The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-14

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Much to the sur
prise of everyone, the attorneys for the
defense in the Debs case announced
this afternoon when the last witness
for the prosecution had been heard,
that they would rest their case on the
evidence before the court. Mr.. Greg
CORY said the defense had some wit
nesses who could modify the testimony,
but the cardinal points probably would
not be affected. He said he and his
associates would, therefore, refrain
from putting witnesses in rebuttal on
the stand and would be ready, after a
reasonable time, for the preparation of
abstracts of evidence to go before the
court with their arguments.
This was apparently a great surprise
to Mr.. Walker and his associates who
represent the prosecution. However,
after some preliminary stipulations as
to the preparation of papers. Judge
Sept. %, when the arguments will be
heard. Twenty days after that the de-
Tense will present its brief and the
whole matter will go to the court.
Counsel for the defendant expressed
themselves that the government could
not make its testimony hold, and con-
fident in the end of being able to free
Debs and other officials of the A. R. U.
from the contempt charges.
The government attorney in the Debs
case today asked that President Debs
and the other defendants be called
upon to testify. The defense objected,
and Judge Woods allowed the matter
to pass without ruling.
Joseph ELDERS, night clerk at the Lee
land hotel, testified that he delivered
numerous kilograms to Debs and the
latter read them in his presence. Wal
lace Rice, a reporter, who as delegate
from the local union was present at
the A. r. u. convention, told of the
scenes during the consideration of the
Pullman strike. Witness said Debs
made fiery speech, urging the boy
colt and declaring that he would
rather see the A. r. u. go to wreck in
so righteous a cause than drag along
uselessly. Howard, Rice said, opposed
ordering the boycott.
Manager Milford, of the Western
Union, produced a message from Mrs
Leland Stanford to Debs, dated July q
asking him to grant permission to the
trainmen to take her private car to
San Francisco.
Miss Becker, telegraph operator. tes-
tilted that Debs replied to Mrs. Stan
lord that the trainmen would take her
car through.
personally sent messages relative to
the strike.
Mr.. Walker announced the govern
ment case closed with the exception of
the production of the Pullman con-
tracts
The defense refused to outline it's
testimony
Most of the afternoon session was
consumed in eXamina ton of witnesses
and in regard to violence committed
along the Santa Fe road. c. K F.
Resseguie, superintendent of the Chi
cago division of the Santa Fe road.
testified that he was in the Chicag
yards from June 81 to July II. He said
that the company had had no diff
Guilty with its employees and the switch
men had told him when they went out
that the American Railway union had
ordered boycott on Pullman cars.
and as the Santa Fe would not cut
them off, its employees had gone out.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Gregory
ELECTED the fact that the company was
thirty or more days behind in the paw
to their men. and that there had been
some complaints in regard to this con-
dition of affairs.
H. r. Bliss, an engineer on the Santa.
tieH tolu HOW he ndQ peen pre-
vailed upon to strike. He said that a
mob had threatened to fix him.
For fear they would fix me, I quit
work when did not want to-
Fred Weinshimer, secretary Of the
Pullman Palace Car company. was
called and identified two contracts
one between his company and the
Eastern Illinois road and the other be-
tween his company and the Santa Fe.
They were the contracts about which
there was so much conjecture during
the strike.
After a discussion regarding the argu-
ments court adjourned until after Sep
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