The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-10-10
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1894.
%wINNEMUOOA STRIKE CASE.

The Silver State says: The exa ina
ton OF the Winnemucca strikers, G. M.
Rose, W. s. Elliot, E. Duvivier, ID. v.
Merrigan and John Holstein, charged
with o~bstructing the U. s. mail and in
terfering with interstate commerce, was
finally begun at ] o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon before Commissioner Archer.
At that time the attorneys for the de-
tense, W. s. and S. j. Bonhifeld Jr.,
filed their counter affidavit against rom
tinuing the case ten days, Attorney Dem
mis-, for the prosecution, having asked
for the continuance on account OF the
illness Of one OF its principal Witnesses,
G. ID. Hunteman. The patience OF the
commissioner had evidently been ex-
hausted by the numerous requests OF
the prosecution for continuances, and he
oyerrnled the motion and ordered that
the examination of Witnesses be begun.
The prosecution called "a its first wit
ness W. j. Patten, who testified that he
il . passenger conductor on the. South
ern Pacific. On the 10th Of last June
attempted to take out train No. 4, VIII III
was standing at the station, but Was
prevented from doing so because it had
been uncoupled between the, baggage
car and coach. Do not know who I'M
coupled it. There was a large crowd Of
citizens and railroad employees at the
train. After [ discovered that the train
had been uncoupled. we found that we
had no fireman, and were unable to pro-
coed without one. Another effort was
made to proceed to take out the train a.
bout 5 O'Clock ia the morning, but still
there was no fireman. The last effort
to get the train out was made on July 1
about 9:30 A. M, so l was told by Mr..
Akers. The witness named several Cit
liens and railroad men who were in the
crowd that evening.
T. r. Cramer was the next witness
called. Hs testified that he is al enein-
Ger and was to have taken No. A out on
June 10Th. The fireman, Bates, refused
TO fire the engine II the Pullmans were
on tn train. but 4 willing to take
mail, baggage and express. made 10
attempt to start the engine. The train
wal uncoupled think behind the mail
car. Don't know who uncoupled it..
Saw all the defendants around tie train.
They were walking around and that is
all / saw them io. riie only one 1
heard say anything vas 'iiintsman. l
was called several times thereafter TO
take N the tram, but mad no fireman.
The train was delayed here from June
29ti, until July 18th. DO not remember
who took it OUT. | tool ti.e first train
went.
T. Il. Akers was the next witness call
ed for the prosecutions. He testified
that he IL station ,rsinmaster and agent.
Was present when No. 4 arrived June
29th at IL ;05 7. u. 1t did not proceed
"a usual on account OF being "a in two
between the baggage ear and day coach,
and q repeatedly cut a. often as my
sell and Conductor ratien coupled it..
As the train stopped in the yard u crowd
of men, among them Conductors Jones,
Raine and Duriyier csnle up 10 me and
said that nothing but mali, baggage and
express would BE- allowed to proceed.
other parties passed by as and got OH
the cars and cut the train in Two. Con-
ductor Patten and myself coupled tire
train several times but 1t was rs often
cut do not know by whom. shortly
afterwarl passengers asked members IF
the A. Il. u. if they wonld allow the
train to proceed with passengers in the
day coach, and Dnyiyier answered No."
On July 1st the engine was brought out
but Oh acc cunt Of train being uncoupled
could not get it ready to proceed with
sivthing but mail, express and baggage.
r. IN June 10Th to July 18th the deien-
"a = performed no service Tor the ). T..
c.. bat MAS informed by Hnntsman
A.aJ a number vi them had been APP