The morning call., 1894-12-02
ZEN BY MANY IN FREDERICK.

WOODLAND, Dec. 1.-Wben the Hatch
trial was resumed this morning Judge
Grant warned tie jury against reading the
reports in the papers. calling special at
tention to some reports that have recently
appeared. as one of them had undertaken
to pronounce judgment before the case
was concluded. Several witnesses were
called, but were absent.
Albert j. Conrad was the first witness,
He testified that he lives at Broderick and
does all kinds of work. He also knows
Hatch. On July IL he was in Broderick
and saw Hatch about il 80 A. NJ. In front
OF Buckingham's store talking to Mr.
Buckingham. He did not speak to him at
that time, but saw him when the train
went out. Judge Armstrong offered to fix
things for him at the preliminary examlna-
ton if he would testify. The witness
came over, but was ruled out. He corrob-
Grated the evidence as to the trees at
Washington being topped. In his cross
examination the witness stated that he
and Judge Armstrong had had converse
ton on the case, in which the Judge
wanted the witness to induce Hatch to
turn States evidence against Worden.
The next witness called was Miss l..
Thielbar. resident of Sacramento. She
knows Martin Hatch. On July II she was
at Washington and saw him on that day
at his home in Broderick at 2:10 P. NJ.
John Buchanan OF Broderick had known
Hatch for ten years and said his reputa-
ton was good.
Newton B. Kripp lives near Broderick,
down the river He knew Hatch about
fifteen years. On July II he was in BrOd-
erick. when he saw Hatch at II :15 A. NJ.
standing in front of Patterson's saloon
and had n conversation with him.
Thomas Vana, Justice of the Peace Of
Broderick. and Henry Lineberger of the
same place testified that Hatch's reputa-
ton for peace and quiet was good.
w. E. Curry, fisherman, told about
seeing the defendant in Washington about
twenty minutes before the train left.
Ed Kripp, resident of Sacramento, tes-
tilted ne was coming on a safety bicycle
from Davisvlle On the night of July 10.
He saw a crowd of men standing at the
second treste. No. 81, who had sacks on
their backs. evidently to disguise them
selves. Their faces were not concealed.
Most of them had guns.
! W. j. Thompson, a Sacramento timer,
testified that he saw Hatch on July IL, be-
tween IL 10 and II 80 A. NJ, at his honse,
| as witness drove past his house with his
wife. His wife and baby were In the
buggy with him and they drove up the
Woodland road; when near the saloon
they heard the train whistle and stopped
to see it pass. They saw it pass by and
Immediately after saw a dust arise where
the train was wrecked. A conductor came
to him and asked him to take note to the
railroad Office in Sacramento. which he
did. He did not see any conveyance on
| the road. No wagon passed the witness
on the road as he was going west on the
Woodland road. He did not see Hatch
after the wreck. Nothing new was de-
voloped in the cross-examination, and the
witness was excused until Monday.
Mrs. Mary Feeney, who lives In Brod-
erick, was the next witness. She said she
was at home part of the time on July IL;
saw three-seated wagon come across the
| track before the train went out; it con-
tanned five men and was going north; did
not see Hatch in it. The cross-examina-
ton did not develop anything new. James
Feeney, husband of the last witness, cor
roborated his wife's testimony. The
court then adjourned till Monday.