The record-union., 1894-07-27

Cook, Head and Mr.. Myers. When
went to the engine at Lathrop Worden
had me by the arm. These men, with
force OF arms, compelled me to take the
engine out.
The next witness called was c. A.
Fitzpatrick. In answer TO Attorney
Bruner, witness stated: / have been in
the employ of the Southern Pacific Com
pany as fireman for three weeks. l know
Mr.. Lyons; met him at Lathrop about tue
9th of July. / recognize two of the de-
| PENDANTS. l first saw these men at Stock
ton on the 9Th or 10th. / saw the first
man | pointed out (Worden; at Lathrop.
He said, "Get up, we want you!o There
were men stationed with guns. He said
to me, 1--WE are going TO Sacramento-we
are going to try an experiment, and want
you TO fire."
l said l might not get back for day or
two, anu he answered that they would
board me When l started to the engine
the man who was behind me followed.
recognized Lyon fixing his engine.
When we reached the roundhouse there
were five or six men, some with guns,
who seemed to be guarding Lyons. There
were about four armed, l think, with
rifles. AS nearly as l can remember there
were twenty men got on at Lathrop.
Near Stockton, on this side. on the night
of the 10th of July, about sixty men got
OH. We stopped at either Lodi or Gait to
take on water. A good many OF the men
got down with guns and surrounded the
engine.
At or near the Buffalo Brewery in Sac
ramento we were ordered to stop, and
told 10 wait there. Worden said he would
come back. He came back and told the
engineer to run up to the shed. Hatch
exhibited ii pistol, which he afterward put
into his pocket. Then he drew knife
with about ten inch blade, and thrust it
toward my breast, aud then returned it TO
his pocket. He did not look to be in a
joking humor. From The shed we were
marched TO the American Railway Union
headquarters. Engineer Lyon was taken
inside. | remained i'll front on the side
walk. l saw Worden at about 7:45 A. NJ.
on July 2lst, standing in front OF the
American Railway Union headquarters.
In answer to Mr.. Gaddis, on cross-ex-
animation, the witness stated that he saw
Hatch at the Stockton depot on July 9Th.
| was switching III Stockton, and Hatch
was watching all the time. l saw him at
Sacramento. and l can't swear whether
or not he came upon the train, for | did
did not see him until we stopped. There
were two men at Lathrop with rifles.
When Hatch drew the knife and thrust it
at me L did not consider it a joke.
asked the man with the rifle, who was on
guard in the cab, what they expected. He
said they expected 10 meet a Sheriff S
posse. 1 asked why they stopped, and he
replied, to take on some Of the boys.
There about sixty got on.
In answer to a question of the attorney,
witness said: II know there were about
sixty, for there were forty when we
at sacramento. l counted them as they
formed in twos and marche ed off. asked
the man on guard in the cab If the strike
was settled. He said it would be after
the fight IN Sacramento that day."
At this point recess of ten minutes
was taken at the request OF Attorney
Cook.
After recess Fitzpatrick was recalled
and stated that he was in Sacramento at
the time of the wreck of the ill-fated
train.
Il. ID. Simpson was next sworn, and
said: Am foreman of the roundhouse at
Lathrop. | was i'll Lathrop the 10th OF
this month. Lyons was there with his
engine. | saw that man there, believe
they call him Worden pointing to de-
fendant Worden). On that night went
to the roundhouse l had letter that L
got from the Postoffice for Lyons. AS
walked through the gangway Worden
asked me where | was going. | said
wanted to see Lyons, as | had a letter for
him. Worden said: Give me the letter.
| reused, whereupon he drew his pistol,
and putting it up TO my body, said: Give
me that lettern / gave it to him. told
him to be sure TO give ii to Lyons, and
he said he would,
"a bout that time l saw Lyons coming
surrounded by a number of men. / iold
Lyons that that man had letter for him.
and Worden drew the letter from his
pocket and gave it to Lyons. After a
few minutes they left with the engine
and sleeper. l did now recognize Knox
as one of the men who were there"
j. 4. Reade was sworn, and said: MY
occupation is that of hustler at the round
house at Lathrop. Was on duty on the
night OF the 10th of July. Saw Worden.
j was In the office when / heard noise,
and stepping to the door saw Worden,
who asked: sWhere is the fireman who
fires the switch engineer | said he was in
bed. Worden asked, Would you mind
showing US where he is?' L said he was
asleep.
'W orden then stuck pistol against
my jaw and asked if l would mind show
ing them. | said no, and went. | saw
other armed men there. Worden said,
L used to railroad in this part of the
country de said his name was Wheeler,
and that they were going TO Sacramento
with the engine. One man had a VIM
chester and the other a shotgun
at this point General Hart announced
that unless some evidence more conclu-
sive than anything yet produced was
brought against Knox, Mullin and Comp
ton. he protested against their retention
in jail, aud asked that they be granted
bail this afternoon.
Attorney Cook replied: 1.-THE charge
against these men is conspiracy, and if it
is shown that these men are guilty OF it
they must be held. Sufficient evidence
is in and more is to follow. This is a
case OF circumstantiai evidence and can
not be tried in a moment. We shall
prove this conspiracy by detached facts.
So far as the evidence is concerned it is
direct and tends TO show the completely
ofthe three defendants in the conspiracy"
Hart replied, i'll labored effort, to the
effect that the defense had been waiting
for eight days for the prosecution to put
III evidence of sufficient strength to hold
the three defendants. No evidence is
wreck. He demanded that Detective
Hickey be brought into court to SUBJ
stantiate the charge to which he had
sworn.
District Attorney Head, in short but
forcible speech, denied the right of the
court, in view OF the evidence to entertain
such an unheard-of motion.
In the midst of a wordy wrangle be-
tween the opposing attorneys, court was
adjourned till 8 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
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