Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10

mer on the day Of tho shooting. All
wpre armed with rios, but no could
not Hee whother tho sheriff had amy
weapons. Ito pointed out several depu.
ties in tho GOurt room, whom he did
not know by name.
Just before tho noon adjournment,
the court ncceptod nail for all tho
accused deputies and the sheriff in the
amount of Sc. 600 in each case, making
a total of s4O2. coo in all. Bail was
furnished by Philadelphia company.
Wikesbarre, Pa, Feb. s. - Before the
trial Of Sheriff Martin and his deputies
was resumed, to-day, Judge Woodward
announced that he had received an
anonymous luttor. stating that, II ne
did not do certain things, something
would happen. ami threat was made.
lie added: This man who wrote this
will probably hear what have to aay,
aud | want to tell MIN that he il II
sCOnndrel and coward, and that no
such dishonorable means will in any
way affect my judgment. Cowariico
and personal fear are not a char.
acteristic Of the race from which !
come. "
When court adjourned last night
judge Woodward held under advise
ment question as 10 the admissibility
of certain evidence given by John Cos
telio, witness Tor the prosecution, and
which had been objected to by the de-
fence. During tho course of Costello's
testimony, yesterday, he stated that he
had said to Deputy Hess, referring to
the shooting Of tho strikers, this is a
nice thing you have DONE" Costello
said Hess ruplied, angrily: shut up,
or I'll treat you the same way" at the
same time leyelling his rifle at Cos
tello's head. This evidence was OBJ
| iected to on the ground that IL could
not be proven that Hess had shot the
man in question, and that the evidence
could not be considered eligible as per
tanning to show malice on the part OF
Less or amy other deputy. This argu-
ment lasted over an hour, Judge Wool
ward reserring his decision until to-day.
Judge Woodward stated this morning
after the trial had been resumed, that
| the objection of tho defence was sus
tanned, and thar the evidence should
tls ruled out. Costello was then re-
called, and asked to go 90 and tell what
he saw on the road from Farley's Hotel
ia Lattimer. lie said that ne had seen
eight wounded men lying along the
road, and three dead men. He stated
that no did what he could for the
wounded, AMI that be had found nc
weapons ON any Of them.
Evan Jones, the chief of police oil
West Hazleton, was the next witnest
called. lie said that the strikers
reached West Hazleton on the afternoon
Of the shooting, and there met the
sheriff and the deputies. They carried
flag, and talked rather loud, hut they
bad no arms, aud made no disturbanc,
of any kind. The sheriff told them tina
they could not march to Lattimer, ant
that they must go home, whereupon h,
tJonesI induced them to 60 back, anr
showed them how they could march b.
a side street.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Feb. 9.-Whei
court oponed this morning, for thI
trial OF Sheriff Martin and his deputies
Judge Woodward spoke 10 the juror
about receiving letters bearing upor
any point in tue trial. He said: II
you receive any letters with referenc,
to the trial, whether anonymous o
signed. it is your duty to hand then
over TO the district attorney, and yol
must not allow them to make any i'm
precision upon your minds. A."
The first witness callad to-day wa
John Yourshekowicz, one of tbs Har
wood strikers. He said that, OIL
September 9th, the strikers held
meeting at HARDWOOD. and they under
stood that. If they could get ths Latti
mer men to join them, they would vii
the strike. They decided not to carr
anything having the ssmblance o
weapons, and to behave quietly an
peaceably. At West Hazleton, he said
they met the sheriff and the deputies
who pushed them around with gun
and hit several of them. One man, an
the Witness at this iuncture pointe
out Deputy Ario P. PIatt, tore dow
the flag. At Lattimer the sherii
stopped them, hit two men in the from
rank and tried to shoot his revolver
1t snapped twice, and then exploded
Right away there was yolley OF shot
from the deputies, and many of tn
strikers fell. "a bullet passed throug
my hat" the witness continued, IAN
then fell and lay doVn until ther
was no more shooting. Then ] ra
away. ! ran all the way to Halle
ton, because / was afraid of being shot
! | did not go back ;"
: On cross examination, the witess sal
that, at West Haalston. the sheriff go
/, hold of his coat and pushed his revolve
in his face, saying " am the sheri
! of Luzerns cuunty, and you cannot e
to Lattimer. I" The witness added: -
! did nothing. was frightened. H
also said that The HARDWOOD men decide
tn send a committee over to Lattimei
! and that the committee was compose
of all of them, about 400 or 800, be
, cause, il they Bent only three men or
small number. Pardee e. Co. would dis
= charge them; that is, they would har
|. no chance of getting back their posi-
| tioua after tho strike,