Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-09-24
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
The Strikers Trial.

was recalled to identify telegram
dated July IL, 1894, from j. M. Wag-
ner, Ogden, to March, telling him that
train had left for Carlin in four Sec
tions and to be firm and not go to
WORK until strike was of. The en-
gines disabled were used IN hauling
freight and mail; No. was u mail
tram; no mail tram passed Carnn
between June 29lh and 18th of July;
noticed Howard the morOing after
the bridges were burned; he was
dirty and looked like he was up all
night.
Prosecution here closed.
Mr.. Frank Williams, a carpenter,
called on part of defendants; was
President of the A. r. u; was at the
meeting; was called at 1Oo'clock; pre-
sided; after we met committee Of
meditation was appointed to consider
if we shonld strike; it was determined
that we should strike; don't know
WHO put the motion; there was pref
ty larged sized meeting; no action was
taken in regard to No. 4; March said
he wanted everyone to be careful in
what they said; said lie hoped moth
ing would be done to No. 4, as the
passengers had started on their jour
ney before the strike had been de-
clared, and they should not be de
tanned; as he was speaking train No.
came in and the meeting adjourned;
we met every night during the strike;
at no meeting was anything eaid
about the disabling of the turn table,
or the minutes relating thereto; there
was no motion to cut off the pullmane;
never heard anything said about the
trial. l was witness in Mar Oh case
in Carin; was discharged soon after;
saw Howard on the platform, also
Happier; neither were doing anything;
am acquainted with the prosecutions
lawyers; was sent for to go to Morgan's
office; the lawyers examined me about
The case-something about kilograms;
Mr.. Jones was the spokesman. On
the och of June, March came to me
and said he did not think it was right
to hold the train and we wanted to let
it go; we went over to the cars and
saw three sick passengers, man, wife
and child; la meeting and voted
to call for volunteers to ruin the train
ont; during the strike the union
placed watch men to care for the CON-
pany's property. All the defendants
bear tho best Of character. learned
that the bridges were burnel the
next morning. The, e was no discus
sion about boycotting pullman cars
at any on the meetings; saw some of
the b 'ys helping to &c the train out;
volun .e ,red to go and hep it out.
Harry Robinson was the next wit
ness. He testified as to what occur.
red in the A. r. U. meeting on the
morning Of June Goth, and denied
that any action was taken relative to
OBTAINING No. q, but swore positively
that March stated in the meeting that
Nc. A should not be interfered with
as the passengers had all bought
Their tickets and left Ogden before
the strike was declared. He was
GRO IS examined at considerable
length by District Attorney Jones,
but his evidence was not shaken.
j. II. Stern, the next witness, cor
roborated Williams and Robinson re-.
lative to March making speech
about No 4 and that this tram should
not be inter;ered with. ' ~
9. Bnc.ie net testified that Mr..
JOB. the prosecutions main witness
as to what occurred in the A. r. U.
meeting on the morning of the strike.
came into his place that morning very
much under the influence of LIQUOR
and that his actions showed that he
was pretty full ..., q. .