The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-23
DEPUTIES TO BIZ TRIED!
Martin and His Men Must Answer
q Charge Of Murder.
ALL PROMPTLY FURNISH BAIL.
Meantime the Peace of the Anthra-
cite Coal Region Is Disturbed by
One Small Outbreak, Which tho Ap-
;. peurauce of Militia Quelied.


cite Coal Region Is Disturbed by
One Small Outbreak, Which tho Ap-
penrauce of Militia Quelied.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. 23.-The hear
ing In the case Of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies, charged with murder in the
killing Of "a marching strikers at Lat
timer recently. has been concluded. and
the accused men must stand trial.
+ After oil the important testimony
had been presented yesterday the
Judges had conference, and Judge
Lynch asked Fell what he wished done.
Mr.. Fell said: Under the evidence
think these deputies should be held for
court" The judge then asked why the
other deputies were not arrested, and
Senator Kline said some OF them went
away after the shooting and have not
been seen or heard of since. The names
of the deputies were called, and to the
roll call 73 answered and IL did not.
All those who answered to their names
stepped forward and delivered them
selves up on a charge of murder.
Joseph A. Sim, representing the City
Trust Safe Deposit and Surety COM
pany. of Philadelphia, advanced and
became surety in the sum of 5000 bail
for each Of the deputies for their ap-
pearance at the next term of criminal
court to answer the charge Of murder.
Each of the defendants, through their
bondsman. Mr.. Ann, also gave $1,000
bail on an additional charge of felon-
1ous wounding. The men then repaired
to court room No. 2, where they signed
their names to the bail pieces, and the
preliminary hearing came to an end.
The amount Of bail for the 73 depu-
ties at $4,000 for murder and $1,C0O for
felonlous weundlng amounts to $685.
000 If the other ~ deputies come in
and give similar bail the total would
reach over s5O00OO. =
Several Of the marching strikers werc
among the witnesses yesterday. All
asserted that the strikers had been
guilty of no violence before being fired
upon though two declared they were
compelled to join the marching strikers
against their desire. Several admitted
that they were en- route to Lattimer
to get the men at work there to join
them. Mrs. Ellen Withcie, who was on
q car bound for Luttimer, testified that
the men marching along quietly,
and had committed no violent acts
when fired upon. Mrs. Kate Case, of
Lattimer, sworc that the neighborhood
was terrorized because the rumor got
around that the strikers intended to
blow up the town. She said she fled to
the mountains with her family, as did
q number of her neighbors.
The peace of the anthracite district
was disturbed by only one outbreak
yesterday. When the men at Pardee's
Harwood colliery reported for work
a crowd of strikers. led by woman,
assembled about the mine, and their
threats of violence to the would-be
workers were so menacing that troops
were asked for. A detachment of cav
airy was sent over and remained dur
ing the greater part of the day. There
was no further trouble, but only q
small minority of the miners were
courageous enough to work. With the
exception of the Jeansville colliery Of
the Lehigh Valley company, and the
Harwood men who did not 60 back.
all the mines of the region were work.
ing, though not with full complement
of men.
Kennedy & Warner, the operators of
the Evans breaker at Beaver Meadow,
which was burned Tuesday night. are
satisfied that the blaze was of incen-
diary origin, and so is Mine Inspector
Davis OF this district, who has made
4 thorough Investigation
Coroner McKee's inquest over the
bodies of the Lattimer victims will be-
gin at 2 o'clock this afternoon.