St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-17
JUDGE CATLIN'S WAR PAINT
ELECTS REGULARS FROM HIS COURT
ROOM
WHO CAME AFTER STRIKERS.
Assistant Attorney knight Gives
the Soldiers Orders-specta.
tors Reached for Their Hip
Pockets - The Doors Wore
Barred - Prisoners Charged
With Engine Stealing.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 16.-During
che hearing of writ of habeas corpus
for the release of three Dunsmulr
strikers before Judge Catlin this after
noon detachment of regulars marched
into the court house, with the evident
intention of taking the prisoners. Judge
Catlin Immediately arose and called
upon persons who were present to re-
sist any attempt OF the soldiers TO take
away the strikers. Assistant Attorney
Knight eXcitedly jumped to his feet
and met the soldiers as they were enter
ing the court room. He ordered them
to return to the depot, which they did
after considerable hesitancy. The ex-
element in the court room was
intense. Several of the spectators
reached for their hip pockets
and announced their determination to
follow Judge Catlin's instructions to
prevent the regnlars from taking away
the prisoners. Others securely barred
the doors leading to the court room and
declared their intention of resisting the
regulars. While the excitement was at
fever heat the assistant district attorney
then commanded them to return to their
quarters at the depot. After the excite
ment had subsidized Judge Cat!in ordered
the prisoners remanded TO the custody
of the chief of police. They are charged
with stealing an engine at Dunsmuir.
BY the direction of Marshal Baldwin
ana Col. Graham, District Attorney
Knight later sent letter to Judge Cat
lin explaining that the soldiers had
merely been sent to the court room as
witnesses, and had brought their arms
with then under apprehension, and stat
ing that the federal officers i'll Sacra-
mento wish to correct the impression
that they are in any way exceeding their
authority. Acknowledging Knights
explanation that the soldiers were pres
ent as witnesses, the fact remains that
they first entered the sheriff's office and
demanded the surrender of the pris-
oners.
Deputy Sheriff Rooney was in charge
of the Office at the time, and Informed
them the men were in Judge Catlin's
court room. They Immediately started
up stairs to the court room, but Rooney
reached there first, and told the judge
the advent of the soldiers. Pale and
trembling. but with firm voice, Judge
Catlin arose and said:
SOLDIERS with bayonets drawn are
outside in the corridors, and / am in
formed they are here to take these
prisoners from this room. command
everybody in this court, deputy sherffs,
policemen and others. to stay here and
resist any effort to take away these
prisoners"
You can count on me, judge" shout
ed w. Il. II. Hart, who is we'll known
here, 'Pll stay with you to the last"
A number of the spectators also an
nounced their determination to "stand
by" the court. and, as the situation be.
gan to look critical. the deputy United
States attorney succeeded in having the
prisoners returned to the depot. Col.
Graham also declared the soldiers were
sent TO the court room as witnesses
against the prisoners. Like the depu-
ty United Stated attorney, he claims
that their belligerent attitude was due to
misapprehension by the deputy Unit
ed States marshal who had them in
charge.