Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-01
INTEREST IS UNDATED.
Society People of WiIkesbnrre Now
Attend the Trial

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
WILkESBARRE, Pa, February 2s. 1898.
Four weeks have passed since the trial of
Sheriff Martin and the deputies began at
the county seat Of Luzerne county For a
week the defense has been developing its
case before the jury, and an increasingly
large audience. As the testimony of wit
nessss becomes mere interesting better
class OF people attends the trial More
ladies' are now seen, and it is becoming
quite the thing for the fashionable set to
appear in the afternoons The interest on
the part OF the foreign-speaking peoples
stiu continues undated also, and thew are
round every day occupying most of the
benches In the body of the court room
have made point of sitting among
u EN- and listening to such comments as /
&C uid catch bearing upon the trial. Good
order Is preserved in the court, out occa-
sionaily the sallies Of lawyers or witness as
Will cause laughter and break down the
dignity of even the judge himself
one OF the characters' on the stand this
week has been Mrs. Goodwin of Latti.ner.
witness for the defense. Mr. Wheaton
one OF the attorneys for the defense, first
questioned the witness. After asking her
name, the attorney told her to tell, in her
strikers on the 1th of September
VoIubIe Witness.
and proved voluble and interesting wit
ness. Her husband is a stable boss at one
OF the mines at Lattimer. Her story was
rendered emphatic by the frequent use of
her hands in describing the occurrence.
Her high-fown words and exagperat ted
h1lner CONFUSED jury, court and LAWYERS
and pleased the audience nightly.
w men ascertained that the strikers
Were coming l was smitten with appre-
my chlldren to the attic We looked ONT
on than as they passed by and saw that
they were armed with willow clubs show
Ing that they had passed through the
swamp on their way to Lattimer They
We're very noisy, and l heard them saw
Come on, strike AS thew passed N a
hcuse one OF them took a path which was
IN altitude higher than the road and 7
observed that lie carried a revolver hold
ing II by his side. He passed on and az
NJ Tor the first time came In view of the
breaker he exclaimed, The breaker works
ms was 100 much. and l fled 1 took nv
Ch4df rem INTO the open air and to my horror
saw the strikers standing in the road I
heard Il man say, Tomorrow 5nO come
ard all shoot Then collapsed
The Collapse Explained.
oh cross-examination the witness was
ophsed 10 tell in detail about her 'col-
lapse The district attorney, in imitation
OF fer srandiloquent manner, pursued the
examination about as follows:
of thought" oeai
Well, yes"
You wept.'
'.Sir?'
affairsT' VI
We'll. felt highly Indignant"
You rehearsed this story over and over
again?'' ''iN o'e'
I'VE all rehear sed it."
"fou saw these horrible men carry will
low clubs? ~
Yes
Weeping wiIlow?"
mo, l think not"
= The weeping willow would have col
lapsed,' would 1t not?'
saw sticks up
When you collapsed, did you fall back
ward or forvardY'
No. neither. 1 simply sank down upon
my knees"
How long did You remain in that humble
posture?"
Not very long, because thought It was
not right to give way to foolish fears"
oh, then, you think that your fears of
the strikers was silly and foolish and YOU
less?''
Here the witness was a little disturbed.
and answered somewhat incoherently. She
went on to say IN enswer to Questions thai
she saw no rioting or destruction of prop
erty.
Who pays your bills here at the hotel7''
well. there you have me-"
This is. the only place we have Won If
appears. Mrs Goodwin"
How far is 1t from your house to the
place of the shooting?"
Not Good ON Distances,
Il can't tell. I'm not good at giving dis
tances.'
After some EFFORT on the part of the dis