The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-17
GoMPERS SCoRNS AJUDGE.
DECLINES TO MEET JUDeE WOOD
WAND ar HfLKBsBAREE.

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ana Untaatn In the murder !Tris1-sfsrs
witnesses nadly TnpGiea Up By tire Lawyer
wTLKEsBARRR, Pa, Feb. 18.-Thero 10 grave
danger that Stanley Woodward. the presiding
Judge In the trial Of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies, will have to struggle along for the rest
OF his'lif without the honor of sam gompers's
acquaintance. Gompers bobbed up at the trial
yesterday and forthwith began to bubble over
with indignation at what no termed the unfair
rulings OF tho Judge and his leaning toward the
defence. This morning when District Attorney
Martin wanted to introduce him to the Judge
he shook his head, and rising to the full height
OF his i've feet nothing. replied In his most bonn
bastic manner:
ct viii not meet such q Judge. His decisions
are so manifestly unfair and unjust and 30 pro-
nounced in favor of the defendants in this muir
der trial that I must decline to meet him."
Tho first witness called in to-day's proceedings
was Frank Mateshak, a miner from Harwood.
who had marched with the strikers from that
place 30 Lattimer.
when we got to Lattimer.' % he said on direct
examination. W saw the deputies all fixed in
q row near tho fence. Then tho man called
Sheriff Martin came out OF their ranks and
stopped us. I saw it all because 1 was in the
front row. The Sheriff talked with some of our
men. or course the crowd was a pretty long
ono and the hind end was struggling. 30 some of
the men got past the Sheriff. The Sheriff then
grabbed q man and shot him. The man called
out, The Lord help u.s. and fell TO the ground.
Then I heard another shot. and then the volley
came. The shooting came from the ranks Of tho
deputies. and I saw men falling all around me-"
ibid the miners have any nrms7"
mo-: I saw no one with arms and I could see
along the whole line q
did you know any Of tho deputies ~
"Yes;I saw Cal Pardee. Cook, Dodson and
Haines. They all had guns in their hands,
ibid they shoot them of T.
"Well, the guns didn't 20 Off by themselves"
"What other deputies were there that you
knowf"
The witness went down into the body Of the
courtroom and picked out Robert Kay. J. K.
Anderson, Schuyler Ridgeway, John Zeirdt, A.
Plat. Edward .Turnbach, g. }. .Haines, Joseph
John Bornhelser. and Alonzo Dodson.
Where were yon when you were shot !.
was about TSs ' rs f sa,i from T the d asp = S sMay I %ss
sh ,Std IN ~ The bes back so under 6E t rs. s s,0,bas n 6lSd sh,...,
1t had been extracted on tho upper right breast.
Continuing the witness said:
The shooting WINS Kept up for about two
When the witness was turned over to Mr..
Lenahan for cross-examination the lawyer took
him carefully point by point over his story and
soon succeeded in making Its elafine discrep.
"Where were you working just before the
shooting o. was his first question.
a torystal Rides"
The witness couldn't AZ any time. whether it
had @4 Sss1 b SRs % NC iae or fs eqci al sis T Tsi Een.b.n.
of time attempt TO Identity q large number Of
men whom you profess to have seen at q melee.
one Seek OF six 9efpre this Lattimer affair"
You have said IN direct examination" vent
on Mr.. Lenahan. that you had been told on
any anrms. any sticks or stones; who told you
What did he look iiSei Did be have black
hair OF biondi Was he little or bigi Did he
The witness foundered about hopelessly for q
s sGssi sh asa he ssS Sa ~ so aa shS' f SSHtsa re Tse sStss%1i
a, wv" Vest xf Ms1 Hss56n1RsS x tsss " Welsh %so or I fPish 's OF
what language did the man use who told
IL don't remember" d. -,--
well, what did he say
msr.' i said YES. and then he told me that we
'n %sPIaa e you sSfs ask i@ him is'S Why p you asG should not"
:, .b' "a yysu know what you were going to latti-
"Then do you mean to tell me that you went
along with this great crowd TO Lattimer with
out knowing what for and without askingr
while on the way to LattimeE you did not
ask q living soul why you were all marching to
hs aao. Sir"
Never opened your mouth tho whole way:
didn't aSoo, SAY az. 3 w0rdf'
Coming Town to the occurrences at Lattimer.
Mr.. Lenahan succeeded in making the previous
testimony of the witness seem Incredible, II not
"You have stated" asked the lawyer. that
the Sheriff grabbed a man, held him for a few
minutes. let him go, grabbed n second man. and
then. shot this manr,,
Wei. how long did the Sheriff have hold Of
s5oo tsi Sin tRG us Ff the i Breast ssU as sn You a. AVE
"He did not shoot him.riRht away"
"Then how long did he hold himi Was It for
one minute. or for five minutes, or fifteen min
The witness could not tell or give any particu.
lars as to the personal appearance of the man
"welL"w we will produce him" said Mr.. Lena.
han. "7Wfll you please ask the witness Nevouty
to be called a r. he asked asked q ~ the District A Ct,
afraid that he Is one of the witnesses we have
allowed to go home. Judge Lynch received o
saying that his family was starving and asking
that he p allowed to 70 home and earn some
equal force to a number Of the Witnesses de.
tanned here, and l came to the conclusion that
1t would be only humane to allow these wit
nesses 70 depart, for the purpose indicated. and
excused those whose presence WAS not necessary
just now"
Mr.. Lcnahan protested that the law required
tho witnesses to remain within call of the
court, and he was sustained by the Judge. Mr..
Martin promised to sond at once for Nevouty.
and Witness Mateshak was temporarily with
drawn and Witness Matin Shoefanik called to
the stand.
Shoefanik testified ms 80 many other witnesses
have. that the Sheriff told the strikers at West
Hazleton not to 20 to Lattimer, but that the
strikers had persisted and had gone to Lattimer.
What happened at Lattimerf
"Tha Gharif atnnnnH in anatn aud aakad pa
to go no further. Then he grabbed a man and
pointed his pistol at his breast. hut the pistol
did not go off. ' 1t only clicked. Then he
grabbed another man and pulled him out OF our
line. Then heard a shot. and saw the man the
Sheriff was holding, bleeding. The man in front
of me with n iiag was shot by the volley that
came. Then j ran, and when i was about a hum
dred yards off was shot In the shoulder"
Where was the man who carried the flag
wounded r.
HI was shot in the head. j saw blood com-
ing out Of his mouth"
WAS there any shooting after you fell y