Evening journal., 1898-02-08
REBUKED.
Judge Woodwards Comments
In Lattimer Trial.
HEAVY BAIL GIVEN FOR DEPUTIES.
A sIav Named Yeager Identities Some Of
the Accused Men KTIers-witness
Testines a Deputy Said All the
Strikers should Be Shot.

wILKEsBARRE, Pa. Feb. s.-Hun-
dreds Of persons. anxious TO hear what
action Judge Woodward would take In
reference to the sensational outbreak
on Saturday between Attorneys Car
man and I.enahan, opposing counsel In
the Lattimer shooting case, thronged
the courtroom yesterday.
Judge Woodward, as soon as all the
attorneys had assembled spoke Of the
incident. He said the court did not full
ly hear OF realize the words uttered un-
I'll they were seen In the newspapers.
Had we heard" said the judge,
what was said we should have dealt
with the lawyers in a summary man
ner, as the affair 50 deserved, and II
there is a repetition Of It we shall pun
ish the guilty parties for contempt Of
court"
Bail for all the accused deputies and
the sheriff in the amount of $4,000 in
each case. making 100000 in all, was
accepted before adjournment. Bail was
furnished by the Philadelphia Surety
company.
Among the witnesses examined was
John Yeager, a slavonian, who required
an Interpreter. He said he had seen
the deputies on their way to Lattimer
on the day OF the shooting. All were
armed with rifles but he could not see
whether the sheriff had any weapons.
He pointed out a number OF the depu-
ties in the courtroom whom he did not
know by name.
The men Yeager pointed out as doing
the shooting were John Zeirdt, Harry
zeirdt, Schuyler Ridgway and Thomas
Hall. The witness could not remember
any more, but he mentioned Edward
Turnbach, John Cook, Richard Il. Jones,
George W. Fritzlnger, Frank Clark and
r. p. Platt as being present with guns
in their hands, although he was not
sure that they shot.
after the first few Shots" said the
witness, "there was a volley and then
a number of separate shots, and II men
were killed in Ave minutes and lots
wounded"
The witness saw two men run for
ward several PAGES from the line or
the deputies. but could not remember
them. Mr.. Lenahan conducted the cross
examination, but did not change the
witness story materially. He said the
sound Of the volley was like the explO-
sion Of three boxes Of dualin. He reiter-
ated with emphasis his statement that
numerous shots were fired after the first
volley and that he saw several men
fall. He said during the course Of the
examination that he could point out any
deputy who was present at the shoot
ing, and the defense Immediately scored
q strong point by calling up In front Of
the witness stand John Hampton, chief
Of the coal and iron police. Yeager was
asked II he had seen Hampton with the
deputies
yes" he exclaimed; "he was in the
line and was holding his rifle this way"
and he illustrated.
The defense, when it's time comes,
viii prove that Hampton was not on the
scene al all, but was in Hazleton at
the time. After getting this bit OF
contradictory evidence from him, the
cross examination was concluded
Thomas Hall, clerk Of the Valley ho-
tel IN Hazleton, testified 10 n conversa-
ton he had heard on the Sunday fol-
lowing the shooting from the lips Of
Deputy John Turner Turner was In
the hotel talking TO some friends. and
he said, speaking Of the shooting: I'VE
all marched out 10 Lattimer, and as the
strikers came up I heard shot. IL
seemed TO come from the ranks Of the
strikers. and then we opend up. I shot
nine OF them and killed fve." On cross
examination Hall said he did not know
whether Turner was blowing" OF max
ing a statement Of fact
The next witness was Christopher
Brehen, miner Of Cranberry Brehen
said he was at West Hazleton when the
strikers arrived and that he talked with
Bernheiser. one OF the deputies. who
wanted him to Join the deputies. Bern
heiser said, Every one Of these id
strikers ought TO be shot"
''They have as good a right to strike
as anybody" the witness replied, land
would not stop them"
You're a coward Bernhelser said
"or else you would get a gun and &c
out with us to shoot them"
IF you want to shoot them, all right,
the witness said and then Bernhelsei
went away. A few days before tn,
shooting the witness had q talk with
deputy named Dodson, who said: "W,
ought to get so much head for shoot
ing down these strikers. 1 would do 4
for cent head TO make money at Il.
On cross examination the witness ad
mitted that he had been in fail once 70
week on the charge Of burglary. bu
that he had been bailed out and ac
quilted His original story was not al
tered
The last witness was John Costello
who said he was helping a wounde
man when Deputy A. r. Hess approch
ed him. He was about 10 detail the con
versation which ensued and by whlc
the commonwealth hoped Ia PROV
malice on the part OF the deputy whe
the defense objected. There was a Ion
argument, conducted by Attorney
Palmer and Lenahan for the defens
and Attorneys Scarlet. McGahren. Gai
man and Martin for the commonwealth
During the argument the Jury was dl,
missed, and at its conclusion the con,
adjourned.
sudden Death OF skipper.
BOSTON. Feb. S.-Captain NTavnar