The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-16
HAZELTON HORRORS IN COURT.
Sfckening Testimony Reveals All
the Elements of Foul Murder.

the Elements of Foul Murder.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb 4-The
taking of testimony in the trial of Sheriff
Martin and his deputies began yesterday
IN the Luzerne county court.
Attorney McGahren presented the case
Tor the commonwealth. Mr.. McGahren
told how the strikers started to march
from Hazelton to Lattimer and about the
deputies boarding the cars and going to in
tercept the men.
We will prove he said. that at this
point some of the deputies made threats;
that one of them said: Il bet I'll drop six
Of the strikers Another said: I hope we
get a chance to take a pop at some Of
Them"
Mr.. McGahren then described the shoot
ing. He completed his opening address at
II 15 o'clock
called. He is a Hungarian, but speaks ex-
cellent English. He proved the death Of
Mike Cezalak. saying that he saw him ly-
ing dead on the road at Lattimer, with a
bullet IN his head. Witness saw the sheriff
draw his revolver and heard it snap and
then the shooting commenced.
John Mahala, who was at the time of
the strike the president of the Hardwood
local union of the United Mine Workers Of
America, told of the march to Lattimer.
At West Hazelton he said the miners were
stopped by the sheriff. who ordered them 70
dispense. Said he:
The sheriff pointed his revolver, and
threatened to shoot. The deputies pushed
US around with the muzzles Of their guns
ana sWore at us and one struck John
Eustls twice with his gum cutting his head
ana breaking his arm in two places.
Rev. Father Richard Aust pastor Of the
st. Stanislaus Polish Catholic church at
Hazeltoh, chairman Of the prosecuting
committee. and Rev. Carl Hauser pastor
OF the Lutheran church at F'reeland, said
they had examined several and found all
of them We're shot in the sides ar tho
back.
T. Charles Guscott, principal Of the Lat
timer school, a building about 600 yards
from the scene Of the shooting told Of the
meeting of the deputies and strikers He
said the latter were marching five and
SIX abreast and were quiet and orderly
Witness could not see that they carried
any weapons. AS they drew near the sher-
iff advanced to meet them He did not
hear the sheriff say anything nor did he
see him read any paper. Soon after the
lines stopped, one of the deputies stepped
out Of the line and advanced whereupon
one shouted: eff you do not come back
we will shoot you, too"
The fellow jumped back into line and
almost Immediately after the witness
heard shot. 1t came from the left of Tie
line Of deputies. A moment later two more
shots were fired, and then came the vol
ley.
AS soon as the volley was fired the strYk-
ers ran in all directions. Between the road
and the schoolhouse 10 men fell, struck
down by shots fired after the volley. He
saw man shot and killed while rum
ming It full speed at a distance Of 100
yards from the road.
Guscott will continue today.
DR.. H. M. Keller who viewed the re-
mains Of the strikers and attended many
of the wounded, testified that a number of
the strikers were shot in the back, thus
bearing out the allegations of the common
wealth that the deputies fired when the
men were running away.