Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-05

of wflkesbarre Trial
Miss CoyIe Testihes.


wIIKESBARRE, PA, February A.
The trial of Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties. who are jointly charged with the
murder Of the striking miners at lat'i-
,uer on September 10th. was continued
this morning.
Charles Guscott. the Lattimer schoof
teacher. was recalled. He was cheny
occupied i'm pointing out those OF 'ns
deputies he remembered having seen a.
Lattimer Just previous TO the shool'ns'
and afterward when he was assisting tha
wounded. Some Of the deputies en-
deavored TO avoid recognition by DOWNS
the,r heads and the Court was compelled
10 order them TO rise and come forward
They were then required to remain IN
the front row, where they couiu Dc
easily seen.
Counsel for the defence tried TO prove
that the children at the school were noe
frightened by the approach OF the uepu-
ties. but upon the first intimatloh ol
the approach of the strikers tney De-
came alarmed. -
II was shown by the witness that 'no
strikers were in Lattimer on the Tues
dov nrevious 10 the shooting, and that
there was some rioting. Guscott admit
ted that some Of the children were rear
euI of a repetition Of the scenes Oh
Tuesday. and that he had allowed them
70 90 home. knowing that their attentioh
was distracted from their studies.
Dr NJ II. Kellar, who viewed the re-
rains Of the strikers and attended many
of the wounded was then called. ne
testified that a number OF the strlAers
were shot in the back
DIR. Kellar mentioned in order each VI
the thirty-nine patients taken 10 une
Hazelton Hospital, and described ther
wounds minutely.
The defence, in its cross-eNaniiiia'io'',
conducted by ex-State-Attorney-1e -1enelal
palmer. asked the Doctor TO CLASSIFY INC
wounds as to the positions OF the men
whom shot. The classification was as
follows: Shot directly in front, 0; inoi-
rectly in front, 8; directly in the siue,
x. Indirectly in the side, s; directly in
the rear 8: indirectly In the rear I"
or the thirty-nine patietns. seven oieu
In the hospital, two are SIM theio, ~
covering slowly, and thirty nave oeen
discharged. all of them cured, eNsep'
one. who Is now in Philaoelpnia nus
pital. ...o. op the
p,,nanue, Reformed church, OF Hazei,on'
rs going from Milnesville to Iattimer'
and nassed the marching strikers en-
routa They were quiet ard orderly. Lne
1y,tness said he saw no weapon ~
,nrnin0 he again passed the strikers as
snav were approaching the sherhi; no
,ha oar neared the end OF the coiufln,
~ sow the strikers there running nearu
a cheer and Immediately afterwaru tno
shooting. -,..,-., c,scott,s
Miss Grace coyle. Principal Iuscoe. 5
assistant at the Lattimer school' p.otbhe ~
40 he the most important witness Oh me
So, She said she was Sanding on the
,,orcb of the school-house. and saw the
SSonuties line up along the roadside. Ineh
~ strikers appeared quietly and orderly
CIV ala not hear any shouting Inc
chsr,rf stopped them and some OF them
aatherad around him. but she did not see
ans, of them attack him. Some OF tnein
c,.ied eco ahead. - and rev strikers
n,,shed mast the Sheriff. At that moment
. shot was fired; then came anothei' anu
I'm an instant a crashing Voley.
Continuing. the witness saie. ,h~d ne'po1
about twelve or ffteen Oh ene .,,a,r 81
and ala not see any weapons on any VI
.to,, while | was helping theh'
Sln,,tv named Hess laughed at me, as ne
'aI,-ad about smoking a cigar. salu'
~, ought TO go TO Cuba Anolher
80, lou named Clarke, laughed, ana 1
la 70 him. DO you think you've done
Glorious deed to-dayT l called TWO more
VI c,scntt rscn the principal Of the school had
denied that his scholars were irlsneeiaS,u
ue.'a u',. 10 could not explain very clearly why
they the had bolted out of the school ca waia- WIN
out on being dismissed. Miss Soyle sa,o'
an this point. just what the S', eeienIe ,,e- Se
sired to get at. She SAID: SnossS "
fore O'Clock, Miss Cora iieiliDSn aro
10 % ei,e and 7 want my little sister TO go
Soilii"s ~ s,,,th me, / excused the little girl
noa no,n1 tnen thought it best TO dismiss the
a,ass ame SO 60 that they could get home before
'Hr The trial Is expected to take four weeks
~ ieast as there are about 80 witnesses
70 70 be heard by the Commonwealth ana
nearly 200 for the defence.