The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-17
|hD DLAYTIMDR HORROR

hin Presenting Evidence Against
Martin and His Deputies.
BTRIKERS INVITED TO LATTINER
rhey Had Sent Delegate to the Har-
wood Meeting to Urge Peaceful
Demonstration by strikers There.
Murderous Threats OF Deputies.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Feb. l5.-On Tues-
day OF last week Judge Woodward an
bounced that he had received q threat
lining anonymous letter. and vigorous
~ denounced the sender.
When court adjourned Monday John
Costello had the stand. and objection
had been taken by the defense to the
admission Of his evidence. He de-
rlared that Deputy Hess, In reply to his
protest against the wholesale shooting,
said: shut up. or IN treat you the
same way" When court opened Tues
day Judge woodward sustained the de-
fense. and this testimony was stricken
out Costello finished his evidence, say
ing he had seen eight wounded and
three dead men lying along the road
He attended them, but found no wea-
pons on them.
John Lynch testified that he heard
one deputy say before the shooting, "I
could get q bead on that fellow" An
other said. TIL get even with the -
at Lattimer" Deputy Ferry told q
man who was sympathising with q
striker that II he did not shut I'D he
would blow his head OF.
Herman Pottunger testified that Dep
uty Henry Delhi threatened to blow
my .braias out II did not get on the
road" He heard Deputy Hall ray,
"rd like to get pop at them" An
other deputy said. Il bet drop nix Of
them when get over there"
John Fortschelk, Who required an in
terpre1er. said thar he was ak West
HasseAon with the strikers. and saw
the sAeriff threaten to shoot down sew
eral snen. He stated that the strikers
had no clubs - weapons Of any
kind, and thax one Of the deputies
puised the American nag ana tore 1t.
Simon KowlsAd said that when the
shrih stopped the strikers at Latti-
mE he asked where We were going.
10 Lattimer, 10 see our seliow work.
nssn." he repJlsd. Then he grabbed q
man BY the collar. pulled him out Of
line and puslasd his revolver against
6ts throat. n next moment there w1s
o shot, and ! ran a. fast a. I could.
when came back Mr.. Dodson, q dep
Iuty. came over - was helping q
wounded Wxn, ana siid: You run
away, or r9l shoot you. too"
Walter Pekerski gave important evi-
dence. saying that Sheriff Martin tired
his revolver hrst. and Immediately whe
deputies bsBan shooting.
The court proceedings on Wedues-
day were opened BY fudge Woodward
instructing the jury to turn any
anbnymous letters they might receiwe
over to tlhe district attorney. and mon
Be Influenced thereby.
The testimony OF sthe day was Bur-
roborative Of that ALREADY proAucsd.
John Yourshekowicx testified that
Sheriff Martin fred the frst shst, sad
that his shot was followed BY . wulley
from TIN deputies. This strsagthens
the csaiRd 10 tie prosecution thak 1aar-
tins ahst was to tbe the signal dor q
volley. Undsrtaksr Ellery BONN. who
buried u of the victims. declarud tfl,at
10 were shot In the back.
The principal witnesses on Thursday
were Daniel Ferry, a Hasletou grocer:
John Kappa. one q the woun<Dad rnen.
August Catski and Joseph Mekki. Fer
~ declared that Sheriff Martin was
quite our Of danger when the sduputies
hred. Kappa told how he had bean fol-
lowed aad shot in the back white run
ming ON the further side Of the rail-
road. Catsld heard one of the tdepu-
ties say: Let them 60 until w yet to
Lattimer. and thea we'll shoot them" "
Aekki testified that the deputies called
out at West Ha1leton to some ,uf the
strikers: If you do not get out ,of the
road We will shoot you down like dogs. -
Daniel Murphy testified that he saw
Deputy a. e. Hess give water to a
wounded striker. and, together with
AlonEo Dodson and A. NJ. Eby, carry
a0me Of The wounded men to the cars.
Andrew Hannes and Adam LsYSnskl,
two Of 1hc wounded strikers, showed
their scaxs. Both were wounded in
the back while running away.
Upon the calling of John Uiriidh the
~cASuoe %8aGuO " 'autIllt the FOLLOWING
facts In oa11er to harry the trial along
by avoiding q continued repetition Of
the same questions: First. the mseting
OF the strikers Ut 1aarwood: second, the
presence oe che deputies and strikers at
West Haslehon; third. the fact that the
deputies were armed; fourth, the fact
that Apparently the strikers were not
armed.
On Friday an unsupcessful efrort vas
made to secure an acknowledgment mt
from Adam Lapinski. the first Witness,
that his evidence was Influenced bv a
hope Of securing damages II the depn-
ties were convicted. Other witnesses
testified that some Of the deputies fol-
lowed the fleeiag strikers for 30 yards.
shooting a. they ran. Andrew Mater,
who dlmped into The oonrt room on one
leg. having lost the other ON account Of
deputy's bullet. said the shooting con-
tinued for coaDle of minutes after
the fatal volley. Martin Lachar said he
saw q deputy kick Maier % he lay there
wounded. but could not Identify the
deputy who did the kicking. The de-
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