Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-07-26
Tho Carlin Conspiracy.
CABIN, New, July "a, 1894

W Ao.>nS O'AucuCo given
yesterday and witnesses subscribing,
to the same. LEMON was placed On;
the stand, and Attorney Massey. n
sTmed cross-examination. NOTHING
OF Importance developed. He stated
that Attorney Massey couldn't rattle
him if he tried a month. To prove
that he spoke truthfully, Massey pro-
ceaded to mix him up, and succeeded
in having him contradict himself
forty or fifty times. This witness was
no. of much benefit, or none at all, to
the prosecution.
The next witness, E. G. Asher, being
duly sworn said he was a conductor
for the S, P. Co. Was present on the
29Sh of June and saw train No. 4 ar
rive. There was a large crowd
around the train. Saw several work.
ing around the train, uncoupling the
cars. Saw Chas. Happier forcing
open a Janey coupling with a pinch"
bar. Did not see March do anything
around the train. Heard him give an
order to have the Pullman cars
switched on the side track and to
make up the mail train SO it could
proceed. Prosecution had this wit
ness repeat his statements at least
three timas, and they appeared very
10th to let him leave the stand, as they
were satisfied he had not told half he
knew, but on each repetition he stat
ed practically the same as at first. He
stated that he was employed as night
Waterman and was on duty on the
night of July 3rd. Saw some men
working in the round house on an Ell
CINE and recognized Cummings as
one of these men. Saw men stationed
around the round-house, apparently
as guards. He was asked to say why
he thought them guards and said one
of them had a club.
GuestiOn.--Who had a club?
Answer. Thompson.
Odd you recognize any 9th
ers?
Ayes, sir; Mr.. Cleary.
Q.-Any otheIs?
A.-No, sir.
The rest Of his testimony was unim-
portant SO far as establishing any
connection with the defendant.
G. w. Little. swore that he kne W
nothing of the matter. Did not see
defendant take any part in holding
the ira in nor give any orders relative
to it. He claimed not to have seen
any of the things testified to by Mr..
Asher, although he was employed as
night watchman, and was on watch
on the night of the 3rd of July.
d. d. McRae being sworn, testified
that he saw no one do anything to-
ward holding the train. Saw March
standing on the sidew walk, It did c
see him take any part in ding the
train, nor heir him give y orders
Testified as to parts of the engines
missing. but could not say who took
them, nor did he have any idea. The
valve-stem rolls of several engines
we're taken, and we're found along the
side of the track at the west end OF
town on July 9Th. 49,,
H. e. Bell testified that he was
yardmaster in the employ of the com
pany. DID not see March interfere in
any manner, nor hear him give any
orders. Was putting an engine or
the train when March came up to me
and said, "What are you doing?"
answered, u am putting this engine
on the train so that tho mail can GO
March said, "that is right; this mai
must 60"
The trial shows no signs of being
near the close and will probably con.
tinue for several days yet. The pros.
ecution intimated that they would
have perhaps two or three witnesses