Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-30
The Trial.
CARSON, Sept. 2lst.

OoNSAs
a train had left for Carlin in four sec.
tons and to be firm and not go to
work until strike was of. The en-
gines disabled were used in hauling
freight and mail; No. 4 was a mail
train; no mail truin passed Carlin
between June Doth and l4th Of July;
noticed Howard the morning after
the bridges were burned; he was
dirty and looked like he was up all
night.
Prosecution here closed.
Mr.. Frank Williams, Il carpenter,
called on part OF defendants; WAS
President Of the 4. X. u; vas Mt the
meeting; was called ut lOo'clock; pre-.
sided; after we met Il committee Of
meditation was appointed to consider
il we shonld strike; it Was determined
that we should strike; don't know
who put the motion; there was u pref
ty largedsized meeting; no action was
taken in regard to No. 4; March said
he wanted everyone to be careful in
what they said; said he hoped moth.
ing woul4 be done TO No. 4. rs the
p.&22.sers had started on their jour.
aey before the strike had been de-
clarea. and they should not be de
tanned; rs he was speaking train No.
4 came i'll and the meeting adjourned;
VT met every night during the strike;
mt no meeting was anything said
about the disabling OF the turn table.
or the minutes relating thereto; there
was no motion to cut off the pullmans;
never heard anything said about the
trial. l was Il witness in March case
in Carlin; was discharged soon after;
saw Howard on the platform, also
Happier; neither IRE doing anything;
am acquainted with the prosecutions
lawyers; was sent for to goto Mofgan's
Office; the lawyers examined me about
the case-something about kilograms;
Mr.. Jones was the spokesman. On
the 29th OF June, March came to me
and said he did not think it was right
to hold the train and we wanted to let
it go; we went over to the cars and
saw three sick passengers, Il man, wife
and child; had ameeting and voted
to call for volunteers to run the train
out; during the strike the union
placed watchmen TO care for the com
pany's property. AL the defendants
bear the best OF character. l learned
that the bridges were burned the
next morning. There was no discus.
sion about b~oycotting pullman cars
at any on the meetings; saw some OF
the boys helping to gel the train out;
volunteered to go and help it out.
Harry Robinson was the next wit.
less. He testified as to what occur
red i'll the A. II. u. meeting on the
morning OF june 10Th, and denied
that any action was taken relative to
OBTAINING No. !, Lut swore positively
that March stated in the meeting that
No. 1 should not be interfered with
IA the passengers had all bought
their tickets and left Ogden before
The strike was declared. He was
cross examined at considerable
length by District Attorney Jones,
but his evidence wns not shaken.
j. II. Stern. the next witness, cor.
roborated Williams and Robinson re-.
lativc to March making a speech
about No. 4 and that this tram should
not be interfered with.
G. Buckle next testified that Mr..
job, the prosecutions main witness
as TO what occurred i'll the a. II. u.
meeting on the morning Of the strike,
came into his place that morning very
much under tho influence OF liquor
and that his actions showed that he
Was pretty full.
Thos. Cleary. one OF the defendants,
was then called. His testimony cor.
roborated the other witnesses for the
defense rs to what took place at the
meeting on the 29th OF juno. lie dc.
MED being at the round. house on the
night OF July Ord when the engines
we're disabled and swore positively
that he went to bed early and stayed
there all night. lie nlso testified that
March, ut all tho meetings Of the A.
II. u, spoke to the members advising
them to do no damage or commit any
violence.
Sept. 90.
Clcary resumed tho stand and wa
cross. examined Mt great length. At
the conclusion OF the cross. crnmina.
ton the Court asked the witness il he
remembered clearly all that transpiT.
cd in tho meeting on Juno 10Th, and
IL no could stato positively whether
there was my motion made TO hold
the Pullman or not, or IL tho proprioty
Of detaching the pullmsns was dis.
cussed at all. Cleary replied TINT
such Il mention was not put, neither
was ehy motion made OF holding any
part OF tho train.
James Dryer and l.. Barrett, two
Of tho defendants. gave evidence tho
same M on preliminary examination.
james Council, section foreman ut
Moleen, testified M follows: TWAS
living in Molcen on Juno Doth. Wns
in Carlin at tho time w~iinessea were
being examined before Commissioner
Palmer. Know Pat Martin. In con.
vorsation with him Martin said he was
in u bad box. That thoy had him.