Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-09-25
DEPUTIES TO BIZ TRIED
Martin and His Men Must Answer
a Charge Of Murder.
THE WORK OF IH0EEDIARIEs.


timer recently, has been concluded, and
the accused men must stand trial
After all the important testimony
had been presented yesterday the
judges had q conference, and Judge
Lynch asked Fell what he wished done
Mr.. Fell said. Under the evidence I
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 70 answered and L 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.. Sim, also gave ST. coo
ball on an additional charge Of feIon-
ious Wounding- The men then repaired
10 court room No. 9 where they signed
their names TO the bail pieces, and the
preliminary hearing came TO an end
The amount of bail for the 70 depu-
ties at 5000 for murder and $1,000 far
feloni0us wounding amounts to s43S,-
COO If the other L deputies come IN
and give similar bail the total would
reach over 100000.
The preliminary hearing was begun
on Tuesday. John NJ. Garman opened
for the prosecution, stating that he was
employed to investigate the shooting
and inquire If the sheriff and his depu-
ties were justified in killing "A men
He referred to Dictator Gobin,'' who
had refused to allow deputies to be
arrested. and spoke of Coroner Mckee
being a major in the Ninth regiment.
He made a motion that the original
warrants of arrest, issued by Squire
German. be given the preference, and
the motion was supported by Attorney
John McGahren. The motion was de-
MED. and Attorneys Garman and Nc
Gahren announced their withdrawal
from the case.
The witnesses, John Welsh of Halle
ton, Jonathan Lichensberger of Halle
ton and Charles Gussrot, the Lattimer
school teacher, detailed the events of
the shooting as already published. It
was not Shown that there was undue
violence on the part of the strikers
previous thereto. Welsh testified that
Deputy Rought deliberately shot at a
fleeing striker fully five minutes after
the fatal voIIey. It was not shown that
Sheriff Martin gave the order to fire.
Several Of the marching strikers were
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 Lattimar
to get the men at work there to Join
them. Mrs. Ellen Withcie, who was on
a car bound for Lattimer testified that
the men were marching along quietly,
and had committed 10 violent acts
when fred upon. Mrs. Kate Case, Of
Lattimer, swore that the neighborhood
was terrorized because the rumor got
around that the strikers intended to
blow up the town. She said she fed to
the mountains with her family, as did
a. number of her neighbors
The Evans breaker of A S. Van
Wrinkle & Co., operated by Kennedy &
Warner, at Beaver Meadow, four miles
from HazIeton, was burned to the
ground Tuesday night The operators are
convinced that it was incendiary. The
loss viii be about s50, 600. The breaker
has been idle since noon last Tuesday,
not as a consequence of the strike. but
RF q 1f
ping for water was to have begun to-
day, and the breaker would have re-
sumed work Immediately. It Is as
serted that women had a hand in the
fire, one having been heard to remark:
If we can't get the men out well fix
it so they can't get in"
General Goblin knew none of the de-
tails of the fire until told by a news
paper correspondent. He said: If they
are beginning to apply the torch the
situation is grave indeed They are
doing the very thing that viii prevent
them working or obtaining the redress
they are asking. The troops cannot &c
moved while they are burning break
ers."
The peace of the anthracite district
was disturbed by only one outbreak
yesterday. When the men at Pardee's
HARDWOOD colIiery reported for work
a crowd Of strikers, led by a woman,
assembled about the mine, and their
threats Of violence to the would be
workers were so menaeing 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 a
small minority Of the miners were
courageous enough to work. With the
exception Of the Evansville colliery OF
the Lehigh Valley company, and the
Harwood men who did not go 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 fneeu-
diary origin, and so is Mine Inspector
Davis, Of this district, who has made
thorough investigation.