The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-05
Mss C0y|e Describes The killing Of
Striking Miners QI LQ|IineT.
She SPOKE HER hind 10 THE DEPUTIES
GuzcOtte Points Out tho Omeers He
Saw Previous to the Shooting-Or.
Kclinr Tells About tho Injuries of
Wounded Mcn-Why the Children
Went IL ONE from = chOoI.
Wllkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 4, 1898.


deputies, who are jointly charged with
the murder of the striking miners at
Lattmcr on September 10th, was con-
tinucd this morning.
Charles Guzcott, the Lattimcr school
teacher, was recalled. He was chiefly
occupied in pointing out those Of the
deputies he remembered having seen
at Lattimer just previous to the shoot
ing, and afterward when he was as
sisting the wounded. Some of the de-
puties endeavored to avoid recognition
by bowing their heads, and the court
was compelled to order them to arise
ana come forward. They were then
required to remain in the front row
where they could be easily seen.
counsel FOR the deputies endeavOred
10 prove by the witness that the chill
dren OF his school were not frightened
ny the approach of the deputies, but
upon the first intimation of the ap-
proach of the strikers they became
alarmed. 1t was shown by the witness
mat the strikers were in Lattimer on
the Tuesday previous to the shooting
ana mat there was some riotlng
Dr. III. NJ. Kcl!ar, who viewed the
remains of the strikers and attended
many of the wounded was then called.
He testified that a number of the strlk
ers were shot in the back. DR.. Eellar
mentioned In order each of the thirtv-
nine patients taken to the Hazleton
hospital. and described their wounds
minutely.
The defense, In its cross-examination
conducted by eN-State Attorney-Ciene-
RAJ Iaimer, asked the Doctor TO clas-
eiiS 'he wounds as to the positions of
the rien when shot. The classlfica tion
was as follows: Shot directly in front.
lFe: indirectly in front, cine; directly
III the side, fifteen; Indirectly In the
SIDE, six; directly in the rear, three;
indirectly in the rear, eight
hcV. 5. 10. Stafflett pastor of the
Emanuel Reformed Church of IInzle-
ton. was going from Milnesyille to Lat-
timer and passed the marching strk-
erS en- route. They were quiet and
orderly. The witness said he saw no
weapon Returning, he again passed
me strikers as they were apDroa achinc
The Sheriff. AS the car ncared the
eno OF the column he saw the strikers
mere running, heard cheer and i'm
mediately afterward the shooting.
Mss Grace Coylc. PRINCIPAL Guz
cotis assistant at the Lattimcr school
proved TO be the most important wit
ness of the day. She said she was
standing on the porch Of the school
mousse and saw the deputies line up
''5 'ie ipauSlue. lnen Inc strikers
approached quietly and orderly. She
ala not hear any shouting. The Sheriff
stopped them and some of them gath
cred around him, but she did not see
any OF them attack him. Some of them
cried Go ahead" and few siliYers
pushed past the Sheriff. At that
moment shot was fired then came
another, and in an instant n crashing
volley.
Continuing. the witness said: IT
helped about twelve or fifteen of the
wounded, and did not see any weapons
on any of them. While was helping
them deputy named Hers laughed at
me AS he walked about smoking a
cigar. ! said: You ought to go to
Cuba Another deputy, Clark, laugh
Cd, and said TO him: do you think
you've done glorious deed to-day? p
| called two more of them buns"
Guzcott, the principal Of the school
mad denied that his scholars were
frightened. but he could not expIain
Very clearly why they had bolted out
or the school without being dismissed
Miss Coyle said on this point Just what
the defense desired to get at She
said: Shortly before O'clock Miss
Cora He!nhach came to the school and
said: The strikers are coming, and
want my little sister to go home with
me- ! excused the little girl, and then
thought il best to dismiss the class so
they could get home before the strIk-
ers came"
The trial is expected to take four
weeks at least, as there are about $50
witnesses TO be heard by the Common
wealth and nearly 200 for the defense