The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-11
SUMMING UP THE EVIDENCE,
Trial of the Train. Wreckers
at Woodland.
The Coil Tightening Around the De.
PENDANTS.
, NSeumsnts Of Counsel for and Against
the Holding o. tAo Prascnerr
fer tho H.inous Crime
Of July t1A6s
ny the Associated Press.

m0Vl0u OF inc 0eIeus0 loI tno uleCuhIBo
of the defendants in the train. wrecking
c..a AZ o O'Clock this morning. and at the
49, ~
noon intermission ne mad deiivered MINI
self OF about one'half OF, MS mesnoolcai
and merciless arraignment. He had
svidently made careful preparation
a., HE .naech and in a log
:. .ba;.
ioAi' iuc'o "Anner'
proper order, brought together the scat
tering ends of testimony, the little
things in proof, and msssed them in
r.,ch;p. rhalanx of circumstances
=. =. m.,..t 81 oonn;ot
tnAs arc saIu " 10 su"''e' W .o
tne a. N. v. Me9la'ion co ~ a.;ue;roi 81
previous knowledge ana Oh criminal
eompnoity IN sne crime OF July aa.n.
Cook said circumstannai evidences was
often stronger than direct testimohy' De-
cause circumstances cannot no.
Aiter sraoinR sne ssstt%.y snaS o III
nected Worden ana hatcn WIN me
wreck, Cook proceeoeo 70 ueveiop Tue
connection OF Knox ana .ne osner ae,
fsndents Win all OF woloens uniawiu,
missions. IL was knoA VINO issued
the order ior tne rig snas
took Molo'n .;s anu d.u liz oo ars"md
stes upon tnel uov WE ri.t
and 1t was Knox woo, after sam Oiark
nao peen sent 70 nis ues.n, pAlu .ne
Dill ior the instiumens 'nss was useu IN
tne consummatio oi .nas usn y. ~
deed. All this was In pulenance Oh .ne
threat tnat Knox nso "aoe 'n@' no'
wheel should turn.
COOK declared thhs inc hnoA consplL'
acy MAD gone peyonu tue oluers
for striKe; he hso snnounceu
that tney wouio win Dy any mesns
even py the fesorO 70 vIo'ence anu as
eassina!ion. Oounsel wouiant a'ta aSa
TO the A; n. " IS gu oIgsn, :.s, . 'n 10
reePonslDillty lol ing uniAwiol ao'e Va
which Knox ana MS co'conspirators
were guilty. u.,
supporting tnat ne lO0o1l nag openly
return to sacramento; WINE mar! is
on the way, he 10 followed by an IN
innate ana associate OF OooR q
and Harris VINO murders NM
Cooks friend ana conndant Is arrested;
He denies that ne ioliowed mari ,.w ana
Immediately calls Tor COOK. W nat
court under neaven, asHea CooK'
"wouid reiuee 10 noio me equsi'y re-
eponsiple with my pal tor nsrta muir
der Z"
Wnen court convened tnis alternoon
Mr. OooK continued MS srgumon ~,
Prior 10 so]oulnmen!, az salu,
enoweo Dy tne teieg,sm "a sviuence .1A1
tho acts OF tne stIike nao Dee ~ unoe s
the ratinoation OF Mr. hnoA. Ihe !eie-
gram sh0Ws tnas tnev were ene.seu ~
unlawiui acts ana tney Iegaloeo W
anoer tneiI innuence Tug lawless c mn
10 wnlcn ieIerenco las peen msue. ~! me
evlGence poinss " .ne isc' tns' I ~ .no
law'eee scss were oone ny 'ne s'fAAers
unoef An1As gui9snce
Ml. UcoA quoseu cop,ouI.y ilom iessl
autnoiitie. 70 sus.slI sne cIsIse vi coI-
spiracy. Wo navH lis1ensS W sPeecn
iol tne oe,enso ny Ut us ~ " oismas s
tne case; no saic' nav1 nesro
many addresses, pus nevoS nucn one
Do nn. ne savsncss no tensions i9l
sncn COURSE Du. nis speecn Was msoe
up soieiy o. v.supsrA''Yi. no ssys
mere 10 NO .e1'imo"y. nave pr1vou
SneIe 10 souay. no 'nlnnI Lila. 'ASs ol 20.
purnes tes MSy sn1ui" 10 eas-
peieveo. why nss NJ. .eso
timony Sver pSen oo .nla
Mi. uAuuls nstov esys snAe ~ niS
opinion tne pvys teasimTay ~ lai ~
necsnse oc.sG "a a.. nHu 0usikG p ~ .ne
Csse y su1u.u "9 .u ;ao ~! ;.. Do0a91 y
the southern racine was inseIeetea y
enoui9 Dc thrown ous. nl. 0aools saio
snes nasen nso neve. usoa H9Iaec.e1
Win tne case; , ne siys tns. oiq En.le,o .
was DINO. Wnas u wv ~ was ne couia
ieGosnize voice. wy s, navS snown tna.
=. .sass 10 Mou WI az un sSS oo.uscteo
WIN wy olne ~: usuuiS w.n1s up
ny ss.nk s u Smo s eSuScn nSu peeu !.
pIomls.nt 'Io ooai. ~. .; so "1eNs sna at
tney ~o1iS pl'nE ~ ov.oen m puc tnat
none nsa psen ptcuGceu. inc pross %I
uon nsS erousu' ~ ovuon'e. Ing
PtoMso VI sno p1osecuIlon ~ tnlS
1gspecs uss uTon 4 ooeemeo. ooneial
nait a"1C.a sns ns1oIney geneIsl, tne
~ Ms. =. IA .sos ~ wv sooA any p~iS M
tne S.oPpirx ~ WIS conspiracy. Hart
ssye tnHs .osnol 19's:Su 1nas no COZ, :,
mN'ou Pei!uyS IL ne olu nos. ne olo
iAy, :. no soiu otneIs On Ihe st!ee1, mat
ne peHeveo tnae ne was 70 !ecelve por'
G,On Vi sne te".Iu NoI LIP testimony.
Inls ve,y SUBMISSION rgM simp!e-
minoeG Doy snoweo MS iack OF reila'
Dlnsy' 4ence nls ssH'emen. was s.iicke1
put: naIs says tnst hno1 declared
tnas no coe1o not cont!ol Inc outside
eiement. fes NO nno nim senoing lor
the men ana bringing tnem 10 Sacra-
mento.
Mr. hart tnen commenceo MS an
swer. he MAD not talked long before
thu orator IN him WAS all on nY0. and he