The record-union., 1894-07-26
CROSS ORGANIZATION OF MANUEL
SILVA
The President of the Local American
Railway Union Testifies-H. j.
Small, superintendent of Motive
Power and Machinery, and Chief
Clerk Bonte of the Railroad Shops
Placed on the Witness stand.
Special to the REcoRp-USIoS.


local union of the American Railway
stand and questioned searchingly as to
the object of the organization.
The cross-eXamination of Manuel Silva
was taken up by General Hart.
Witness reiterated his testimony re-
garding Worden's cautioning Kelley,
Doyle anG himself at Stockton against
doing any damage to the railroad tracks
or the property.
General Hart asked the witness how he
came to Woodland. Silva replied: "On q
railroad passu Counsel demanded to
see it. Witness produced an ordinary
pass of the form issued to employees.
Hart offered it in evidence. Cook ot
jected.
Hart addressed the court, saying that
his purpose was TO show that this was
private prosecution under the guise OF the
State. 1t was to show that the witnesses
here were EN- Lloyes of the Southern Pa
citic Company, and were here at the ex-
pense of the said company. Ii such were
the fact it went TO show the possibilities
of the testimony of the prosecution.
Cook replied. heatedly, that the prose-
cution was not "a private one. The State
and all good citizens were interested in
bringing to justice those who slaughtered
Engineer Sam Clark. The Brotherhood
of Railroad Engineers had right TO en-
ploy him to aid il the prosecution.
j. X. Hughes of Sacramento sworn:
My occupation is car inspector. / am
President of the local American Railway
Union No. 2S5. The union has one stand
ing committee, the Mediation Committee,
composed of Knox, Compton and NJ lullln.
i II, ,,x..&x
time OF their arrest. Knox was Chair
man OF this committee. Know Worden.
Never saw Mr.. Hatch until he came to
Woodland. Don't know what office
Worden may have held in the American
Railway Union. 1t would be impossible
to tell how many members the local
lodge contains, likely over 100.
Harris cross examination brought out
the fact that witness had been subpenae6
by the prosecution, served by Ahern, and
that he had been furnished an employees
pass, countersigned by -. B. Wright, on
account of Southern Pacific" Hart
offered the pass in evidence.
Hart asked witness if the rules of the
American Railway Union required the
Mediation Committee or any other
office1s to do any unlawful act. Cook
objected, but the witness answered en-
phatically no"
Cook wanted the question and answer
struck out and said the constitution of
the order would be the best evidence of
the duties of its officials.
Hart addressed the court at length, con-
tending that the defense was willing to go
into the purposes of the A. X. u. to the
fullest. He had no fear OF such an inves-
tigation. There was nothing inside or
outside the constitution that savored of
crime, and the defense demanded the
right to bring to the light of day all the
secret workings of the order.
Witness stated that the object of the
A. X. u. was TO benefit the labOring
classes and is non-political.
Under redirect examination the wit
ness testified that the Mediation Commit
tee had no power to issue an order inter-
fering with the running of trains.
Ibid you ever see any arms or ammu-
milton in the office of the headquarters of
the A. h. 2"
Mo-
Questioned by Hart, witness stated
that Knox always advised peace and
quietness. Witness sent twenty-eight
men to J. Il. Wright to protect rail-
way property. Their services were re-
fused. ''There was no armorer of the or
ganization," replied witness to question
by the prosecution.
Manuel Silva was recalled and identi-
ned The check on which he let Worden
have So.
Frank NJ. Miller, Cashier of d. o.
Mill's Bank at Sacramento, testified that
his bank cashed the check given by
WOrden 10 Silva to secure loan of s..
The amount was paid by the banks own
funds and the check given to Judge ARM
strong.
Cross-examined regarding the Citizens
Protective Association, witness stated
that some of the members were stock
holders of the Southern Pacific Company.
Witness gave the check to Armstrong
because he thought it his duty as good
citizen to do so.
The court here adjourned for the noon
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The testimony this afternoon tending
to the implication OF Knox, Chairman OF
the Mediation Committee, on the charge of
conspiracy, was not encouraging to the
prosecution.
James Graham was called. II am pro-
prietor OF hotel in Calf. l met Worden
at my hotel July Sth. have seen the de-
fendant Hatch, but cannot tell where
There was one man and boy with Wor-
den. They had come from Walnut
Grove to Gait. Worden said he was
going to lone. Before going Worden
asked to borrow S5 of witness. Worden
drew check on the d. o. Mills Bank
for the sum, and signed Knox's name to
il. The witness refused to accept it, and
drew up draft to suit himself, which
Worden indorsed. The witness then
gave w Worden 50. Witness tried to pass
the check, but found that the ID. O. Mills
Bank refused to honor it. The witness
went to the American Railway Union
headquarters and presented the draft to
Mr.. Knox, who paid it. Warden and the
man with him registered as George and
Thomas Logan aud the boy was Paul
Duheck."
h. j. Small was next called. II am
Superintendent of Motive Power and
Machinery of the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn. Since the strike have become ae-
quainted with Knox, Worden and Null
lin. / came in contact with Knox and
Mullin in the course OF the strike"
The witness learned that the strikers
were killing the engines at the round
house. The witness went to the scene
and found Knox there among others.
and asked him if he knew he was tres
passing and interfering unlawfully with
the cars and engines. knox replied that
the strikers would win this tight aud
that they would resort to any means to
carry it and would take the consequences.
Knox said he expected to be the first to
be canned
Knox spoke up and said ''canned" was
railroad expression and meant being
fired.
Hart cross-examined the witness as to
why the railroad company refused to run
its trains unless with Pullmans.
The witness replied that the company