The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-13

buggy and drove him into the police sta.
ton, but on the way he made frantic ef
fort to escape, even before the muzZles OF
revoIvers. The officers say he acted like a
crazy man.
Patterson was removed without delay 70
the County jail, where he was found 10
be walking arsenal In his pockets we're
two boxes Of cartridges, Nos and s. fifty
in all, and also paper bag of buckshot of
assorted sizes and bullets. Among his
fighting effects was complete brand new
reloading outfit IN cardboard box. The
gun was an ordinary double-barrel fowl
ing piece. which fitted the cartridges. With
many circulars and copies Of the constitu-
tion of the A. R. q. the prisoners card of
membership was found in his pocket
book. 1t is a greenish card with round
corners and stamped with the seal of the
A. r. u. The printing and writing on
the card was as follows:
Card OF membership American Railway
Union. Henry Patterson. employed as loco
motive engineer on the S. P Railway. Good
until April 80, 1895.
SYLVESTER KELIHER,
General Secretary 1894 and 1896
This Is 10 certify that the person to whom
this card is issued is member of Local Union
No. 80, and has paid all dues for general union
until April 80, 1895.
Witness our signatures this 23d day of May
1894. PHILIP STANwooD, President.
w. Ii. CLUNE, Secretary.
Across one end was printed:
mot good unless signed in ink by the
person to whom issued.
HENRY PATTERSON"
In making his break for liberty Patter-
son had his heavy watchchain broken and
part of it fell and was lost. The officers
caught the other portion, TO which was at
tached Maltese cross. showing that Pat
terson is a Knight Templar He was a
prominent member of the A. r. o., and
his voice was among the loudest at the
meetings. His ideas were radical.
His story is exceedingly short, being
that he went to Burbank with black
smith named Colyin, who said he wanted
to place torpedo on the track to blow up
the Santa Barbara train, but Paterson
talk ed him out of attempting such an out
rage. This account is not credited in the
least.
AS the Santa Barbara train carried
United States mail Patterson will be
Federal authorities to-day.
Charles Beecher, boy of 16. was ar
rested at San Dmas and brought here to-
night for setting fire to the bridge at San
Dimas on Monday night. He is accused
of arson. and simply says that nothing can
be proved against him. Deputy Sheriff
W. c. Line. who arrested young Beecher,
made him write out from dictatiou note
found on the bridge as follows, and the
boys copy is an exact counterpart of the
original
Notice TO all persons who may be at the
future bridge burning: The burning of bridge
80 was done by strikers in very small cars
Not any lucky for the man that put Ii out The
next person fooIing with our affairs will be put
ont OF the way.
Besides there is other strong evidence
against the boy, who is now ia the County
Jail. E. c. Heitchen, striker, was also
arrested tonight, accused of violating sec
tion 544, United States statutes, relating to
interfering with mails and interstate com
meTce.
The town is excited tonight over the
arrests, but most of all on account of the
outrage in the shadow of darkness, the
real seriousness of which can be appre-
ciated. Had Martin fallen near the
switches in the critical part of the track
where the shooting was done, in all prob
ability the green fireman would not have
and all on board would have gone to a