New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
PEOPLE OF LATTIMER ~ TERROR.
MORE TESTIMONY AS TO VIOLENCE BIZ THE
STRIKERS GIVEN ~ SHERIFF
MARTINS TRIAL

Vikesbarre Penn. Feb. o6.-All the jurors in the
case Of Sheriff Martin and his deputies. on trial for
shooting strikers at Lattine-. in good heath
again to-day. Washburn, the sick OF yester-
day. has fully recovered The jurors took n four
mile walk before coming into court this morning
The Prosecuting Committee to day issued an ap-
peal for funds for the further prosecution Of the
case. asking for money from the charitable and
justce-lovng public" The appeal states that there
are eighteen additional cases TO be tried similar to
tho one now before the court and that, besides
prosecuting the cases many wounded miners have
10 be supported and the widows and the orphans Of
the killed provided for 1T involves questions Ct
great moment TO the common people Of the land
says the committee. "and there should be gener-
response TO our appeal
When court met to-day Superintendent Frederick
Zerbey was put the stand for crossexan1ination,
having given his direct testimony yesterday after
noon. The only feature elected was that he
told Of the instructions given by Sheriff Martin 20
the deputies not TO shoot unless their lives or his
were in danger.
George Weiserburn. Of Harwood. blacksmith AZ
the coIliery there saw the McAdoo strikers coming
to the breaker. They were armed with clubs and
stones.
John T smons. Of Hazleton saw the strikers
drive the men from the Halle mines and club and
stone them.
John Kropp. Of Cranberry. the engineer there
stopped the breaker when he heard the strikers
coming. and then went TO West Hazleton because
he was afraid OF the strikers leaving his family,
he said in order 10 take care Of himself
Mrs Harvey the wife Of doctor who lived AZ
the entrance Of the town Of Lattimer. said she saw
the deputies line UP along the road. and then the
strikers came. As they approached man left the
ranks az the deputies and advanced toward them.
He halted them but only for a moment and then
with them. They then closed around him. and the
shooting began. There were a few shots ana then
a vollev. but after that there was no shooting. Tne
-fLye a~a1i in III
much afraid. and ! spent the night before the
shooting At Mnesville" she said
on cross -eXamn lton she SAID that a rev minutes
after the shooting Deputy George Treble entered
the doctors office. He was shot through botn
Mrs Anna Goodman said that on September
she saw from her homo Lattimer a lot Of men
come 10 Lattimer from Ebervale They carried
clubs and stones and were boisterous. They cried
out: Tomorrow fifteen hundred men viii come;
al VIII shoot" Witness continued: We were all
IN state ol great terror ana lor NsIlts dItei"diu
! lost my sleep through worry and fear that our
house would be attacked"
Mrs Madge Kilmor said that she. her husband
and their six children left Lattimer AZ o'clock on
the night of September s. Two days before the
"hootng. and walked 10 Ebervale 70 spend the
night with friends They had heard that the strik
ers going 10 blow UP Lattmer. and they were
Mrs Geneyieye Wachley. Of Lattimer testified 20
Continuing witness said Il went TO take my chit
dran from the school three days before the shoot
the strikers walked near me for some distance:
They carried irons and said. 'Lattimer men chased
US to-day. but We chase the --- ---- - tc-inQr-
row on the day Of the shooting my entire family
fed from Lattimcr at o'clock in the morning as
We were afraid Of lives"
Court adjourned until Monday a 10 o'clock.
Before the jury retired Judge Woodward said
that they could read the newspapers. but all the
articles referring 70 the trial must first D. cut out
allowed to take a trolley ride in special car on
Sunday.