The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27

vent of Barry Baldwin, the United States
| Marshal, and United States Attorney Sam
! knight about the middle of the day. but
| they were not put on the stand. 1t is the
! intention to put them on tomorrow. AT
the present outlook it is not likely that the
! prosecution will close its case before Sat
urday night
Continuing in the line of testimony
started on the previous day. j. w. Shoe
maker, delivery clerk of the railway COM
| pany, told how the doors Of the freight
| house had been closed on account of the
strike. The z. R. u, he said. had man
Watching there. The witness began to re-
| late whole lot of conversation. to which
General Hart objected. I'VE have been
having all kinds of things" said Judge
Fisher, overruling the objection. The wit
ness was dismissed without cross-examin-
alton.
Night Waterman Frank Boyle told
about seeing armed men going into the
| A. r. U. headquarters and in the yards OF
the company. He said they used to carry
their guns under their coats, with the bar
rels showing below.
"What day of the month was the strike
declared on ?" asked Alvin Bruner.
at was on the morning of June Goth, "
replied the witness.
Ibid they interfere with you ?"
Yes. sir. The first night two men came
| on behalf Of the union to see that nothing
! happened TO the place" The witness got
mixed Up on the name of the union, and
not being quite certain whether it was the
! A. r. U. or the a. U. r. 'The same
thing, but you know l don't know how to
pronounce it like you," said the witness to
| General Hart "Where 1 was educated
we had to pay for it. but GU got yours for
nothing" [Laughter.]
you had no public schools. no parochial
schools?" asked Hart.
Faith, that English is too high. Speak
plain English and Phi understand %
Laughter
did you ever see these menP Were
they armed or angry?"
mo. didn't"
Quiet, peaceable fellows?"
YES; very peaceable. but I'd hate like
fun to meet any of them in the dalk."
[Laughter.l
"Can you tell me the names of any who
had guns?"
mo. I've known most of them for
years, General Hart. but then they're
called Cigarette jack 'Duck-legged Jim,
Bog and such like" CONTINUED laugh
ter.
A conversation with Worden on the
river steamer Apache on July 7 was re-
lated by r. F. House. ex-conductor. dele
gate to the Republican convention and
I { ian or at ar
to VITA ess: I'VE are well armed in Sac
ramento We have 1000 rifles and shot
guns" He gave the witness a piece Of
paper with his name on it for man
named Charley Reartt, telling him to
stand firm, as they were going to win the
strike if they had TO resort to any means
to do il. Witness produced piece of pa
per with WOrden's name on it, and also
memoranda of the conversation on the
back. The card WAS offered in evidence.
1t read: IS. D. Worden, Doc. S. P. Co..
Sacto. Cal. Delegate from 285." The
witness stated that be had takan the
memoranda at the time of the conversa-
ton. Worden also told him he could pull
out the marine engineers if he wanted to.
when did you write this memoranda"
asked General Hart. in cross-eXamin alton.
'On the steamer that day." responded
the witness.
"Did you write any stuff or this paper ?"
ST wrote what Worden told me he had in
his valise," said the witness examining the
paper.
"HOw did you come here?"
81 came on a telegram from Mr.. Curtis"
where were you when you got it"
LOS Angeles. left here on a Saturday
and got home Tuesday night"
Before or after the 18th of July?"
81 left here on the 7th of July"
"What were you doing from the time of
the State convention until the 9TH Of July ?'
Il went to Newcastle TO visit my friends
and then returned and hung around"
Are you in the employ of the Southern
Pacific Company?'
mot since 1876. was conductor"
Hart brought out that House is a State
Tax Collector appointed by Attorney Gen
eral Hart for Orange and Los Angeles
counties.
That's creation of the Attorney Gen.
erals Office" said General Hart, laughing.
II never heard of the Office before"
"There are thirty or forty such tax COL
lectors through the State" the witness
explained. 1t is the delinquent State taxes
he collects.
"Do you know any detectives in town."
Eyes, sir; know Hickey"
"Are you on the detective force Of the
Southern Pacifc?"
mo, sir; / am not"
"Do you generally write down converse
tions"
mo, sir; this is unusual"
"How many times did you treat Wor-
den"
Three times"
Wasn't he drunk and didn't he nearly
get drowned by falling off the boat at
Court and?"
mot that know Of"
isn't it fact that you tried to fill Wor
den up to make him speak?"
"Well, he drank and did the talking"
Didn't you get him to drink to make
him talk ?"
81 won't tell"
1.-THE court will make you answer that
quest ion."
The court did order him to answer and
the witness unwillingly answered that he
had not tried to make Worden talk. He
said a man named John Kelly was with
Worden and he believed they got off at
Walnut Grove. Worden was hitting the
taIanhnDa aft averv statlon