Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-27
NO VERDICT REACHED.
CORONEE'S JURY DIVIDED ON THE
LATTIMER SHOOTING.
Very Direct Testimony Given at the In
quest, Still the Verdict Is Not Forth
oming-Lackawanna Miners Striking.
Preparing to Organize This Region.

The coroner's jury to inquire into the
killing of the strikers at Lattimer met
in Deputy Coroner Bowman's Office Sat
urday night, and after being in session
nearly three hours adjourned without
rendering a verdict. Some of the Jury
men favored censuring the sheriff and
deputies, while others opposed verdict
of this kind After considerable wrang-
ing and no possible sign of arriving at
any conclusion they adjourned. An
effort will be made to have them convene
again tonight.
TAKING THE TESTIMONY.
The testimony taken at the inquest,
which was held in Halle Hall on Thurs
day and Friday afternoons, did not
differ materially from that given at the
hearing of the deputies in Wilkesbarre
earlier in the week. The evidence was
substantially the same from all witness
es, and an idea of its character can be
formed from the following testimony,
part of which is given by spectator
and part by striker.
Thomas Charles-Lives in Hazeton;
heard that strikers were going to Latti-
mer and went over to see what happen
ed; were about 300 strikers; strikers
turned down the road; deputies were
lined up along the fence; saw sheriff
standing some distance from the deputies
and hold something in his hand; saw
strikers surround the men; sheriff stumb-
led over u stone; could not tell what
strikers did who did not surround the
sheriff; some yelled and ran toward the
sheriff; heard one shot but could not say
who ordered; then heard another and
then a volley; after the volley was fired
he heard a scattering shot or two; could
not say whether deputies fired this last
shot or not; did not see strikers shoot
any of the deputies; a few seconds
elapsed between the shots; some men
ran after the first shot was fired; saw a
DEPUTY KICKING A STRIKER
afuer shooting but could not say who he
was.
Martin Stefani-Resdenc Harwood
works for C. Pardee & Co.; was one of
the strikers; went on his own free will;
iiau no pistol' no other strikers mad any;
was agreed by strikers not to take any;
met the sheriff at West Hazleton; sheriff
VaiNeu WIN men ao "est hazleton;
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that the sheriff and deputies were stop
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