The Inquest

For one week the people of Ann Arbor have talked about nothing and thought of nothing which was not connected with the unfortunate occurrence of Nov. 12. Many were the conjectures astowbat the inquest might develop, and when the coroner's jury again took their seats Ihis morning the agricultural room was crowded. Adam Sauer, a carpenter from Saline, was the first witness. He knew Adolf Glatzel, and the morning after tbe riot had a talk with him. Ia the course of the conversation Glatzel said that the students threw mud and stones at tbe militiamen as they inarched down the street. Then Granger told them to charge on the ■tudents, and the meinbers of Company A hit them with their guns and the students threw btones. "What did he say he did himself," asked the prosecutuig attorney. "He said," replied the wiluess, "that he Btruck one student over either the arm or hip. I cannot say which he aaid." "Did he mention any one else who truck a student that he knew of?" "He said Iloot was there tightiug, but he didn't say whether he hit anyone or not." Joseph Alexander, the next witness, testified that as the company inarched up to Stoll's they " .assed " the students. When they entered the house, Alexander reinained near the gate, afterwards following them towards the church. We saw Granger line up his men in the middle of the street and say: " You son of a b over there, if you don't keep still, I will give it to you, too." " Granger pulled his sword as he made the remark. Then he told the boys to take the butt ends of their guns and go at them, and if they had any ammunition, to shoot 'em." Horatio P. Smith, a student was in the house when the militiamen came in, and heard one of them say : " We will go out there and knock heil out of them," and acother said, " we will go out there and whip the devil out of them." He heard a lady ezpostulate with them, and soon af ter wards the men left the house, sume by the back door and some by the front door. A short time ailer lüat some of the militiamen came back and the witness saw one man in particular who anuounced that Granger had been hurt and that a student had been knocked down. He described the man as being not ver tall, rather heavy set, with luil and smooth face, ligtu hair and complexion, and as wearing a black suit, with grayish necktie. One of his lips was luil and stood out soinewhat. Frank, Halleck, the next witness was on the tccne of conflict, but he evidentie saw nothing and heard nothing. Harry Fuster was tu thearinory when the militiaorgamzed. Kecugnized Pele Hetchins, Fred Koot, Torn Kennedy, Fred fielüs - they were all he coukl remember. He saw buth charges and at the lirat charge he ran iulo au alli-yway. " Did you oee Fred Root strike a student duwuï" " Nu, but I heard some one say that he did." Pi of. Thouipjon was next sworn. He gave iiis versión of the conflict, as ioilow: " 1 heard the flriug and came out of my house acruss the campus tu the corner of Willtam and ijlate-ats. '1 hen I met Mr.;Uidley ; at that time the li ring had ceased. Mr. Gidley told me thal the miluitt boys wergiviuga serenade. I saw a crowd but did uot see auy uiilitiamen, because they had passed Williaui-st. beioie 1 gut there. I heard yelling and u.-.ked one man, whom 1 uppoaed to be a student, what they were going to do. The reply which he gave lo me iudicated that he answered simply because I asked the queation, and not because he had any real kuowledge uf wheie they were going. He said they were going to serenade the mayor. Then I ran around to Fifth-sl in order lo head ihem off." Mr. bawyer: " What lor?" " I feared that the students were going down to Main strett, wuere they might gei in trouble wilh the pólice, at whom they were angry on account of the evenis of the nigüt before." At this point Mr. Sawyer subjected the professor to a merciless cross-examination, which seeued to aiford the former much pleasure, but proti teil noihing so íar as evidence was concerned. 'ihe inquest then adjourned till half pasi two o'cloik to-uav. They will probably complete their'woik to-day. TUE INQUEST LAST WEEK. At two o'clock on Thursday afternoon last the inqciest began in the laige court rvom. Iluudreds of students and ciuzens were in constant aitendance upon ils sessions, looking every moment for starlling developmeuis. Fred Bellord, roouimate of ihe murdered Lenni&on, was the lirst wuuess. He told the story of the cotnbac, us he reujetnbered it.and descriüed how he saw bis frienU knocked down wilh a mus-ket. Frank ö. Preityman abo saw Deunison struck down. He heard th otücer say, beforo the cliarge, lo a btudent: "if you dou'i keep still over ihere.you , I'll break yuur neck." The oflicer's wordá, as he t:oinmandedan onset, were "knock out of tliem, boys" The testimony of Mayor Manly, who was next called, went toshow that the militiaboys did not have his permission to fire blank cartridges. Rubert Heywoud, ii ïneiuber of tne company, was the next ritnms, He uduiiued iliat when the soldiers lined up uu Libt-rty-sl they nieant to make a charge - berause, as lie Büid, tlie studeuts liad been tbrowiug mud and pukmg canes at ihem as they inarched down ihe slreet. Uk gave ibe name of several inembers of tlie company who were pre.-eut at ibe melee, uil of hom were subsequently arrested. Paul Aleyera was sworu nexi. He gave the fotlowing version of the attack on Djiiuisuu: " One of tbem s.epped up and Btriu'k Dennison on the arm. Th en anotlier soldier stepped up and fcaid, '(o. Mr. Deumam.' ' Wiiy fchould I go?' ucked Deiinii-on. 'l'il show you wby you bhould go,' was the reply, and then tbe soldier bwung bis guu aruunj and struck Dennison on tüe bead, on tbe face - just bere." Both Meyers an-.l H. W. (iiahatn, who was tlie iirat witnths on Frlday, testiüed ibat tbey s.iw uo mud ihrown or eau en raised during tüe inarcli. Urabaui tbougbt that ihe secoiid charge was led by a great large man, wilh a stitf' batand overcuat, auu familuily kuowu as "pieface.'' TuomasHayley,acitizen,asserled that he sawa sione ihrotMi before the fiiMt charge of tbe mililia. In tbe midst of nis testimony, John h'. Lawrence carne belure the coroner and asked periuusiun to appear wilh A. J. Sdwyer, in behalf of the boys. Tbe requebt was granied, and tbe inque&t adjourued Uil 2 o'clock in tbe allernoou. Win. Neuuiann, high school bludent, knew the man by mgüt wbo strut k the bludent, l'Ut cuuld nul give üid líame. Jubn J. Cuuk, dent, bearü one of the mililia boys bay, before ibe corner was reached : "Wlieu we get to Libt-rty-ttt e will kiiock heil out of tbem." Mr. Umlur, a senior law, and Henry Richards, lumber dealer, added noibiug new to ihe teslimony. B. C. Hess, asbialaiit ia the cheujical laborutory, testiüed Ihat a man witli a light culured coat and sloucb hat threw tbe stune which hit Granger. Jesse D. Spiizer, juniur law, said : "I aw a young man standing on the corner and a man with a raised musket rushing toward the corner. He taid somethiiig to a young man and got a reply. Tüeu he siruck uim jusl here, (indicating the right temple). The young man staggered anti weut away. He waa on the northeast corner. His assailant came from the corner opposite churub - the souibwest corner. It occurred alter the tirst attack of the militia - not over a minute afier the charge. The guard who siruck In m was rather short than tall,and rather thick set. He bad on a cap, I think. My reniembrance in that he Waa in uniform." The testimony of E. E. Davis, H. J. Miller, C. B. Morris, Di. Jaiksun, Arthur Van Inwagen, who lollowed, waa unsatisfactory, as was also that of Frank Campbell, Miss Haylow and Geo. J. Stoll, who took the stand on baturday morning. The latter could remember nearly every iuvited guest who was present at his wedding, but not one meoiber of Company A who came into the house. At eleven o'clock the inquest adjourned till to-day. FUNERAL OF DE5.NIS0.N. The funeral of tbe late Irving Q. Dennison took place at 2 o'clock yesterdny afternoon. The ceremonies at the Ashland-ave Baptist cburch were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hunt, who delivered a touching address, eulog zing the character of the deceasedand pointing out the lesson to be drawn from the life of such a man. Elabórate fl ral designs were presented by the Young People'a Society of the Ashland-ave Baptist church. the employés of Lozier & Yost bicycling faclory, the employés of Isaac D. S ■ ead & Co., andtheTrinity Knigbts of Temperauce. - Sunday Toledo Commercial.