The record-union., 1894-07-25
Net Drawing Closer Which the
Prosecution is Weaving.
CoRRoBoRATIvE TESTIMONY OF THE
DRIVE TO YOLo.
The Defendants Positively Identified
by Several Witnesses Who Met
Them on the Day on Which the
Wreck Occurred, and Held More
or Less Conversation With Them.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1os.


about Worden and Hatch. Testimony
strongly corroboratiye of the details OF
the drive into Yolo County on the day of
the wreck was introduced. Worden and
Hatch were positively identified by sew
eral witnesses, who met them on the day
In question and held more or less conver-
6ation with them.
No evidence has yet been given tend
ing to implicate the other defendants.
Detective Burke was cross-examined
with regard to the boy Sherburn. Wit
ness said that after returning with him
from the trip after the tools he took the
boy to the office of Mr.. Knight, United
States Deputy District Attorney, at the
request OF that gentleman.
In the course of Mr.. Hart's close ques-
tioning about what was done with the
boy. witness and counsel got into wordy
war, in which outcropped the personal
antipathies each entertained for the other.
The old detective was easily irritated and
feased by Mr.. Hart's questions and lost
his temper. "pm on to you," he said;
''you want to mix me all up. You can't
bulldoze me-"
General Hart retaliated in effect that he
was ION to Burke" and wouldn't let the
detective insult HIM.
- Burke fired back biting personality,
which made the counsel exceedingly
angry, and brought from him a threat to
tell the witness exactly what he, Hart,
thought of him, if he again insulted him.
The spectators enjoyed the set-to
greatly, and for time the courtroom was
hilarious.
1t was a minstrel show later on in the
cross-examination. Hart asked Burke
who gave him a description OF Worden.
Witness said that his information was
given to him under the pledge of secrecy,
and he would not diVulge the party's
name unless compelled by the court.
This the Judge refused to do, against the
objection of Hart.
w. f. Newbert was the next witness.
He said: l live in Sacramento, and am a
clerk in Baker IL Hamilton's. This house
had dealings with the a. r. U. on ac-
count of freight that was in the Southern
Pacific cars. l know II. A. Knox. /
had business conference with Knox i'll
order to get the freight. Knox gave me
a written order, saying: Strikers and
brothers, give this man his freight. II.
a. Bslox."
Got this order after being refused the
freight by the Southern Pacific officials.
Upon presenting 1t the freight agent of
the company pointed the car out to him
and he took the freight. The witness
was excused without cross-examination
Jake Ca5selman, examined by Mr..
Bruner, testified: l am hop-grower. [
live four miles north OF Sacramento. Met
a three-seated rig on July 1lth two miles
above my place. On the front seat was
Worden and boy. They asked, "Can
we get through your hop-tield to Davis
Yille?" Told them they could not. They
drove on. and a man in the back seat said
to me, "That's all right, Jake" Witness
pointed out both Worden and Hatch
in the courtroom. Later witness saw the
rig returning with Worden aud the boy
alone.
Cross-examined, he said he had never
seen Worden before that day. Had
known Hatch about year. Worden was
pretty full.
David K. Shuts testified: am cook
at my brothers. UP the Woodland road on
the way to Sacramento. That day met
rig with six or seven men in it. The
horses were blowing and hot as they
passed me. l recognized the defendant
Hatch.
On cross-examination witness said he
had seen Hatch on the Fourth Of July.
General Hart pointed to defendant
Mullin, and asked: "IS that the man you
saw in the rig pr Witness replied, Yes"
Counsel for the prosecution asked the
witness TO stand up and point Hatch out.
the defendant.
Then ensued heated passage of words
between Hart and Cook. Cook accused
Hart of unfairness in his methods of
cross-examination, When Hart finally
pinned the witness down, he said he
might have said "Yes," when Hart
pointed to Mullin.
A. w. Vickers, sworn: / am la
borer on the road between Elkhorn and
hi nnfn of 10 of
ants the day of the wreck at The Monu-
ment ScEool-house. One of the defend
ants asked where they could get row.
boat. / answered of Mr.. Chalmers. They
had seen Mr.. Chalmers and he didn't
have any.
They also asked Casselman for a boat.
Casselman said his boat leaked. Hatch
then asked Casselman if he had light rig
that would carry six men to town, Cas-
selman said Mo- Hatch next went to
Entrican's and said that he wanted TO get
on the other side of the river and that
they were looking for three scabs.
The court here adjourned for its noon
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoons proceedings COM
menced by the cross-examination of wit
nesses.
Witness Vickers, examined by Attorney
Gaddis, said he was a horse-breaker by
occupation. II know it was Hatch that
I saw and talked with on the 1lth, be-
cause / talked with him. Hatch called
to me and said, Hello, ALI have known
Hatch for two years and usually address
him as Melvin. Met him often at Wash
ington.n
The efforts of the counsel to tangle the
witness up were futile.
did you ever try 20 induce George and
Herb Parkman to swear that six men had
tried to get boat to get across the river
because they were afraid TO return to
Sacramento by land?n
'Yes, did say that"
Witness denied to Gaddis that he had
said to Casselman that he and Sheets
would go back to Armstrong and get
some more dough and blow 1t in on the
girls.
Witness Sheets was recalled and cross
examined by Hart as to his recommend
alton to Hatch at the depot July llth.
= Theodore Entrican was the next wit
ness. He said: II am farmer, living
on the river. Hatch came to my house,"
Here Mr.. Bruner asked the witness TO
stand up and point out Hatch. Witness
confessed to poor eyesight. He walked
off the stand and pointed out
Hatch as the man who had come to his
house and asked for boat. Witness
testified that he had been in consultation
with Judge Armstrong tnaL morning
with reference 10 what his testimony
would be. He met Armstrong in room
in the Capital Hotel. Six or eight others
went up to see Armstrong at the same
time.
Bert Entrican corroborated Vickers as
to Hatch coming TO the Entrican farm
for a boat. Hatch said there were six of
them stranded on the river and could
not get back OH account OF the militia.
Witness said he met Detective Hickey
and Armstrong at the Capital Hotel and
they told him expenses as witness would
be paid by the railroad: Il have DIS