The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-06

WfLKESBARRE Pa), Feb. 5.-The
first week of the trial of Sheriff Martin
and his deputies ended to-day with the
case well under way and the jury hay
ing a lot of evidence to think about
over Sunday There was the usual
crowd at the mornings session.
The first witness was Michael Mich
olson. who described the condition of
some Of the wounded near Lattimer.
one man died as he watched him: five
others whom he saw were badly
wounded. The witness came upon. u
dying striker ard was Joined by a man
named Costello. While they were try
ing to aid the man a deputy named AL
fred Hess came UP, and Costello. with
great Indignation, said it was a scan
dalous piece of work the deputies had
done, whereupon. Hess replied: You
shut up or I'll treat you the same
way"
The defense objected to this reference
TO Hess. and the evidence was stricken
out
The next witness. one of the most i'm
portant Of those to- ne heard on behalf
OF the Commonwealth. was John Egg
Ter. Secretary of the Harwood Union of
the United Mine Workers
He told how. on the night before the
shooting, meeting had been held at
Harwood. and the men gathered there
decided TO march over TO Lattimer that
Gay TO show themselves to the men at
that place. at the request of these men.
Witness got an American flag and
nailed il on long pole he had cut.
They agreed, he said, to march un-
armed and to behave peaceably. Speak
inc Of = h..
deputies at West Hazleton. witness
said:
They rushed at us and pointed their
guns in our faces and told us to stop.
explained to the Sheriff that we were
Lattimer men. and We're going to do no
harm TO anybesy. The Sheriff said: If
you get to Latt.iner you must kill me-
Burgess Jones of West Hazleton
said he could march through the
streets, and so the Sheriff and deputies
went away and we marched on TO Lat
timer
The witness said that at Lattimer he
again told the Sheriff that they were
not armed and would behave them
selves. The Sheriff pulled couple of
men out of the ranks and drew his re-
volver, and witness saw him trying to
shoot one of the strikers. The revolver
did not explode, however, and then a
crowd formed around the Sheriff
AT this time there was a shot and
then three or four shots, ana at last a
volley. Witness fell down between two
men, but did not think the men were
shooting ball cartridges until he saw
one of them bleeding. Then he got up
and ran with the rest and the bullets
kept whizZing about his ears. He saw
lots of wounded men, but did not go
near the deputies as he was afraid.
On cross-examination Egler admit
ted that when the Sheriff told them to
dispense, he said: I'VE amt going to;
we are going to Lattimer."
After the crosS-eXamination of Egler
the court adjourned until Monday
morning at 10 O'clock
District Attorney Martin, addressing
the court, asked that the defendants
be required TO furnish bail or be COM
mitted to Jail.
Their BAIL" he said, has been for
feited since the last term of court in
November, when their appearance here
absolved their bondsmen. BY a mis-
take their bail was not then renewed.
and we have discovered that they have
not been under bail since that time
They are charged with the highest
crime on the calendar and the court
should not discriminate between them
and the ordinary criminals They
should either furnish bail at once or be
sent to jail
Judge Woodward said that the de-
PENDANTS should furnish bail or Mon
day.