The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05

WiLkESBARRE. Pa. Feb. t-The trial
OF Sheriff Martin and his deputies. Jointly
charged with murder in shooting striking
miners at I.attimer. was continued today.
The court room was crowded. The aepu-
ties are beginning to reaiize their position
and are paying the closest attention TO the
testimony of the commemorative wit
nesseS. Many OF the witnesses bear re-
minders OF she late shooting N the shape
of CHASTITY wounds in the legs. arms. etc.
Charles Guscott. school teacher. was
recalled as a witness this morning. lie
pointed out by maps and photographs the
scene of the shooting. where the deputies
and the strikers met. and where the dead
and the wounded had fallen.
DR.. William Kellar. who viewed the re-
mains OF the strikers and attended many
OF the wounded testified that many OF the
strikers were shot In the back. thus bear
ing out the allegation that the deputies
fired when the men We're running away.
DR.. kelar mentioned in order each of the
thirty-nire patients taken TO the Haxleton
uteiy. 1t was evident that they had been
shot In all positions, some while fronting
the strikers some while running away
and some while lying on the ground In the
hope OF escaping injury. Forty-six wounds
on thirty-nine men were inflicted by A.
caliber Winchester bullets. ard only a
small majority of them were caused by
buckshot.
OF the patients seven died in the hospi-
tai. two are st!i there recovering. and
three have been discharged, all OF them
cured, except one, who is now IN private
hospital.
Rev. T.. +. Stafliet. pastor Of the Eman-
uel Reformed church, Of Hazleton. tssti-
fled that the strikers were orderly and ap-
parcntly unarmed.
Miss Grace Coyle. of the Lattiner school.
proved to be the most important witness
Of the day. She said she was standing on
the porch Of the schooihousc and saw tho
Deputies line up along the roadside. Then
the strikers approached quickly and or
derly. The sheriff stopped them and some
of them gathered around him. but she did
not see any Of them attack him. Some of
them cried. GO ahead" and few slrik-
ors pushed past the sheriff. At that mo-
ment shot was fired. then came another
and In an instant the volley. Miss C3yia
continued:
II saw men fall. Soms. Of them ran to-
ward tho schoolhouse and when they had
got halfway they fell. ! do not know
whether they were shot Jus, before they
fell. or II they were wounded by the vol
ley and ran 80 far before their strength
failed them. The shooting continued for
about two minutcs and after the frat vo ley
il was scattered. helped many Of the
wounded strikers who fell near the school
mousse, and did not see any weapons on any
OF them"
Miss coyle said on one point just what
the defense desired TO got ~. She satd
Shortly before O'Clock Miss Cora Helm
bach came To the school and eaid .rne
stukers are coming. and | want my little
sister to go home with me excused the
little girl ard then thought It best 10 dis
miss the ciass. they could get home
before the strikers came"
This viii be --rong evidence for the de-
fense as !. win show on Tuesday previou,
to the shooting number Of strikers we're
rioting IN Lattiner and had terrorized tho
residents.
The commonwealth called Stephen r.
Adams travelling man, BY whom Il was
hoped to prove that some Of the deputies.
while Ioufneying to the scene of the shoot
ing made threats that they would XIII some
OF the s:rkers. The witness said he could
not Identify any Of the deputies on the
car A. he wis proceeding 10 tell his
story the defense objected. The objection
VAS sustained. aud court adjourned until
tomorrow