New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-22
SHERIFF MARTIN ARRAIGNFD
HE AND HIS DEPUTIES HELD IN BAIL FO1
THE SHOOTING AT IATIMER


Wkesbarre Penn, Sept. N.-Sherr Martin ind
his sixty-four deputies had a preliminary hearing
to-day. charged with the killing OF twenty-;ow
striking miners near Lat.mer on Friday. SepierEps8
10. The deputies were brought up from Hazlet0u
under military escort large crowd met them y
the station. but they proceeded unmolested 10 'ns
courthouse. Judges Lynch and Bennett pres'oeo.
Judge Lynch announced that the judges would 81
justices Of the peace to hear testimony IN tns
case. John NJ. Garman opened for the prosecution
and said that he was employed 10 inyestlsa's 10:
shooting Latimer and inquire II the sheT"h aAs
his deputies were justified in killing twenty-iow
miners. lie began by referring TO Dictator uoo'i:
who refused TO allow the deputies 10 he arres'"
when warrants were issued ten days ago. He also
referred to Coroner MCGEE being n major IN 'n'
9th Regiment and his manner Of procedure IN 'n'
arrest OF the deputies and his manner OF BRING
ing them here surrounded by the military company
with guns and bayonets. Mr.. Garman then MAUI
a motion asking that the warrants or squire W.
man receive the preference and that the deputies"
remanded To the regular officers OF the law
Indigo Lynch replied that the judges did nor so'
hastily but issued the warrant after due deHoe's
tion lie said that this hearing had nothing 10 w
with the conduct OF General Goblin Sherih Ma', ="
was seated AT the defendants table surrounded /"
three lawyers. -.
John Walsh ot Halle Township. was the mrs.
witness lie said he saw the strikers coming an.
went o,,t TO meet them and what wou'o
happen Some OF the carried clubs Witness
told them TO throw away their cubs ana theI
did SO. Walsh said he got on a car and star'eu ~
Latimer. He heard OF the deputies ba'"es
Turnbach say: Il don't know what the Sne''
means by taking Us around Ike this without ord,'
Ing us to shoot" lie said the deputies GOT OH ~,
car near Latimer he strikers came UP. anu snd
ness saw Deputy Hess grab one OF the striNe.s ane
cry Halt" There was Il scufiie and some 1
cried Fire" There was one shot tneh ha tosis
and then a vollry The deputies kept on sh9o.,,s3
.b. u R
about five minutes . ,ra.,or
Jonathan Llchcnsberger. Haze;on con!IaSa, rs
was the next witness lie said he was stahI Inrs
about one hundred and fty yards from the sWar,in
when the trouble began. lie saw Snerii ~ 10 MA
approach the men The Sheriff had paper , IA A.,
hand which ne read After reading the pIoe''.nsv
ZION ne ordered the crowd TO 90 back. Inen ' mi
had a scuftie with him. He drew his revoIEse,,a "a
some one seized his wrist and held up MS hn s
that he could not do anything. Then the S"''
began. ,.... =, JattimeH
Charles Gussrott. a schoo-teacher OF L S,,h The
testified 10 seeing Sheriff Martin scplhlns ~ me az
deputies. His testimony was mich the osnciuson
that OF the preceding witnesses. AT the co"c con.
of Gussrots testimony the JUDGES; AN all the
snltatIJn with Dlstrict-Attorney Fell neia "a con.
denuries In @iCrl each until the hearing 70
cluded. ,. ,n.s afternoon.
but the testimony merely corrooor ~. teStfed
vous witnesses Not a single witness nas IN fire.
TO hearing Sheriff Martin give tne o :asa~ enough
II Ia doubtful II the evidence VIII De euonayng VIII
TO nod the defendants for court. me narr,rInS
be resumed at o'clock tomorrow m''