Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-10
DEPUTIES TRIAL.
Prosecution Is Still Piling Up Evidence
Against tho N urdsrers.

the accused an indelible stain of blood.
which will, regardless of what judge and
jury may do, remain as brand upon
the characters Of the cowardly assassins
during the balance of their lives.
When court opened on Monday morn
ing Judge Woodward read mild rebuke
to the lawyers who took part in the
disgraceful affair on Saturday. He
also attacked such representatives of
the press as dare to tell the truth of
this trial, and especially those who
assist their readers to understand the
facts by cartooning the leading feat
ures. Judge Woodward was on Sunday
and Monday ciiici' G severely by the
press OF the entire country for tolerat-
ing disorder and blackguardsm, and
smarting under these structures he
threatened to bar the doors against all
men whose reports are not up to his
standard of accuracy. The New York
Journal, Philadelphia Press and Wilkes
barre Ne,osdealsr are the only daily
papers which publish the whole truth of
these reporters he meant in his attack.
The judge also objected to the state
ment that the deputies are in court with
loaded revolyers in their pockets. The
reporters have offered to prove to the
judges satisfaction that this is true, but
he has not accepted their offer.
Silas f Jones, of West Hazleton, the
first witness on Monday, saw the shoot
ing. He saw a wounded striker who
was trying to escape followed by Deputy
John Bornheiser, who showed him
about and kicked him. Conversations
which Jones heard between deputies
and spectators were about to be related
when the defense objected. An argu-
ment of nearly two hours followed and
the usual decision, in favor of the
defense, was rendered by the Judge.
George Yeager, Pole, picked out
these deputies: Schuyler Ridgway,
Ario Pardee, John Zeirdt, George
Frtzinger, Frank Clark, Ed. Turnbach,
Thomas Hall, William Raught, John
Cook and Melun Morris. The witness
was struck twice on the back with a
rifle by A. P. Platt at Lattimer. Yeager
also picked out Chief Hampton, of the
coal and iron force, who was not pres
ent. He saw two deputies chase strik-
ers and shoot at them after the slaughter.
They were Dehl, who has disappeared,
and an Eckley constable, supposed to be
Raught.
Here the bail was renewed for all the
deputies by the City Trust, Safe and
Deposit and Surety Company, of Phila-
delpha. The bail in each case is
Sc. 900, or $49s, 200 in all.
Clerk Thomas Hall, of the Valley ho-
tel, Hazleton, swore that on the Sunday
after the shooting Deputy John Turner
said: II shot nine and killed five of
them"
Chris Brehm, of Cranberry, was at
West Hazleton when the strikers reach
ed there. He had q conversation with
Deputy Bornheiser, who said: Every
one of those strikers ought to be shot. =
Brehm answered.: ''They have as good
right to strike as anybody and /
wouldn't stop them" The deputy then
said: You're a coward or you would
get gun and 60 out with us to shoot
them"
Before that Brehm met Deputy Alonzo
Dodson, who said: 1--WE ought to get so
much a head for shooting down those
strikers. Id do it for cent a head and
make money at it,
Joseph Costello, very important wit
ness to prove malice on the part OF the
deputies, was the next witness called.
lengthy argument over the admission
Of his evidence was decided in the depu-
ties favor on Tuesday morning.
Judge Woodward gave notice that he
had received threatening letter. He
told the author to spare himself further
trouble, as he could not be frightened.
Edward Jones, West Hazleton's chief
of police; John Lynch, of West Halle
ton, and Herman Boetticher. of Halle
ton, were the principal witnesses on
Tuesday. The testimony consisted al
most wholly OF accounts OF the brutality
OF tho deputies at West Hazleton and
Lattimer. Were it not for the promi-
nence and the regulations of the men who
go on the stand, the evidence could
scarcely be believed. The doings of the
bands of thugs who were parading this
region during September, as related in
court, have aroused public feeling to a
high degree
Yesterdays session was devoid of sem
sations. A. P. Platt was pointed out by
one Of the witnesses as the man who
tore the American flag from its pole in
West Hazleton. While another witness
was searching the court room for John
Cook, to identify him, Attorney Garman
stated that Cook was not In court.
William Raught, deputy whose seat is
is getting uncemfortably hot, cried out:
What business have you to point out
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