The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-29
MARTIN INDICTED.
Fifty-ive Bills Against the Sheriff of
Luzcrnc and His Deputies, Charg-
ing Them With Murder, Etc.

Luzernc and His Deputies, Charg-
ing Them With Murder, Etc.
Wilkes Barre, Oct. 2S.-The grand
jury came into court today and made
partial presentments to Judge Lynch.
Among the indictments were fifty-five
against Sheriff James Martin and his
deputies, charging them with murder
and feloniouS wounding in the shoot
ing of miners at Lattimer on Sept. 10
last. Nineteen of the indictments were
for murder, second count manslaugh-
ter for the shooting and killing of
eighteen men at Lattimer.
Eighteen indictments charge the kill
ing of each man separately, and the
other charge the killing of all the men
together. The sheriff and his deputies
are all indicted together
The names of the eighteen men who
We're killed each of which appears on
n separate indictment, are: Clemens
Plateh, Jacob TOmoshonas, John For
ia, Sebastian Broztowski, Rafiel Reze-
wicz, Adelbert Ccaja, Stanley Lagor-
ski, Andrew Grekns, Andrew MiczkOw-
ski, John Skrep, Andrew Moniheski,
Adam Ziominski Adelbert Ziemba,
Frank Chazesgewski. Eleven Zurek,
Andrew Jarnec, Mike Ceslak, George
Kulik.
The murder Indictment read as fol-
lows expect that a different victims
name appears on each Indictment:
In the Court of oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery Of the County of
Luzcrne: No. -, November Sessions
oyer and Termincr, 1897.
Luzerne County, ss.:
The grand inquest of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania. inqurng for the county
Of LuZcrne, upor their solemn oaths and
atiirmations respectfully DO present: That
James Martin, Alfred +. Hess, Leonard
BabcOck, Robert Timer, Amantcs NJ. Eoy,
Charles Houck, Ario p. Platt, jr., AriO
Pardee Piatt. r. Miner Morris, Frank ID.
Clark, J. Potter Clark, Alonzo Dodson,
Harry Zebertkf, Harry Hierdt, Charles
Beisel, John Iierdt, Wallace Drum, W. j.
Douglass, John DOugherty, John j. Gal
lagher William Mulhall, George e. Ruble,
Rodged y. McShca, Samuel J. Gundry,
Fred y. Sleepy, John Cook, William Cos
tello, William RauGht, William Siewel!
John Turner, Calvin Pardee. jr., Edward
Barton, G. p. Bartholomew, j. w. Crooks,
jr., Ed Turnbach, Thomas II. Hall, ThDs.
Marsden, 5. Ridgeway, Samuel b. Price,
II. c. Warriner Willard Young, Harry
Deal, George Ferry George Treble, w.
Isaac Ravcrt, Thomas A. Harris. a. W.
Drake. Conrad Zeislcr William w. Roth,
William Bergman, Edwin Balliett, Louis
Long G. Wesley Hall, William j. fnll,
Henry j. Pfaff, r. j. Williams, William
Kulp, Curtis W. Doud, Joseph w. Stev-
ems, William Underwood, Robert II. Kay,
J. T.. Anderson, Harry POlgrain, Thomas
Brown, Anthony Moyle, William II.
Brown, J. w. Bornheisen, John l.. Salem.
James Ferry, Joseph l.. Nichols, Charles
j. Haen, Frank MumCy, Samuel Ermold,
Nick Michael, Peter II. James, James Os-
borne, Joseph II. SCbcrs, Henry l.. Man
ley, Richard c. Jones, \. $. Evert Her
bert s. Houck, STEPHEN Jones, George w.
Fritzngcr. Craig Anderson Yeomen, on
the tenth day of September in the year of
our lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninrty-scVCn. at the county aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this court, in
ana upon Clemens Platok in the Peace of
God and of the said commonwealth, then
and there being, felonious,y. willfully and
Of their malice aforcthought did make an
assault and they the said James Martin
IT al. Chcrc follow the names Of all, depu-
tics), then and there feloniously. wilrully
ana Of their malice aforethought, did kill
ami murder, contrary to the form of ,hC
act OF the general assembly in such case
made and provided and against the pea "e
and dignity of the commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania. And the inquest aforesaid
upon their oaths and atiirmations afore-
said, do further present that the said
names of defendants James Martin ct al.
mameS Of dcputieS) yeomen, on the said
tenth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninCty-scven at the county aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this court, in
and upon Clemens Platek in the Peace of
God and of the said commonwealth then
and there being, felCniOuSly, wulfully and
of their malice afCrethought, did make
an assault and they the said James Mar
tin ct al, then and there feloniOusly, wu!l-
fully and of their malice aforethought
did kill and slay, contrary to the form Of
the act of the general assembly In such
case made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Witness:
Daniel A. Fell, District Attorney.
On the back of the indictment were
the names of the following witnesses,
who were examined before the grand
jury: DR.. II. NJ. Keller, superintend-
ent Hazleton hospital; Rev. r. c.
Aust, pastor Polish Catholic church ;
Rev. Karl Houser, pastor of Hazleton
Lutheran church; John Welsh, w. A.
Evans, Charles Guscat, John Igla, JO-
seph MetalkO, Martin Shefronis, An
drew Sevar, Martin Lacher and Frank
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