The herald., 1894-09-14
THE EVIDENCE ALL IN.
A Surprise Sprung in the
Debs Case.
The Examination of Witnesses
Concluded.
No Evidence offered in Behalf Of
the Defense.
The Defense willing to Trust ts . De-
essfon ON the Testimony Sub
mitted by tho Prose-
oution.

by the Assoclated Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Much to the sur.
prise of everyone, the attorneys for the
defense in the Dsbs case announced to"
day when the last witness for the prose-
cution had been heard, that they would
stake their case on the evidence before
the court. Mr.. Gregory said the de-
tense had some witnesses who would
modify the testimony, but the cardinal
points probably would not be affected.
He said he and his associates would
therefore refrain from putting witnesses
in rebuttal on the stand. and would be
ready. after reasonable time for the
preparation of abstracts OF evidence
to 60 before the court with their
arguments.
This was apparently surprise to Mr..
Walker and his associates who represent
the prosecution. However. after some
preliminary stipulations ae to the prepa-
ration of the papers, Judge Woods ad-
journed court to Tuesday, September
18th, when the arguments will be
heard. Twenty days after that the de-
Tense will present its brief and the
whole matter will 90 to the court.
Counsel for the defendants expressed
themselves that the government could
not make it's testimony hold, and were
confident, in the end, of being able to
free Debs and the other officials OF the
A. r. U. from the contempt charges.
The government attorney today asked
that President Debs and other defend-
ants be called upon to testify. The
defense objected. Judge Woods allowed
the matter to pass without ruling.
Joseph ELDERS, night clerk OF the
Leland hotel, testified that he delivered
numerous telegrams TO Dsbs and the
latter read them in his presence.
Wallace Rice, a reporter, who, as q
delegate from the local union, was pres
ent at the A. r. U. convention, told of
the scenes during the consideration of
made fiery speech, urging boycott,
A. r. u. go TO wreck in so righteous
cause than drag along uselessly. How
ard, Rice said, opposed ordering a boy
colt.
Manager Mulford of the Western Un-
ion produced message from Mrs. Le-
land Stanford to Debs, dated July I'd,
men to take her private Car to San Fran.
cisco.
Miss Becker, a telegraph operator, tes-
tihed that Debs replied to Mrs. STAN
ford that the trainmen would take her
car through. This WAS the first evi.
dence that Debs personally sent mes
sage relative to the strike.
Mr.. Walksr announced that the gov
wi
exception of the production OF the Pull
men contracts. The defense refused to
outline its testimony.
Most of the afternoon session was con-
sumed in the examination of witnesses,
and in regard to violence committed d
along the Santa Fe. Superintendent
Besseguie, of the Chicago division of the
Santa Fe, testified that he was in the
Chicago yards from June 9th to July
1lth. He said that the company had
had no difficulty with its employees
and the switchmen had told him when
they went out that the A. r. u. had
ordered boycott on Pullman care, and
as the Santa Fe would not cut them of,
it's employees had gone out.
On cross examination, Mr.. Gregory
elected the fact the company was 80
or more days behind in the pay to their
men, and that there had been some
complaint in regard to this condition OF
affairs.
II. r. Bliss, an engineer of the Santa
Fe road, then told how he was prevailed
upon to strike. He said that mob had
threatened to ''fx" him.
For fear they would fix me, quit
work when did not want to-" said he.
Fred W. Sinheimer superintendent [
of the Pullman company, was called
and testified that there were .wo con
tracts. one between his com) ny and
the Eastern Illinois road. and tns other
between his company and the Santa Fe.
They were the contracts about which
there was 90 much conjecture during the
strike.
The court then adjourned until Sep
temher 25th.
/ DEFECtS IN THE T.