The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01

BOTH INTRODUCED IN COURT.
Attorney Cook Rests for the Prose-
cutiOn, After Asking Permission
to Explode Giant Powder.

WOODLAND, Oct. 31.-Detective Still
we'll sprung the long expected sensation
| in the WOrden case to-day in the shape of
| q written statement of the wreck made by
| Worden, together with a diagram of the
trestle, which was delivered 10 Stilwell 10
the County Jail last August Stllwell was
| the only witness examined to-day, and the
/ courtroom " as Gro wded in anticipation of
sen sational disclosures.
After the usual questions as to residence,
age and occupation Stilwell began his
story. which was as follows:
"The first interview bad with Wofden
was on the morning of the oath. [ went 10
| see him In response to letter from Wor-
den 10 Mr.. Cook asking that l come TO see
| him. | told him that l had come in re-
spouse to the letter. | made no promises
to WordeD, and his conversation was free
J ly and voluntarily given AID not under
! any promise of reward.
! "WOrden told me at that time that two
Of the men secured were employed in the
| train-wrecking. He said that they were
! Appleman and Hatch. He told me that
there were five others there at that time.
They were Tom Kelley, John Dunn, Al
bert Wheeler and a man named Dyer.
| WOrden then gave me their description"
The description in Worden's handwrit-
ing was then introduced in evidence.
Continuing, the witness said: "IIe told
also that be could tell where guns, ravol.
vers and ammunition were concealed. He
said that he got the information from
Hatch in jail. He made me this diagram"
| The diagram heretofore referred to in dis
patches was introduced in evidence by
Mr.. Cook. after which the witness con-
tinued He made aidiagram and wrote it
in my presence. He drew il and hanoed it
TO me. He gave me the diagram TO assist
me in locating the ammunition and fire.
arms. Compton bought the giant powder
and gave it to ne. l saw Worden again
on the oath, when l went TO deliver an
answer to letter he had written to Mr..
Cook. asking for $500 to make a confession
of the wreck. When 1 delivered the reply
he asked that if he could give testimony
that would surely convict the other parties
| implicated, could he get the $500? /
told him that it would be impossible for
him TO make any such arrangements with
Mr.. Cook. He told me that Keliy:and Nc
Mann had left for Portland on steamer.
|
| had each received $40 In Oakland or San
Francisco to get them out of town. Bar
rett wanted 500, as he had information
which was against Knox. Compton and
! Mullen, and be had their lives in
| his hand. While / was talking
| to Worden he took this written statement
from inside his tshirt and handed il TO
me-"
The statement was handed to Attorney
Coos, who offered ii in evidence and then
read it to The jury. In this statement Wor-
den gives an account of his whereabouts
on tue night preceding the wreck. which
corrOborates the testimony of other wit
| Hesses.
On the morning of July II he visited
many places, including Harry K1ox's
home. He was coming out of Rhodes
! saloon in Sacramento when he was met by
a stranger, who said he was an A. r. e.
man and gave Worden an order from
Knox to a liveryman, saying TO give a
team 10 Albert Wheeler to 90 to Brighton.
| The man asked WOrden 10 accompany him
TO fed the rig.
They visited several stables, but could
not find vehicle to carry nine men until
they went to Wilson's stabes. de hired
! team there anu lett.
The statement then details the move
meDts of W0rden and others until they ar
rived at the second crossing out of Wash
ington and corroborates the evidence Of
Johnny Sherburn and witnesses. Pack
wood, Wheeler. Mcmahon, Dyer, Kelley,
Barrett. Killan and others were in the
| buggy.
At the second crossing Worden got out
and returned to Sacramento, meeting Mrs
| Knox on the way. He was asleep in his
room when awakened by James Mullen
and told of the wreck. Worden then de-
tails The events Transporting up to the time
| of his arrest.
In the redirect examination several let
ters from Worden to Carroll Cook were
read and introduced in evidence. 10 one
of the letters Worden said that Hart and
Gaddis had deserted him and that if
he Cook, Stllwell and Armstrong would
come to see him ne was willing to make a
complete confession of the whole affair.
He would do this if they would vindlcate
him. He said the confession would enable
him to capture six out of seven men guilty
of wrecking the train.
The witness was excused. after which
Attorney Cook asked the privilege Of en-
ployiug experts TO see ii the giant powder
found in the rig would explode. The court
refused to permit it. Mr.. Cook then an
nounced that the prosecution would rest.
Court then adjourned until 10 A NJ. to-
morrow. when the hearing of evidence for
the defense will be commenced.