Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-05
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CALIFORNIA.
The Cotton Case.


SANTA Rosa, June 4th.-The cross-examina-
ton of II. X. White was resumed at the opening
of Court.
Witness had spoken with no one concerning
his previous testimony, except Expert Fuller
ton, and with him only for five minutes. WIT
ness could not state why he thought Waldron
wished him to come from Arizona in the inter
est of the railroad, except that the overtures
previously made by him TO plaintiffs attorneys
had not been accepted. Mr.. White testified that
he went to Alameda principally because wal
dron lived there and registered under his own
name. While in Alameda had seven or elght
interviews with A. A. Cohen about the coal
company matter. Could not remember the par
ticulars of the conversations. Books and papers
were produced at some of the interviews was
in Santa Rosa once for few hours III january
or February Did not register at the Motel.
Have been here several times since, stopping
several days Always registered under his own
name. Had attended Court while here. Heard
some of Fullerton's testimony, and made
hibit D. Said copy was produced and
the annexation referred to- Witness stated that
majority of them were made in San Francisco :;
four or five in the Courtroom. Witness paid his
own expenses at the hotel in Alameda; Re
ceived money from Waldron Cohen and D0uty.
S79l i'll all. Left the Yuma Prison on leave OF
absence Was Captain OF the Guard there. only
expected to receive enough money TO pay his
expenses. letter dated March 20, 1888, was
read, and identified by witness as one written
by him to his sister, Mrs. Cotton. In substance
it says that witness had heard of her c0mmenc-
ing suit for her rights; that she had been de
prived of them by chicanery and fraud that he
had already offered her his services but had
received curt reply; that he excused TINS ana
other insults. He stood ready to do brothers
duty: had determined to write and offer all pos
sible assistance if needed; referred to Crocker
having used his name in connection with the
coal company matter in an unwarranted man
ner; would make him retract or take the conse-
quenceS: il had come to writer knowledge that
Mrs. Cotton blamed him as the cause of her los
ing largely i'll coal stocks; insisted she had never
done so through him; thought she should
have given him an opportunity to de-
fend himself; suggested she should have
applied to him instead of to Judge VIII
son; characterized the latter as the paid
attorney of the railroad and false to honor and
friendship. Averred his intention TO defend his
relatives under all circumstances, no matter
how they might treat him. solemnly asserted
that all the coal companys transactions would
bear the light of day, except where blackened
by the finger-markS of Croker X Co.; hoped
and believed plaintiff would win the suit; 1t
would be a complete Nindication OF Cotton;
Cookers aims would be exposed i'll all their
hideOusneSS; accusations against Cotton were
the most damnable lies the ingenuity of man
ever invented.
The defense objected to the reference to Viii
son being admitted, but the objection was over
ruled and objection taken.
Letters from witness to q. Frank Smith were
read all indicating the writer's Willingness to
testify for the plaintiff, and in which charges
against Cotton in Exhibit ID were referred to and
denounced as absurd; and Charles Crocker was
called glutton and hog in his habits and
mode of living. There Were several letters all
of the same tenor. The last one was written
about two weeks before the witness started for
San Francisco to testify for the defendants.
Recess,
Injunction Papers Served.