The Governor of Pennsylvania to Mr. Sherman.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 28th instant, relating to the trial of the parties accused of the killing and wounding of certain Austrian subjects at Hazleton on September 10, 1897. I thank you very much for the concession to postpone making public the report until after the trial of the accused sheriff and his deputies. I will request the proper authorities of Luzerne County to furnish me an account of so much of the trial and its results as may aid the Department in reaching a just conclusion in relation to the matter.
Very respectfuly, etc.,
Governor of Pennsylvania.