Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-31
THE SLICKENS WARFARE.
A Granger Who Had a Death Mott
Served Upon Him.

Served Upon Him.
[San Francisco Post, August 29th.1
The interest manifested in the hearing in
the debris contempt case has not abated
since Master in Chancery Houghton
opened the ball on Wednesday last. The
| witness, Waring, who was upon the stand
as the Post went to press yesterday, con-
cluded his testimony and was succeeded
by W. Fl. Chism. Mr.. Waring is an old
resident of California having mined in
Michigan Bluffs and other mining camps
in this State for several years. AT present
/ he is engaged in farming pursuits and sup
plying wood for fuel to the Central Pacific
and to the narrow gauge road which runs
from Colfax to Nevada City. While War
ing was under cross-examination by ex-
Senator Stewart, he was asked questions as
to his spying abilities. The question some
what rled Mr.. Waring, who is very in
telligent witness, and his replies baffled the
ingenuity of the Bloomfield company's
solicitor. Among other answers made by
the witness, Mr.. Warning testified as to his
experience in hydraulicking; that he lived
four miles northeast of Colfax, on the
Bear river, in the heart of the blue gravel
hydraulic region. AT every winter freshet
he loses several hundred dollars by the
.BREAKING DOWN OF HIS FENCES,
Caused by the debris washed down the
river from the hydraulic claims. While
Mr.. Benson, the first witness was upon the
stand, he produced and put in evidence
copy OF a notice served upon him in Nevada
county, to quit his espionage on the miners
and leave the county within twelve hours.
on penalty of death. Mr.. Benson was I'M
able to pack his gripsack within the time
| allotted, and concluded to stay and make
| assays of the debris in solution The min
ers are not ardent admirers of Mr.. Benson
be was for many years Deputy Sheriff of
Suffer county, and is withal a cool, cour-
| ageous individual. The notice produced
by witness Benson somewhat alarmed the
Bloomfield people, and recalled wildly to
the minds of several present the days when
the "60l' Vigilante notices adorned the
| dead walls of Virginia City and Bodie min
ing camps. Mr.. Chism. the witness who
| succeeded +. L. Waring, was in the COM
| pany of Benson and others watching the
movements of the hydraulic people His
| testimony is similar to that of the preced-
ing witnesses, Benson and Waring, already
mentioned in the Post.
TRAITOR IN CAMP.
| This morning the attention of the Master
and counsel for the litigants was cry
! firmly riyeted to the testimony of new
| witness, G. G. Duhane. This gentleman
was in the employ of the Bloomfield Com
pany, and the production by the complain
ant of this witness is somewhat in the
nature of stealing the thunder from the
| hydraulic men. Duhane, it is said, was
| employed TO watch the movements of the
anti-debris men who visited North Bloom
! field, and the latter-named people desire
to find out what his connection with the
| case has been. Yesterday afternoon a
| lively tongue-lashing took place between
| Colonel lee MOultOn a millionaire of
| Colusa, prominent in the anti-debris agita-
ton, who has contributed $1,000 in solid
cause, and 0. P. Stidger, editor of the
North San Juan News. The interference
of friends prevented the usual flow of
blood. The trouble seems to nave grown
out of some articles which Sridger wrote
concerning the anti-de bris people