New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
STRIKERS GIVE TESTIMONY.
TELL HOW THEY WERE FIRED ON BIZ
SHERIFF MARTINS MEN.
CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF THE sHEhIrr
AND HIS DEPUTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.

CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF THE sHhhirr
AND HIS DEPUTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
wilkesbarre. Penn. Feb 1.-THE fourteenth day
Of the trial Of Sheriff Martin and his deputies
charged with the killing Of tho strikers at latu-
mer opened to-day with the jury somewhat re-
freshed by their outing Of yesterday. when IN
charge of officers they took a trolley r'de ana
long walk John Pusti the first witness called
He testified follows
81 wa. with the strikers on September 10 last
When we approached the Sheriff he walked TO the
middle of the road and told US 10 stop. Some OF
the men went forward and ] then heard two VOL
leys from the deputies. None Of the strikers were
armed. ] was shot in the right arm, ana as
started TO run shot in the right leg, mo oaii
entering from the back and coming out In 'front.'
saw six seven Of the deputies leave the inc ana
shoot as they walked away OF the deputies can
only remember seeing John Cook and Pardee
there"
Andrew Stult testified: II was at the meeting al
Harwood where told not to carry any
arms. / carried the flag in the march OF the striK-
ers. We stopped at West Hazleton ny the
Sheriff. who had a revolver in his hand. similar
scene occurred at I,ettimer where the Sheriff
seized one OF our men. and pulled the man
away from him. [ Jaw the Sheriff pull tho trigger
OF his revolver three or four times. lay down on
the ground when the shooting began
Marcy Guncavage testified that he was marching
with the strikers at West Hazleton Wnen inc oher-
in seized him He begged to be let 60 whereupoI
the Sheriff said: You seem to be good fellow
you had better get away from this. as there Is 60
Ing TO be big trouble hero to-day
Continuing the witness said that when tho strlk'
ers arrived at Lattimer he about nifty feet be-
hind the marchers. He heard the Sheriff give tho
order 10 ere" and shot followed. The shot came
from near where the Sheriff stood.
Michael Melody also testified that he was WIN
the marchers. Sheriff Martin. he said, stopped tho
men and held In his hand revolver he seized
one of the men and pulled the trigger on his 70,
vover, but IL did not explode. The strikers pushed
ahead OF the Sheriff and tho firing tnen began, a
number Of the men were struck by bullets and fell
Melody was nut through severe cross-exanlna-
ton He said he saloonkeeper and volun-
tarly Joined the srikers on their march to Lat
timer.
George Rescter. In a long story OF the shooting.
brought out a fact given before. that at the
firing OF the first shot the bearer at the head
OF the column OF strikers fell dead In the ditch
bordering the road. The witness did not know the
mans name. He two other men wounded
while running away.
Andrew Sivar No. T. az hs is called. to Distinguish
him from his nephew. No 2. told how. after tho
voey fired by the deputies at Lattimer, a large
number of them after the strikers and kept
firing they ran. He could not mention the names
finally said that he at artesian well at Har-
wood when the firing took place. This well is quite
out OF sight OF any part of the scene and 1t would
have been impossible for the witness TO any
part Of what he described.
Peter Zucelk showed scar on the top of his
head where Winchester ball had ploughed UP the
scalp TO the bone for about an inch and half. He
was running away az the time.
Joseph Poniatowski said that the hrst shot came
from some deputies standing near the Sheriff.
AS tomorrow Is election day. Judge Woodward
allow some of the Jurors to vote The court VIII
convene In the afternoon.