The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-09-22

down the track, Howard being among
them; also saw March taking the
knuckle off the coupler with the aid OF
a couplingpin recognized him as being
the Western Union Telegraph operator.
L. NJ. Lucket, Master Mechanic OF
tie Salt Lake division of the Southern
Pacific, was the next witness. lie testi-
fled that the Southern Pacific was re-
garied az a tirst-class corporation. On
July 12ih he was on an engine which
went ahead of a special train which had
on board United States troops. En-
countered a burned bridge two and a
hall niles east of Carlin which the train
could not pass over. He proceeded on
the way to Carlin, and about one mile
further on found another bridge par
TALLY burned.
S. Walker, a hoetler in the employ OF
the Southern Pacific, testified that at
8 40 p. NJ. July Sd j. Cummings and T.
Cleary entered the round-house. Cum
mings told him to 90 pit to the sta
tionary engine and stay there until he
was called in. Cleary wen with him
and left Cummings in the house. He
came back to the round house and found
it locked; he kicked ON the door a
couple OF times ONE II from the in
side inquired who he WAS and what he
wanted told them, but was refused ad-
mission.
At $3.50 witness went back to the
round-house and got in, and, as there
was no light there, he found a lantern
and began to examine the chop and en-
gInes, and found four or five engines
with the valve-stems or pins gone.
E. G. Ascher, formerly a conductor
for the Southern Pacific but now en-
gagged in detective work for the 8. P,
testified that he was with Denton. en-
gagged in watching, the night Of the Sd
OF July. He saw a mar go into the
round house with a light, and he then
went to, McRae's house to inform him
that he had heard lsmmering. He
went back and saw Cummings working
on the valye-rod of al engine with a
hammer or monkey-wrench. lit was
proved by cross-examlnation that Ascher
had been looking up testimony for the
prosecution.l He said he had told l..
Thompson he had better turn States
evidence. He had been gathering evil
dence in this case in Carlin and Carson.
He, accompanied by Lawyer Harrington,
vent to l.. Bsrrett's house one night
about midnight to get evidence.
During his examination Attorney
Wren proved to him that his testimony
given in Carlin differed from that given
here.
L. Thompson, an A. r. U. member,
stated that he struck OF June 18th, and
On the next day a meeting was held, at
which he was present. A vote was
taken on the strike and was carried.
Another vote was taken on whether the
Pullman ears could run. 1t was decided
not to let them. These votes we're by
ayes and noes. During the meeting
Chairman Frank Williams appointed a
Mediation Committee, which consisted
OF March, Cleary, Joe Stern and others
whom he had forgotten. Williams,
March, Clearv, Happier, Howard and
witness were present at the meeting.
Cleary, Happier and witness were the
ones who side-tracked the Pullman.
Happier unlocked stay-chains, Cleary
did switching and the witness handled
the engine. March and Howard were
there looking IN.
On July 18th Sam Howard asked me
to go and burn bridges east Of Carlin
said he would get Pat Martin to go with
me said We had better wear old clothes;
gave me a package containing giant
powder. Howard left, telling me to
meet him at Jones' house; we vent up
and found Howard; all then went to
Towards house, where we left some Of
out sRolHihe. we theh Went 10 the
bridges, taking coal oil. Howard took
one bottle Of coal oil and Martin took
one. | took the giant powder. Howard
proposed to use powder to blow rocks
down on the track. / told him We could
not blow rocks down ON the track, SO
did not use it, and made up our minds
to burn bridges; put u stick OF powder
on the track three or four miles east OF
Carlin. I placed it on the t ack at
HnWnrd,s ennuesfinn with q nan In II