The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
JUDGE WOODWARD VEXED'
HE DEE0UEcEs CERTAIN REPORTS
OF MARTINS TRIAL.

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wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 7.-To-day's proceed
inRs in tho trial OF sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties for the Lattimer shooting were made re-
markable by the signal failure of the attempt Of
the prosecution to TX tho responsibility for tho
shooting upon particular deputies, and by the
robukes publicly administered by Judge Wood
ward to tho warning counsel and 10 those news.
papers which have been printing distorted and
sensational reports OF tho trial. Ever since the
trial began there has been considerable SQUAD
| bling between Mr.. Lenahan OF counsel for tho de-
fence and Mr.. Garman Of the prosecution. On Sat
urday they INDUCED In personalities which bor-
dered upon the indecent, and at one time fisti.
cuffs seemed imminent. Judge woodward had
then left tho bench. Immediately after court
opened this morning Judge Woodward referred
TO tho occurrence, saying that II the words nj.
legged to have been used had been uttered in his
| presence he would have looked upon 1t as con.
tempt Of court and punished 1t in n severe and
summary manner. Upon the subject OF the of
Tending newspapers Judge Woodward said:
1--WE have yielded to tho request OF many
newspaper reporters and picture takers and
offered them every facility within our power for
the performance of their respective duties. As
to q large majority Of the gentlemen thus en-
| gagged we have no complaint to mako. But as to
some Of them tho case Is different. We have
Il bOCh uhtouhuCu ~ Al hAochoou oho
sentation INDUCED in. and at the revolving carl.
catures of some of tho persons concerned in tho
conduct Of the case or interested in its result.
It 10 apparent that their mission has not
boon to fairly report and illustrate the
case. but rather to produce sensational
effects and prejudice the public Judgment.
At tho present time we mention no names, but
c %s Histin Is persisted wGte 'f iS tSe doors Of sfs the !" eo snis
room will BIO closed to them. They must not
f %I,fE t thsi i tals " e issues @ Of tr iiPe anS ih dssss.
and not q concert hall, a bagnio, or u political
s. Il. Jones, a Justice of tho Peace of West
Hazleten, was tho first witness called to tho
stand. On direct examination he said that he
and that he had seen Deputy John Bornheisen
hustle and kick q wounded man. Among the
d aI95 noL present ptv a0 recognized Sa'1rssd. G Sns E ERer1t.'
On cross-examinotioD the witness said that he
had gone oyer to Lattimer because he believed
the Sheriff and he became frightened. From
the first to the last shot fred about half n min
Just before the noon recess Judge Woodward
suggested that the Commonwealth take bail for
s siab the deeen GsnntI,s n nheee S Saa P baa e er ny nros.
ecution had been entered against fifteen OF them
at the beginning Of the trial. new ball was re-
Joseph A. Sim then on behalf of a Philadelphia
company gave security for each Of the accused
amoung to SiOs,O00.
With George YeaRer. the next witness called
the personality, OF those who did the actual
s The adDst e. I e. bas seen nG ,S Mas ASKED @al K PICK alo on.
R iaa g ssay: P sRSt 9 Clark. Hall J. furnbaeh. zierdt..
Martin as to which deputies he had seen shoot.
he mentioned Schuyler. Rldgway, John zicrdt.
Platt have d rifle in his hands, but was not sure
whether he had shot, or not, and he had also
esea and Frank CLARK With guns in their
hands. but did not see them shoot. About sixty
Of the deputies had held their guns out horizon-
After the volley OF shots, were there any
"isaw two men after tho vollcy had been
fred standing with their rifles at their shoulders
and continuing to shoot"
one is blind in one eye and tho othor was q con.
stable In Eckley. They are not here among the
The men the witness referred to are said by
the lawyers for the prosecution to be Henry
Diehl. who fled immediately after the shooting
and whereabouts is unknown, and VII.
Run.
Mr.. Lenahan said that he had gone on the troll.
ley cart Lattimer for no particular reason and
him to do 30 and had paid his fare. When he
got to Lattimer no found the deputies lined up
c oGsinS IT. the RE ssn s6o and W th9R saw ont ta aSo stri sfts
yards from the ranks Of the deputies and spoke
to the strikers. Could net hear what he said.
called Fro /" and. the whole crowd fred,
What became of the revolver you'll q y sud.
Mi. Martin objected. but his objection was
overruled. and the witness replied hat no
n j.stsG' Owned Sns Mr. E rov Ienahan Ag said H dFa maffln HS:
had r%evoivers and fired them at the backs of the
dspntiss;n And the question and answer were
Now, coming down to tho shooting went on
any. one who fired a shot r.
No. l gould not say who actually did any
no, 7 don't think you can" was Mr.. Lena.
hans sarcastic comment. The swarthy. Poles
face flushed with anger. although his testimony
as BIO had said that he could not speak English.
and springtng ont of his seat he cried out in a
II saw them all shoot. Who else killed those
., aPHP you tell us the name of a single one who
II can't tell their names right, but I know
them from seeing them"
a shoti" insisted Mr.. Lenshan.
y saw them shoot replied the witness sui.
A big. stout man then came forward out of
the body of spectators in the court room. TWAS
seen him before. He replied that he had seen
him among the deputies at Lattimer and had
You are sure Of that :"
" Yes replied the witness stolidly. ii was
there and ! saw him fire."
As a matter Of fact Capt. Hampton was Mt
Drifton. some six miles from Lattimer. when
tho shooting took place. |
Thomas Hall, clerk of the Valley Hotel at |
Hazleton, was tho next witness. He testified
that q day or two after the shooting he had
heard John Turner, one OF, the deputies. say in
the office OF the hotel that no had shot nine men
and killed Ave. On cross.examination Mr.. Hall
said that at the time he did not believe what
Turner said. but thought that he was only
bio
Christopher Brohm. q coal miner of Cranberry, |
the next witness. said that on the morning OF
the day Of the shooting. he he'd had u converse
tion with John Bornheiser, one OF tho deputies. |
and that Bornheiser had said that g every ono
Of tho damned hunks ought to be shot" Tho
witness subsequently, had u conversation with
Deputy Alonzo Dodson In the Pardee Company
store. and Dodson had said, referring to the
McAdOo strikers:
Every one Of those fellows ought to be shot. |
Id shoot them myself at a cent? head and make
money at It,"
On cross.examination the witness admitted
that he had been in jail charged with burglary.
Joseph Costello was then put on tho stand. |
Mr., Lenahan objected that any testimony of