The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-09

THREATS !
More Damaging Evidence Against Mar
tin and His Men.
JUDGE WOODWARD'S DECISIONS
Another Ruling by the Court Which Strikes
Out Evidence introduced by the Fro
secution-A Deputy Who De-
clared He Would Drop
Six Of Them"

hG WYNN SAVP
Six Of Them.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 9.-Before the
trial Of Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties was resumed yesterday Judge
Woodward stated that he had received
an anonymous letter stating that if he
did not do certain things something
would happen, and a threat vas made.
The judge said: THE man who wrote
his will probably hear what l have
to say, and 1 want to tell him he is a
scoundrel and a coward, and that no
such dishonorable means will in any
way affect my judgment. Cowardice
and personal fear are not a character
istic Of the race from which 1 come"
Judge Woodward had taken under
advisement Monday evening an objec-
ton raised by the defense to the tes-
timony Of John Costello. The witness
declared that Deputy Hess said to him,
in reply to his protest against the
wholesale shooting: Shut UP or I'll
treat you the same way" 1t was this
evidence that was objected to, and
Judge Woodward sustained the objec-
ton.
Costello was recalled and asked to
go on and tell what he saw on the road
from Farley's hotel to Lattimer. He
sale hat he had seen eight wounded
men lying along the road, and three
dead men. He stated that he did what
he could for the wounded, and that
he had found no weapons on n Of
them.
Evan Jones, chief Of police of West
Hazleton, was the next witness. He
said that the strikers reached West
Hazleton on the afternoon of the shoot
ing, and there met the sheriff and the
deputies. They carried a flag and
talked rather loud, but they had no
arms and made no disturbance of any
kind. The sheriff told them that they
could not march to Lattimer and that
they must go home, whereupon he
(Jones) induced them to go back, and
showed them how they could march
by a side street.
John Lynch testified that he was al
West Hazleton when the strikers ar
rived, and hat they were unarmed
and orderly. The sheriff told some OF
the spectators they had better get GU
of the way, as there was liable to be
trouble if the strikers did not dis
perse. The witness further testified
that Deputy Manley had struck him
with a gun as he was moving off the
street, and that another mar had also
been struck. He heard several threats
against the strikers. one deputy point
ed his gun at a striker and said, u
could get a bead on that fellow" An
other said, "Ill get even with the -
when we get to Lattimer." Deputy
Ferry told a nan who vas sympa-
thizing with a striker whose head was
bleeding that if he did not shut up he
would blow his head off.
Herman Pottunger testified that Dep
uty Henry Delhi threatened to blow
my brains out If l did not get off the
road" He heard Deputy Hall say,
I'D like to get a vol at them" An
other deputy said. 81 bet I drop six of
them when ] get Over there"
John Fortschek, who required an in,
terpreter, said that he was at West
Hazleton with the strikers, and IA
the sheriff threaten to shoot down sew
eral men. He stated that the strikers
had no clubs or weapons of any
kind, and that one of the deputies
pulled the American flag and tore it.
Simon Kowlski said hat when the
sheriff stopped the strikers at Latti-
mer he asked where we were going.
"To Lattimer, to see our fellow work
men," he replied. ''Then he grabbed a
man by the collar, pulled him out OF
line and pushed his revolver against
his throat. The text moment there was
a shot, n l ran as fast as I could
When 1 came back Mr.. Dodson, a dep,
uty, came over as 1 was helping E
wounded man, and said: You ruT
away, or I'll shoot you, too"
Walter Pekerski told how the depu
ties had struck one of the strikers a
West Hazleton with a gun, cutting his
head badly. The man, he said, wal
doing nothing. He could not point on.
the deputy. At West Hazleton thu
sheriff was pointing his revolver a
everybody near him. None of the strik.
ers had any weapons, and all We're
quite peaceable. AT Lattimer," sait
the witness, the sheriff stopped us
and said nobody could go to Lattimer
Then some Of the men pushed forward
and the sheriff pulled a man to the
side of the road and pointed his revol.
yer. The man pushed the revolver
away and ran. The sheriff snapped his
revolver twice. The third time 1t ex-
ploded. / can't say whether or not he
shot anybody. As soon as he shot the
deputies commenced shooting, and
everybody ran. 1 a among the last
and the deputies fired at us while we
were running"
Andrew f. Adams, a travelling mar
from Glen Falls, N. Y, said he saw
the strikers twice on the day of the
shooting, once as he was going from
MiIUpgynIp 70 Iattimar and apaiu whaY