Evening star., 1898-02-12
DEPUTIES WILL TESTIFY
Sheriff Martins Counsel Denies Rumor of
No Defense.
The Prosecution Introduces More
Were Not Disorderly.

WILkESBARRE Pa, February 12.-Mike
Krupa, a Crystal Ridge man, was the first
witness in the Lattimer shooting case this
morning. He Joined the strikers at West
Hazleton, with a number Of his friends.
They all carried sticks, but the strikers in
sisted that they threw them away before
they allowed them to march. Thsy did so
and went on to Lattimer.
Il was in the front rank at Lattimer,"
the witness said, ''and 1 stopped with the
others when the sheriff ordered us to do so
to hear what he had to say. The other
men pushed us on past the sheriff and then
the firing commenced. 1 ran with the 9TH
ers. Two men near ne fell wounded. The
shooting stopped after l got to the school
house. I cannot tell just now long the
shooting lasted. There wcre a number of
shots fired after the volley.''
Knew of No Violence.
On cross-examination by counsel for the
defense, the witness said he had not heard
that any man had been beaten at Crystal
Rod by the strikers because he would not
join them.
Matthew Long of the prosec cutting COM
mittee, said today that the commonwealth
would have about fifty more witnesses to
put on the stand
Mr.. Lenahan, of counsel for the defense.
denied the rumor that the defense would
not call any witnesses, thereby allowing
the case to go to the jury without any
evidence. He stated that no motion would
be made to the court to have the case dis
missed. on the ground that the common
wealth had made out no case. He said the
defense wanted to show the affair uD in
It's proper light, and for that purpose would
put large number OF witnesses on the
stand including all the deputies.
The second witness today was Anthony
Gayno. He said that while he was at West
Hazleton one of the deputies seized him
by the coat sleeve, tore it and hustled him
around, frightening him so badly that he
did not go to Lattimer
Miss kohIer Testiiies.
Miss Mary Koher said that she saw the
strikers arrive at Lattimer and that they
were quiet and orderly. She did not see
just before it occurred.
On cross-eXaminatio ton by counsel for the
defense, the witness admitted that the peo-
pie of Lattimer seemed frightened when
they heard that the strikers were coming,
and that she knew of several, including a
Mrs. Case, who had fled to The mountains.
The Lattimer residents, she said, had been
in a state of terror since :he previous
Tuesday, when another body Of strikers
were in Lattmer.
The fourth witness of the day was John
Patiska
Patiska said that he saw some deputies
coming out of a Hazleton hardware store
with guns Il heard them say" he con-
tinued. they were going to shoot the
strikers. At Lattimer / saw the sheriff.
He was pushing his revolver in the faces
of some of them. but he did not shoot.
Some of the deputies shouted, Fire and
the shooting commenced. We all ran. l
saw seven men tan right away, and some
others fell as we 10 the school house.
A couple Of deputies ran as far the rail-
road and shot at some of the strikers who
were running in the brush
Could Not Identify Deputies.
The cross-eXamination brought out moth
ing new except that the witness could not
identify the two deputies whom he saw run
to the railroad track and shoot.
Court then adjourned until Monday.
Judge Woodward said no court would be
held this afternoon because of it being a
legal holiday.
Prosecution Appeals for Funds.
HAZLETON, Pa, February 12.-John Ne
meth, treasurer of the prosecuting commit
tee which supplied most of the funds for
the prosecution of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies, today issued an appeal for finan-
cial aid. The funds at the disposal of the
committee are nearly exhausted.