The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27
NO CASE AT ALL.
Nothing Proven Against
Knox.
LOOKS BLACK FOR WORDEN.
Hatch, Too, in a Rather Bad
Box.
LOOKS BLACK FOR WORDEN.
GENERAL HART ADMITS THAT.
But He Insists That the Mediation
Committee Shall Be Released on
Bail Forthwith.

WOODLAND. July 26.-When General
Hart demanded bail for his clients, Knox,
Compton and Mullin. to-day a general
murmur of astoniShment went round the
| court. 1t was about 4:30 in the afternoon,
and Sheriff Bob Cunningham of Stockton
had just taken the witness chair. The
court was crowded more than it has been
since the trial began. An idea that some
kind of sensation was coming attracted
the crowd.
| Just as Carroll Cook was about to ask
his witness question General Hart inter-
rupted courteously. Your Honor" no
said. my clients. Knox, Compton and
Mulin, have been in Jail for some time.
We have been waiting patiently here for
them to introduce some one act to hold
these defendants. / am going to ask for
bail tonight"
A murmur went around the court, and
for a moment the prosecution counsel
looked staggered at the unexpected attack.
1T was suggested to me-" went on Gen.
eral Hart, speaking in a slow deliberate
way, "by one of Mr.. Knox's little girls
asking if papa lived in this house? The
other little girl said in reply that her papa
lived in the Jail. These people. sir, have
been in Jail ten days, and so far there has
not been word of proof adduced against
these three men,"
Attorney Gaddis, interrupting. said that
he had asked for warrant for perjury
against Hickey.
81 ask for it again, your Honor" Hart
cried. "We have been fooing and josh
inn oil for o,,d p
ALL"
Carroll Cook was on his feet in an in
slant.
ut is time, your Honor" he cried.
that General Hart and his associates
cease to treat this matter in jocular man.
ner. Thb charge against these three de-
PENDANTS is that. being in conspiracy with
others. they consp;red to do unlawful acts.
If they did conspire in any act that was
done by member of this conspiracy then
every member is liable; and if that act
were felony every conspirator is guilty
| of a felony, and if death ensued then
every defendant is guilty of murder. This
case is made up of circumstantlal evidence.
We will show acts of the members which
are cbargeable against those here; and if
they conspired together for the death of
Sam Clark then each is guilty of murder"
"Do you represent the railroad company
or Sam Clark's grandmother or whom ?"
queried Hart tantalizngly.
II represent the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers" retorted Cook, "by
permission of the District Attorney.
There has been placed in evidence your
Honor, written constitution. and it has
been stipulated that :he officers of the
A. r. .. are able to 90 beyond their con-
stitution. We will show that their or
ganization is not for the purposes claimed
by defendants, and in the perpetration of
this unlawful purpose a felony was COM
mitted and any man that had a part i'm it
is guilty of it also If the counsel have
failed to comprehend the force of evidence
it is not our fault We do not propose to
be dictated to by counsel for defense. We
shall put in our proof. We have shown
lawless acts We have shown that Knox
paid the expenses of the trip and other
expenses. All of the facts are circum-
stances. We shall ask tomorrow to put
Marshal Baldwin ard the United States
District Attorney on the stand to prove
these circumstances with Knox and Mullin,
showing the illegali.y of their acts in this
conspiracy"
II desire, also. your Honor" remarked
Alvin Bruner. ''to state that we have
traced this man Worden on an unlawful
mission to Stockton and back and he has
reported at the headquarters when he
returned. That shows his connection with
the mediation committee. We have testi-
mony more important yet to show that
connection. Now il is necessary that we
should prove conspiracy. AS far as this
evidence is concerned 1t is directly in
point"
At this General Hart rose and made
passionate argument. 81 have been sitting
here waiting goodnaturedly listening 10 the
testimony which the prosecution has put
in," heasaid. "Knox. Mullin and Compton
were arrested and confn ed In the jill of
Yolo County twelve. thirteen or fourteen
days ago. Mr.. Knox was arrested, and
finally, after due consideration, Mr.. Comp
ton and Mr.. Mulln were both arrested
and brought here. | have sat here for
nearly ten days listening to testimony.
The name of my young friend Compton
has never been mel toned except by myself
and my associate. We have sat here until
Mr.. Compton las commenced to protest
Zealousy against the trial of this
case without mention of his name with all
the honors that might follow. | want to
ask your Honor, as man Of justice, how
long they shall keep these men confued in
a cell without the right of bail and with
out any testimony at all? Who is this
torce, what is the strength that in a
lberty-loving country like the United
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