The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-23

tempted to Hide in the Brush.
Wilkes Barre, Feb. 22.-The Martin
trial proceeded as usual today. although
in recognition of the day, Washington's
farewell address was read aloud by
direction of Judge Woodward at the
opening of court. The hearing of evil
dence for the defense was then re-
sumed. Mrs. James Edmondson, who
lives at Harwood, said that on the day
of the shooting she heard a neighbor
shout: Skin out, the strikers are COM
ing" Continuing, witness said""I saw
the men. They all had clubs. My man
and my boarders hid behind the shanty
and / went to protect my sick boy in
the house. But they found my hus-
band and tried to get him away.
grabbed him and after lot of words
they let him go. They said to me:
wait until we come back, We'll fix
you A neighbor gave me big stone
and said 1 should throw if they tried
to get my man again. They did try
and / threw some stones. They threat
ened to knock my brains out. Some
tried to get into my house to take my
sick son, but told them that if they
out. Then they went out"
James Edmondson, husband of the
previous witness, said he heard his
neighbor Mrs. O'Donnell, shout to him
that the strikers were coming and that
he had better get out.
Continuing, the witness said: 'I went
with my two boarders, but hardly had
we got out before the strikers caught
us. They dragged me along for a
couple of hundred yards and then my
wife rescued me. All the strikers We're
armed"
Peter Wolfe, a driver at the Har-
wood colliery, said: when the Nc
AdOo men came to Harwood on Tues
day, Sept. z, one of them said: How
would you like to he made to go to
McAdoo? | said: Let me put the
mules away first He waited, but I
did not go.
"On the Friday the strikers gathered
to march to Lattimer, l went down to
the company store and we locked our
selves in. Afterward. when we thought
the striktrS had gone, we went out.
One man chased me with a big club
for a long distance and | finally es-
capped by jumping through the window
of my house. i saw Joe Muhall that
day with club about four feet long.
He was one Of the leaders of the strik-
ers."
John Boyle, of Harwood, who saw
the strikers approaching his house,
armed himself with billy and hid up
stairs. When his daughter told the
strikers he was not home they salts
fled themselves by calling her names
and then went away.
FIRED AT JAMES MGRAW.
James McGraw, of Harwood, said he
was pursued by the strikers and as he
could not run because of his advanced
age. he hid in the bush aud as he
dropped two shots were fired at him.
He remained in hiding until the men
had gone.
Charles Mullen and two friends were
pursued by the strikers who shouted
I'VE will shoot you and finally they
fired two shots at them as they got into
the bush.
John Ripple, the last witness of the
forenoon, said he was followed on the
night before the shooting by four men
with clubs who threatened to kill him
If he did not stay away from work
the next day. He told how he was
threatened the next day by armed
strikers and was very much afraid OF
them. but they did him no harm.
Court then adjourned until after
noon.
Mrs. John Boner was the first wit
ness examined this afternoon. On Sep
tember 10 che saw the McAdoo strikers
come from different directions. They
were armed with sticks and pieces of
iron. She told her boy to go into the
brush.
Michael Dogostino, an Italian, next
took the stand. He saw the strikers
when they came along. He went into
an clubhouse. The strikers stoned the
building and pulled him out. He told
them he was sick and they allowed him
to go. On cross-examination witness
described how the crowd came into the
village and drove the people before
them like goats.
Mrs. Annie Catherine Draper, aged
50, made her way slowly to the stand
She was very feeble. She testified
that on September 10 the strikers cana
through Cranberry. They acted like
wild men. One man was armed with a
club and another with a revolver An
other man picked up a stone and threw
1t at her. The stone weighed nearly a
pound and was produced in court. At.
torney Lenahan then took the rocl
from the old lady's hand and holdine
ii up before the jury said: This is one
of the stones the strikers picked up tC
strike matches with"
Margaret Rogouse, the next witness
said she feared the strikers because
they stoned her father. When ths
strikers came along she warned hel
husband and he hid under the bed
,. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
Thomas McNellis gave important tes
timony. He had charge of six mer
working on the public road, when the
strikers came along. They wanted the
men on the road to stop work. Nc