Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-09-21

O was iiOl SuCI q large CROW
In the court room yesterday wht
d the court assembled as on the pre-
= ious day
Thompson the striker who turne
! States evidence was again on til
stand.
The following telegram was intro
duced:
CHICAGO, JUNE &c.
c. b. kEPLER,
CARLIN, New.
Boycott all Pullman cars to-day
BE governed accordingly. By orde
of the Committee
E. V. DEBBs.
Witness resumed. July 4th Cum
mlngs came to me and asked me if
would watch the round house Will,
he disabled the engines. Cleary ant
Barrett were with me. Asher anC
Denton came while | was standing
there. Heard the noise in the
round house, and knew all about
the burning of the bridges On July
18th Sam Howard asked me to &c
with him and burn bridges. Said
Pat Martin would 60 along. Gave
me package of something. When
Sam came back we went to How
ards house and got some bottles of
coal oil. | took one and Martin
the other and went four miles east
of Carlin on the track Howard said
he would not use powder, but put no
rocks IN the track Thompson put
stick of giant powder on the track
after that Martain and | burned the
bridge while Howard watched. |
put coal oil on the bridge. Don't
know why first bridge wouldn't burn.
Then went to next bridge and set it
on fire. 1t burned. Proceeded t.
the next bridge and set it on fire and
then went home. The object was to
delay trains. Hid giant powder
100 yards north of where | roomed
Howard said eve will burn those
bridges and others will do something
else"
A bottle was produced which wit
ness recognized. Some dynamite |
was produced and witness said it
looked Ike the package of giant he
had when the bridge was burned |
Witness was submitted TO a severe
DISCRIMINATION by Wren regard
ing his confessions.
Asher had told him that he would
get out of his trouble if he told all he
knew. He made his confession in
McRea's office, and Attorney Far
ngton put it in writing. Palmer
md Dennis were present at the time.
Witness never asked anyone to swear
hat he was in Harriss saloon at the
lime the bridges were burned, but
sked them to swear he was there
when the engines were disabled.
to associate with the boys
.fter the confession, but did not I
hink it a good idea to let them I
now any more than necessary. {
lave had no understanding with ]
rosecution that mol pros will be [
ntered for me after this case is over. i
70 agreement with the attorneys j
bout my fine being made lighter if l a
'ould plead guilty. May have talked e
18th Lemon several times about the C
sse, don't remember. President of f
he A. r. U. had engaged witness to t
uard the Companys property. Had
stick in my hand that night, Wit 1
ess didn't pay his expenses since
is arrest. Don't know who did, am
.opping ut the Arlington.
"First-clsss hotel isn't it," said Fl
[r. Wren, F
No sir, couldn't consider it a A
rst-class hotel" was the reply, and 2
laugh went up all over the room. c
Have been in the custody of the n
. S. Marshall since | was arrested. p
Recess until 1:30. b,
AFTERNOON SESSION. .
On cross-examination the witness
id as he stood on the platform of ~
e diner Mr. Morgan told him if he
uched anything he would have him
rested. Witness put the giant
wider on the track along with How
d and their object was to scare
me one Never made any prop
ltion TO Cummings or any one to 8
b the trains of the Southern. Mr..
and Mr.. Howard made
at proposition to me, They also