The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-10

Wilkes Barre. Feb. 9-Before the
taking it evidence was resumed in the
Martin trial today, Judge Woodward
told the jurors that should they re-
ceive any letters bearing on the case.
whether anonymous or signed. they
should hand them over to the district
attorney. and no; allow them to make
any impression on their minds.
The first witness today was John
TuurshekoWicz, one of the HarWood
strikers He said that on September
8, the strikers held a meeting at Har-
wood and they understood that If they
could get the Lattimer men to join
them they would win the strike. They
decided not to carry anything haV-
ing the semblance of weapons and to
behave quietly and peaceably. At
West Hazleton. he said. they met the
sheriff and the deputies who pushed
them around with guns and hit several
of them. one man, and the witness
at this iuncture pointed ont Deputy
Ario p Platt. tore down the flag.
At Lattimer the sheriff stopped
them. hit two men in front rank. and
tried to shoot his revolver. 1t snapped
twice and then exploded. Right away
there was a volley of shots from the
ueDulltS anu IldEN u lHt SllIhCIS itll.
"A bullet passed through my hat"
the witness continued and then
fell and Law down until there was no
more shooting. then | ran away. I
ran all the way to Hazleton because
l was afraid of being shot. I did not
go back"
On cross-eXamination witness said
that at West HaZleton the sheriff got
hold of his coat and pushed his revol-
Yer in his face, saying: II am the
sheriff Of Luzerne county and you can
not go to Lattimer. | did nothing
! was frightened"
The witness also said the HalWood
men decided to send committee over
to Lattimer and that the committee
was composed of all of them, about
four or five hundred, because if they
sent only three men or u small number,
Pardec & Co. would discharge them;
that is, they would have no chance Of
getting back their positions after the
strike.
Steve Jusko the man whose arm was
broken and head cut by blows of a rifle
in the hands of a deputy at West
Hazleton, testified that at the time
of the assault he was behaving in an
orderly manner and saying nothing.
Afterwards he said the deputies put
him in the lock-up for two days, and
then he was taken to the hospital He
was laid up for two months
The evidence of Michael Popsos, was
cOrrobOratiVe of what has already been
heard about the shooting at Lattimer
He was put through a strong cross
examination by counsel for the defense
and the only feature of any importance
AnrIf If,l,
ter the sheriff had tol1 the strikers to
disPcrse they continued on their way to
Lattimer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Only three witnesses We're heard at
this afternoons session and only one
gave evidence which was at al new.
Lewis hitzski told how on arriving at
West HazletOn with the strikers two
deputies seized him by the coat, hus-
tied and pushed him around and tore
his shirt. He said o number Of the
men were so frightened by the action
of the deputies in threatening them
with their guns that they ran home
and did not march to Lattimer. AT
Lattimer the witness said the sheriff
asked for the committee and while a
mar was looking for the three commit
tcemen the sheriff pulled two fellows
out of the line and tried to fire his
revolver. | started to run at once and
dropped down behind a little stone
about thirty yards away. There was
Il volley and then a lot of separate
shots and they came so thick around
where | lay that ! ran further and got
into a shanty but the deputies fired
on the shanty and a bullet went
through my hat Witness did NOT have
the hat in court and was told to write
-for,it. On cross examination he admit
ted that the sheriff had told the strik-
ers to go home and that they dsobeyed
and marched on TO Lattimer.