Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-09-19
The Strikers Trial
Carson, Sept. Is. 1894.

nioluLlB. ny request OIL attorneys
for the defense, the Court made a
rule that witnesses on both sides
should be excluded from the court
room. U. S. District Attorney Jones
made the ope ming statement to the
jury, setting forth what the prosecu-
ton proposed to prove. He said they
would prove that at meeting of the
A. K. U. in Carlin on June 29th an
agreement was reached that the Pull
man cars ATTACHED to regular train
carrying United States mail should
not be permitted to proceed. Hon.
Thos. Wren outlined the case for the
defense, and stated that they expect
ed to prove that there was no agree
ment entered into at the meeting on
the morning referred to, and that it
was specifically stated that train No.
should not be interferred with.
Q. e. Job was called for the prose
cution. He testified that at meet
ing of the union some four or five
days after the strike was inaugurated
motion was made to disable the turn
table and it was suggested that Job,
being a bridge man, would be the
proper man to do the work, but he alb
solutely refused. When cross exam
ined by Wren who asked him where
he was on the morning of the Doth
prior to the meeting, Job said he was
in Buckles saloon Asked if he was
drinking, he said, mot to excess.
might have taken one or two or sever
al drinks" He said he could not re-
member much of what occurred that
day except that a vote was taken to
detach the pullmans. He was asked
if he did not tell March the Sunday
after discrimination before the grand
jury, while standing in front of the Ii.
brary, that he was mistaken in regard
to the vote about Pullmans being de-
tached, but it was too late then to rec
tlfy it, said no." but said that he was
sorry he was compelled to testify
against him and wished it was all
over. Wren asked if he did not, on
this occasion, say he had been dis
charged because he had not testified
before the grand jury to suit the rail
road company, replied that he said he
was discharged, but did not know
what it was for unless it was because
he had not testified to suit them. Said
he had not told March, Cummings,
Howard and others that if the COM
pany did not re-employ him he would
testify in their behalf on this trial. 1t
transpires that he has been re-em-
ployed. On redirect examination,
witness testified that at certain meet.
ing motion was made and carried
that the minutes showing the motion
to fix the turn-table be destroyed. 1t
was brought out on cross examination
that Job had not testified before
Commissioner Palmer or before the
grand jury realtive to the vote to fix
the turn-table, or the one authorizing
the destruction of the minutes.
H. e. Bell, for prosecution testified
"was in Carlin on the morning of the
Doth. Saw No. attempt to start and
stopped by strikers. Saw Sam How
ard, Tom Cleary and Jim Dryer cut
the air-hose between the baggage and
smoker and saw Chas. Happier and
Jim Lyons take the knuckle out of
the Janey coupler. Saw AL. Thomp-
son, Jim Dryer and Tom Cleary
switch the pullmans off on the rip
track. Said March took clearance
orders for the train and that the
train could not go unless the had or
ders or clearance. Was standing 80
or 30 feet from the point where the
hose was cut"
The testimony of G. E. Morgan and
d. d. McRae was the same rs at the
preliminary examination,