New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-05
SAW THE STRIKERS SHOT.
A WOMAN GIVES IMPORTANT TIES
TIMONY.
MISS coY1a-s STORY OF THE LATT1MER R1oT-A
DOCTOR TBsTIF1Es THAT SEVERAL OF THE

DOCTOR TEsTIFIES THAT SEVERAL OF THE
vrr1c1s WE'RE SHOT IN THE BACK
W!lkesbarre Penn. Feb. 4-The trial OF Sheriff
Martin and his deputies. who are charged with 'ne
murder OF the striking miners al Lattimer on Sep
tarber 10 was continued to-day. Miss Grace
Coyle assistant ct tho Lattimer School, proved 10
be tho most importan. witness OF the day She
said shs was standing on the porch OF the schoo'-
house and saw the deputies line up along tho roau
side Then the strikers approached IN quiet
and orderly manner She did not hear any shout
ing. The Sheriff stopped them, and some OF 'neiI
gathered around him; but she did not zee any OF
Them attack him. Some Of them cried 10
aheadr' and few strikers pushed past tho sher-
IT. At that moment shot was fred then came
another and in an instant a crashing volIey
"T saw men fall" said Miss Coylc. Some OF
them ran toward the schoolhouse. and when they
rot half way they fell. do not know whether
thew were shot just before they fell or " they
usre wounded by the volley and ran so far before
their strength failed. The shooting continued FOR
about two minutes and after the hrst vohey II
wa. scattered. l helped many or the Wouhueu
strikers who fell near the schoolhouse oahoaseu
the wounds OF some OF those VINO were SHO'
through the arm or leg. and we carried ono man
shot through the stomach and another IN the
-. ,.o ,b. scooolhouse gave them water 10
ar,rk and tried to make them comfortable. There
roa blood all over the schoolhouse floor. II was
terrible sight l helped about twelve or hrteeh OF
the wounded and did not see any weapons OF
.nv Of them While was helping them deputy
ra,od Hos. laughed at me as he walked about
smoking a cigar l said. You ought to go TO CUBA.
.o,hor dcnuty Clark laughed. and said 10
VIM DO Won think you've done a glorious deed to-
davq called two more Of them buns
nI,ss Covle made a good witness for the Com
n,onwealth In her recital OF all this. but in the
cros.-e,amination she also made good witness
will r.sfo hof
~. neonle OF Lattimer were afraid OF the strik-
- ard became much alarmed when they heard
,bnv were coming. Cuscott. the principal OF tho
echool had denied that his scholars were fright
e,ed hut he could not explain clearly why they
bad holted out OF the school without being as
missed Miss Coyc said on this point just what
,hn dcfence desired TO get at She said: Shortly
hoforc 4 o'clock Miss Cora Heinbach came 10 the
sc,ool and said: THE strikers are coming. and /
want my little sister TO 80 home with me. ex-
cursed the little girl and then thought II best TO
dismiss the class so that they could get home
before the strikers came
rb,s viii be strong evidence for the defence. as
=, will show that on the Tuesday previous 20 tho
sLootinp a number Of strikers were rloting In Lat
timer and Frightening the residents while they
iri1Ay t NV Of The riorins Of Friday the Sheriff
considered the lives and properties of the Latu-
mer neople in danger, and felt that he justi-
ned in Ns Tae Who viewed the bodies Of the
strikers and attended many Of the wounded. testi-
fed that "A number " the strikers were shot In the
hnck thus bearing out the Allegations of the Com
| monwealth that the deputies fired when the men
were running away. Dr. Ksllar mentioned In order
each Of the thirty-nne patients taken TO the Ha-
zieton hospital, and described their wounds mi
nutely. II evident that they had been shot in
all pOsiiions-some while confronting the deputies
some while running away. and some while lying
on the ground In the hope OF escaping injury
Forty-six wounds ON thirty-nine men were infict-
| ID by .ii-calibrc Winchester bullets and only a
small majority OF them caused by buckshot
The defence In Its crosse aminsto asked the
doctor to classify the wounds as to the positions
| Of the men when shot The classification was as
follows. Shot directly In front, s. Indirectly IN