Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-12
RICHARDSON BOUND over.
Synopsis Of Testimony Against
the Man
WHO SAVED The TRAIN At YONCOILA
But Little Of a Positive Nature
Found-N0 Jury Will Ever
Convict.

OF the testimony Introduced at the pre-
Iiminary examination Of Geo. e. Rich
ardson last night was Of q very trifiing
nature. Following is synopsis Of
what was brought out by some twenty
witnesses and the accused himself, In.
Guiding reported conversations, confess
sioDs and admissions which detectives
for the company claim to have got out
Of him while he Was In the hospital at
Portland.
THE CASE AGAINST RICHARDSON.
The defence had no testimony to
offer worth speaking Of except the
mans own story which has been al.
ready several times printed In the
JOURNAL aud was not materially
changed. On the part ofthe prosecu.
tion there were great many witnesses
and but little testimony Of q positive
nature. Itwss all circumstantial, but
taken altogether, with the discrepan-
cies In the PERSONS different s.ories,
presents rather q strange case. The
points made are about as follows:
Richardson was seen near the scene
II the attempted wreck the morning
before the rail was removed. He passed
the day In Yoncolla, most of the time
in hiding under the warehouse. Was
seen at the drug store, went 10 grocery
aud purchased cheese and crackers. ate
his lunch on the bank Of the creek and
then hid under the warehouse until
after the freight passed. The section
boss and wife heard noise in the night
which sounded as II made by some one
pryiDg of board, but did not pay
much attention to 1t at the time. The
tool house was afterward found to have
been entered by running board and
prying up the roof which had been held
up with a prop, indicating that 1t was
the work of one man. A wrench and
were taken and the roof and |
boards replaced. A protruding nail
was found In position likely to tear q |
mans coat on back while crawling |
though. A clear impression OF shoe
heels, near where foot Of prop had rest
ed, In new or nearly new seven or
eight shoe. Similar tracks discovered |
At scene Of the attempted wreck. Pris-
Dner wore shoes of this kind. No signs
,f struggle or traces of blood on tree
lie where prisoner claimed he was
stabbed. Only blood discovered was
IN one ofthe tIestle timbers underneath
lear where crow bar and wrench were
ound, which looked as II 1t had been
placed there with ones finger. Pris-
'ner claimed to have no cuts or scars
lpon his body previous to that night.
shown to have cuts, similarly located
,revioos to that time. Two days be-
ore, while talking with a railroad en-
'loye about train wrecks and robberies,
to-, 10 reply TO the statement that
rain wreokers had always failed, pris-
'ner said: "The right man had not
ome along yet" Also had said that
he was going to beat the road and II
ired of the train some one else would
70 fired too. &. p. Company physician's
tatement that prisoners wounds were
lot serious, was read. Garments ex-
'ibited showed that but little blood
lad been shed. Torn place on shoul.
Ter Of coat exhibited that could have
cen made on nail In crawling into
'ouse where tools to remove rail were
aiken.
These and other items of more or less
Importance were elected from the score
{ witnesses examined, In addition to
hs various stories he told to different
ersons while In the hospital, were {
onsidered enough 10 justify Justice Z
lamlin to bind Richardson over TO the
rand jury In the sum OF 5000. J
here was a lasge attendance ut court. I
No new evidence was adduced in ad-
Ition to that already published. The u
was not allowed to intro d
oduce testimony connecting Richard J
N with any other attempted train
reck or crime. The general opinion Z
that Richardson 10 guilty., but the v
stimony was not 80 strong as expect =
J. The oplnion is that no jury will
'er convict Richardson unless strong. q
evidence is obtained. The next term q
circuit court convenes the fourth q
onday In June. u
CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Salem JOURNAL is at least orig
al. Speaking Of the Richardson ar
Il Il says; "The JOURNAL still be-
ives the detective. attorneys aud
nkertons employed by the company
2 trying to DIX this thing upon Rich
ison as an excuse 10 justify their ex-
ence. Even II Richardson Is dis
arged they will create a cloud Of
'picion that will save the company
Ing anything for him. II their own
orueys eonylet him the company
4 save its $500 reward" And yet
the circumstances and evidence ln-
Ne to make people believe that
'hardson committed the act. Ons's
Iutics aaniuss 4 railroad shoold MOI