The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-22
.DEBS CASE IN COURT.
Examination Of Witnesses In
Regard to Violence.


THE EvIDRHCE OF 4 RHP0RTEB
Dses Declared 10 wsulA nseAse 0ss
ths Absences Railway UsSsa e. -
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- Drag AlseG Ussssssiy.
CMcAoo, Geptembse U.-Ths euvssn-
ment attorneys in the Dsbs cass today
asked that President Dshs and ths cshee
defendants Be called upon 10 testify.
The defense objected. Judge woods a.
lowed the matter TO pas without ruling.
Joseph Elbers. night clerk ct the Leland
Hotel, testified he hsd delivered numse-
Gus kilograms to Debs, and the lattse
read them in his presence. walter Rice,
. reporter, who - dsIegats from . local
union was present ct the American Rail-
way Union convention, told II sessss
during the consideration Of the Pullman
strike. Witness sid Debs made Assy
speech, urging The boycott and declaring
he would rather see the American Rail-
way Union 30 TO wreck In % righteous .
cause than 70 drag along useIeoly. How
ard. Rice said, opposed ordering the boy
colt.
Most Of the afternoon session was con.
sumed In examination a witnesses In
regard to the violence committed along
the Atchison and Topeka road. Eupef.
ipteudeut Reeee9ule Of the Chicaso divi.
sion Of the Atc6ison and Topeka road
testified be was in the Chieaeo ysrda
from June q TO July IL. He aid thai
the company bad no dinSculty with its
employees, and the switchmen had told
him when they went out that the union
had ordered boycott on Pullman ear.
and - the Atchison and Topeka would
not cut them Of, its employees had eons
o1t. On cross-examination Mr.. GreRory
ELECTED the TACT that the company was
thirty or more days behind in the pay 10
their men, and that there had been some
complaints in regard to this condition Of
Affairs. H. r. Bliss, an engineer on the
Atchison and Topeka road, then told
how he was prevailed upon to strike.
He said that . mob had threatened 10
fix him. He said:
For fear they would tx me I quit
work when did not want to-"
Fred w. Einsheimef, Secretary Of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, was
called and identified two contracts, ono
between his company and the Eastern
Illinois road and the other between his
company and the Atchison and Topeka.
They were the contracts about which
there Was % much conjecture during the
strike.
A message was produced from Mrs.
Leland Stanford to Debs July 2, asking
him to grant permission to the train
men to take her private car to San Fran.
cisco. Mrs. Becker, telegraph operator,
testified that Debe replied to Mrp. STAN
ford that the trainmen would take her
car through. This was the first evidences
that Debe had personally sent messages
relative to the strike. Mr.. Walker an
nounced the governments case was
closed with the exception Of the pro-
duction OF the Pullman contracts.
The counsel for the defense surprised
the government attorneys BY deciding
not to call any witnesses in behalf Of
their clients, but 10 rest their case on the
evidence presented BY the government
These cases viii come up for oral aFgu-
ment September Is, and both sides arc
allowed twenty days in which to file
briefs on the legal questions involved.
Judge Woods viii probably render de-
cieion early in October. Attorney Greg
DRY told the court that the council fos
the defendant preferred to present Q
written argument On the case. He aid i:
ave are willing to submit this case
on the evidence the government has put
in. We might prove Q few things BY
putting witnesses on the stand, bat Ve
are willing to waive thin privilege"
Attorney Walker argued for an oral
presentation Of the defense, and Judge
Woods said he preferred such IN arEu-
ment, a. BY this means greater light
might be thrown on the subject by ques-
tons which could be asked the speakers
and that might arise from their remarks.
Attorney Erwin of counsel for the de-
Tense then ea:d:
1--WE do not desire TO have any oral
argument in this case. In its relation
to the great American public this case ID
one Of the most important that ever
came before Q United States Court. II
involves . great question, and We wish
to place our views on record in cold lead.
necessary. ms court should considei
49, ~ ;a vic ~ Eh;ahe IN. am. III, n
ents here. and ve.shall have some view,
on that point We ask twenty DAYS il
which 10 prepare briefs on thi: subiec1
,h 70 oons.osr .S Css eSSen EN-
sc;ence viii annesr in this' onr Arm