The record-union., 1894-11-01
sTILLMELL,s STORY.
He Reads the Startling Confession
Made to Him by Worden.

He Reads the Startling Confession
Made to Him by Worden.
c. J. StiIlwell states that among other
things in his testimony he will be called
upon to detail certain conversations had
with Worden IN the County Jail, and to
produce certain documents delivered to
him by Worden and letters sent to him.
He says that after several requests by let
ters sent to himself and Mr.. Cook by
Worden. lie visited Worden at the Jail,
one visit being made on the 9th of
August, at which time he went there at
the request of Worden. At this time
Worden informed him that two of the
men who had taken part in the train
wrecking were secure in Jail. These, he
said, were Hatch and Appleman. There
were, he said, seven of them, the other
five being I. Kelly, Barrett. John Dunn.
u man named Dryer, and man whom he
called Albert Wheeler. He also gave to
Stillwell q description of the several
men written upon sheet of the Sheriff's S
paper.
He stated that Barrett fired the first
shot of giant powder at the trestle, and
Wheeler fired the second. Barrett, Dunn.
Dryer and Hatch were the four men who
pulled the spikes and misplaced the rail.
The giant powder, he said, was bought
by Compton on an order given by the
Mediation Committee at a place in Sacra-
mento. He further stated that Hatch and
AppIeman Joined the buggy just before
they left the spur switch at Washington.
He said that he (Worden) rode with them
as far as the second crossing, and then he
left the buggy, and that Hatch and APP
pleman were joined by Kelly, Barrett,
Dunn, Dryer and this man whom he
called Wheeler. At this time, he said,
AOnlnlnan w a N1npbQStpr
rifle across his knees. Worden said that
after be left the buggy he retraced his
steps toward the bridge and met Mrs.
Harry Knox near the second crossing.
lie talked with her a few minutes and
then went on into Sacramento.
At this interview he gave Stillwell a
diagram of a ''planp' situated some dis
tance north of where the wreck occurred
where he told Stillwell he could find four
revolvers, one Winchester rifle, two
cartridge belts and forty rounds of am
munition. He said that Hatch had told
him where these were deposited while in
Jail on August 10th. He also gave rough
sketch of tile railroad crossing where lie
claimed to have left the buggy, as we'll as
what purported to be q copy of the
order given by Knox for the team on the
morning of July llth. The order, as he
dictated lt. read:
please let Albert Wheeler have team
TO go to Brighton. [Seal on side.
Signed, H. KNOX, Chairman
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
On the 26th of August Stillwell again
visited Worden at the Jail, when the first
thing that Worden said when brought
into the room where he was awaiting
him, was that he had made mistake in
the name OF one OF the men who conf
prised the paxty that wreck ed the train
Instead of Dunn, it should have been
Nc Mahon.
This interview was one resulting from
letter which Worden had sent TO Mr.
Cook, asking Cook 10 call upon him and
to make certain agreements with him
(WordoD) ii he would state all he knew,
Cook had replied TO him in letter
wherein lie stated that he could not under
any circumstances comply with his re-
quest, and that StllIwell would call upon
him and state why.
ljpon calling at the Jail Stillwell gave
Worden this letter from Mr.. Cook, and
Worden told him that he had to have
some money, and that if he (SIillweln
could secure it for him he would tell him
all he knew about the train wrecking
case. and furnish him with sufficient evi-
dence to convict those who had hand in
il. 10 this Stillweil replied that he could
make no arrangements with him OF such
a character: that he could not promise
him immunity from punishment, nor
financial aid in any way. lie told him
that if, as he claimed, he was really inno-
cent, he could probably prove 1t; that no
one OH the side of the prosecution de-
sired an innocent man to suffer for the
guilty; that if he was innocent, the
manly thing for him TO do would be for
him to tell what he knew, but that no
promise or Inducements could be held
out TO him.
Worden finally stated that, as he only
.art 1, IA - n
cent and would tell what he knew. He
then made a statement as follows:
THE PLOT TO WRECK THE TRAIN.
AT 10 O'Clock on the night of the 10th of
July was, in company with L. IL ely, a
swltchman, in Lathrop. aud had COM
PEELED, at the pistols point. fireman by
the name OF Fitzpatrick TO climb on a
yard engine and proceed with the engi-