The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-25


And sirry-Four Of HIS Dep1ties A~rrsIens6
for Rrszintanry Trint 81 Wllksso-rre'
k-a5sy aura..n 6sal - ne azs. 49,
ciussd.
.arr D. sent o1.-sber;H
Martir znd bi< a. denutiss wer. Given
: nreI; sai,arv bear;no before the court
ve.<a~s.. .L.--aa ,sith tha killing Of
Ia str;ting m5nerx near 4 timer on
FRIDAY. ssnt-mber ID.
The aanut;e. xera brought mn from
IH.r,eto, nnd.r m;,;.arv escort. a
large crowd met them st the
depot hut they proceeded unmo-
Tested to the COURTHOUSE. Judges Lynch
and Bennet presided. Judge Lynch
announced that the Judges would
sit Is justices Of the peace 70 hear tes-
| timony in she case. John M. German
opened for the prosecution and stated
that he was employed to in vessigate
the shooting at Lattimer aud INQUIRE
II the sheriff and his deputies were
| justified IN killing "a men.
He began by referrinq to Dictator
| Goblin. who refused to allow the dep
| utiea to be arrested when warrants
were issued ten DAYS a9o. The nttor-
ney also referred to Coroner Mckee be-
ing a major in the Ninth regiment: to
his manner of proc edure in the arrest
of the deputies, and to his bringing
| them here surrounded by a military
company with guns and bayonets.
Mr.. German then made q motion ask
ing that the warrants of SQUIRE Cor
man be given the preference, and that
| the deputies be remanded to the regu-
| lar officers of the law.
Judge Lynch replied that the Judges
| did not act bast;lv but ;ssued the war
rants after due deliberation. The
nudge said that this hearing had moth.
inc TO do with the conduct of Gen.
Gobin. The court said The witnesses
who were mot present sbould he
ropgb in and that the hearing could
be proceeded with such witnesses as
were nresenL Attorneys German and
M~ct;abren then notified the conrt that
.hau vonld from tha casa
District ATTORNEY Feu then took
charge sheriff Martin was seated at
the defendants table. surrounded by
three LAWYERS
.John Walsh. of Halle tovvnsbin was
the 6rst witness he said he sav tba
strikers COMING and went ont 70 meet
them and to se- what would hammer
some of the men CARRIED clnbs wit.
mess told them 70 throw axvav their
climbs and tbev did 60 walsh said he
cot an : car and started for Lattimer-
He heard one of he IDENTITIES named
Turnbach cav.
.I don,t know what the sber;tf means
bv talino ms around ike this without
ORDERING ms Ia MOOT
He said the IDENTITIES rot off the car
near Lattimer. The strikers came mn
and witness saw Deputy Hess prab
one of the strikers and cry Halt
There was q scufae and some one cried
..Fire.n There was ONE shot. then
anotber and thsn . vorlay THE aan.
mites kent ON shooting as the men ran
awav He said the Are lasted about
Ava m;nntas
Jonathan I.;cbansbarpar Hazla-
ton contractor vas the naxt u;tness
Ia cold he Wa. 4 about 15o
y.rds from m. s,r;Lers vban tba
trouble baoan, He saw sheriff Martin
annroach the men. M sI,eriff had 4
naner II his hand which he read.
After a the nroclamation he or
- ~ as.ra r - hao,, Than
a. had :. s.ue,s ~ Mn a. d-s-
III .anolr.r $50 - ar.hhad ~.
$50 81 hs,d - - 800 - IT. 10
cold No. 10 s,atb;na Thsn +hs
sSaot;nr 49,
charlss Gsssrott . sohool.,e.eh.~ =,
Lattimer, testified to seeing Sheriff