Evening journal., 1898-02-11
FFEE7EfkSS8F BEING SHOT
Witness In Lattimer Case
Describes His Experience.
THE DEFENSE MAKES ADMISSIONS.
Comedies That the STRIKERS Were Appar-
emily Unarmed--w Wounded Men Show
Their Scars In Court-Detaiis
of the Days Proceedings.

WIEKEsBARRE Pa, Feb. 1.-the
first witness called to the stand In the
Lattimer case when court convened was
Morris Engeman of West Hazleton.
Isngleman said that on the day Of the
shooting he was on the road near the
deputies. This was at the time the
strikers were entering Lattimer. lie
testified that he was told by the depu-
ties TO go into his house, as he was In
danger of being shot He admitted that
the strikers might have been armed,
though he saw no weapons in their pos
session.
Joe Zappa. one of the men wounded
at Lattimer, said that when the strik-
ers reached Lattimer the sheriff stop
ped them. IL was some little distance
away" he said, "and pushed forward
to hear what was said. The sheriff
told the leaders that they could not go
on to the mine, but the leaders said
they We're going, and the sheriff again
told them that they could not go.
Then about 20 men pushed past the
sheriff and the shooting commenced
ran and got on the other side Of the
railroad track before / was hit. The
ball struck me in the back. ] fell and
got up again, because l was afraid Of
being shot 4 ran short distance and
then fell again and did not know any,
thing more"
The first witness of the afternoon was
August Catski. He said that the dep
utios pushed and prodded the strikers
at West Hazleton and forced them out
of the road; that the witness and Mar
tin Locka, although some distance from
the other strikers, were followed by two
| deputies. who struck them with their
guns. The witness said he was stand
ing near the trolley car on which dep
uties embarked TO go to Lattimer, and
he heard one Of the deputies whom he
| does not know say. Let them go until
we get to Lattimer, and then we Will
shoot them"
Catski said the strikers were espe-
clally notified at the meeting at Har-
wood the-night before the shooting not
! TO carry arms, because some of them
might not know they were violating the
law by so doing and were liable to ar
rest.
John PenetriclS, who reached Lattimei
after tho shooting, said he helped sew
eral wounded men, but could not tel
where their wounds were. Upon tho
calling of John Ulrich the defense
agreed to admit the following facts IL
order to hurry the trial along by avoid
ing repetition of the same questions
First the meeting Of the strikers al
Harwood; second. the presence Of th'
deputies and. strikers at West Hazleton
third. the fact that the deputies wer'
armed; fourth, the fact that apparent!
the strikers were not armed.
Ulrich pointed out Thomas II. Hall a.
the deputy who struck a striker at Yves
Hazleton, cutting his head and breaSinI
his arm He denied on cross eXamina
ton that he had struck Deputy T. Mil
ner Morris on the arm at West Hazleto
| or that he threw stones at any OF IN
deputies. He also denied that he wa
arrested at West Hazleton and locke
up.
George YamschaclS said he Joined tn
strikers along the road, and they mad
him throw away a stick he carried. A
Lattlmer, he said, the sheriff grabbe
i George Novatny and pushed his revolv
erin his face. Then witness got hold {
George and pulled him loose, and the
J the shooting commenced.
Joseph AIekld of Humboldt said tn
deputies called out at West Hazleton
some of the strikersi 1T you do not 81
out of the road. we will shoot you dow
, like dogs!" Mellld was shot throug
the arm while running away and show
ed the scars of the wound.
Andrew Hannes and Adam Lapinsk
two OF the wounded strikers, Shove
: their scars. Both were wounded in II
: back while running away This close
Z the testimony for the day.