The herald., 1894-08-03
WORDEN TRIAL PROGRESSING.
Warning Of Danger Was Given
Engineer Clark.
Judge Fisher and Worden Have a
Wordy Passage.
or We Cannot Stop tho Train Any
Other Way Can Pop the
EnRipeer"-The Tes-
timony.

WOODLAND, Csl.. Aug. 2.-Mrs. Mary
Van Duzsn was the first Witness called
this morning in the train wrecking caHe
1t was at this lady's house in Sacra-
msnto that Sam Clark, the dead en-
gineer, boarded The witness said she
was very dear friend of Sam Clark.
ION the morning Of the wreck | asked
OF Mr.. Neill, an A. r.. U. boarder, II
there WAS really any danger to any one
going out ON train that morning. He
said. Why do you ask that question 2
/ answered, because Sam was going ont.
He asked me ii 1 should see Sam again.
and aaid, Yes, in the morning. He
said, Whoever soes out on this engine
will never reach Davisville. Warn him
in my name not 20 60; II he goes you
will never see him again | saw him
in the morning and pleaded with him
not to go. He said: Il must 60; ii l
don't they will court martial me and
make me-
W. F. Hayden testified to going to the
scene of the wreck aud returning to
Sacramento By the county road; to
meeting Worden and riding into town
with him. The witness was ssked to
identify Worden who at that time wac
concealed from the witness view.
"Stand up Mr.. Worden," said Judge
Fisher.
"Let the witness stand up if he wants
to see me" replied Worden.
'Do as | tell you" shouted the judge.
"Wsll, won't do as you tell me-" re-
joined Wordsn.
Norden slowly rose to bis feet by a
command of General Hart. He was
identified by the witness. A streng
effort on cross.examinaticn was made to
impeach the witness, but it failed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The entire afternoon Was consumed in
an unfinished examination OF one wit.
ness. This witness was Frank D. Read,
end his testimony was source Of great
worriment to the defense. The witness
testified that he was in Sacramento on
July 9th, having come down on ths
Dunsmuir train, which train carried 3l5
men. Most Of these men were strikers.
On July 1lth he secured gun and 200
rounds of ammunition at lodging
house on Second street. near J. Mr..
Cook produced gun and asked witness
il he could identify it. The witness
examined the gun, and testified that it
was the one he received at the armory
on Second street. The witness was told
to report to Captain Collins at the west
end of the Sacramento bridge at mid
night. He met Captain Collins ct q
point about mile from the point of the
wreck. He gave the password OF the A..
r. U. and went on. He overlook a
number of men, and, from their conver-
sation, he foi med, en- idea OF what was
going on. He to(d Captain Collins that
he would have nothing to do with the
business. In the discussion one of the
men said: "If We cannot stop the train
any other way can pop the engineer" {"
The witness said he would have
nothing to do with such business. A
man who was under the influence OF
liquor said:
"You had better keep your mouth
shut or you will 60 into the river"
Another man who worked in the re-
pair shops said he had enough OF it, and
both started back to the city. The pick
cts took away his ammunition, but the
witness retained his gun until he
reached clump of bushes into which
he threw it. Next day he came to
Woodland and then went to Williams.
He left Sacramento because he did not
deem it healthy for him to remain. He
WAS under the surveillance of the A. R.
U. The witness did not see any of the
defendants at Sacramento except Null
lin. He had paid his initiation fee and
was a member of the A. r. u. Counsel
then asked the witness number Of gem
eral questions in regard to the orgsniza-
ton and it's methods. Witness testified
> h,k AA IL
, was being driven through the lines by a
boy. Witness testified that he saw the
| gun for the first time since the 10th
deputy marshal (pointing to Deputy
bushes where he had thrown it. At the
first interview with Marshal Baldwin he
told him about the gun, but he waB not
: instructed to get it until yes
, tsrday, when Marshal Baldwin ordered
J him to 20 with the deputy and recover
. it. On cross.examination the witness
, said he bad worked for the railroad at
two different times. The witness joined
the A. K. U. through an organizer whose
: name he believes 10 Harrison by paying
, 81. The first password they received
, was 'Debs," but the day after the wreck
, it was changed to Life" The witness
I knew of the reward offered in the case
BY seeing the notices posted at various
places. The witness did not protest
against being subpenaed, but he came
, of his own freq will, although ne was &C
, companied by deputy marshal, who
sat in the same seat with him. The
witness also talked about the case to
Marshal Baldwin and to Judge Arm
} strong in his Office ct Sacramento. Hi
did not know who talked about shooting
the engineer, but he believed he was {
! striker. The witness was kept on thu
stand the whole afternoon.
The court adjourned with tho cross
examination etill incomplete.