The sun., 1898-02-24
THEIR MARCH ONE OF RIOT
TEsTIM0NY AS TO THE TERROR
CAUSED BIZ LATTIMER RIOTERS


wnKEsaARRE. Pa. Feb. os-After having
proved by A aoore of witnessed xesterdav that
the striking miners in Uarwood before thew
started on their march In Iattimor. vvere riotous
and disorderlv that thov terrorized tho con,,,,
nifty. compelled men who did not wnnt to mar.
ticipate in the strike to ioin thom. entered
houses and took man out NJ them chased man
through tho brush. firing revolver. and s,opes
after them. and that tbev had committed M.
mcrous other outrapos tho dcfcnco in IN,
trial of Sheriff Martin nna his donntics today
followed the strikers in thar line Of march md
showed that they had been guilty of similar
acts of violence at other plaocs thew went
through. The defence also proved that Mt least
tho Ienders of tho strikera ,vcro ,vcll a,var. NJ
the contents of the Sheriff's nroclamations and
tho provisions OF the riot act and that bet,,..n
nil the several riotous demonstrations there
was a connecting link, awakening the suspiclon
of preconcerted arrangement
The testimony of the first few Witnesses called
for the defence had referred mainly to the oc.
currences at Cranberry, which lies midway be-
tween Harwood and Crystal Ridge and where the
colliery and breaker operated by A. Pardee 4,
Co. ia situated A few days prior tn the shoot.
ing Mt Iattimer n gang NJ striker. fron, Nc do,
.'e ~ ''' A'H VI o'iiA'is . 'Aoni -hoauoo
had swooped down upon the works and driven
out tho men employed there and compelled n
,.ssa,io, y, ,,orr n, ~. to,o,,,,n,~ -, -.
oesea,ioh U, "orN. on 'ne ioiio"ihg ana other
mornings the employees there who had not
struck and who were satisfied with their wages
found ,ho ,pnroo,ho. ,rr.raoa ~, 60 :,
iouno tho approaehes guarded oy gangs OF
strikers who would not allow them to proceed.
Michael Brennan, Ludwig Laube, August
winters Robert Til,house Goorge Erno,a ana
:" ii''ois, ho'ei' hiiinouse' "oofse hr"oio' anu
Robert Mciiugh told OF these experiences
Hilhouse. q middle aged, intelligent man.
"nose pronouhceu ourF proclaimed Tue ecotch-
man. said that on the morning in question he
hiahw.v - - ,ho ~. r.nn.r,r hr.aa So w-s o
nihnmAy p"atu 'ho Sfanoerry breaker. neh
of the strikers. Ono grasped him roughly by
the coat and s,id ,hot he mat ro h.ot ~ ~,
sne anu sa'o 'n"' no nus W jazz on MS
it into his face and said that II he did not 90
haol, ho ,,o,,Id LII H., ~
II did not wish to DO killed" said the witness.
so went back
Lawrence Ermold. the 15-yearold son of
preceding witness, said that while on his way
10 work at Cranberry he met gang of strikers.
'oine Vi 'heii' krapoeo MIN aho oeat MIN se-
verely leaving black and blue marks on his
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way 10 work saw men cutting oiudgeons In the
S@ Es John
man at Crystal Ridge, said that he had seen the
strikers come down to the breakers. There were
800 Of them and nearly all had clubs. On the
9th of September, when he wanted to go to
work. he was stopped by crowd of about fifty
Mrs. Anna krecht. who lives at Cranberry
said that on the day of the shooting band OF
She told her husband to hide in the brush. The
strikers came and asked her II her husband was
at home S The s,rikers on being told that he was
"a shot. Emma Stake OF Cranberry saw the strik-
ers coming on the morning of Sept. TO- She saw
them running into the brush Then she heard
two shots. The, strikers had clubs and iron
into the woods.
a. 1ss for a. pHrdSs az dee
occurrences at Cranberry and Crystal Ridge for
the days just preceding the shooting and on
that day.
"On Sept. $" Mr.; Williams said. II saw the
strikers coming. The breakers worked until 2
ers came to the office. shut the ONCE shutters
and went to neighbor's house: The strikers
clubs and miners Needles. They threw nes stones na
at the crew OF q coal train and stopped the
engine
tember and told of crowd that came to stop
the strippings. but the Sheriff came and stopped
witness saw them again.
On the 9th was stopped and told there was
60. On the 10th heard the men were coming
from Harwood. | met four men. who told me
road. At O'Clock got a telephone to watch
for the stri kers and to telephone to Hazleton
what took place. saw the crowd come over
the hill. They came down between the houses.
The main procession did not do much but run
through the yards chasing people and firing
stones at the people.
81 saw a crowd of strikers take weapons from
the scrap iron heap. saw man take club and
try it on stone to see if it was strong enough.
Then they marched down to Old Cranberry
whore they did the same thing. l saw them 90
to West Hazcton and saw the deputies and
Sheriff go there, too. Then they moved off over
the hill..''
A. Deremer, an engineer employed in Crystal
Ridge, saw the strikers como from Harwood on
Sept. 10. He them chase people from
houses and saw some of them hide in mine
holes, He saw the strikers drag man out Of
one OF these retreats and club him. This mans
name was Andrew Howak. and tho witness sent
for a doctor to dress his wounds.
Mrs. Reese also from Cranberry saw two men
running away from the strikers. She told them
to hide in tho church. which they did. William
Steburg saw two strikers beating a man with
clubs. DR.. Robertson OF Hazleton told of at
tending the man. His forearm was fractured,
and his upper arm and shoulder werc badly
swollen. The hurts had been produced by some
blunt instrument like a club
Mrs. Carrie Haas the next witness, said that
afew days before the Lattimer affair she had
been present at meeting of Polanders at Gran