The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-02

W1LKESBARRE, March lit was
announced this morning that Sheriff
Martin would be placed on the witness
stand this afternoon by the defense to
tai his story of the shooting Of the stri-
kers at Latimer on September 10Th.
Thomas a. Harris. Paymaster OF the
Calvin Pardee Company at Latimer.
testified that he was sworn in as a dep
uty and armed with a Winchester rifle
loaded with fifteen bali cartridges. on
september 18th, he. together with VIM.
ku!p, was guarding the approach 10 the
breaker at Latimer. When the strikers
approached Kulp fired his gun in the air.
ard tic strikers broke and ran. at tha
same time a striker fired q revolver and
shouted, you've got US to-day, bat we
Will come back tomorrow several ihou-
sand strong"
Sheriff Martin was called. and rs he
entered the witness stand there was i
rustic OF excitement. He was rather
nervous. coughed frequently. and could
not keep his hands still. His commits
sion and proclamation were read and
placed III evidence.
He then went on to tell his stor.f and
spoke foT an hour without Interruption.
lie tod Of the trouble with the strikers
and describing his movements on FRI
Gay, VIXEN the shooting occurred. said:
THE mob swore al us when we ap-
preached, cursed me. and would not
bulge when l told them to do so. ] read
my proclamation, and walked through
them asking them To so home. One
young man swore at me violently. and
said they would go to Latimer in spite OF
me. / arrested him. one man picked
up stone, but dropped it when I
pointed M revolver at him.
Il told q crowd of spectators to so
| home. as the strikers We're desperate.
and there might be trouble. Finally, the
strikers left he road and started oNes
some lots. SOFA | heard they were going
to Iatimer. and l hurried off with my
del utes to intercept them. l told them
again to Feep cool, and not to shoot I'M
Lass their lives or mine were in dan-
ger. After lining them up alongside the
road. told them l would so out TO met
the strikers, and try once more to dis
iperse them. y deputy asked if he should
so with me- No l said, I'm go alone
thought one man was enough TO die az
once. felt somehow there was going to
be trouble. | met the strikers about
fifty yards from the deputies and asNe1
them where they were going. To stop
the Latime1 Breaker a lot of them
cried. | told them they must not go, ard
tried to read my proclamation to them.
but they crowded around me, swearing;
al me and hustling me to one side. One
man tried to grab ne, and l then at
tempted to get hold of him. but the
crowd jumped on and pounded me about
the body l dropped my paper ana
pulled my revolver. One Of the me1
tried to snatch the revolver from me.
but failed. Then one struck me an
awful blow in the face, and Knocked me
to my knees. i tried to shoot him, but
ny revolver would not explode. Then
the shooting commenced. 1t lasted
about half minute.
I'm the crowd / saw three men armed
with revolvers and one with a knife.
The latter made a stab at me but missed.
Two men were shot just behind me to
the left. 1 was in the direct line Of
fire"
The discrimination Of the witness
to ok two hours, and Will be resumed to-
morrow.