The morning call., 1894-08-02

Fisher W0uld reSclnQ his order Striking
out The testimony of Lesher, the man who
expected $500 for his testimony, and allow
General Hart to cross-examine that in
genuOus witness. No such thing occurred
to-day, but the examination was not lack
ing in certain sensational matter. The
peculiar position in which Al Starkey of
Jefferls fame found himself caused a stir.
He had been called by the prosecution.
was put on the stand in the afternoon, and
after testifying that he was a menber of
the A r. L. and had seen Engineer
Clark's train leave the depot on the fatal
July II was excused, much to his astOnish-
ment and that of the audience. The
reason OF this was made apparent when
Captain Bradley, eX-Chief of Police of
Sacramento, went on the stand and swoIe
that he had heard Al Starkey on July II
express his knowledge that No. would
never geS very far. In fact it seemed as
If the prosecution had succeeded in getting
Starkey to admit his connection with the
a. K. U. to make it impossible for him to
say he was not at the depot on that day.
The direct result of this was a row be-
tween Bradley and Starkey on Main
street just after court adjourned. Starkey
called Bradley q 'stuol-pigeon" and
Bradley had him arrested for disturbing
the peace. At the court when Bradley
was swearing out warrant Stsrkey
backed down and said his remark was that
it was a stoOlpigeon game" Then
Bradley waived the warrant and Starkey
went free. The strikers friends wanted
TO have Bradley arrested for perjury, but
bis did not come to anything.
Another interesting part of the proceed
ings was the testimony of Sebastian Him
berger that he had seen three men at the
frestle where No. 4 was wrecked on July
IL and three more at the crossroads.
After the wreck be had roWed over six
men whom he believed to be the same six.
He stated positively that none of the de-
fendants were among them. This gives
some ground to the theory that some body
other than the defendants did the work
which sent Sam Clark to his death.
a colOred janitor of the name of Warren
Love was the first witness and he said he
recognized both Knox and Worden. The
latter he had seen at the depot on July 3
in the morning tearing up the engine with
gang of A. K. U. men with hammers
He had also seen Wordeu coming from the
Yolo side over the bridge on the day OF
the wreck Worden told him that "a -
of an engineer and fireman had gone to
hell" In response to the active inquiry
of General Hart Warren Love told him of
his exploits at i nitoTy" and as waiter at
the National Guard encampment on the
Capitol grounds. He could not tell
whether Worien came over the bridge or
not. as there were hundreds OF people
about. Soldiers had charged the crowds
oF ID
mitted that he was eating at the same
hotel with Armstrong. Asked what his
expenses were Love said: Three meals a
day and a corncob pipe" Witness said
Ben True had sent him over TO Detective
Hickey, who was to tell him what to do.
General Hart asked if Love had pass.
The witness took check from bis pocket
book
''Are you sure you haven't got pass in
that bOok?" asked the attorney, as the
witness showed him the conductors check.
"Do you want to see the pocket book ?"
asked the witness.
''No. l don't"
Then take my word for it." responded
Love, cheerfully, and the audience burst
into laughter.
Witness did not remember the Baldwin
affair at the depot or that trains were be-
ing made up, facts to which other wit
nesses had testified. He did not know
either that a rope was placed about that
particular engine and guard placed over
il. He said he remem beTed it was the 81
CT July because the next day was the
Fourth. and he remeD bered the Fourth be-
cause the previous day was the 81 and
every one was talking about the Fourth.
A newspaper correspondent for a San
Fran cisco daily, named Isidore Alexander,
was called. He was not a very satisfac-
tory witness for the prosecution. He
could not recall the special interviews be
had had with Knox. as he had had so
many of them, and the only way he could
recall was by his dispatches. The court
refused to allow Alexander TO read the ex-
tracts from his paper, holding that if be
had had conversations important enough
he would remember the facts. Carroll
Cook excused Alexander, and said he
would recall him with the messages on file
in the telegraph Office.
General Hart, on eross-examin alton,
asked witness if it was true that be told
War Correspondent Marshall that he had
seen two stands of arms of 800 guns
apiece. Carroll Cook objected to the cross
examination, and Judge Fisher ruled that
General Hart could ask the witness about
testimony given in court. A spontaneous
burst of applause showed the feelings of
the big audience. Carroll Cook demanded
shat the courtroom be cleared. The Judge
warned the audience to be quiet, and then
the attorneys went off into an argument
on the point. General Hart said he had a
right to show that Alexander and some of
the strikers had 'joshed" Marshall, telling
him that there were stands of arms, bas-
kets of dynamite and other deadly things
around in order to fEighten the Archibald
Forbes Of the Stockton militia. He charac-
ierized the examination as an investiga-
tion into a lot of facts, and said the prose-
cution had gone on fishing excursion for
over ten days
go ahead and examine the Witness"
said Judge Fisher, who was impatient at
the delay, and then Alexander stated that
that he had been joking with Marshall.
what did you tell him ?" asked General
Hart.
81 told him that there were 1900 men in
Sacramento armed with dynamite Sticks"
responded the witness. "The fact was
that seeing a man up there in militia unl-
form and acting. as he claimed, TO be
newspaper man and going on in funny
way led us to have a little joke at his ex-
,,anaa In orAar IN frichtan him ann aaa