The record-union., 1894-07-31
1actorIl,
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
wooDTANp. July 30.-The tenth day OF
the examination of the alleged train
wreckers opened this afternoon. Inc
time fixed for the resumption OF pro-
ceedings was 10 o'clock, bat at that nour
it was announced that defendant Worden
was on the sick list, and the Deputy
County Physician was sent over to the
jail to investigate as to his lndlsposl1ion'
When he returned he reported that lndl-
vidual to be suffering from pain. Inc
pain was in the side, where his fellow
defendant Compton punched him on the
occasion of the unpleasantness IN the
Jail the other night
The physician stated that he could tlnd
no bruises nor cOntusions on the patlenCs 5
body, and he had no fever or other visible
signs of sickness. Nevertheless the pa
tient complained of a severe pain IN the
side. and he thought if the examination
should be adjourned till l O'Clock he
would then be able to appear. a con-
tinuance was accordingly taken 10 tnaI
hour.
THAT JAIL ROW.
The trouble which Worden had with
his fellow-defendants has called out
statement from him. He writes to the
Woodland Mat as follows:
"WooDLAND, July 80, 1894.
After reading all the newspapers and
seeing the statements in regard to myself
being engaged in a so-cailed free night IN
vonr citV. / wish you would deny 1t for
me- The facts are these: Friday alter
noon / addressed the court, Judge Fisher,
for permission TO ask your District At
tornev question, a right any defendant
has. and was denied. l deny emphatl-
cally using any protane language IN the
courtroom, and refer you to the court TO
affirm or deny my statement. Compton
on my return to jail was insulting TO me,
and we had some words. He picked up
chair and threw it at me, and L retallated
by throwing il back, and the cup had IN
my hand. and ran. He pursued me, and
in turning q corner of the corridor
slipped and fell; in rising, be struck me In
tie face, knocking his thumb out OF place,
for which he had relief called that night.
lie kicke ed me four times in the ribs while
/ Law on the fioor-a towards act-betore
Brother Knox could reach US. Saturday
morning l was very sore i'll the ribs, ana
called in DIR. Mactarland, who Will cor
roborate this statement. These are the
facts. [ am neither knaye, a fool, nor
murderer, but q prosecuted. innocent
man. By publishing this statement you
will oblige. Respectfully yours,
as. u. WoKDEN."
THE PROSECUTION SATISFIED.
To your correspondent the attorneys
for the prosecution express themselves as
thoroughly satisfied with the showing
that has oeen made. and claim that
though much weighty testimony remains
TO be put in, yet they have already shown
enough to warrant the holding OF the
members of the Mediation Committee for
cnnSnir1cV to murder,
Carroll Cook of the prosecution puts
the case like thiS suppose a mum Der
OF persons conspire to do any unlawful
act-to steal a chair from hotel porch.
tor instance. They delegate one OF their
members to commit the theft, but on his
arrival he finds the chair behind the
locked doors OF the hotel, and III pursuit
OF his purpose be breaks in, thus commit
ting burglary, and kills a man who resists
him. thus making himself murderer.
In the eyes of the law, all the conspira-
tors are murderers equally with the man
who tired the fatal bullet, even though
their original purpose was only the COM
mission OF theft"
ACCOMPLICES EQUALLY GUILTY.
The prosecution says this illustration
is exactly paralleled in the present case.
First, the American Railway Union con-
spired to unlawiully prevent the railroad
company from running its trains. From
that they proceeded TO trespaSs and ma
licious mischief, then to the theft OF trains
and resistance to armed authority, and
ended with derailment OF trains and muir
der. Whoever was concerned in the orig
inal conspiracy Is also an accompllce in
the final crime of murder.
This is the principle of law that was put
in operation in the Chicago anarchy cases.
Spies and other conspirators were con-
demned and hung who had no hand in
the actual throwing of the dynamite
bomb which caused the awful tragedy in
The Haymarket. All who had counseled
and abetted violence were held to be
equally culpable with the man who was
the actual implement OF the conspiracy.
REPORTER AND SOLDIER.
II. +. Marshall of Stockton was the
first witness at the afternoon session. He
is a newspaper mana reporter of the
Stockton Muu. During the early days
of July he was doing double duty. As a
member OF the State militia he was con-
fronting the strikers in Sacramento and
as newspaper man he was writing up
thrilling accounts of the war for his
paper.
He saw the defendants on the morning
of july 7th He left his gun behind on
this occasion and took his lead pencil in
order to get an interview with the Medi-
alton Committee. He went to the head
Quarters of the committee III Sacramento.
After toiiing up two flights of stairs he
came to the door, but 1t was closed in his
face when the sentry caught sight OF his
uniform Two young men were sitting
in the corridor. one of them asked il he
desired to see Mr.. Knox, and being an
swered in the affirmative, they sent a
note in and asked witness TO be seated.
lie was admitted after short wait, and
found in the room Messrs. Compton,
Mullin and Knox.
The so-calIed attack at thel depot on
July 4th was the subject of the conversa-
ton. The members of the committee ex-
pressed the opinion that in case of trouble
the militia would have been on their side.
One OF the committee said that If there
had been fight not a militiamen would
have been lett to tell the tale Compton
gave expression to this opinion, and it
was concurred in by Knox.
sREADY FOR THE WHOLE ARMY.
Witness told them that the calling out
of the regular troops was the bepinning
of the end, and they might lust as well
give up flrst as last The three leaders of
the strike dissented to this Thev called
attention TO the fact that the whole requ-
lar army numbered but 5000 men. and
the American Railway Union had me,n-
bership of a million. They also said
their men could be trained,
Witness said, "Why, this looks like
WARP, and the members asSented. They
also said that their purpose was to pre-
vent the running of Pullmans, and ihey
would stop at nothing TO attain their
ends.
Witness asked Knox if he knew any
thing about strikers going to Colt. Knox