The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14

tNeHty-IOur CnalTS nave Deen allotted
| to the attorneys. The miners have
| been given the table most distant from
the witness box while they are pre-
| senting testimony, so that their wit
nesses may be prompted to keep their
voices up and thereby make it more
certain that the commissioners on the
end of the bench farthest from the
witness box will hear all the testimony.
If the examiner is close to the witness,
| the latter, as experience in every court
room teaches, naturally speaks Just
loud enough to make his voice reach
his questioner After getting into the
habit OF talking loud on direct examin-
alton, the witness will continue to keep
his voice up during the cross -examina-
| ton.
The central table will be for the rep
| resentatives Of the coal carrying COM
panies, and the table nearest the wit
| ness box will be for the lawyers of the
| Independent operators and the nom
union men.
The rest of the space within the bar
| enclosure will be devoted to the parties
in interest, such as the general man
ayers and superintendent of coal conf
panies, officials OF the mine workers.
union. and the expert accountants and
statisticians assisting the attorneys OF
the different parties.
Seats for Witnesses.
The eighty stationary seats for wit
nesses and spectators have been aug
mented to one hundred by the addi-
ton of two rows of chairs in the space
just outside the bar enclosure. There
is little possibility of any except those
for whom special provision has been
made, being able to gain admittance to
the court room. The witnesses will take
up all the seats outside the bar enclos-
ure. and, of course. the general public
will not be admitted within the en-
closure.
The attorneys on the operators side
will be Francis I. Gowan, of Philadel-
phia, for the Lehigh Valley Coal cons
pany; A. IT. McClintock, of Wilkes
Barre, for the Lehigh and Wilkes
Barre Coal company; Simon p. Wolver-
ton, of Sunbury, for the Philadelphia
and Reading and Coal and Iron COM
pany; David Wilcox, of New York, and
james II. Torrey, of Scranton, for the
Delaware and Hudson company: Wayne
McVeagh, Of Philadelphia, and Major
Everett Warren, of Scranton, for the
Erie company; W. w. Ross, of New
York. for the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company; John Z. Kerr,
of New York: eX-Justice Alfred Hand,
and j. e. Burr, of Scranton, for the
Ontario and Western company; George
Bedford of Wilkes-Barre, for Markle &
Co.; II. A. Fuller. of Wilkes Barre; +.
II. Burns and Fl. G.. Reynolds, of
Scranton, for the independent operators
of the LackaWanna and Wyoming
regions.
John 7. I.enahan, of Wilkes-Barre,
and Joseph O'Brien, of Scranton, will
appear in the interests Of the non-union
men.
The miners attorneys are: Clarence
S. Darrow, of Chicago; Henry D. Lloyd
OF New York; James Lenahan, John
Shea, James Shea, of Wilkes Barre, and
John j. Murphy, of Scranton.
DR.. Weyl, though not an attorney,
will sit in with the miners counsel.
James Warwick, of New York, an eX-
pert accountant and student of soci-
ology, who was associated with DR..
Weyl, Rev. DR.. Roberts and Mr. Lloyd
in assisting MI. Mitchell in preparing
his case, will also participate in the
hearings.
Mitchell Arrives.
Mr. Mitchell and his party came last
night from Wilkes-Barre and took up
quarters at the st. Charles. Besides
those already mentioned, there We're
accompanying him his private secre-
tary Miss Elizabeth c. Morris; Miss
Estella Lightner, a stenographer from
the mine workers headquarters at In
a
Archibald, who is assisting In the steno-
graphic work; District Presidents Fahy
and Duffy; District Secretaries George
Hartlein, of Shamoliin, and ]. p. Gala
CHER, of Hazleton: National Board
Member John Fallon of Wilkes-Ba
and the following district board men,
bers: Terry Ginley, of Grardville
Miles Dougherty, of Shamokn: II. J.
Gallagher. of Freeland.
Mr.. Mitchell had a conference at the
Jermyn, last night. with Attorneys
Darrow and Lloyd, and at 1880 retired.
Informal conferences between officials
and counsel of the companies We're
taking place in the hotel all evening.
Commissioner Wright and Assistant
Recorders Mosely and Neill met Gen
eral Wilson, Judge Gray and Mr.. Par
ker upon their arrival over the Jersey
Central at 1890 p. m. and accompanied
them to the Jermyn. Bishop Spauld- |
ing was met by Rev. j. j. Griffin, pri-
vate secretary to Bishop Hoban, and
escorted to the episcopal residence on
Wyoming avenue, where he will be en-
tertained during his stay.
A dozen or more out-of-town news !
paper men and special writers for |
and other periodicals had |
arrived last night. A number of others |
will come this morning.