The morning call., 1894-08-03

Skerrett in everything relating to the pro-
lection Of the train, but not 10 the running
orders of the train. Going on with his
story Reynolds said: 81 was plotting
Lieutenant Skerrett to the engine through
the cars. We got at last to a baggage-car
that had no end door and our passage was
blocked. We turned back and had got
back half a car length when l got the first
intim alton of what was coming by the
emergency brake. Then she gave lurcb,
Jump forward a whole car-leng.b. and
then came the crash"
A diagram of the trestle, with the
wrecked train, was hung up across the
window of the court and the witness with
walking stick pointed out the places he
referred to. He had examined the rails
after the wreck and f0und that the fish,
plate had been taken away. Examining
the ties be had found that on four ties the
spikes had been removed by clawbar.
The marks of the clawbar were plainly
discernible on the ties. The witness en-
tered into a minute detail of the appear
auce of the lrestle consequent on the
wreck.
did you see any fishplates that day"
asked Alvin Bruner.
81 did not. l should have seen them if
any had been there"
do you know what the cause of the
wreck wasp
81 found no fishulates there. no spikes
there and rail across the track.
On cross examination General Hart
asked if there was guard rail on treste 2.
mo, sir, there wasn't"
''If there had been guard rail there the
train would not have gone of, would it?'
81 do not know, sill"
"How many rails were there that had
spikes pulled out?"
''Three rails that / saw"
Witness said that there was much water
at the spot and he could not tell whether
the spikes would have fallen into the water
OF not. The cross-examination ELECTED
that the train was not through train
from the East, but was made up In Sacra-
mento, and that the conductor was local
conductor between Sacramento and San
Francisco.
Then that train was made up as local
and Pullmans put ON 2"
II did not see it made up"
WAS not 1t somewhat extraordinary TO
put Pullmans on train running from
Sacramento to San Francisco"
Il don't know. didG't know that no
Eastern train had arrived at the depot in
several days."
Then as far as you know that train
came through from the East?"
"Yes, sir but don't believe it,"
"You are not the regular conductor of
No. a. are you? Didn't Mr. Wells refuse
fO TO Ha hot in is
place?"
mo, sir; l don't know" Witness re-
fused to admit that he knew that the train
had been made up with Pullmans that
morning, and had been so made up to
show the power of the company. He said
the train had been sent out on A. ID. Will
der's order. The time No. left was as
near as he could judge 1905 or 12:O6
O'clock
II came down from Reddng on July 4"
said Frank Read, in the aftern DON. Il
came on the Dunsmuir train. There were
310 men on the train armed, most OF them
railroad men. We arrived in Sacramento
at 3 80 O'Clock, July 5. Coming In OH the
train. went up to the A. K U. head
| quarters. l stayed in Sacramento until
the day after the wreck. / had revolver.
but no gun. After arriving received at
the armory on Second street. near y, rifle
and ten rounds of ammunition. L got the
order from the acting secretary OIL the
A. r. U. to get arms from the lodging
house on Second street, near j. l went
into that place the night before the wreck
When | got the gun l saw him take my
name and the number Of my gun.
| Here Carroll Cook offered the witness
the book marked Exhibit IA A. and he
recognized it as the memorandum book IN
which his name was recorded. '24.555, F.