The morning call., 1894-11-17

inexhaustibls supply. He labored indus
iriously yesterday to show that cordial if
Dot affectionate relations existed between
the railroad and Marshal Baldwin during
the strike.
j. b. Page, a messenger for Wells. Fargo
{, Co., took the stand 1T the opening of the
session. In June and July he was run
ming on an eastern section of the road as
far as Ogden. He testified that trains were
stalled at Carlin and Winnemueca, New
Attorney Montsith shot an objection at
this testimony, but the court turned il
aside. The lawyer insisted that such a
line Of questioning might extend to acts
committed in Chicago and take in all the
strike of the East. If this were allowed
the trial might last for years. The Gov
eminent should limit the investigation to
what took place in California. Mr.. knight
replied that the Government intended 10
prove a general conspiracy, and Judge
Morrow orieEed the witness to proceed
With his story.
PJge said thatthe train was stalled six
hours at Carlin. The fireman deserted.
and the crowd a tbs station cut off the
Pullman cars and ran them upon another
track That night Page went to Winnie
mucca and found the strikers holding
meetings there.
"What did the strikers say?"
Talked about their union and its
strength. and said we would not be allowed
10 90 with Pullmans. The strikers finally
agreed to take out the engine. express-car,
mailcaT aud sOmo passenger coaches"
Marshal Baldwin went back to the stand
with the air of one who is about to per-
form painful duty. He said that while
in Sacramento be had frequent confer
ences with the railroad people and the
strikers.
There was contest going on between
The company and the strikers, was there
not ." Monteth asked.
''No; the contest was between The Gov
GTnment and the vio!ators of the law"
Mr. Baldwin answered without blushing.
Your judgment was that the strikers
were wrong?"
81 had no judgment in the matter. |
was doing my duty as a Government Off
GER"
"You believed that the company was in
the right and the Railway Union in the
wrong"
II saw the mob trying to destroy rail-
road property. They committed murder"
'Do YOU say on your oath that the
strikers committed murder?"
L concluded that they did, because they
we're violating the law"
"What were you doing on JuIy3?
protecting the men who were taking
out train"
"Was it your duty to enforce State
Iaw?"
81 was there as an officer to enforce
United States laws" -.
did the strikers make any objection to
the running of mailcars?" ::
"No. They objected to Pulmans. The
railroad would not run trains without Pull
mans"
You suggested making up train with
ont Pullmans. Did you think the company
would run such train ?"
81 certainly did"
You thought the strikers position all
wrong, did you net?"
Yes; SO far as their violent interior
ence was concerned"
GU did not think the company was
doing any wrong, did you?"
did not see the company doing any
After the noon recess the much-cate-
cnseu marshal was placed under the
screw and asked about his rela lions with
the railroad. He stated that on July 9 he
received letter from Mr. Fillmore COM
planning that the crowd was preventing
the making uD of mail train. In reply
ne wrote that as soon as he was advised
the mail was on the train he would have it
protected. Fillmore wrote again. saving
he did not think the Marshal had snffi-
Gent force 10 cope with the crowd and
asking him to call ont the militia.
Il answered" said the Marshal. s'that