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Today's Proceedings, on Ruby vs. Collins and’ Byrne. William Collins (confinned)— had no revolver with me. I never carry one, we are not bound to do so ‘there is no rule to that effect. (Here the Judge remarked that it was absurd not to have the police carr arms when they were going on toe service. ‘ Sergeant Collins—I did not threaten to use a revolver or make any sign as if I was going to do so. After sitting him on the chair there was no further trouble, e was walking up and on the floor talking to himself. The most of the time that ' He Was Handcutred | ' was walking up and down outside in the yard. He complained of his arm, L was not aware that he drew his land out. T was mostly on the lookout for Byrne, whom I had sent to the tilt to swear there was any sign of the sailors. Byrne was powed out an love and 0 halfss wear as Tea judge. When he came back’ I tell him to take the hand culls off It appears that Ruby had iget one of the housFonds off, but he still kept Sie hands together to make lwlieve that he lad them on. Mrs. Ruby was then pleading for him, say Tig Tet was In Delicate Health. We then left the house, took posses sion of the gun, and wentto George Ruby's where we knocked at the door. One of the inmates came to the door, we asked if Mr Ruby was in the jail he was ant asked us to come in, which we did. We had our fur police caps on then, turned down as it had Locone very stormy. We sat down annd I said :—* George, your brother has been acting in a very outrageous manner with us this evening when we went in there to look for sailors. He 8a a Don't mind him he ia crooked he contrary.” Mrs. Ruby then in sisted on us having a cup of tea’and something to eat, which she did. I did not ask George Ruby “for God's sake” to “ Make it up with” his “brother.” He said that Samuel was crooked and contrary and capeneliene state of health, and wo n that into consideration. We vi ed first to bring him out to town Lee and would have done it only for that. I tol George to bring tha gun out to his brother's, George ind ofinied for Samuel with us. I did not ask him to,inter ‘oada for Adriana or on ‘It up, na stated. ree ‘Raby on the street ties falling Sat an ‘Teaid :— George, your bro- Taken an Action Agalugtjus, ‘Didn't you bring back the gun? He notes had not time as he had to bring yout the milk that morning. This was all the conversation I had with him. When we were at George’s house, I told them there, that Samuel had at tacked us with the gun. ‘The state ment that I was jeering and laughing at him, while he has the handcuffs on, is not correct; it is all untrue, 'Tis not correct that I was under_the in fluence of liquor, and I am sure that Byrne was not. We used no violence towards him, except in taking the gun s and putting on the handcuffs, and no unnecessary hard treatment in doing that. I had my outside coat open while I was in Ruby's house, so that he could see my uniform. We showed him our tunics before we put on the hand cu Cross-examined by Me. Morrie.—I dd not receive the information that the men were in there direct, I re ceived the information, and orders from Colonel Fawcett to go to the tilt. The instructions were verbal, I was in the stable shout 12 o'clock When the Colonel sent for me and told me that those two sailors were in about Ruby's tilt. He told me to be another man with me and gon see if they were there. I went about half an hour after accom panied by Constable Byrne. We walk ed in all that way. “We left town between, 12-380 and 1 o'clock, and it was about three when we got to Ruby's, I arrested two sailors on Ruby's farm About Fifteen Years Ago, I was accompanied then by Sergeant Fennesssy, who is suee dead. “I don't know where the sailors are now, Ruby was not summoned than for harboring the sailors. [tis possible for sailors to be hiding on premises without the owner being awase of ithat can scarcely be in the larn without his knowing it; no arrests have been made arluly's to my knowledge within the last five years. The sailors confined themselves to the farm-Sil did not come out to town with milk or vegetalies. We wear this tunic when we are on horse, back in full dress, and the short shell jacket when we are not in full dress. We brought the two capa withins fork a disguise, we are allowed to disguise as mnch as possible when we go on such duty. The cap was a single peak cloth cap, 1 Inmive searched houses time after time without a warrant and am preparil to do it again, IT have searched houses around this town, boarding houses especially, without a Warrant and Am Prepared to do so Again. It is laid down in our Manuel that if a Captain comes to us on the street and says that hisyveseel is’ ready for sea and that sone of his crew are missing we can search the ‘suspected house without ’ warrant if there is not time to get one. I heard George Ruby give his evidence about my making arrangements to board with him. That is correct, George knew who I was and it went for a joke, Ile took it so too and laughed at it. Mrs. Lane Ruby could not but have known that we were policemen, I think it is about three or four miles from Ruby’s house to the tilt, Byrne walked to the but came back on the catamaran Avith Mr. Ruby’ son, THe was gone short ‘an hour and what? In the Struggle Ruby did not appear to na fodware delicate man. We would have brough him to town at fist only for his wife and brother reading for him and say ing he was in delicate health. I swear that I could not say whether the man was in delicate health or not. He seemed long enough. Byrne has a bottle, I can't swear what was in it. Ruby may have smelled rum off me, T took 4 half glass that day. Neither of us was under the influence of liquor, I don't know where Byrne got the liquor. Tie not true that Ruby was handcuffed for three hours. It could not be two hours. He was not lying on the floor any time .After being handcuffed. 114i not make a motion to raw any peonee from my tunic. The gan was not loaded or capped. Up to the time of Ruby's running down stairs and taking the gun he had conducted him self properly. I don't know what put him in the rage, I don't know what Ruby said to Byrne, and did not hear the words between Stnhy and Byrne.” Mrs. George Ruby said the sailors had been at Samuel Ruby's four Weeks before. Ruby was sitting at the fre when we went in. I made no re ally to Ruby. Don't think I spoke him while he was handled Goo. It is not correct that I asked Georgy Ruby To go and Make it up with Samuel. I did not use the words . For God's sake make it up2’_ L came downstairs before Ruby came down with Byrne after him. AS soon 3 I saw Ruby take the pun I seized it from him. The room door, where Byrne and Ruby ‘were, was open, I did not hear any '‘thing., George Ruby said he would fix it up. He thanked me for drop ping the matter and agreed to take the m back. Woe were anxious to arrest the ‘whlora. The sailors gave them selves up a few days after, Constante Byaxe sworn :—1 i With Sergeant Collins on the th of February last when we went out to Ruby's. T went into a loft and found A mat there we put over people,— Ruby asked for our authority, Sergeant Collins said;—“We are Police, and we are informed if you have these sail ors here.” Sergeant Collins said “ the Captain had paid the fine for the men and given them a half month's ad vance,” or Words to that effect. I did not hear Sergeant Collins say He was the Captain , then went across the yard and Ser geant Collins told me to go up stairs and make a general search, Sergeant called me “ Constable Byrne.” I went into the room of an attic and only saw one bed there. There was no objec tion to my going up. I took off my reefer before I went up; I was dressed in my uniform as Tom now, Ruby went with me; the bed was all atrowed about. No objection was made till I came to the box, I raised the cover, and Ruby sid “You don't expect to ano a sailor in that.” I looked in and said: “That trunk would hold you. T never threatened to “double him up in the trunk.” The only hot words we hat were, I said it would hold him. We said By G—you won't, B—I'll clear ye out.” He ran down stairs, I ran after him, and Collins had hold of him when I got down. Ruby was pointing a gun a time. Collins had hold of him as soon as I got in. They were at the end of the kitchen. Sergeant Collins took the gun from him. We had to struggle hobbling Ruby on. He did seen inclined to give up the gun fante fell on the floor, Sergeant Collins me to handcuff him, and did to I do violence except holding his arma to put on the hand~ curs.
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Saint Johns Daily Tribune
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Fri, Mar 03, 1893
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