The morning call., 1894-08-03
in A FOOLS CAP.
Worden Looked Like a
BuffoOn.
SAD SIDE OF THE CASE.
CIark's Promised Wife on the
Stand.
LOST ALL WHEN SHE LOST HIM.
Witness Read Performs the Novel
Part of Pleasing Both Prose-
cution and Defense.

marked Inc examination Lu-uaJ Doioi0
Judge Fisher. 1t was pathetic when the
fiancee of the dead Sam Clark told on the
witness-stand of the warning she nad re-
ceived and her premonlions OF Impending
danger. 1t was farce when the defendant
Worden appeared in court wearing a hlgn
conical cap, which, with his red nose ana
high colored cheeks. gave him the appear
ance of malicious buffoun. 1t was still
more farcical when in the aftern oon Wor-
den marched out of court in the middle OF
an argument by Carroll Cook and had TO
be brought back by two officers OIL the
court. He has been getting more obstreper-
Gus every day and talks and acts ike crazy
man. He shook his fist in the Judges
face to-day, and the Judge threatened to
iron and gag him. The attorneys for the
defense and everybody else who are wit
nesses TO his actions believe him to be on
the road to madness.
n The testimony to-day was sensational,
inasmuch as Frank Read, one OF the Red
ding crowd that went from that town to
Sacramento, told of the reception the
armed body of men got. In regard to this
witness felictious state of affairs exists.
Both sides regard him as an equally ad-
mirable witness for each. The prosecu-
tior say that he shows by the ia ct of being
armed and detailed for duty by the A. r.
u. their unlawful designs, and brings the
mediation committee in direct connection
with the active law breakers. On the
other hand the defense claim that Read
brings out the very point that they in
teD ded to show in the defense. and that is
that the trsstls was tampered with in the
night and not by Worden in the morning
at all. Reads testimony that he was or
dered out from the A. r. =. headquarters
and armed and Instructed to guard rail.
road property Is pointed at by the defense
as showing the laudable desire of the A.
r. u, while the fact that he met body
Of men at trestle 2 at o'clock of the
morning OF the 18th goes, they say, TO
show what they have other witnesses TO
prove, and that Is as stated that the trestle
was prepared long before Worden drove
out there. The witness, in fact, is in the
singular position of pleasing both sides by
his evidence
Knox this morning received an offer
from Robert MarneIl of San Francisco to
star in play for eight weeks ON the Pacific
Coast at a salary of 500 a week. He has
accepted the offer and after his release will
make the tour. The contract was signed
this morning.
1t had been rumored that the woman
who was to have 10 arried Sam Clark would
testify to-day and that her testimony
would directly implicate Knox, Compton
and Mullin. Her name is Mrs. Mamie
Van Ruzen and she was ths first witness
of the day. Mrs. Mamie Van Huzen is
perhaps 40 years of age and has still the
traces of beauty on 4 cOunteDance worn
with the anxiety of the last few weeks.
She was the fancee of dead Sam Clark,
and when he was in Sacramento his visits
were frequent to her house at 414 L street.
Mrs. Van Huzsn keeps lodgag-hOuse
there and many railroad men ro0med
there A stir went around the courtroom
when Mrs. Van Huzen entered in company
with Detective Hickey and took her place
on the witness-stand.
She looked around timdly and famed
herself nervously with her palmleaf fan.
At first the attorneys wrangled over the
proper way to get her testimoney in.
"What reason had you to talk about
Sam Clark ?" asksd Carroll Cook after
Mrs. Van HuZsn had related in low voice
how on the night preceding the wreck of
No. she had spoken of the engineer 60
ing out to lodger named Neal. General
Hart objected to the question in that form
and Alvin Bruner retorted that every one
in the A. r. T. was accessory to the mur-
der of Sam Clark. The evidence he urged
was absolutely staggering. but Judge
Fisher held that the materality of the evil
dence should be first shown. Then Cook
changed his question to, Ibid Mr.. Neal
speak to you in relation to Clark going out
the night before the train leftP"
Ibid he speak to me?" repeated Mrs.
Van Huzen in an almost inaudibe voice.
''Re did. sir. In the evening after MIR.
Clark left he had been calling on me.
was prompted about what was going to
happen. l had prem onition, sir. saw
Mr.. Neal and / said. is there really any
danger in any one going outp DO you
know who is going out tomorrow? asked
Mr.. Neal l said. Sam is going out
1T amt possible exclaimed Mr.. Neal.
Then he studied for a minute, went out
and came back again and said, will you
see Sam again p [ said, I can see him.
'When?' said Mr.. Mel. 1 can see him In
the morning. l replied. He said, will
YOU see him?' / said, I will He said.
will you warn him in my name that who
ever goes out on That engine will never
reach Davisville.' said l would and be
repeated Warn him not to 60 on that fatal
train.' Next morning | went to Sans
room and called him out of bed. / begged
and prayed and pleaded with him not to
90. He said, IF l don't go the military
will make me co. He said he would take
every precautioD."
Here the voice of the witness failed her
and sob was stfled In her breast That
was all her story, and she turned to Gen.
eral Hart In deprecating way. The first
question pierced to the heart of the un-
fortunate woman.
"What had you to do with it?" came the
harsh query.
"I had q good deal to do with it," fall
tered the witness, trying in vain to keep
the sobs down and her voice sank so low
as almost to be unheard as she added, Il
lost ali when / lost him. That is all |
have 30 do with it." The lips quivered
and the head bent forward, and with
hasty sweep of the trembling hand Sam
Clark's sweetheart washed away tear
that could not be held back.
"Who was Neal?" went on the attorney.
after painful pause. during which Mrs.
Van Huzen recovered her self-control.
"He was roomer." she answered. "His
first name is Harry. De was working In