The morning call., 1894-08-01

and glanced appealingly at the attorneys
for the prosecution; but he got no pity
from the cold eyes of Carroll Cook. In
fact the admission had thrown the prose-
cution into a state of CONSERVATION, more
especially when General Hart. by per-
sistent questions, brought out from the
unwilling witness the fact that he was
nothing better than tramp. The story
| he told on the direct examination by
Alvin Bruner was damning testimony
against Worden. 1t was the missing link
| in the chain of circumstances which is
being drawn about Worden. 1t was, in
substance, as follows: 81 an printer
| by trade. / was in the depot on July 3.
standing close to No. 4. the train to be
taken out by Sam Clark. There l heard
Worden abusing the engineer. He called
him - scab' if he took the train out.
l saw W orden jump on the train with a
crowd of fellows, and few seconds later
the train was cut in two"
Going on with his statement Lesher said
that on July II ne saw Sam Clark on train
4 going out OF the depot. He heard some of
the strikers around say that the train
would be wrecked before it got five miles
out of town.
81 met A. R. o. men," said the witness,
carrying guns and coming from the drec-
ton of the wreck. Soon after saw steam
arising and said the train had been
wrecked and ran toward the scene of the
accident. On the way l met guard of
soldiers who would allow me to go nc fur
ther."
Then witness related how he had talked
with the soldiers and the lieutenant had
commanded him to warn the people from
approaching the wreck. He also identified
a man named Irving in court as man he
had seen driving in roadcart.
During his testimony Worden eyed the
witness closely and asked permission of
the Judge to sit by his counsel. This was
allowed and for the first time in several
days Worden was able TO leave his corner.
Under the searching questions of the
cross-exam in alton Lesher said he had come
from Chicago and had worked as a switch
man at the depot. When he got to Ogden
he had ST in his pocket. To get to Sacra-
mento he rode on freightcar brakebeams.
Since his arrival in Sacramento he had
been third living" typical tramp slang,
and meaning to live on one meal instead
of three a day. During This period OF one
meal life he had slept in passeDger-c0a aches
sidetracked near the depot. On July 10
Martin Halloran, yardmaster, had put
him to work as switchman and on the 23d,
in company with Judge Armstrong for the
railroad and Detective Hickey, he had
come to Woodland to testify. While
switching he had lost the middle finger of
his left hand. Ever since Lesher has been
coming over on the railroad special for the
prosecution, living at the Capital Hotel,
where Judge Armstrong lives, coming in
the morning and often going back in the
evening.
"This is positively inhuman." objected
Alvin Bruner. following uneasily the
trend of Harts questions.
us it? Wait till you see," responded
the other. and he went on racking the wit
ness some more. SIS it not fact" re-
peated he sternly. "that you told that man
in dead earnest that you were TO get $500"
''Yes. / did So"
Haven't you promise to be passed
back to Chicago for testimony in this
caseP"
"Well, told in way"
''How did you tell it?"
81 said if / didn't go back to work |
should go back to Chicago"
Witness admitted that he had said he