Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-06
the unIoM.RAIlRoAp WAR.
Exami.aiien OF the Parties Ar
rested for Conspiracy Tests'
mouy OF the Secretary OF she
uechauics' Uaisn.

Tho examination Of A. r. Msckay.
Stephen wilkin and William Il. Thomp-
son on charge Of "%oonspihns to commit
an act In restraint 81 trade and com.
meros" and "maliclously threatening
Thomas CLARK 10 induce him to commit
an aot against his WILL" began before
Judge Knox Of Virginia today.
q. P. Cohen was sworn to prove the
publication OF the Mechanics Union
proclamation, and the proclamation was
introduced In evidence.
T. b. Woodwork was then sworn and
said: 4 occupy no Official relation to
the Mechanics Uulon Of Storey county;
have been Secretary Of that Union ;
ceased 10 DO such on the night OF the
Cd Of August, 1879; the subpoena shown
had BEEN served ON me before I ceased
to be Secretary; I have not with me the
books and papers which ! sm CON-.
mandsd TO bring by the subpoena; as SEQ.
rotary Of the Mechanics Union I had
charge OF the record book. which sets
forth the proceedings OF the meetings,
and the blanks; have no roll Of mem.
bsrs don't know II such roll
exists; did not Voluntarily give up
the books; they were taken from me
Saturday night; I was dsposed from my
position ~ Secrstaryj previous to that /
had been s%ubpenasd as . witness here ;
bad not told any q that I had been
ordered to bring those books and papers
here; was dsposed from my position bs.
cause II wss claimed that ! was not at
tending to my duties; the Office
OF Secretary continues for six months;
had been Secretary about one
month; NO formal charges were pro.
isrrsd against me; was dspossd BY order
OF the presiding officer; suppose that
the presiding officer OF the Mechanics
Union has the right to make such an
order; don't know that hs has not;
President OF the Mechanics Union has
Q right to dspose the Secretary, but
whether IL 10 to be permanent or
not 10 another thing /; don't know
whether I am temporarily suspend.
cd CT not don't know that there
10 any Secretary now when I left
my station a. Secretary o young man
named Ball was called to act as 6scrs.
tary pro tenn; I left my books and pa.
pefs on the table. and Ball wns then
called TO act a. Secretary pro tenn; think
his name IL John Ball; did not tell NJ.
Ball or intimate to him that ] had bser
subpenasd to come before Court and
bring those books and papers; showed
the subpoena 10 O member OF the Union;
had no occasion 10 tell Ball that ! had
been ordered to bring those books aud
papers into court; considered It my duty
to obey the subpoena; the books and pa
pers were not mine, and l was ordered
BY the owners to give them up. and II
was my duty to do SO; no one ordered
me to give them up.
The witness here changed his testi.
mony to read "li I was ordered by the
owners to give them up II was my duty
to do So"
was not ordered to give those books
D papers upi WAS ofueteu W iehVo NY
dssk aud left the books; had no right to
take the books with me-; presiding OH.
oer ordered me TO leave the chair Of Sec
Rotary; A. F. Mackay. defendant. was
presiding officer; there had been no pre-
vious discussion, motion or proceeding
that I heard on which the order was
based; was dspossd because I was &C.
cused Of neglect Of duty; accusation was
made by presiding officer; ! made
NO opposition to the order; before order
dsposing me can't say that ! remember
subpoena to the President; don't
know bat what I did; will not say that
! did not.
At this stage Of the proceedings Il was
claimed by the prosecution that the wit.
ness had been guilty Of contempt OF
aud the question Wal argued at
The Court gave the witness
until 10 4. u. tomorrow to produces the
books and papers a. required by the
subpoena duoes kcum served upon him.
ldiouYnAd ill 10 A.. N. tomorrov.