Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06
TELL EFFlE | AM WELL. :"
WHAT WAS ON THE eBuy euN.'
DISPATCH
Hearing of the Ame-Icsn Railway
Union omccrs' Contempt Casc Yes
terday-Debs Was Present. piste-
sarding HIS rhysician'. orders.

Chicago. Sept b.-The hearing or the
contempt case against President Debs
and other officers OF the American
Railway Union, which was dlseontin-
ued on July %, was taken up by Judge
Woods this morning Special counsel
Edwin Walker for the government an
nounced filing of supplemental bills
OF information which were read by ex-
District Attorney Gilchrist Attorney
Gregory for the defense moved for
trial by jury, which was temporarily
overruled by Judge Woods After the
reading OF the answer by the defend
ants TO the supplementary bill. the
taking of testimony was begun. II
was shown that Debs had nothing to
do with the sending OF the buy a
gun" dispatch and II was sent by a
subordinate. After the reading OF 9TH
er kilograms Mr.. Milford was tempo
rarity excused and John Brennock, a
city contractor, took the stand. Dur
ing his hearing President Debs entered
the court room. He was pale from his
recent illness and seemed scarcely
able to stand as he walked slowly to
his seat. MIR. Debs had not expected
to be present at todays proceedings
and left his bed against his physicians
| orders.
E. NJ Mulford. Jr., Western Union
\ telegraph company manager, was call
/ ed and produced collection OF over
/ 5000 kilograms bearing on the strike.
! The defeIse bitterly objected To the adj
mittance of the telegrams but Judge
| Woods finally admitted them, Dozens
were read. and when the famous
save your money and buy gum
message was reached 1t was found
that 1t also contained the words Tell
Enie l am WELL" showing It to be a
private telegram. Attorney Gregory
took occasion to denounce the prosecu-
ton for giving the incomplete message
for publication. Judge Woods said he
did not consider that the alleged garb-
| ling Of the dispatch amounted to much,
when l read that telegram in the
papers" said the court II did not
attach much Importance 20 II as i
did not appear particularly incendlary.'
MIR. Brannock related how the Pan
handle railroad was unable TO move
several cars OF dead animals on ac-
count OF the strike, when witness call
ed on the mayor. who sent q man with
him to see Debs. who gave him note
To the Panhandle road TO the erect
that should the Panhadle move the
dead animal cars they would not be
interfered with.
1.-THE Panhandle people paid no nj
tentlon to this said the witness. At
ter waiting some days he finally had
the cars moved with the assistance
OF the police.
Recess until ? o'clock.
when court convened this Afternoon
Mr. Milford resumed the witness stand
and continued to read kilograms. II
was found that the original telegram'
In most cases We're typewriter, with
the name OF Mr., Debs printed IN them
Part OF them We're written IN rather
schoolboylsh hand which the witness
was sure could not be Mr.. Debs. He
said he knew Mr.. Debs handwriting,
and out OF more than 100 kilograms eN-
amined he picked out two during the
day which MIR. Milford said belonged
TO Mr. Debs
Mr. Ewing brought out the testimony
that a person who held a frank like
MIR. Debs was only compelled to present
the signature the first time, when i
was registered and the telegram re-
ceivers after that sent all message'
brought 10 them signed by that name
without knowing who wrote them
one Of the dispatches said TO be In
Mr. Debs handwriting II as follows:
ITO Lee Metz, Nation, III: Tie ~
up. Big -Four tied up at Cairo and
Cincinnati Other points VIII be tied
up today. We are gaining ground and
success certain. Il. V, Debs."
AT o'clock court adjourned until 20.
morrow morning, when Mr.. Milford
will continue.