The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-09
DEPUTIES THREATS.
More Damaging Evidence Against
Martin and His Men.
JUDGE WOODWARD'S DECISIONS.

Another Ruling by the Court Which
the Prosecution-A Deputy Who De.
cInrcd He Would "Drop Six of Them,
! Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb 9.-Before the
trial of Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties was resumed yesterday Judge
Woodward stated that he had received
an anonymous letter stating that If he
did not do certain things something
would happen, and threat was made.
The judge said THE man who wrote
this Will probably hear what l have
to say, and | want to tell him he Is q
scOundTel and coward, and that no
such dishonorable means will in any
way affect my judgment. Cowardice
and personal fear are not a character
istic of the race from which l come"
Judge Woodward had taken under
advisement Monday evening an objec-
tion raised by the defense to the tes-
timony Of John Costello. The witness
declared that Deputy Hess said to him,
In reply to his protest against the
Wholesale shooting: "Shut up, or I'll
treat you the same way" 1t was this
evidence that was objected to. and
Judge Woodward sustained the objec-
tion.
Costello was recalled and asked to
60 on and tell what he saw on the road
from Farleys hotel to Lattimer He
said that he had seen eight wounded
men lying along the road and three
dead men. He stated that he did what
he could for the wounded, and that
he had found no weapons on any of
them.
Evan Jones. chief of police of West
Hazleton, was the next witness. He
said that the strikers reached West
Hazeton on the afternoon of the shoot
ing. and there met the sheriff and the
deputies. They carried a flag and
talked rather loud but they had no
arms and made no disturbance of any
kind. The sheriff told them that they
could not march to Lattimer and that
they must go home, whereupon he
Jones) induced them to go back, and
showed them how they could march
by Il side street.
John Lynch testified that he was at
West Hazleton when the strikers ar
rived, and that they were unarmed
and orderly. The sheriff told some of
the spectators they had better get out
Of the way, as there was liable to be
trouble If the strikers did not dis
perse. The witness further testified
that Deputy Manley had struck him
with a gun as he was moving off the
street. and that another man had also
been struck. He heard several threats
against the strikers. One deputy point
ed his gun at q striker and said, II
could get bead on that fellow" An
other said, '1ll get even with the
when we get to Lattimer." Deputy
Ferry told a man who was sympa-
thzing with a striker whose head was
bleeding that If he did not shut up he
would blow his head off
Herman POttunger testified that Dep
uty Henry Delhi threatened to elbow
my brains out if did not get off the
road He heard Deputy Hall say,
I'D like to get pop at them" An
other deputy said, II bet l drop six of
them when / get over there"
John Fortschek who required an in
terpreter. said that he was at West
Hazleton with the strikers, and saw
eral men. He stated that the strikers
had no clubs or weapons Of any
kind, and that one of the deputies
pulled the American flag and tore it.
Simon Kowlski said that when the
sheriff stopped the strikers at Latti-
mcr he asked where we were going.
ITO Lattimer, to see our fellow work.
men," he replied "rhen he grabbed
man by the collar, pulled him out of
line and pushed his revolver against
his throat. The next moment there was
a shot, and l ran as fast as l could.
When I came back Mr.. Dodson, dep
uty, came over as l was helping
wounded man, and said: You run
away, or I'll shoot you, too.'"
Walter Pekerski told how the depu-
ties had struck one of the strikers ct |
West Haz!eton with a gun, cutting his |
head badly. The man, he said, was
doing nothing. He could not point out
the deputy. At West Hazleton the
sheriff was pointing his revolver at
every body near him. None of the strik-
nrs had any weapons, and all were
quite peacea BILE AT Lattimer." said
the witness, ''the sheriff stopped us,
and said nobody could so to Lattlmer.
Then some of the men pushed forward
md the sheriff pulled a man to the
'ide of the road and pointed his revol-
Yer. The man pushed the revolver
'way and ran. The sheriff snapped his
'evolver twice. The third time it ex-
'loded. l can't say whether or not he
hot anybody. AS soon as he shot the
ieputies commenced shooting. and
ran. l was among the last,
md the deputies fired at us while we
we're running"
Andrew f. Adams a travelling man
rom Glen Falls, n. Y, said he saw
he strikers twice on the day of the
hooting, once as he was going from
1ilnesville to Lattimer and again when
e was returning from Luttimer They
'ere marching in an orderly manner
The cross examination was vigorous,
ut failed to shake the testimony of |
ny Of the witnesses.