Evening star., 1898-02-07
ATTORNEYS REBUKED
Judge Woodward at Hazleton Refers
to Saturdays Alteration.
SENSATIONAL PAPERS ALSO WARNED
Trial of Sheriff Martin and Depu-
ties Resumed Today.
LATTER ADMITTED TO BAIL

WILKESBARRE, Pa. February Hum
ton Judge WoodW ard would take in refer
ence to the sensational outbreak on satur-
day between Attorneys Garman and Len
ahan. opposing counsel in the Lattimer
shooting case. thronged the court room to-
day. So great was the crush that the court
officers had difficulty in checking the
stream Of people and closing the doors
Judge Woodward as soon as all the at
torneys had assembled, spoke of the Incl
dent uf Saturday, saying that after he had
left the bench and before court adjourned
an alteration had arisen between two of
the lawyers engaged in the Martin trial
which the court did not fully hear nor
realize the words used until they were
seen in the newspapers.
Judge Warns Attorneys.
Had We heard" said the Judge, what
lawyers in a summary manner "a the
affair so deserved, and if there is a repeti-
ticn of it we shall punish the guilty par
ties for contempt of court
Judge Woodward went on to say that
the attorneys were officers of the court
and that their aid was necessary in pre-
serving the dignity Of the court as the
na ture of case demanded.
Then came a severe denunciation of the
Sensaticnalism of certain newspapers in,
as the court said, "endeavoring to prevent
justice by an exaggeration of the facts
and the incidents Of the trial in print and
pctorially.'' He would, he said. not mem
tion any names at present. but If the as
founding falsehoods and Misrepresentation
continue the representatives of the papers
will find the door Of the court closed to
them.
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the judge. engaged in the trial Of case
dealing with the life or death of a number
of men, and is not concert or political
convention. The dignity Of the court must
and will be preserved"
silns Jones TestiAes.
The first witness to be called today was
Silas Jones, justice Of the peace Of West
Hazelton. He stated that he had seen
the meeting Of the deputies and strikers
at West Hazleton and had then followed
the deputies to Lattimer. He saw, as the
strikers approached. Sheriff Martin ad-
vaEce toward them with paper In his
hand. Some Of them surrounded him and
an alteration occurred, but the witness
could not see exactly who the sheriff was
engaged with, how the alteration COM
menced or how 1t terminated He heard a
couple of shots and then voiley, and saw
several men fall. Two who fell near him
were dead.
He was asked what the spectators said
after the shooting. The defense objected
to this on the ground that the evidence
was not relevant. Argument on this point
lasted about an hour.
After listening to ali the arguments. the
court sustained the objection, thus shut
ting out the evidence. /, This is regarded as
an important point gained for the defense.
Counsel for the. defense asked the wit
ness II he was not frightened whsn he saw
the sheriff surrounded by the strikers. and
the witness answered he was, and that
owing to this fact he could not tell clearly
just what happened at the moment.
John Yeager, a Slavonian. who required
an interpreter, said he had seen the depu-
ties on their way to Lattimer on the day of
the shooting All ware armed with rifles,
but he could not see whether the sheriff
had any weapons. He pointed out num-
ber of the deputies in the court room, who
he did not know by name.
Bail for the Deputies.
Just befors the noon adjournment the
court accepted ball for all the accused
deputies and the sheriff in the amount of
5000 in each case. making 100000 in all.
Bail was furnished by the Philadelphia
Surety Company.