New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
MINERS UNARMED, IT rs SAID
MORE IMPORTANT TESTIMONY IN SHEER
Irr MARTINS TRIAL
SECRETARY OF THE MINERS CN'o" D
THE MEN WERE WALKING PEACbA""'
AL, rur noAn WHEN FIRED ON.

THE nrx WE'RE WALKING PEACEABLN
ALONG rHn ROAD WHEN FIRED ON
wukssbarre Penn Feb k-The first week OF inc
trial Of Sheriff Martin and his deputies endcu 'o-
day with the case well under way ana 'ne '''' I'm"
ing considera bic evidence TO think apout 0No' gu"
day There Was the usual crowd Al inns mo. u'"N
session BEFORE the case was opened Judge Wood
ward ssid 10 the Jurors that he desired 10 make
their Sunday as pleasant AZ possible ana 'he' d.
the quarter, in the courthouse were rather uncom-
Portable they could take trolley rae OF go "
church but you must all 20 together ana 'aNe
walks under the direction OF the upstavcs
The first witness, Michael Nicholson described
the condition Of some OF the wounded ne had seen
along the road near Lattimer one man oieo as
n. watched him; Ave others whom he saw were
hsdly wounded The witness came upon oyhs
striker and was Joined by a man named Cos'eho
While they were trying TO aid the man uepu'!
named Alfred Hess came up and Costello. with
great ipdisnatlon. said II was scandaIous piece
Of work the deputies had done whereupon LESS
ran,od you shut up. or I will treat you the same
way"
The defence objected to this reference to H'ss
saving The evidence was not proper. and alter an
argument in which the prosecution said the eVi-
dence was for the purpose Of showing malice OH
the part OF the deputies the ooJecuoh WAY '"'
tainod and the evidence stricken out.
The next witness was OF the most imports
of those 20 be heard on behalf OF the common
wealth He was John Esler. secretary OF the mar >
wood Union OF the United Mine WORKERS. lie 'oIu
how the night before the smoothing "e''''e
had been held at Harwood. and the men gathered
there decided TO march over to Lattmer the next
day 10 show themselves TO the men at that place
Witness endeavored TO get an American nag De-
cause he understood they could not march wi'houi
noon On the day Of the shooting. When he got II
he nailed it on long pole rhey ssT n@sc.a n5 ali
the time. Speaking OF the meeting with me oherhi
and deputies at West HazetGn Sh h Snu IN our
faces and told to stop explained 10 IN yne
Sheriff were jus! going to show 0ur do ps
harm '7 20 anybody The Sheriff said II you 90 TO
hater YOU a We could march through the streets
and 90 the Sheriff and deputies went away ana we
The witness told about the arrival Of the strikers F
at Lattimer, and said that he again toa IN, ,he
behave themselves. The Sheriff pulled couple OF
The men out OF the ranks and drew his rev9iver,
Strikers The revolver did not explode, however,
and then crowd formed around me sner,.' , AT
shots and at last a voey witness fell down Pc
tween two meR Pan but csr nn ao' until nf he
i te rest and the bullets kept whzzng about his
or. He saw many wounded men. but did not go
near the deputies. as he was AFRAID , -,
kan S aFfr sp aq' he . ana
amt going to; we are going TO Lattimer mos d,.-
i. teT aSd Attorney Martin addressing
~ te tnrnI.h hail or be committed to Jail Their
tei" he said has been forfeited since the last
term OF court in November, when their eppe haj
bara shsoved their bOndsmen. Ky a mistake tneiI
hail was not renewed. and We have discovered tha'
,hav have not been under bail since that tline
1rheSv ore charged with the highest crime on the
calendar and the Court should not discTh Thny
between them and the ordinary criminal Ihes
sbould either furnish bail at once or he sent 10
ail" . ,...r NJ Car
There WAS heated argument between MI Gar
ma FOR the prosecution and MIR. l@nahaf Ior
he A.fence in which several forcible epilnets We're
exchanged. which created sensation III INC ooN'
sbo,,ld
t,,r,risb hal on Monday. The attorneys Tor the
PROSECUTION objected. saying this was allowing
hern too much freedom. ,. ...o
rent and repeated his decision about giving inc
defendants until Monday TO secure Dali Nourt
than adjourned