Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-22
STRIKERS HAD CLUBS BY ELECTRICITY
Testimony of Witnesses for Defense
in Martin Trial.
FIRED Two SHOTS At MGRAW
Mrs. Edmondson and Her Husband
on the Stand.
THEY WERE TERRORIZED

WILKESBARRE, Pa, February DOW
ing to the mass of business in court Judge
Woodward decided there should be no hol-
iday today. But" said he Il deem it APP
propriate that we observe the day by hear
ing Washingtons farewell address, and l
have requested Mr.. Scarlet to read it,
There was 4 burst of applause at this an
ncuncement, and the reading was given
careful attention and was followed by pro-
longed applause.
The first witness of the day was Mrs.
James EdmC dson. who lives at Harwood.
She said that the day of the shooting
she heard a reighbor shout: Skin out, the
strikers are coming" Continuing, witness
said:
Strikers Had Clubs.
Il saw the men. They all had clubs. My
man AMI my boarders hid behind the shan
ty and l went to protect my sick boy in the
house. But they found my husband and
tried to get him away. l grabbed him, and.
after a lot of words, they let him go. They
said to me- Wait until we come back; We'll
fix YOU
said i shoIld throw it If they tried to get
my man again. They did try, and threw
some stones. They threatened to knock
my brains out. Some tried to get into my
that II they came in they'd be dead when
they went out. They went away then"
James Edmonson, husband cf the previ-
Gus witness, said he heard his neighbor,
Mrs ODonnell, shout to him that the strik-
ers were coming and that he d better get
out.
Continuing, witness said: Il went with
my two boarders, but hardly had we got
out before the strikers caught us. They
darsged me along for couple of hundred
yards and then my wife rescued me. All
the strikers were armed.
Wolfe Fooled the Strikers.
Peter Wolfe driver at the HARDWOOD col
liery, said:
When the McAdoo men came to Har-
wood on Tuesday. September g. one of them
said: How would you like to be made go
to McAdoo? 1 said, Let me put the mules
away first He waited. but did not CO.
ION Friday the strikers gathered to
march to Lattimer. l went down to the
in. Afterward, when we thought the strik
ers had gone we went out. One man
chased me with a big club for long dis
lance, and 1 finally escaped by jumping
through the window of my house. l saw
Joe Muhall that day with club about four
feet long. He was one of the leaders of the
strikers
John BOYLE of Harwcod who saw the
strikers approaching his house, armed him
self with q billy ard hiC upstairs. When
his daughter told the strikers he was no:
home they satisfied the mselves by calling
her names and then went away.
Shot at McGrnw.
James McGraw Of Harwood said he was
pursued by the strikers, and as he could
not run because Of his advanced age, he
hid in the bush, and as he dropped two
shots were fired at him. He remained in
hiding until the men had gone.
Charles Mullen and two friends We're
pursued by the strikers who shouted: ave
will shoot you' and finally they fired two
shots at them as they got into the bush.
John Ripple, the last witness of the fore
noon, said he was followed en- the night be-
fore the shooting by four men with clubs,
who threatened to kill him If he did not
stay away from work the next day. He
told how he was threatened the next day
by armed strikers and was very much
afraid of them. but they did him no harm.
Court then adjourned.