Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-29
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obstruct the United States mail, be-
gan before Commissioner Palmer at
10 o'clock yesterday morning. U. s.
District Attorney Jones, E. s. Far
rington, Of Elko, and j. F. Dennis, Of
Battle Mountain, appeared on the
part Of the prosecution and w. a.
Massey, Of Elko, conducted the de-
Tense.
The defendants demanded separate
examinations which Commissioner
Palmer granted. The prosecution
then demanded the right to name the
defendant to be examined first and
named j. @. March.
G Gingles, the present operator,
was the first witness called. He
identified II or 10 kilograms sent and
received by March during the strike
as the one he found in the Western
Union Office on the 10Th OF July when
he took charge. The defense made
no objection to the admission Of the
dispatches relative to the mail but
objected to those relating to the icing
OF fruit Ears in the yard. The objec-
ton was overruled and all the dis
patches were admitted in evidence.
Among the kilograms was one sent
by March to Debs on the morning OF
the strike which read as follows:
pullman coaches have been cut off
mail train. Mail will be allowed to
proceed. The Company refuses to
move train without Pullmans. Shall
we maintain our position?' Debs re-
piled to this dispatch as follows: mo
local union will assist in moving any
trains with Pullmans attached"
c. Z. Job was then called and ties.
titled that on the morning OF the
strike the a. r. U. boys were in SEES
sion previous to the arrival OF the
train and decided by yea and nay
vote hat the Pullmans should not go.
He could not tell how many votes
were cast for the proposition but said
there were none against it. He did
not vote either way neither did he see
the defendent March in the lodge
room. He swore that he did not see
March interfering with the moving
Of the trains nor did he hear him give
orders to my ono else in reference to
it.
S. w. Knapp, was the next witness.
He testified that he was Superintend-
ent OF the Salt Lake division of the
Central Pacific. That OH the 10Th Of
July he heard March admit, while
being questioned by Col. Poland Of
the regular army, that he, March, was
chief Of the Advisory Committee Of
the Union. When asked by Mr..
Massey if he held any federal position
at the present time he said he did
not but when prompted by the Com.
missioner he replied that he was a
Deputy United States Marshal. He
also sworc that he had employed Mr..
Harrington in the case.
George Morgan was then called
and testified that he was the division
train master stationed ut Carlin.
That on the morning OF the strike he
did not see Mr.. March interfere in
any N with the moving OF the
mail train. That he saw him 20 be.
tween the coach and baggage car but
that the train was not uncoupled at
that point.
On Cross-eXamination by Mr.. Mas
sey he stated that the train could not
proceed without train orders and that
Mr.. March received the orders and
notified him that the mail train was
ready to proceed and that he replied
that the mail train should not go
without the Pullmans, and that March
made no reply to him. That he did
not sec March around the part Of the
train that broke in two; but that he
did sec Cleary, rs switchman, and
Thompson, as engineer, move the
Pullmnns on to the side track and
switch a caboose ON the rear end Of
the mail train and otherwise make up
the train ready for the mail to pro.
coed.
Mr.. Lemon, a brakeman, was the
last witness called for the day. IIo
testified that he came in on Il caboose
the morning OF the strike and witness.
ed the retarding Of the train. That he
saw q crowd around the train and
that the Pullman cars were detached.
He did not sec who cut them of and
could not say who did it. The train
left about 8 o'clock that afternoon.
I was employed to watch the freight
trains and was supposed to look
around and SEE what was going on.
l did not hear anything about killing"
engines that day but did about tho
morning OF the 3rd or 4th OF July.
Cummings talked to me about it. He
said, @Wo are going over I othe round.
house to disable somc enginee." l
replied, then I will go down to the
other yard nstI do not want to get in.
to it. / did tot'go to the other yard
but went into 4 caboose. I stayed
tliere about tSoihours arid thcn went
TO cali Mr.. Morgan. Isaw Thompson,
Cleary and Cutimings come out oftho
rourdhouse. I went into the round.
house and found Mr.. Walker there
within light. Hc said he was watch.
Ing md always Kept d light. When
we wanted an engine to take us home
Cummings, Howard and othe rs said We
could have ono II We c6uld find ono