The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19


Fletcher. County Attorney Feighan, as
sisted by l. E. Lambert, conducted the
prosecution, and the attorneys for the
various defendants were Judge Z. B
Psyton, w. A. Randolph, J. V. Sanderl
and F. p. Cochran Of Cottonwood Falls
Engineer Yates was the first wltnes:
called. He testified TO being on the
wrecked train on the morning of the 5tt
of October; gave description of the
cause and place OF the accident, and said
he saw Lon Bethurem among those first
at the scene of the wreck.
w. Higgins, Santa Fe railroad detective
and claim agent, was next called. He
had examined the scene of the wreck OF
the day 1t occurred; had found tracks Of
four different men leading through Mrs
WeaVer's orchard to the tie pile, and
from there to the railroad, and had OBJ.
served that the tracks of the men left thai
point in opposite directions. He had
conversation with Henry Wright soon
after the time of the wreck, and Wright
said he had passed the night at Ricka
baugh's. One of the parties told him
that Lee, Bethurem, Henderson and a
stranger had been together most OF the
night of October f. Bethurem told HIM
at two different times sfterward that he
believed he could get the parties who
wrecked the train.
Hugh Brown, section foreman tor that
part of the road in question, said there
had been no work done there shortly be-
fore the wreck.
w. s. Brewer, Samuel White and VIM.
Cox's testimony very nearly conceded on
the point that after the wreck Hender-
son, at the saloon of Brewer, had
said he heard Bethurem say that he
Henderson-had wrecked the train, but
that when confronted with the story OF
the report, Bethurem denied having said
anything of the kind. They also testified
that later Henderson said he had
wrecked the id train and would wreck
it again gong home. They testified
that on the night of the wreck these
parties had all been at the saloon, and
had left at about II O'Clock, part of them
returning ard remaining in the gaming
room until about 2 O'Clock in the morn
ing. Cox said at about O'Clock he saw
| Wright and Bethurem by Armor's store
and met Henderson coming toward them
| Just after he passed them. The testi-
mony of Mrs. Weaver did not seem to
have any particular bearing on the mat.
ter.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The preliminary trial Of the men
charged with train wrecking was con.
t1nued late yesterday evening and taken
up again to-day. The jam at the court
at the close of the first day and again al
the opening to-day being undiminished
Yesterday after the examination
of Cox Isaac Newell testified
that Bethurem said to hin
regarding the attempted wrech
west of town. "If was in the first on,
l wasn't in the second one, was Ike q
w. G. Hackett said he thought Wrigh
was on his train going east some month
ago and said he was going to Topeka tt
give the Wreckers away.
l. E. Newell, jr., said he was sur
Henderson did not leave for Strong Cit,
on the morning of the wreck.
Ira Woodson said Wright had toll
him he had slept en- the night of tn
wreck in grape patch, and heard then
talk OF it at breakfast, but did not g
paar IL till evaninO
r r. B. Shepherd testified that he ha
been engaged ever since the wreck II
looking up this case; that he was prose
cutting witness and wanted the rt
ward; that Wright told cor
a fiicting stories about where h
y had slept; that Bethurem had said thg
he, Lee, Henderson and one Seymor
had spent the night together at Cox
Brewers and elsewhere; that Belhurel
had also said that Henderson went we
u at o'clock, and that Lee, and himse
5 went to the round-house to GO out wit
the wrecking train, but had to walk.
7 Riley Funk believed Henderson migi
G be the man he had seen at his stable &
ter the 4 o'clock train.
Il George Churchill, the officer who a
!. rested the men, said that Wright h,
= told him two different stories abo
where he had slept. and then said
d. didn't know where he slept; that Wrig
E. asked him to be merciful; and til
D. Wright said he had not been with Bet
urem that night, while Bethurem sa
20 he could prove his Whereabouts
a Wright, Henderson and Lee.
ia This closed the examination for I
day.
To-day Nelson Churchill testified Il
III Bethurem came in on an early tram
q the day it occurred and said he knew
&c about the wreck.
Vi s. NJ. Bell was at the Santa Fe staff
an hour before the passenger went ne
d. saw none of the prisoners there, ald v
as positive Henderson did not 90 we st.
Re Ed Morris said when Wright W IS /
st in Jail Bethurem inquired whether {
officers had guarded him and 'pumpe
him and asked: ''You didn't give ar
y thing away, did you?" He testified Il
Y ne heard Wright caution Bethurem
y to turn states evidence.
10 Engineer Phillips SAID Lee told II
that he Lee-was a railroad detect
and told him if he found out anythi
IL to tell it to him.
"a John Lane testified that he worked
40 the same place with Wright for avn
Ae since the wreck; that Wright ne
would tell him where he had slept,
80 that he had that all cut and dried; t
:" Wright said one Rickabaum had wre
the train that Wright accused him
of being detective, and ass
C him not to give away W
~ he knew to the city officers and Diet
s. tive; that he was not Santa Fe Diet
lie. tive; and didn't know how much
e, would get for what he had done.
rs. Willis 10y testified that he
tn seen two or three of the prisoners
It's gether on the night of the wreck; I
in one OF them since told him Henderl
lie had gone to Strong City on that mo
ing.
Hugh Brown, section boss, te9tif
An that there were no ties missing from
road-bed; that the tie-the one that
G derailed the train having been brou
~ into court-had never been in TO
ny bed.
u The prosecution rested and the
Tense called their witnesses.
Seymour Jones testified that he '
with Henderson during the night OF
he disaster. and went TO the station "
~ him when he started home on the me
ing of October 5.
uy Nha.laa Puesa1 sai5 h. x..s -,