The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-10


of Worden and Hatch has been proved be-
yond shadow OF doubt. but we do not
see the A. r. L. assisting to prosecute
them and never shall"
Regarding the admission of the willows
dispatch. which was the original cause OF
argument, Mr.. Bruuer said: I'VE have
proved that a dispatch was sent by Mrs.
Sehorn TO John Buchanan and by John
Buchanan taken to the A. r. U. headquar-
ters. and we have shown that the answer
was written by Maddeley, acting secretary
of the A. r. U. IL should be admitted in
evidence, because it was an act of the
couspirators. 1t is relevant, as it shows
the character of the conspiracy. they
wanted armed assistance, to protect the
citizens of Sacramento | presume. Ii Is
signed by a creature of Mr.. Knox with
Mr.. Knox's name. The combination to
force the Southern Pacific Company 10
boycott the Pullman Company is the es-
sence OF the crime, and all are equal par
Elephants in a crime committed in pursu-
ance of this purpose"
Mr.. Bruner said it had Teen proved that
the strikers had 500 stand Of arms in Sac
ramento. Knox, he continued, had been
proved to have sent Worden down the
river with the purpose undoubtedly OF
blowing up the steamer that was 10 bring
up he troops. He sent men to Dunsmuir
and Stockton and various other places.
All the A. R. U. had a common interest
Il ask Mr.. Hart and MIR. Gaddis," said
Bruner, was it rot the purpose of Lodge
No. 2S5 TO stop the Pullman cars, and if
they admit that purpose they admit that
every one of these defendants should be
hanged" lie went on TO review the test
mony and said that when Mrs. Van Husen,
the iaucae of Sam Clark. described the
threatening of his life Knox. Worden,
Mullin and Compton burst into derisiVe
laughter in court.
The counsel for the prosecution must
have had bad dreams last night" began
General Hartin answer. "One would be led
to believe by the assumption of counsel
that the men who joined the a. r. U. had
done so for some unlawful purpose. He
has assumed that this organization was
conspiracy, but not one word of evidence
has been produced of any of the facts that
be has assumed. He has assumed that it
is indisputabe that Mr.. WoTden wrecked
that train. Yet take away the evidence of
the weeping boy aud there is no evidence
II show that Worden was iD any vicinity
OF the wreck. If you relieve the case of
that boy il would not be shown that Hatch
was within three-quarters of a mile of the
wreck. But. assuming that Worden and
Hatch did wreck that train where is the
evidence of an agreement between them
and Knox, Mullin aud Compton, or in fact
1ls,rr al Of hn
A. r. L. was labor union. If | wanted
to go outside the evidence might say that
from Fourth and Townsend streets had
gone forth the order TO cage Mr.. Knox.
Counsel says we laughed at the old lady
who was on The witness-stand. Her own
manner was her impeachment. Letters
and kilograms were sent. They were
within the strike. Where is the evidence
of the formation Of conspiracy to commit
a crime? According to their own testi-
mony Knox stated that he would do what
he could to preserve peace. but said he
had DO control over the outside element.
The Citizens Protective Association asked
Knox to protect the water works and he
did so. They asked for men, to protect
Southern Pacific property, and the men
W
TO protect property from the outside ele-
ment which Knox said he could not con-
troll. a man came from DunSmuir, and
was sent out with rife TO protect railroad
property He was driven away by men
who were at the trestle. Was this an
honest effort Of the A. T. y. to carry out
what they said? Mr.. Knox had constantly
stated that there was dangerous ele-
ment."
General Hart admitted there was a
strike for the purpose of coercing the
Southern Pacific Company 70 terms. He
pointed out that in the excited condition
of the country it would be dangerous to
ride on railroads. but that fact could not
connect the mediation committee with the
crime Citizens had asked the mediation
committee to aid them because Of their
supposed influence over their men. Among
the 5000 men in the depot were some who
undoubtedly had an inclination to do un-
lawful acts, but that did not convict Mr..
Knox 1t was necessary to prove an agree
ment to commit crime. II they could
show that there was an agreement between
defendants to derail that train then they
would be guilty of murder, but the fact
that they were combined to stop Pullmans
running would not implcate them in a
crime done without their authority and
without their knowledge. AS TO the dis
patch to Willows it should be established
first who Maddeley was. Some evidence
of conspiracy between all the men should
first be shown. Whenever a conspiracy
has been established then the act OF the CO.
conspirator would be admissible. If there
had been an agreement to derail that train
then any evidence of coconspirator
would be admissible. but it is an absurdity
to say that labor union was responsible
for the acts of some one of its members.
Look al the consequences of this argu-
ment," General Hart said. Each of the
1881 members Of the A. r. U. in Sacra-
mento is equally liable. We would have
to send to Chicago to get Mr.. Debs. One
million of men or more would be RESPONSE
bic for the death of Sam Clark. There
would not be enough graves In Yolo
County to bury the culprits. The original
purpose of the A. r. U. is to adjust diff
culties. 1t is judicial in its nature. The
strike is not in its bylaws. 1t was decided
upon by Its members undoubtedly. The
strike was not to derail trains. The strike
was for the purpose of stopping trains.
Killing engines was unlawful, but 1t was a
trespass. 1t does not convict these men of
that other crime. By construction this
prosecution is striving 10 meet the human
desire of a corporation for vengeance. 1t
is the tyranny of aggregated power and
corporate wealth and it is this power that
would try TO hold these defendants respon-