The record-union., 1894-11-01
A HELLISH PLOT.
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w DlCu WAS DdDU0u 10 Sl'llWell Will
the above statement, and which contained
marginal note saying that nine sticks of
dynamite were used-four In one charge
and five in the other. And another mar
glnal note says that the rail was taken !
up entirely by four men and placed on
the inside of the rails close up, making
1t impossible for the engineer to see that
the rail was out.
Many other letters and kilograms were
sent to Stillwell by Worden, which were
introduced in his testimony.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Strong did not cross-ex anime the
detective very closely, and he left the
stand without single contradiction. In
TACT, the cross-examlnation only added
| fuel to the fire.
"Mr. Stillwell, at the time you were
| getting these statements from the defend
ant, did you inform him that you would
use them against him in your testi-
mony?' asked Worden's counsel.
mo, SIR"
did you tell him at the time that you
would not use them against him?"
/ mo, SIR"
"Did you not tell him at the time that
you were working for Mr.. Strong, the at
torney for the de.ense?''
| mo, SIR"
Now. didn't he tell you, Mr.. Stillwell,
| when you asked Tor the statement and
diagram, that he would see you again
| about that Y'
"He may have said that, and ne did see
met again, and gave me the diagram and
statement
Inns ended the cross-eXamination.
In the redirect examination Mr.. Cook
| produced several letters purporting to be
| from Worden to himself aud which were
| read to the court.
After the close of Mr. StillwelPs cross
| examination the case for the prosecution 1
| was closed. Mr.. Strong not being readyi
| Win his witnesses, the court adjourned!
until to- morrow
AT the conclusion of the testimony Of
StlliWeil, Mr.. Cook wanted to have an OK
pert test the power of the giant powder
Introduced In evidence, but Strong OBJ
Jected, ana the court sustained the point
Inc case then went over till 10 \. NJ, to-
morrow, when the defense will open.
THE MYTHICAL WHEELER
Inc prosecution have in their possession
the following letter written by Worden
to friend in Sacramento In his con-
1esslon Woruon claims that man named
al. w heeler took his place in The carriage
| at the second crossing. and that it was
Wheeler, and not Worden, whom the
witnesses saw at the trestle To substan-
tlaIe this, Worden wanted the name of
Wheeler TO appear on the hotel register at
certain date. and wrote the following:
WOODLAND, Aug. :, '94.
FRIEND -: Go to the fremont Hotel
and place the name of Al Wheeler on the
register of July 9th or 7th.
''S. d. WoRDEN."
Following is synopsis of some of the |
letters from Worden and others:
TIPS" TO GIVE OUT.
The first letter read was a short one |
written to Cook, in which Worden tells |
him Cook to come over and see him and |
he would give him some tips" about
H (neaning HATCH; that he wanted |
no more sensations in his (Worden's)
case.
TO SHIELD woRDEN.
The next one was written by James |
Dunn, at Knights Landing, to Cook,
which reads as follows:
81 wrote a letter to Mr. F. more than
month ago, in which l offered TO dis
close positive proof that Hatch was inn
plicated in the wreck, and whom | know
well. l was at the point where the team
turned around, and saw those men 90
out, and saw Hatch come back and put a |
small bundle into the wagon. 1 know
Doc Worden, and he was not i'll the |
wagon when 1t turned around. (Signed) |
JAMES DUNN"
WILD AND wooLLY.
The following was written on the back |
of Dunn's letter by Worden: "Mr. Dunn |
says he saw the outfit when it came to the |
bend at the river, where the boy says they |
all got out. have known Dunn for |
| twenty-five years, and know he would |
make good witness for you He has "A /
bad reputation, but | am sure he is all |
wool and yard wide"
WOULD SACRIFICE OTHERS FOR COIN.
Afterward Worden wrote the follow
| ing letter to MIR. Cook:
"If you will pay a consideration of $500
and a turn-up you will be sure of having
! two, and Will give you a description of
X. (meaning killian) and everyone that ,
went in the three-seated carriage from
| Wilson's barn through the soldiers lines:
and then, after coming back to the city,
OF being in the caboose and talking to the
conductor and brakeman. | will also
| give you the testimony which was given
against Texas but L must have $500 in
| hand.
Il can assure you that Compton knows
all about the giant powder which was
used IN the two blasts, and a portion of
which was said to be found in the wagon
where 1t was put by Wheeler.
IS. ID. WoRDEN"
WANTS A MONOPOLY OF CoNFEssING.
Tue following letter was written by
Worden to Cook on August 30, 1894.
II am notified that Hart and Gaddis
have withdrawn from my case. saving
that have giving you a written confess
! sion. don't know how they could have
heard such thing, but if you and Still
, well Will come tomorrow, and telegraph
l tnu Iet lio KNOW tndG you are coming. [
! will make complete confession of all
| those known TO be concerned in the re-
moval of the rail, and also concerning the
dynamite. L would prefer to make il to
you and Stillwell. You telegraph Head
not to allow Hatch or Appleman to
make any confession in order to make
any immunity in doing so.
You have got two of the guilty ones
and will tell you where you can get two
more, anyway. of the seven, and perhans
four more, making six out of the seven
that you will get. If you will telegraph
will answer the telegram and SIGN
Hatch's name, as it will not make SO
much talk as if l signed my own. | will
fix ii so you can arrest one OF the free
| men at once.
II know whereof l speak, and will
show Hart that he cannot play fast and
loose with an old p. p. a. and S. S. man.
IS. d. WoRDEN."
WILL INSIST WAS AN ACCIDENT"
Late tonight Attorney Strong informed
your correspondent that the defense
would first put on witnesses tomorrow
to show the condition of the track at the
wreck. He further stated that thirty
reputable men of Washington and Sacra-
mento would swear that Worden was in
| Washington at the time of the wreck.