The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-08
TALK FROM THE BENCH.
Judge Cautions 8elIlcoss Lawyers to Keep
on Their Good Behavior.
SENSATIONAL NEWSPAPERS WARNED
Trial or sheriff Martin ana HTS Dep.
uties ProEresses-DoputI Rep.
resented rs nlnktDK Remarks Ins
dica.ine 70 Purpose to KiIi strtk-
ers-All Defendants Hailed.

Wilkesbarre, pa, Feb. 7.-When the
trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies
opened this morning Judge Wdsdward,
abiding ito the outbreak on Saturday
between Attorneys Garman and Lena
han, stated that repetition Of the
oHense would cause the Offenders to
be punished for contempt or count
Then came a severe pronunciation Of
the sensationallsm OF certain news
papers In, as the Court said, "endeayor-
Ing TO prevent justice by an exaggera-
ton Of. the facts and sthe incidents OF
the trial in print and pIctorlaily" He
would, he said, not mention any names
at present, but If the astounding
falsehoods and Misrepresentation CON
tinue the representatives OF the papers
WIFI lind the door Of the court closed to
them"
This Is court Of Justice" continued
the Judge. engaged In the trial of a
case dealing with THE life or death OF
number OF men. and is not a concert.
or political convention. The dignity
or the court must and Win be pre-
served" -
But two witnesses were examined
during the morning session. and they
brought out no new facts
just before the noon adjournment
the court accepted bail Cor all the at-
cused deputies and the Sheriff in the
amount OF $4,000 In each case, making
S4oZ,000 In all. Ball was furnished nv
the Philadelphia Surety Company.
AZ the AFTERNOON session George Yea
ger described the meeting with the
Sherif, and said the Sheriff drew his
revolver and PORTED 1t at the strikers
ne grabbed him and pulled him out
n II ~
pistol at his breast. Then some one
shouted to shoot and they shot. The
witnesses then pointed out the deputies
whom he saw shooting.
Inc men feager pointed out as doInr
.he shooting We're John Zelgrdt, Harry
Getrdt, Schuyler Ridgeway and Thomas
IAN. The witness could not remember
any more.
After the first few shots" said the
Mlhess' there was n volley. and .hen
number Of separate shots and eleven
men were killed in five minutes and
lots wounded" 'N'
RE said during the course or tbe
examination that he could point out any
deputy who was present at the shoot
ing. and the defense immedlataIv
scored Strong point by calling I'D in
front or the witness stand John Hamn-
toh' chlef of the coal and iron police
was ASKED IL he had seen
hampton with the deputies
Yes" he exclaimed '.ht. was In II
me and(was holding his rifle this way"
and he Illustrated.
Ihe defense, when its time comes
VIII prove that Hampton was NOT on
the scene at all, but was in Hazleton
Al the tine.
Tom Hall, clerk of the Valley Hotel
IN HaZleton, testified 10 a remark be
had heard on the Sunday FOLLOWING the
shooting from Deputy John Turner
turner was in the hotel talking to
some friends. and he said, speaking Of
the shooting:
we all marched out to Lattimer and
as the strikers came UP 1 heard n
shot. 1t seemed to come from the
ranks of the strikers, and then We on
eneu up. l shot nine Of them and
killed five" i
me next witness was Christopher
i5rehcn, q minor OF Cranberry. Bre-
men said he was at West JazIe,on
when the strikers arrived and that hn
,alkc0 with Born'hciser. one OF the
deputies. who wanted him to Join the
deputies. Bornheiser said: Every one
OF these d-n strikers ought 10 be
shot" ~ "I
Ihey have as good right to strike
as anybody" the witness replied, land
would not stop them"
You're Id coward" Born
heiser said. cor else you would get a
gun and go out with us to shoot them. :"
A few days before the shooting the
witness had a talk with a deputy
named Dodson. who said:
We ought to get SO much a head
for shooting down these strikers.
would do 1t for a cent a head and
make money al It,"
On cross-exam!na tion, the witness nd
mitted that he had been In jail for a
week on the charge Of burglary, but
that he had been bailrd out and ac-
Quilted. His original story was not
altered.
The last witness was John Costello,
who said he was helping wounded
man when Deputy A. e. Hess ap-
preached him. He was about TO de-
tail the conversation which ensued. and
by which the Commonwealth hoped to
prove malice on the part Of the deputy
when the defense objected There was
long argument conducted by Attor-
neys Palmer and Lenahan, for the
defense. and Attorneys Scarlet, Nc
| Gahren, Garman and Martin, for the
Commonwealth.
The court will decide the question In
| the morning.
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