The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-25
Identified as One of the
Wreckers.
SILVA THROWS A BOMB.
Good Advice Given Him by
Worden.
TESTIMONY NOT BADLY WANTED.
Told Not to Pull Spikes or DeraiI
Trains When He Joined the
A. X. u.

WOODLAND. July 24.-Testimony impli-
eating Melvin Hatch with W0rden was
freely given to-day, and was the chief
feature of the examination of the strikers
before Judge Fisher. Several witnesses
swore positively as TO his presence in the
gang that is supposed to have wrecked
No. f. Hatch manifested less concern
than usual, and sold tickets for the A. r.
U. benefit ball in Woodland in the court
room. Even Carroll Cook and Bruner and
other members OF the prosecution bought
tickets to that ball.
The town is full to-day of telegraph
operators, newspaper men and Deputy
Marshals subpenaed by the prosecution.
Barry Baldwin will be put on the stand
10. morrow in all proba bility. The tele-
graph people here have been ordered to
produce kilograms.
A contest of wits occurred in the open
ing of the morning session between De-
tective Burke and General Hart. They
have dSiked each other ever since the
Jefferis case, and Hart did not spare the
Southern Pacific sleuth in his severe cross
examination. Several times the cross
examination resolved itself into a passage
between counsel and witness.
You are trying to mix me up, sir; |
know your methods" cried Burke In an
swer to question testing his veracity
II will not permit you to sit there and
insult me-" retorted Hart.
You shall not browbeat me. sir" cried
Burke.
Here the Judge interrupted with.
There seems to be little antagonism
between you two"
None at all. assure you," said the
witness kindly. little later Burke made
some rem rks about the capacity of Gen.
era Harris understanding.
IF you insult ms again." cried Hart.
pointing his dexter finger al the detective,
'Pll tell you. sir. what think about you"
You must answer respectfully. Mr..
Burke" interrupted the Judge.
ION, | have the most kindly feelings for
Mr.. Hart" returned the witness in the
same tone as if he had said he would not
hurt a fly. A roar of laughter went round
The room, which was quickly hushed by
the Judge. Hart could not shake the wit
ness testimony. though he succeeded In
confusing him somewhat. Burke main
tanned that he had not coached the BOY
Sherburn. Mr.. Burke is prosy witness.
He tells tale to every question. When
asked what he had done in the stable Mr..
Burke proceeded to tell what every one
else in the stable had done.
Now, Mr.. Burke" said General Hart,
II asked you what you did and you have
told me what every body else did,"
Il have told you over and over again,
sir When / tell you thing you hop off
and ask me something else" Laughter,
II understand all this, know what your
methods are," returned Burke.
TELL me what you did," said Hart
sternly.
Then Burke began to tell how he had
met Worden in the stable. 1t took Mr..
Burke long time. He broke off in his
story to say 10 General Hart: "If you will
listen TO me, sir, | will tell you, but you
can't listen to me and 10 Mr.. Harlow" for
he saw Attorney Harlow talking to Gen.
ersl Hart.
II have one ear for you and one for Har-
low" returned Hart. pleas antly.
II don't know which is your best ear
laughter. retorted the witness, aud it was
"Where did you get that description of
Worden?" asked General Hart. when
Burke ad testified that he was certain
that Worden was his man when he saw
him in the stable,
II got it from man who told me before
/ saw Wilson, and L promised him that l
would not give the man awy unless the
court compelled me-"
1--WE ask the court to compel you," said
the attorney.
II don't think will" said Judge Fisher
st is not important
Hart took an exception, and then, as the
witness referred to having been in Lin
coin, Nebr., he asked him what had
brought him to Lincoln.
''Irs none OF your business. It's my
private affair."" returned the detective,
sharply.
That's an impertinent answer" cried
Hart, jun ping to his feet. excitedly.
Carroll Cook arose TO throw oil on the
troubled waters 'The witness has mis-
understood the question. General Hart
wants to know what brought you to LIN
coin"
81 misunderstood, beg pardon" said
Burke alphabetically. and the Judge added
encouragingly, That's right, Mr. Burke,
bu. don't answer questions before you
understand them"
Burke repeated his apology, and, on
Hart saying he had finished. after a pro-
tracted struggle with his armchair man
aged to escape from it and left the stand
w. E. Newbert of Baker 81 Hamilton
being called stated that he knew FL. A.
Knox. He bad some freight on a car in
the yard at Sacramento, and being unable
to get it went to the Southern Pacific and
was referred to Knox. He went to the
A. r. q. committee and saw Knox, who
gave him an order reading:
Strikers and brothers, let this man have his
freight. Ii. A. KNOX.
He took the order and got his freight.
The order was written on telegram
blank and WAS offered in evidence. Gen.
eral Hart asked no questions.
Jake Casselmap, who lives about four
and half miles from Washington, related
how on the day of he accident he saw the
three-seated rig with six or eight men
in it.