Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-14
Taking Testimony
In the Trial of the Accuse d
Brotherhood Men.
A CROWD OF INTERESTED LISTENERS

Kelly Gives Some Very Damaging Evidence
Against the Observation-Disclosures Current |
That He is IL Detective-The Purchase y!
the Explosive Brought Straight Home to
Eowle~-Another surprise for the Conn |
sci for the Defense--Ewing' Statement. |
CHIC AGO, Iuiy 1.-THE task Of proving |
the grave charges made against certain eX
employees Of the Chicago, Burlington x |
Quincy railway was begun Yesterday by the |
railway Officials before United States Com
missioner Huynr, the charges being made
under the l mted States statute. The court
room was packed by crowd OF eXpectant
people, including brotherhood men and other
and the interest was intense
The attorneys tor tie prisoners We're Don
ahue and David ana those for the prosecu
ton were Di,tricJ Attorney Ewing, and
Frank Collier and {. y Dawes counsel for
the railway -Four OF the accused were
brought from jail Frederick Bowlts, Smith
and Wilson while BaIlrlriSrn aud Gndiina
had the satisfaction of appearing under ha'i
The tnsi proceeding was sort Of surprise
for counsel fur ietenS. They said they had
been Retained by Alex Smiths brother to de
frni him fut when the court asked him if tie
rrrn=nEst mat arrangement Lee ait lie did
not bad no counsel and dld not want
any, winch answer raised a laugh al the rN'
rensc ct Dunahue and David.
ThTu counsel for defense wished II know
whrther Sultu was defendant or witness,
in-iSrin- that tucy hti a right To know This
that hr migut I've separated and excluded
from the court room "halr Other witnesses
wrr" l~Sttymg The commissioner, how
ever, refused 10 Insist on this iuI"rno, 'on
being gwen, and sad Whatever was notes
'ary IN pf"plety would l." done al the rlEat
time
ponalnc then made a motion thst he de
PENDANTS he tr'rd IN the order IN which they
were arrested, but tins motion Wa als' de
med Oh the ground that all III" defendants
We're charged with the same "Itrns'. ,hase
and Murphy were not on trail An apPtca-
ton 10 have the witnesses for the prosecution
| separated was granted, and tnen the district
attorney made his opening statement.
This was a rehearsal of the statements
heretofore male by the railway officials ltni
| print in tn,Sa dlSIatche>l, ONLY more par
| ucutarlv outlining the actions Of the accused,
with their conversations and correspondence,
| aud the speaker said h. expected 10 fully
| prove everything h- charged against the de
| PENDANTS One Of the letters referred To- Mr..
| Ewing said, was IN the handwriting Of Bau
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