The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-15
THE LATTIMER TRAGEDY
Another Day Of Damaging Evidence
Against the Deputies,
THE MAROHERs WERE INVITED,

One Witness TestiHes That DsIeents
From Lattimer Attended tho NJ Get.
ing at Harw wOod and Urged the strik.
ers to March to That PIacs.
Wiikesbarre, Pa, Feb 15.-The 14th
day of the trial of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies charged with the killing
Of the strikers at I.attimer, opened yes
terday with the jury somewhat refresh
ed by their outing Of Sunday, when, in
charge of officers, they took q trolley
ride and a long walk.
John Pusti was the first witness call
ed. He testified as follows: Il was
with the strikers on the 10th of Sep
tember last when the shooting occurred
at LHttimer. When we approached the
sheriff he walked to the middle of the
road and told us to stop. Some few of
the men went forward, and then heard
two yOlleya from the deputies. None
Of the strikers were armed. ! was Shot
in the right arm, and as l started to
run was shot In the right leg. the ball
entering from the back and coming out
In front. l saw six or seven of the
deputies leave the line and shoot as
they walked away OF the deputies I
can only remember seeing John Cook
and Pardee there"
Andrew Stult testified: IT was at the
meeting at Harwood, where we were
told not to carry any arms. l carried
the flag In the march of the strikers.
We were stopped at West Hazeton by
the sheriff, who had a revolver in his
hand. A similar scene occurred at Lat
timer, where the sheriff seized ons Of
our men. and we pulled the man away
from him. l saw the sheriff pull the
trigger Of his revolver three or four
times. l laid down on the ground when
the shooting began"
Marcy GuRcavase testified that he
was marching with the strikers at West
Hazleton when the sheriff seized him.
He begged to be let go, whercupon the
sheriff said. You seem a good fellow:
you had better get away from this. as
there is going to be big trouble here
today" Continuing the witness said
that when the strikers arrived at Lat
timer he was about 90 feet behind the
marchers. He then heard the sheriff
give the order to fire" and a shot fol-
lowed. The shot came from near where
the sheriff stood.
Michael MalOdy, the next witness
called, also testified that he was with
the marchers. Sheriff Martin. he said,
stopped the men and held in his hand
ii revolver. He seized one OF the men
and pulled the trigger Of his revolver,
but it did not explode The strikers
pushed ahead of the sheriff, and the
E,,p hat, t,ar
men we're struck by bullets and fell.
Malody was put through "a severe
cross eXaminstion. He said he was
saloonkeeper, and voluntarily joined
the strikers on their march to IIattimer.
George ReSrt9r in lrn3 story Of the
shooting brought out fact not given
before. that at the firing Of the first
shot the flag bearer al the head Of this
column of the strikers tell dead in the
ditch bordering the road. The witness
did not know the mans name. He saw
two other men wounded while running
away.
Andrew Sivar No. /, as he is called
to distinguish him from his nephew,
told how after the volley fired by the
deputies at Lattlmer a large number
of them ran after the strikers and kept
firing as they ran. He could not mem
tion the names of any, and under
severe cross examination finally stated
that he was at an artesian well at Har-
wood when the firing took place. This
well Is quite out of sight of any part
of the scene, and it would have been
for the witness TO see any
part Of what he described.
Dat oil
top of his head where a Winchester
ball had ploughed up the scalp to the
bone, for about an inch and a half. He
was running away at the time.
Peter Rudney. Mike Tuchar and 10.
seph Ponlatowski testified, but added
nothing new.
Thomas Raczick. In speaking about
the meeting at Harwood the night be-
fore the sasoting, said delegate, Jo-
seph Caltick came over from Lattimer
and asked US t. march over there the |
next day and invite the men employed |
there to join the strike. The giving Of |
this delegates name is new evidence.
Today being election day, Judge
Wood ward decided to hold no court this
morning, in order to allow some of the
Jurors to vote. Court will convene at
o'clock this afternoon.
The prosecution committee Of the
Lattirner strikers gave out a report last
night that two of the ex-strikers who
vent on the stand to testify last week
nave lost their employment. 1t is al
eyed that when the men went back to
work the foreman of the mine told
hem there was no more work for them.
rhe names of the discharged men are
Joseph Mikka ard John Serrovitch The
brennan who 1t is claimed ordered the
discharge of the men could not be seen.
,ut 1t is understood he denies the