The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

WIt.KEsBARRE, Pa. Feb. 4.--Whsn
In. Sheriff Martin trinl was resumed this
morning Charles Guscott, the Lattlmer
school teacher, continued his testimony.
lie was chiefly occupied In pointing out
chose OF the deputies he remembered
having seen at Lat.lmer Just previous
10 III. shooting. and attcrward when he
was assisting the wounded.
Some OF the deputies endeavored TO
avoid recognition BY bowlnS their heads,
and the cnur! was compelled to order
them 20 arise and come forward. They
were thcE required 20 remain In the front
row. where they could be easily seen.
After this Guscott pointed out by
maps and photographs of the scene OF
he shooting JUS. where the sheriff met
the strikers and where the dead and
wounded men fell. The witness was
.hcn turned over To the defense for cross
examination.
Counsel for the deputies endeavored
TO prove by the witness that the children
VI his school were not frightened by the
approach Of the deputies, but upon the
first intImat!0n Of the approach OF the
strikers they became alarmed. 1t was
shown By this witness that the strikers
were In Latt!mer on the Tuesday prerl-
Gus to the shooting and there was some
riohng. The witness admitted that
some of the children were fearful OF
repetition CT Tuesday and that he mad
allowed them to so home, knowing that
their attention was distracted from their
studies.
Or. II. N. Kellar, who attended many
OF the wounded strikers and viewed the
remains OF the dead was called. lie tss-
'ifed that many OF the strikers were
shot II the back, thus bearing out the al
legations OF the commonwealth that the
deputies fired when the men were run
ming away. DR.. keilar described In de-.
tall the nature OF the woundE. DR.. Kel-
lar was on the stand for long time and
he mentioned In order each OF the thirty.
nine patients taken 10 the Ha2icton hos
Ftal, anC he described their wounds
minutsly. explaining also In what posi-
Tons the men must have been at the
line they were shot.
This testimony was particular desired
uy the commonwealth In the endearor
to SHOW that many OF the men were shot
while running away. lAs the evidence
was heard Il was evident that they had
oten shot In all positions. some while
running away, and some while lying on
tae ground Ia the hope OF escaping IN
JlFy. Nest Of the wounds. DR.. Kellar
examined, tOrty-sIx wounds on thirty
a.ne men. were inflicted by 4i-calibre
Winchester bullet. and only a small ma
!ority OF iasm were caused by buckshot.
Inc 4arense In Its cross examination,
conducted by ex-State Attorney General
raInler. merely asked the doctor to
ciassiiy the wounds as to the positions
ot the men when shot. The classification
was as follows: Shot directly In front, 3;
indirectly In front, Q: directly In eide, IS:
indirectly In the side. c; directly In the
rear, ); indirectly In the rear, s.
vi me thirty-iI!re patients. seven died
W me hospital, two are still there mad
:,s:o'eThg slowly, ana thirty nave been
discharged, ali OF them cured. except
"ne' ~ao Is not in a Philadelphia hos
hltai. lie has bullet In his head and
.he physicians are trying to locate 1t by
mems OF the H-Ray. This direct clags!-
nsa.oA rather upset the calculations
" me prosecution which has all along
eoH'eAaed that large number OF the
lueH were shot In the back. The evi-
uence relative to some uf .t.a men shot
%hi'e running away was made clear by
vac testimony that in the cases OF two
; ~ 4, a
W. JIat aooTe the heel and lodged near
,,;, @ Snse cap Only a man, running at
maane-.
p key. S; r. staNle;,. paster OF the
...nahusl reformed church OF Hazleton,
va paced On the stand. He told about
EN-, sg:nE OF the electric car from Mines
r:.e . Latt!mcr and passing :he march,
,.s ,'!IEcra cn!oute. They were march
'"7 lHuF or I'VE abreast. were quiet and
","rLy and the only demonstration
10y ilaue was 10 cheer the car as 1t
Pissed The witness said he saw them
.".'!lHs no WEAPONS. Returning on the
'"f car from Lattimer he ngaIn PASSED
~ ~ strikers Just aS they were approach
"ls me sheriff. AS the car neared the
,"H o' The Column he saw the strikers
S""tr running, heard cheer ana irnme-
".a.esy att4rward the shooting. Witness
nm continued on the car TO IIaZlc:nn.
"rraHihG OF The journey 10 LaitImer he
aa asti several deputies boarded the car
S'"t utsfnounted a; LAt.imar He Gid no,
''Tai Shtin say anything.
Ia Tas p.S Itacc Coylc, the young girl VINO
.,.'neipa! Guscott's assistant ut the
,'i,'eF n,',., scno1l, WAS next called and sne
m'reH 70 be the mos. important Witness
b.. 'me uay' She was very brief In all
sa g. answers and exceedingly nervous n {
al , She said she was Standing on the
Il.cn or tho sciloolnouse md saw the
,TI'I ,TTspu''eS iInc up along the roadside.
~" me strikers approached quietly
W. orderly She did no: hear any
S"ou'Es The sheriff stopped them and
si'"f ~ tnsm gathered around him. but
S''e "i! not ses any OF them atsuek him.
,,"nc OF them cried ''ga uhead" and n
,o ~" o. the strikers pushed pas, the shcr.
~ ,. "t 'hat moment Il e.,u. was fired.
'Heh came anoth4. and Il, an instant n
Fa:ti'hg Y0lley. #
saw mon fall" sald Miss royle.
soh'e o. them rnn toward thr schoal-
.b.' and when they had got half way
~ NY 'eiL J do not kn0w whether They
..,. .e bhot lust Ms thcv fell. or II they
s,r Wounded by the vollcy and ran 90
gsnI,;if" Tor" thclr strength failed. The
,p.''hH .,,'', continued for about two min
"'s. and after tho first voiIcy II was
scattered. ''''s' """
aElnci mary Of the wounded s,,m.
i,,nG,aa Gt" 'cIi n"ar toe schoO house. I
III Ia
,,b" St" "'s, lne Whhnds OF somG OF those
sna we'e ,., ShGt through the arm or lrgG
t.ntn,"G Ea!rleG one man shot IN the
'!" ana another In the chest into