The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-26

dental. The constitution of the A. R. U.
examination took wider scope than on
| any previous day.
On cross-examination this morning,
Manuel Silva, the Portuguese section
hand. repeated his statement that when
| Worden asked him to join the A. r. U. he
said he wished to protect the railroad
property from being destroyed or injured
| in any way. ut will be blamed on the
| strikers, Silva" Worden explained. Silva
stated that he had given Worden S5 and
the latter had given him check. Re-
Gently Billy Ahearn. the railroad detec-
tive, visited Silva and slowed him the
check and asked him about the story.
"Did you get your money ?" asked Gen
eral Hart
mo; Billy Ahearn had the check"
where did you Leave Worden ?"
"At Stockton"
what time was that ?'
monday. the 9th day of this month"
"Wbo is paving your expenses here ?'
"The railroad company. Icame here on
| a pass"
"Give me that pass. Are you an en-
pioye of the Southern Pacific Company?
81 have not got my time yet, nor my
money"
Here General Hart was about to read
the pass when Carroll Cook rose to object
to incumb bering the record with irrelevant
testimony. I'VE have a right" said Gen.
eral Hart, ITO show who the prosecution
really is"
1.-THE prosecution" said Cook, sis the
| State of California"
''Oh, no. no!' returned the other. "We
have a right TO show who the real prosecu
ton is. If the railroad company is bring
ing most of the attorneys of the prosecu-
| tion here, it shows a private grievance,
with which the people have nothing to do.
| injected into the case. II the witnesses
come here on passes as employees Of the
| Southern Pacific Company | have a right
| to show the animus and that money Is
being used in this prosecution which is not
| the peoples money, that passes are being
used and that all the influence of the
Southern Pacific Company is being used to
carry on a suit of the State of California.
| This pass is signed y. b. Wright and is
| issued to this man as an employe. although b
he is not working for the company"
Carroll Cook stated that the railroad
company ought to have an interest, and
that he was there to represent the friends
| Of Sam Clark, the dead and murdered
| engineer.
Judge Fisher overruled Cooks objection
and the PASS was placed In evidence. 1t
was the regular employees trip pass. issued
to Manuel Silva. General Hart ELECTED
| the fact that Pat Doyle, the section boss at
Lodi. had lent Silva the handcar with
| which he and Worden had gone to Stock
ton.
"Was Doyle on striker" asked Cook.
Eyes. sir" answered the witness, as he
stepped down.
A stir was created in court when j. r.
Hughes, president of the A. K. .. at Sac
ramento, appeared at the call of the
| prosecution. He had been subpenaed to
explain the plan of the A. R. u, and his
testimony went to show the relation of the
mediation committee, consisting of Knox.
Mullen and Compton, with the order. He
testified that the three defendants had
composed that committee ever since the
| order started.
"When did these defendants cease to
act?" asked Cook.
"When they were arrested" replied
Hughes.
"Who was the chairman of that COM
| mittee?"
Knox, believe"
"Have you the roll Of the membership
| of the A. r. UP"
"No, sir; it would be impossible to get
| it. | could not swear that l am on the
| roll or that Knox and the others are on
the roll. Things were done in such a
hurry that none was kept know Wor-
den is a mem Der, but could not-swear to
Hatch"
| what is the seal of your order"
"a flaming torch, with Local Union No.
] 2S5. A. 4. L. on IT,