Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-07-24
The Carlin Conspirator,.

strikers arrested for conspiracy to
obstruct the United States mail, be-
gan before Commissioner Palmer at
10 o'clock yesterday morning. U. S.
District Attorney Jones, e. S. Far
rington, of Elko, and j. F. Dennis, Of
Battle Mountain, appeared on the
part of the prosecution and w. A.
Massey, of Elko, conducted the de-
Tense.
The defendants demanded separate
examinations which Commissioner
Palmer granted. The prosecution
then demanded the right to name the
defendant to be examined first and
named j. G. March.
G Gingles, the present operator,
was the first witness called. He
identified II or Is kilograms sent and
received by March during the strike
as the ones he found in the Western
Union Office on the 18th of July when
he took charge. The defense made
no objection to the admission of the
dispatches relative to the mail but
objected to those relating to the icing
Of fruit cars in the yard. The objec-
ton was overruled and all the dis
patches we're admitted in evidence.
Among the kilograms was one sent
by March to Debs on the morning of
the strike which read as follows:
pullman coaches have been cut off
mail train. Mail will be allowed to
proceed. The Company refuses to
move train without Pullmans. Shall
we maintain our position?" Debs re-
piled to this dispatch as follows: aNo
local union will assist in moving any
trains with Pullmans attached"
@. E. Job was then called and tes-
titled that on the morning of the
strike the A. r. U. boys were in ses-
sion previous to the arrival of the
train and decided by yea and nay
vote that the Pullmans should not go.
11O SOulo AOI VCh liz" Luduy VOUeS
we're cast for the proposition but said
there were none against it. He did
not vote either way neither did he see
the defendent March in the lodge
room. He swore that he did not see
March interfering with the moving
Of the trains nor did he hear him give
orders to any one else in reference to
it.
S. w. Knapp, was the next witness.
He testified that he was Superintend-
ent of the Salt Lake division of the
Central Pacific. That on the 18th of
July he heard March admit, while
being questioned by Col. Poland of
the regular army, that he, March, was
chief of the Advisory Committee of
the Union. When asked by Mr..
Massey if he held any federal position
at the present time he said ne did
not but when prompted by the Com
missioner he replied that he was q
Deputy United States Marshal He
also swore that he had employed Mr..
Harrington in the case.
George Morgan was then called
and testified that he was the division
train master stationed at Carlin
That on the morning of the strike he
did not see Mr.. March interfere in
any manner with the moving of the
mail train. That he saw him go be-
tween the coach and baggage car but
that the train was not uncoupled al
that point.
On REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Mas
sey he stated that the train could moi
proceed with out train orders and that
Mr.. March received the orders and
notified him that the mail train was
ready to proceed and that he replied
that the mail train should not &C
without the Pullmans, and that March
made no reply to him. That he die
not gao March around the mart of the