uus and pickets. One minute
one man may bavo a gun in his hand, and
tho next iniuuto another. This oa near as
1 can go was about three-quarters of an
hour before tbo Orauge proceasiou appeared. 1 alcod nt Mr. Pippy'a. and before
the Society came I weut down to Brennan's
corner. Whilo 1 was at *ir. Pippy's the
Riverhead men went down to Brennan's
corner aud came back attain. I spoke to
none of them.    When I wa* at BrennaVa
Street. The Orange Society wero at Brer
nau'a then. 1 then moved up the Pipetrack
towarda my own home tilt I beard the tirat
(■una. tfien I ran across Thomas Poreoni'i
meadow wbich liea between tbe Pipetrack
and Harvey Street. When 1 got otl Harvey Street the lir.it thing I aaw waa Janes
aliot. Could uot tell who ahot bin). The
firing was over when 1 got there. I saw
eny uucle, .lot... Bray, wounded ou th*
Hrtet. There was ono Michael Mackey,
not present now. a brother of the a,--isid.
spoke lo the Riverhead men, and advised
ihem to go back, and Michael Coely «poko
up. and said he would not. bo was bound
to kill or bo killud. Thia was as I crossed
lho street, goiog to Pippy's houae that I
heard thin, and before tho affray. Did »ot
bear or aee anything elac. This was bo-
iwet-n three-quarters of an hour and an
hour before the Orangemen came up. Soi
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KIXKH WI ITIE LIGHT will i'-: exhibit-
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illinninau! ibe wholo horixon  leaward, and
be visible 3 milea in clear  weather.    Tho
ipparatu*   ia Dioptrio, of the sixth order,
with a single argand burner.
I'he Tower is painted alternately red aod
white in horizontal bands, "
two   white.    A  Wood Slot-
roof, ia attached to thc Tower, and tbe red
and white bands are continued around it.
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did ii,
e. TJei whole proceu
it of  ■
I   noticed  wss t
oil.,   ihe sound camo
A tjitdUead of Ilia   pro-
     _  lrrt%tfj tertied, and as
they turned I saw Die smoke of throe guns
wbich weut 00 from behind a bank of clay
"' ginc-hoiise. looulduot eea the
bail The guns for tbe back. I
don't know who tbo mote were who Sred
guna Tho plaice st which ibo guns
bred is tlie name plaoe to whicb I taw
ir go. I can't say whether tho gun*
were fired st the Society oi not. 1 did u»t
auy ono fall. The guns wore fired just
as tbe Society wore turning. It was about
a short gunshot from where tho guns wore
Cred to tbo men in the procession. Before
:iety camo up I hoard about twenty
low otf from amongai the crowd of
peoplo who wero on Harvey St. That was
a good bit beforo 1 heard the two guns
which I havo spoken ct. I e£d uot soo any
guns go off near the thin, guns which
fired near the rail way-houso. Wheu
Power went down to tbo rai way-booac I
« any  oilier men   tlcre.    There
 j mou thero bolero at work, but
thoy had left,    I did not soo tio other two
that iirud'go tliere.   Whea theao gnus
, fired llie won in  the proee.saioo were
ing.    'Tlicy   wero   retreating.   1    was
leaning over my fenco  al! tho limo watch-
I waa about as  far from -.ho proces-
as it ia from the  Court House to   the
,t gate  of tlio  Cathedral.    I was ou a
hill and could see alt that passed
The   Counsel   for  tlie   accused had no
questions tu put to tho witness.
and says c — I livo
st Ship's Head uid am a fisherman. I wa)
*   William Pippy'a atnre on tho 26th Dec.
owe! x.
-.11 ..-
knocked down.
n t «
>eu ou Harvey St., and amongst the to 1
ignited  Denis SmiUcombc.    I do  uot
gun and be remained iu the crowd wilh tlio
gun until the procoasion camo up. I also
recoguized Thomas Shanahan,son of .lames,
"ch two guna. I first saw him ruuuiug
from Brennan's towards Riverhead on
Harvoy St. Ite left tho crowd at Breu-
t.au'a. Ho hod uo gun then. He wei
west. I t»w him about son
terwardaon Harvey St. going back toaards
,wd and ho had two guns. Tbere
one wilh bim. I do not too hiu, te
Court at present amongst tiio accused. 1
alao recoguitcl .Michael Cj.1v. Ho w.-u in
the crowd on llarvov St. Ho was there
at tho tint of it. (Witness identifies
Michael Code.) I 'aw hem *!! the time ult
abo*t two minutes before tlio first guu waa
tired, lie had a picket and tho last time
I aaw him. I ran htm take a iHg. It waa
their own flag..Uie flag thoy bad in the
crowd. T'ho flag waa (landing by a fence I
)k tho flog and waved it, eaying,
eked down.   They «(ero  re „.    -
doo't kuow who the partita wore that
tired. I know thoy ware in the Riverhead
party. I think ibe guns -vcro from, the
north aido ef the street Shanahan !ras io
tho south of Harper. I did iui notice auy
gitns tired near tbe Pipetrack road.
Cotiusel lot thoaccused bad np questions
to put tn the witueas.
Alexander French aworn and says e—I live
at Courage'a Boanli, and am a fisherman.
I wai present at tho affray lon iHJtb Dee-,
last past. 1 wis in the Society uear the
front There was foiir or five couple
ahead of mo. Tha only man iu tho River-
hoad party wlioin t recognised wen Richard
Mackey. ( Witness identities Richard Mac
key). He was well alcoad in tho crowd.
Ho was stood up with a gun by hu side.
I did not kiuw any body clue, t did not
aeo tlie lint shots fired. 1 turned, my
head before the iboti ware fired aud thou I
saw nothing but -smoke. I wont back
lo thc east. I did uot notice any shot* Bred
as 1 was going to tho cast down the raad.
That ia all I remember. Did nut see the
tint shots fired. Did not nee nuy guui,
only tbe one.
Counsel for thc aocusod had no question!
'/;;l
r   kept  tho slug   which lio
o questions
tbe   ■ nu,: lime,
■' w..
o it, Uie
man named Mackey there. I
ictber it was Slick or Rich. I
him pre*ont. I am not aure,
but 1 think it is the brother ol the accused.
RUhard] Mackey, now present, and be
wantod the crowd to ,go back. Michael
Cody said, " No. this ia the day I will die.
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M. CHISHOLM, M.D., CM
(McGill University, Montreal.)
Physician,  Burgeon   and  Accouchenr
BAI ROBERTS snd TORC-DE-GRAVE
Sept..!.
Georqe Crocker, fisherman, sworn and
lya : 1 livo at Otterbury. On St. Stephen's
lay I was pretly well at my own bouae all
ay. Abont 12.30 o'clock I waa stood
iy owa door; 1 noticed a crowd of in
going to the east. A fow of them had
1 saw nothing else with them at
. They stopped on Harvey St.
When they camo to Parmitcr's lano thoy
had a green flag. Can't tell bo* many
were there. A few of them went back and
brought a few gun*. I dou't know who
went back. Tbuy wont Lack to the weit
Harvey St, and returned oast with the
guns. I saw the men turn up Pippy's lano,
but could oot say whether thoy bad guns.
aa the distance was teo far. I recognizee!
Pierce Wado and Jobn Fleming with guns
amongst the men now present I also recognised Christopher Gardner wiih a gua.
I recognised Andrew Northcott with a
gun. 1 recogniaed James Gardner with a
guu. I don't remember any mora with
guns. I don't remember mentioning any
more that bad guna in my deposition. I
don't remember aoy more. I saw Richard
Mackey, Pierco Wade, John Fleming,
Shanahan. Patrick Walsh, (lame),
about HOO yards west of where trie affray
took place. They were going lo tbe eait
As they passed along I heard one man aay,
' where are you going,' and I heard the
reply,   ' we   are   going   to    drive   theee
b r«    back.'   I did not se*   anyone
bringing gun*, powder, or ahot to them.
'I'he first of tbem came there about 12}
o'clock. The affray took place between 2
and 3 o'clock as near aa I can go. I can't
•ay bow many guns were fired. I was too
excited. I law Patrick W»l*h (lame),
going to the wot, singing out to the men
to " come on down." My house U 300
yardi to the weat of Pippy'a
Tb* witoeu was asked to name those of
tho  accused whom he know* and to name
Monday, Jan. 15
William Hunt sworn and (ays: 1 live st
the ripctrack road. I am a flihermao. I
remember Uie affray on 2Gth December. I
did not see tbe parties meet I aaw a man
come (o bis own door and blow off hUgun.
HU name U Martin Power. He lives on
the Pipetrack road a little east of me.
When be blew of his gun he came from
iniide hia houae. This was about an hour
before the Society came up. Tbe crowd
were assembled on Harvey St, a good bit
befare that After blowing off bii gun he
went into Us honso again.. Ho es.ine out
again a few minutes afterwards. He had
bia gun in bii band. He went down
through' hU meadow towards'Harvey St
Ha went down tn the rail.., laiaa..    'IW
any one that U cowardly let him go back.'
He laid, "1 will kill or be killed tbia day ;,
il I get one for my hand 1 am satisfied to
diethU day." I did not notice auy thins
clso with him besides tho picket aud Hag.
I alao recognized in the crowd, PUrce
Wade. (Witness idonlifiea Piorce Wade.)
He had a picket. A - man named William
Purcell, son of Michael, -cauio from the
crowd te Pippy's store, and aaked tor
gun. Ned 1'ippv answered him. " there'
uo guu here." There wore seveu or eight
men with Purcell. I did not notice who
they were. Theao men went back id tho
crowd. 1 aaw James Butler iu iho crowd
wilh a picket Ho ia not bere in ihe
Court. I also taw Jewel Foley in Uie
crowd, zle had a picket. He U not now
preaent I law Richard Stunner-,: he had
a picket; he ii uut pre*ent 1 alao aaw
William Kearney in lho crowd with a
picket; he is not preaout. 1 saw John
Taylor in the crowd. He lives at
Spaniard's Hej Ridge. Ha also bad a
' ■ - 1 Taw a man namcel Carroll,
or Michael, am not auro which ;
hi Spaniard'a Bay. Ho had a
picket. I recognized John Shea' of River-
head, son of Laurence, in tho ciowd ; he
had a picket. That is all' I remember.
Don't remember aeelng any of the accueed
ixcept those three tbat I named. The
store in whicli I was when I aaw Ihe crowd
right abreast of where they atood. I
towards the Society abont a minute
before tho firit aboU wero firod. Before I reached the Society I saw a man fall.
He foil from a ahot. I heard the giin'fue.I.
It came from tbe crowd that 1 have been
ipeakiog of. I think it wsa Willism
Brown that fell, bnt I am not aure. When
I saw the man fall I ran off tbe street to
the south acrona the fields to Water St
Tbat waa the lait I saw of it. I «aw about
twenty nun* in the crowd ; did not know
the persons who hid them only thoao I
havo mentloneel I heard a good many
guns fired but oan't *ay how miny. I waa
running st the time. I did uot see any
body bringing in guns but thoie I mentioa-
Ifreler Williams aworn and fays :—1 live
at Courage's Bcacli. I am tx (ishermnu. I
was in the proceuion on the 2Cth December. I wvs about midway iu tho procession. When the procession met the other
party, I left my plac) and ran ahead to sue
what was up.1 I heard of the mob '.j-..^
ahead with pickets. Whou tho mob stopped
us first some of the proccaaiontits went an,:
took pickets. Then tho mob moy i back
a certain distance aad wo went back into
our place! in the proccfcion again, and the
proceuion moved ou. lheu wo were
brought up again nnd could go no further.
I ran ahead to aee what wo wero Blopped
for. I was ix. marshal. Al! bauds were
confute I. Tho first thing I saw was a
stono cotcing from tho otlier side. Aa I
was getting over -a iunco OU tho north
aide cl the road I h-.ird.i _•:!!! go off. 'Tee
gitu w.us liree! from lho Rivurtiead parly.
I heard tho words pass, " lire, tiro," until
At_ 1 whatever gun* were there were dijehargt J.
1 picked up a piece of i-.iick a* 1 wai running. When 1 beard tbe first gun lire, I
fell back and ran. I did not liicjw there v. -..
a teem there uutel I heard the rep >rc of the
first gun. I ran east until I got down
about Brcnuan'a. I was stanJii,,- looking
at lhe opposite, party. I ga,v in cl ! uun
uaiued   John Bray   r-.innieig   :'i---ii  Harvey
south ride  ot Haryc'y St.    Ho   '    '      '
nrtdcr hia arm.    1 saw a man n
i aith'a picket, ilcsceeick him
lux the hack of tho head or the :„.,:'-- ou tlie
4cft aide. It may be rather on tuo back.
As he (jot the stroke le tell. •'• i 1 e ;-t
hem get the stroke 1 Urn,,'.'. ...y Ina'. an-ay.
1 knew the man .-(vho atreick bia. with the
picket. His iiiiu,, is Wnteb. I nut not
s:ir,- of li'.-i Chrii-nii, nan.,, (The ivitness
i-i-iitit'.cs .lohn Walsh). I turned my head
ciwav wbon the blow wee struck because I
did'..;', like to look at it. Wh -n Bray
was strjekhe waa about a gunshot from
me. A Her striking tbt, blow WalKi went
back to the crowel. I went intu Brays
house before ho died. He was insensible.
1 did not reccguizo any ooj uloo bl tlio
crowd la.sidc WaUh.
Countel for tho accusal bad uo question -... put to tlio wilucsi.
\ JJr:ll:;i I1it.7i.-r sworn and soys:—I livo
»t Burnt Head, Carbouear. aud an. a li i'i-
orioan. I was present at tlie affiay ou tho
'.Mill  Ur.-„:i;ber   last.    I was   uut   in   tha
it.   Tho Doi
took frem m;
Couusel for the accused had
!','i.'.Vam A J. *„cra aod anys: I live at
Vleooriw'Villv;.- near Curboiiear.—tartTT
in. I was iu tbo Orango proud-
stou ou the -oth Dec I was near tbo
head of tlio procession. There wore about
t.-ti in-era of meu anoVl of inc. The pro-
e up to a body of i.ien,who
ug ou the ntroet. Wben we
mo!) ol people Uio proceasiou
topped. Tbo firat thing that occurred
atopped was Sergeaut Doyle put
ms uanu on my breast, aud stopped me.
1 wis still moving on when Doyle stopped me. I'he meu in front of me had
stopped and moved aside, and 1 camo
:.e;!:i ie;> to thc front vrheu I wus met by
Doyle. At lhat time I wid quite .:! .so
to tbu n-.oli. Doylo put bu hand ou my
breast, auel said, "atop, youug man." 1
aaid, •' I can't atop, air, I muat go a1., ad."
I iiiiiie-.liiituly slopped, and ubirve i ie-.s
onlor... Thc next I noticed .vs.) a rally ol
ii tone, eoeuc out ot the mob dowu towards il. • Society. Before tbe , ton,--
w«re tiirown 1 aaw Constable Fahey couie
on !i. -.„■,.-e.n mc and tie. mob, nnd auiacekoJ
his hands, and stamped his foot on the
ground, aud aworn lie was a Fenian U.o.
Hu ...iid other *soti» which I could not
'     Doyle  had uo weapon iu hU
I......!
I    .
After tbo stoncea tho noxt was a rally ot
guiic. 1 did uot ateo the guna fired. I did
not seo a guu. I should think thero wore
lu.ir or livo guna iu that rally. I aaw Uie
smoke frum thomi 1 naw the smoke from
the inob oi people. I heard tbo reports
tliere, that's where the guns were. I
can't teay before tbe guns Were tired
that any pmtol was fired. I beard
no pi»tol shot I was cloto to Doyle
just before tbo guns evcro fired. I don't
think Doylo could have fired a pistol
knowing  it.    Wi.,- tho guns
.  I a
a fall.
in head sue
i side ul the
road. 1 nolicu 1 tliat a great many ot the
Riverhead party were armed with pickets
or cudgels. I did uot aeo auy guus at
first with them. Before thu affray I saw
one of the police who, I was told, was
Sorgcant Doyle. Ho was uton.l between
tho two partiea. Ho was talking io tho
if ho was trying to persuade
teem to go back and to pacify them. I'ho
tirat thing that I noticed after that was a
gun wont off on tbo uorth side of tho road.
I did not see the discharge, ooly beard it.
That gun was tired west of where 1 waa.
I can't aay Which party flreel it. 1 saw no
effect from that shot. The next thiug wa.-
that I looked up at tho Riverhead crowd
and saw a guu fireel by aome one iu the
middle of the crowd of mto. T'ho gun
ointed towards tho.Orange proces-
I  could  iee tho man who had tho
Counsel for tha accused
to put te tbe witnesi.
Alexander Cmragt aworo
live at Cootice'. teeth.    '
hsd no qucstioi
savs
Tb*»
He went down to the railway
waa befare the proceesion aame op. At
tbat time I did not tee any otber people
near the eogiao-booae. Tbe crowd at Uiat
time were further up to the west I remained leaning over my fence till the Society came up. I aaw them pa** up. I did
not aee tbe parties miet   There Mai - • ■'!
 tlio affray whieh took place
St Stephen's Day. Before tea Society
came up I saw tbe Riverhead party at*
ing on the itreet. They had a flag,
knew twn of tbem, one was Nicholas
Shadkbsn, one of the accused new present.
He was in Ibe crowd. Ue bad a gnu. I
saw Patrick Harper, one of the accnied
now preaent He bad a gun. 1 did not
recognize nny one else. 1 did not eee any
other gnita. 1 was-littlo more tlum tho
length of this room (rom where I am (tending from the Riverhead party. I saw tbe
amoks of the fint gnus that were tired.
They came from tbe Riverhead party. 1
aaw nobody fall. I-went in among tho
Society when I saw the shoti fired. I wat
knocked down liy onr owo party.   There
■ if I .,,
Did
ict iee aay effect from that shot
lovoral guns, four or five or six, can't say
how many, in the aamo crowd. T'lnjy were
poiutod towards thu procession. As soon
an I n> the guns pointed I turued my
back to them anel faced to the east Two
abot Uieu struck me, ono in tho head and
one in the back. At tha lime tbat the
ahot itruck me I beard tho report ot several gun* behind me. One ibot went inlo
my bead beliiu,I tbo left ear, aod afterwards Dr. Nelaon took lho shot out
of my temple. The shot in the back was
below the shoulder blade. It diJ oot
lodge in tho flesh of my back. It went
Uirough every iliisli of clothes I bad oo.
I «aw the hoi ea iu my clothe* afterwards.
I   liad   on   at f
Janes of Carbouc:
abyit leu or ttvelvo feat (rota tno. Ho fell
a«ar the south lide of tho itreet. When
l.e fell I heard tbo worjs sung out " run,
>vc will be all ihot" I turned and ran.
Wbeu I turned to rua I saw another young
mat! or iutdd!o-agcd man lying ou tho aido
oftho road. I did not know him then. I
l,av» ItarnAd since lhat it wa* French. Ho
-.ms aiive when I saw him on,tho ground.
I did not stop to look at bini'; I went on
-s-!-iin« down tee railway track to tbo
•villi. 1 ataj-ped jnst beyocll the engine-
heese. I then turned to go back again.
! raw tho mob moving to lho cast below
; tho dead and wounded  lay.    I saw
 take two of our tla^a. aud say, "roino
for your Orango flaga." Tliey turned and
• up. 1 want on up and eiw Doyle
g toward., rue. and Constable Faee;
itioti-.or Constable guiding him.
naked Doyle if be was wounded much. II,
uothiug great," but he said " b,
seemed weak." I saw blood running out
of bis ueck. I said to Fihoy?" you jumped in. ami Binacked you: band-, stamped
your lect, and swore you wero u 1", ., ai.'
He .'aid, " I was making peace." " Well,"
said I, " that's a pretty way to make !
peace," I said nothing more to bim. 1
weut tip to whore Janes'Uy. Downs
ihere Itill lying on t!„. ground. He was
dead. 1 looked iu his face acid did not
Iccij,-.- bim. I stayed there uutil ibey went
lor -uli.lie '.,. t.'-- '.-■:. ii'y.iy. I v el.t ,1 ,a.i
to the Lodgo and wont lieime. I recognize
one of thu aceu"."! now pr-cs-.'nt whom I
ea-rr in the crowel. (In- witness went to
point hitn out. and in pasaiug to do aa,
said to Patrick W..!-!., <-i .1 inco, e " 1 did
uot see yo i there,Pat," Tl.e v.itn-s, then
■i o,.:--I nn and pla-c-.i Lie, lisu.l on Kiechar.l
.M;ii-key, one of the accused, and mill I
ww this man there with a picket.) The
witness then rates, 1 do not remember setiug lhe faces »I tho othor prisouers.'
I don't know anything else io particular
more than .1 hats ttatedt.
Counsel for accused asked no questions.
IFtdi'am^Woorta sworn and says: I li^e
nt Carbonear, and a:n a carpenter.    1 was
in Iho proceisiou on the  2e',th Dec.    1 waa
well   toward   the bead of tbo procession.
Wo   were   met   by  a   crowd   of   men.    I
doliced   they   had picket*  firsl   when wo
Camo up.   Tbey hael something on    ,
liko a (lag—something  greon.   <\t firsl
did uot notice anything but pickets wi
tho   men.    Wbeu   we  camo  up our '—
ranks wore stepped.    Wo stopped su
pro.-e. -si.i-i   became    cinfuied.    Aftei
sloop .-I lsaw,a man of  tbo opposite p!  'y
with a picket.    Ile clasped one of our n'   -
with onu band, and te had a picked wave
ing iu the other.    1 won't swear any of tlio
licensed now present were in  ibat crowd,
acquainted with nay ot tbe accused.
Then I :«»■ aome stonos eome   from the
opposite party nnd go over my head
proevsaion behind int.    The uext 1 uotioed
was Sergeant Doylo,    I saw  him
the Society, raise nU two hauels
of bim, as if to  reason witb the Soi
Tben 1 aiw a man itt-p out of tho ci
ef   the   oppoiite party   wilh a gun.
ul J 1 jumped off the road I heard
ir all   ;s wh'nuicg past me aud I heard
WT i n°doin>r to^Md* Shipi Head
with otber Mattered people. 1 did not go
■pack to. .ihe'fceueufjho affray. As I was
1,-aviii.' thu oad I -k, three wountled peo-
plc—Willi* u Cleary of Carbouear, a man
_L— ^ waa t0|j W4g Bray, and another
man whom 1 did not koow, I was
wa* French. I aaw them on a cross
road Lulling dowu to Wator St after the
affray. The man whom I saw point tho
ir towards   iu was a stoutish, thick-
._ _.. of ino.liu,    height    I judged bim
to I,,, botween ISo tt%V) year* ot age, sandy
-colored or foxy w!| 'kern.    His cheek bones
ippeared to   ine     . bo shsveu,  as to his
hia I could not ai    wliothor it was shaven
>r not, as bia face* ** resting on the gua.
(Witness posited Ho  Michael   Cody   and
tbat man puts ino in mind of him.)
lothe* »ppearcd to be light.    Ha wns
i   ikirt  sleeves, or like sbirt sleaves.
Ho bad   no  jacket on.    Just  before  the
first  gana  wore   lired thero   were ten  or
elvc couple   between mc and   Doylo.    I
r been raise bis bands.    When he raised
i hinds  ho   had no   weapon ot any kiud
that   I could  see.    1   did uot sec or hear
pi ito! -shot l\fore the first guns were tired.
Counsel f r accused aiko-1 no questions.
tljorge I Oar* sworn and says: I   am a
tUkcruiao, a id livo at Carbonear.    I was in
Orange jrocoasion on tba 2ttth Dec   I
was   near  tbo   h ad    of   the   proceewion.
There wero four ;ouplo ahead ot  me.    I
renumber tho pre session meeting a crowd
of men, nneKstop >d.   Thc first I notice!
was three i len ' ,10 ran out of tho mob.
Tboy   bal   guus    Ono   man ran   to   the
north aide of t!iq   creet a little apart from
the   crowd.    I   1   »   him   raise   the   gun
his shoulder, r A'illiam Janes was walk-
._„' with ine     I jfciel to him, " Look out
for yoursolf,   Wl dam."    Ho 'said,   ''yes,
boy, I   will look out  for inysell."    With
'■-it I saw tbo man tbat I havo spoken of
I,    His gun was pointed a littlo across
tlio road toward tbo mid.Ilo of the street.
It  was  pointed towards inc.    I   was cx-
peeUng 1 wonld tako tho load of shot, and
not Janes.    Jauca made a  step ahead of
mc.    As ho atopped tlie load  took W.l"^
tho cho.it, and knocked him down on tbo
mWjttlO of the road.    He loll to the south,
au-1 I fell into drain iu the uorth.   T'ho
c.i.ii-ti.-sion from the gun mil the  excitement  from the   guu goiii,:   1 85  licar mo
mad* oee fall.   Tlio man lhat fired was not
more lhan two or three times iho length
of the guti Ir^ui uie when hu fired.    When
the gun went off. Jauca fell nt once.   Tbe
gun that ahot Janes was the first that wis
tired,  as I conld see.    I heard uo report
of a gun or pistol before that shot.    Ilo
wai a man I tbink about five feet ten id
liteg'.e'., :. .-,:out,able-bodied man.    I noticed
thv. who  1-e ran out from tho   body of
men.    I would tike lien) to bi about 00 to
ID y,ar„ 0! age.    I  don't remember any-  .
tl.iii,-  aliout   his   features.     J    could   not
reeeeoirnize   bim   now if  1  saw   him   Tho
ther   two men   of   tbe Ihroa  apokon   of
•ithgun!rVipp..'J out of thc crowd to tho
jlddleof j ;e road iu front of the crowel.
Tci.v step td lack into tlio cro'sd.   I did
-it see tn In  tito.   I cau't say positively
to any i .ore gana being fired.    After I
!1 1 cntwed on  my bands and knees to
a crowd, that is tli/Oraaiemeu.   I went
awiy  lheu.
Couj.se! for n.-.-icee.l .vke 1 noqucsUans.
J.tr.id Smith sworu and eiya : I livo at
Biabop's Cove. I nrn a planter. I was in
Harbor Grace on St. Stephen's Day. As
thi Society was walking up Uawey St, I
drov- up'Water St. on a horaa and alide.
Dave! llarrett w.u on 'he lido Willi me.
When I got opposite Eli Martin's ho ran
oeit .and said, " for God's sake don't go
round Ihe River." Ho .uid the Riverhead
people were dowu with a greoa flag, pick.
a light coat. I ran then after getting tho ahot I ran through a
marsh to George Brown'i, I did uot
notice anything more of what .. ■ ,r.- -i.
ht the afternoon of tbu day I saw
Dr, Slartin ,iet Mr. Thompson's drug
store. I showed him Ihe wouud in my
bead. He did nothing for it I stayed in
Harbor Graco tbnt night, and went to Car.
bonear next day. I saw Dr. Nelaoo in Ihe
evening. Uo took out tho shot about a
week afterward*. 1 felt die shot in tny
back when I first got it I wa* uneasy
about it all Uw way down. I did not tell
Dr. Nelson about the wound in the back
Uie firat evening I saw bim. 1 told biro
about it the day !..- took the lead ont of
I my li.'.id. It elid not give me any trouble,
I any mere thau it wu tender wbeu I touched
1st
:'■ r
• uu
behind t
_.jppe!i to the port!) aide of the atreet )f
Over tho drain,    lie took a gun up.   '
settled  himaelf,   raised   the   gun   to
shoulder, aud took aim, I thought at 1.
ethers iu the procession. When I »• l
gun pointed I turned aud twisted to 1
left, (tooping my bead somewhat, a
presenting my right ahoulder to.
   .  .afrom
or   livo  guns   fired   off   rigtt   after one
Soother,   'Thoi* gnn* were  lired froui tht
opposite party.    I knew that from ssc^ng
Ih'i »tooke and other guus in lhe era til.
Tlie othor "gens were in lha mob juat   le-
hinei the front rank.    I aaw thoao gnnS.in
lho   meu'-e   hand* afler 1  heard the alrtta
discharge,   Tbey  wore  not pointed then.
I aaw live or aix gum in tho crowd.   As
*ooa rs the guu* were  discharged   on* of
our head men fell on (ho  ground.    It «raa
a man who I  wa* told was named Brown.
At   that   timo I  did not see anv one eUe
fall.    I jumped on   tlie south sido ofthe    ,...„ _
toad   towards  Ships Ileal.   I  ran  a aay t biapjek
would go on until I was stopped.
When I Cft Ut Mayne's Hill, 1 overtook
S _■,„•■.'!•.;! 1 iy!-.-goiu,'west. Ho asked ino
for a possa '.-. and I gave it to him. Thon
1 : .id hi 11 what Eli Merlin had told mo.
he naiil, "itmay bo tho case, but ho did
not believe it." lie told me lo drive on.
Wl en wo got to Warren's, we overtook
three or four policemen. He told mo to
drivo on. When we got on Iht top of the
liill jmt above C.ii,'- Sc-veiii.io'*, 1 «aw
the i-ro.id of people on lltrvty St. above
tli.- Ruiwav h-iuso I said, -ihere tncy
are, flag snd all." Doyle sai J. "oh, my !
oh, niv ! drivo on." Whea I got to tho
Pipstrac-k road I stopped the t.orao and
Sergeant Doyle jumped off. Doyle had 0.1
a plain Coat and ho had no weapon that I
ould sou. He inn up as Itar.l a, he could
run up the Pipetrack rua 1, and turned
weat ou Tvvey St. When lie jumped off
th- !:!i.liwtl)c Sorety were tfren id. ,i|t from
,110 huuiVed and tifty to two lidndre 1
vards to be east of lh Pipetrack rial
lt,e lliw-i Lead parly acre then about one
hundred yards nbnvo tbe Pipetrack nil
to tbe west 1 did not notico what Doylo
did then or afterwards. Tho Riverhead
partv had pickets and a tUg, and woro
ahak'ing them towards tbe Society, and
•I, 1 i.ing. When I got in oppoaito Thoma*
Parsons'! on Water St. hi* wife begged ine
for Cod's sake not to g> on. I went a
little- furih-r. and stoppe I lho slide a lutlo
below I'm.end Of Pippy's line. At Donnelly's house tliere was n woman sfin.li.it:
on the step of the
etu-h hanA, I aai
with me. 'look," pointing my finger te
wards her.     lie aaid, •• yes; B*b Douoelly^
Looking tip 10 the e«>wd '.
Itags of Ibe Orange Soeiety I could just
were coining towards us    1 gave the I),
a cut au,   drove ou    When I looked aro,
again mc ne of the nan were againat D
oelly'a ; uuse    1  beard other giins   fire
about *t en or eight iu nnmber   1 did 1,
aee tho{  fighting, nor   the   r«*ult   o!   I
s',..>link.   As I drove   aloug   I n»   Jr
StaplctVU the west end of tho crowd  U
waa ,V4   { nothing    He had his hand. 1
■»   AS I drove 01
ivcrheod I