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Show 'MATEWAN trials NEARING FINISH WILLIAMSON, W. Va March 6. With further defense testimony in the Matewan battle trial put befort the jury today it was announced that several of the seventeen defendant! would take the aland next week. Miss Kllrsbeth Burgraff, sister of one of the defendants, told tha Jury y' thst she overheard A. C. Kelt, killed m' . during the fight, say that he waa -T "going to get Sid Hatfield, Teuterman and Blankenahtp" before he left 'own and "othera If they Interfered." Hat-rield Hat-rield la the chief of police and Tes-terman Tes-terman was the mayor of Matewan. Blankenshlp was the sheriff. I Croiis-txarn. nation developed that .Mica Iturgraff at the time made no mention of what ahe had heard be-cauae be-cauae ahe "did not think fella would do It," and "didn't have time.'' John Uurt, a union miner, testified that he aaw the fimt ahot fired from the fun of Albert Kelt. The weapon, he a.d. waa pointed toward Mayor Titerman. Teaterman. two other resident a and seven detectives, nclud-Ina; nclud-Ina; Fta. fell mortally wounded be-! be-! for the firht ended. I |