The morning call., 1894-08-09

WOODLAND, Aug. SIT was confidently
expected that the prosecution in the
strikers case would end to-day, but the
expectation was not realized. An argu-
ment was precipitated on the question oil
admitting the dispatch supposed to be
sent by T. Y. Maddeley to the Willows
Journal. stating that Financial aid would
be acceptable, but armed assistance would
be more acceptable" and this argu-
ment combined with expert testimony as
to the authorship of the other dispatches
offered in evidence consumed the entire
day. The Willows dispatch was signed by
John Buchanan, per II. Knox. 1t was
admittedly not written by Knox. but the
prosecution was at a loss 10 know who
did wTits It. Judge Fisher had ruled it
out once before. When Cashier Bush of
the YoIo Bank, as expert, examined the
kilograms be found one signed by f. \.
MaddeIey which Mr.. Bush Immediately
decided was written by the same person
who wrote the Willows dispatch. 1t was
found that Maddeley had acted as secre-
tary of the 4. r. U. Therefore the prose
cution made an attempt to put it in evil
dsnce. and on the defense objsctng and
Judge Fisher showing a disposition to sus-
tain the objection the prosecution an
nounced their intention of arguing the
point on the ground of conspiracy.
WOrden denied emphatically to-day the
published assertion that he has any con-
fession written out. A man named George
Scott, who Is in Jail on a vagrancy charge,
is in the next cell. He saw WoTden writ
ing and at once made oYertures to a num-
Der Of newspaper men here to steal the
confession and sell it TO them. He made a
proposition to several reporters at the
same time. Worden was said TO be in the
job to make a little money. but he en-
phatically denies this. He sent the fol-
lowing communication to the press to-day:
I deny positively statement that I have
been interested in any attempt 10 sell myself.
or through any one, any so-called confession,
and which must be similar to the one which
District Attorney Head OF Yolo County said l
made TO him or wanted TO. l know nothing of
this murder, so l have none to make.
S. D. WoRDEN.
A small sensation was caused in court
when Worden complained to the Judge
that the prosecution had been sending de-
tectives into his cell and into Hatch's for
the purpose of coercing him into making a
confession. The fact of the matter seems
to be that the prosecution has got so poor
a case against the two, so far as a jury
trial is concerned. that every attempt is
being made to bring about a confession.
a witness for the prosecution named c.
A. Newton visited WOrden's cell last night
and told him that ne had better make
clean breast of it, that Texas" or Billy
Bod ID fos Of
being captured. Worden refused 10 talk
and in court complained bitterly of his
treatment.
General Hart demanded protection for
his clients. and protested against such
acts on the part Of the prosecution. Car
roll Cook disclaimed all responsibility in
the matter. and the Deputy Sheriff
promised that no one would be admitted
TO see Worden again.
Marshal Baldwin arrived here this
morning. he was non-committal, but it
was learned that he has in his inside
pocket warrants for the arrest Of any Of
the defendants who shall be discharged on
a charge of meeting 10 rebellion and OBJ
stTucting the United States mails. The
bondsmen for Knox, Mullin and Comp
ton are as follows:
Compton-M. Cronan and F. ". Blew
ener Of Sacramento.
Mullin-Hugh A. Hornlein ana William
Boyne Of Sacramento.
Knox-N. NJ. Weaver and Christ Sieber
of Woodland.
j. E. Rice. telegraph OPERATOR the first
witness of the day, said he was at Red
Bluff, and had seen a dispatch from Harry
Knox to Jack ReeVey al Dunsmuir asking
for men and arms.
General Hart demanded the dispatch,
but it could not be found among those
offered in evidence. Rice swore, however.
that he saw il. lie had bad quarter of
an hour with General Hart. Are you
detective for Wells Fargo ?" was one of
the questions that caused Mr. Rice con-
siderable trouble. He said he was not.
but croSs-examination developed that Rice
had happened to be in many places at the
very moment that the strikers would do
something. He had read the Knox dis
patch over the wire. Mr.. Rice could not
swear that Knox had sent the dispatch.
Judge Armstrong had chaperoned Rice
through Woodland. 1t vas brought out
that the witness kept memorandum of
everything. Pinned down to the fact Rice
admitted that he only knew the A. r, U.
by hearsay.
you know it as political history" in
terrupted Carroll Cook.
ut will be political history" retorted
Hart, land pretty bad dealing for some
people this year"
Witness, under persuasion. admitted
that he kept kind of record" Of every
thing for the purpose of reporting to his
company.
George B. Clark, the engineer who ran
one of the trains that took the militia to
Sacramento on July 8. told of the difficulty
he had in getting his train out of Oakland
and at Sixteenth street he was hit on
the hand with rock. Charley Hail had
warned Clark not 10 go out on the train.
Isn't 1t a fact that the railroad COM
paDY has exercised certain element of
control over the people of Alameda County
for many years?" asked General Hart.
Il don't know" said the witness, and he
was excused.
Carroll Cook then offered in evidence
the dispatch sent 10 the Willows Journal,
signed John Buchanan per H. Knox, and
which was brought out by dispatch for
Mrs. .Sehorn, the wife Of the proprietor of
the Journal. General Hart objected to the
introduction. He said it would be benefit
IN Knox, as it was undoubtedly a forgery,
INIT he would not admit evidence of that
kind.
.ba wriiInp" said the general. "It is signed
gsrrt cd il