Defense Lawyers Try New Tack

Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 14.- When eourt opened Friday for the trial ol Sheriff Martin and nis deputies, eharged with the killing of the strikers at Lattimer, the denfense introduced a new feature in the cross-ex-. aminatlon by endeavoring to show U) at the evidence of the wilness was influenced by the hope of securing (lamages from the government in the event of a conviction. Thomas Paris 'old the story of the march to Lattimer; at the first shot Paris said he ran, but was struck by a bullet when he was about fifty yards from the deputies. Mike Sroehak told how some of the deputies had followed the :lering strikers at Lattimer and shot t them as they ran.