The record-union., 1894-07-27
The Net Being Drawn Still Closer
Around Defendant Worden.
STRONGEST EVIDENCE SINCE THE
OPENING DAY.
Testimony to the Effect That Dozens
of Armed Men Were Seen in the
Railroad Yard and About the
Tracks in Sacramento During the
Strike, Who Were Seen to Come
Out of the Strikers Headquarters.
specIal to the REcoRD-UNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN-
WOODLAND, July 26.-The testimony
this morning still closer draws the net
around Worden, on the charge OF tram
1greckiug and murder. The evidence to-
day was principally devoted to proving
the commission of unlawful acts done py
defendant Worden, the object being 10
strengthen the charge of conspiracy
against the organization of which he was
the representative. 1t was the strongest
against the defendant since the opening
day.
Frank Boyle was sworn: Il am night
watchman for the Southern Pacific Com
panv: have so acted for six years. Saw
dozens of armed men during the strike In
the yard and around the depot; saw them
coming out of strikers headquarters; saw
as many as fifteen men in the yard at one
time. with guns under their coats. they
were expecting boat with soldiers, and
they asked me if had seen any Gatling
guns around, On the morning OF the
strike two men came to the freight mouse
and told me they had been sent there by
the American Railway Union To look
alter the premises and see that nothing
went wrong. Mr.. Ellis, the agent, told
me TO throw the men out If they did not
behaye themselves. One man was luII
and went TO sleep. and by ana py the
other mans wife came and look MIN
away. They did not try to do anything
wrong"
ON cross examination Hart asked hlm
if the strikers VINO were armed looked
like dangerous men.
"Oh, no, but Pd hate like - TO meeb
'em in the dark" 49,
Ibid you know any of these strlkers!''
Couldn't call any by name. Some
were called Cigarette Dick Boston
Bill,' and the like"
X L. House was sworn. Live IN Los
Angeles County; am an orange grower;
live at Pomona; came To Sacramento 70
attend the Republican State Convention;
wnen | started home was refused ticket
by the railroad company because the
strikers had stopped trains On the sec
ond day of the strike l met w orden; had
known him long time; asked him what
the matter was; Worden said 1t was a
strike on account of the Pullman busI-
ness"
Witness said Don't look like Will
get out OF here very soon."
Worden said he couldn't tell. Witness
took the river steamer Apache July Ith
from Sacramento. On the boat he met
Worden and man named Kelly; ed
him what he was doing on the boat;
Morden replied that he couldn't tell, but
that he might do something that would
surprise him lthe witnessi. Witness said:
You are not going to tie the boat up, are
you pr Worden said he could il he
wanted to.
Witness said something about the SOL
diers coming, and Worden said The boys
were prepared for them; that they had
couple OF thousand rifles. Worden had d
valise which he seemed careful not to let
90 out of his hands. Witness said: - lou
must think whole lot of the valise ?"
Worden replied: Yes, there was plenty
OF money and stuff in il"
Witness spoke To a man named Charlie
Hart, who was prominent leader OF the
strikers at Los Angeles. Worden said he
knew Hart. but-did not think much OF
him. Then he pulled out OF his pocket d
memorandum book and wrote on a leaf,
-. ID. w orden, Doc. delegate, Lodge 30.
Chicago Convention" tore it out and gave
it 10 witness, asking him to hand 1t to
Hart with his (Wcrden's) compliments.
Upon the slip were some notes, which
witness said he wrote on the boat in his
stateroom the day he saw Worden. This
was the substance OF his conversation
with him.
COOK. WHO WAS bu6 WlLU6SS,
asked him if he had that paper.
Witness produced it, and it was passed
down the line of attorneys for inspection.
Cook read the purported words n Wor-
denis handwriting, and submitted the
naper in evidence. Upon the slip were
some notes which witness said he wrote
on the boat in his stateroom the day he
saw Worden the substance OF his conver-
sation with hln. =
II rf -aT1f off ho wifi
srardless OF his feelings. Is it your GUS
tom to write down notes OF private con-
yersationsY" z"
NO"
Did you treat Worden number OF
times to get him drunk SO he would
taIk?"
well, treated and he talked"
Ibid you treat for the purpose OF get
ting him to talk?"
Il decline to answer unless the court
directs me-"
The court said, LET the witness an
swer."
purpose"
We'll, why did you refuse to answer
my question:"
The witness said he didn't like to have
counsel intimate he would get a man
drunk in order to pump him. He said
he was at one time railroad conductor.
lie came to Woodland III answer to a tel
egram from Mr.. Curtis. and came on a
railroad pass. He and his family always
travelled on passes. his present business
was that of a State delinquent tax col
lector Did not see Worden alter the
boat passed the up-comlng steamer;
didn't know that Worden was SO drunk
he Tell of the boat; didn't see any Turk
ish woman on the boat; didn't see the
Turkish woman have Worden's vallse.
lie was not in the employ OF the railroad
company IN any way, and was not rail-
road detective.
The next witness was Engineer w. A.
Belden, who brought the train of militia
men TO Sacramento via Stockton Oh July
4th. lie proved very interesting Wit
ness, ana his testimony made Worden q
very conspicuous figure in the exciting
occurrences of the strike affairs. Witness
testified that his train consisted OF ten
passenger coaches of soldiers aud bag
gage car. They arrived at Twenty-sec-
ond street, Sacramento. on the morning
of July 4th. When the soldiers had de-
parted from the train four or five men
appeared at the engine. One of these
men was WOrden, the defendant Didn't
know any of the others.
one of the men began talking to the
fireman and tried to induce him to ioiu
the strikers. The fireman said he was
satisfied Wnore u0 WAS, ana refused to 90
out. Worden came up and looked at tie
number on the engine and said: ss17s7: I
thought this was Bill Scotps engine. You
are not Bill Scott. are your"
Witness replied, mo, but represent
him.
Worden said, "The - you do.'
Then witness saw some of the strikers
trying to mount the baggage car, and saw
Mr. Palmer, the Resident Engineer. witt,
o pickhandle IN his hands on the baggage