The morning call., 1894-12-06
THEY GROW BOLD.
Strikers Want Coils as a
Witness.
CALL HIM A CONSPIRATOR.
They Also Want Markham,
Towne and Fillmore.
ALL HIM A CoNsPIRAToR.
MONTEITH's LATEST SENSATION
kilograms and Letters That Passed
Between the Railroad and the
Government Demanded.

The lawyers and Jurors who are trying
the strikers in the United States District
Court had just settled themselves com.
1ortaoiy In their seats yesterday morning
when the indefatigable attorney for the
strikers sprang sensation that gave them
food for thought during the entire session.
Armed with a long typewriter document
from which he read copious extracts. Mr.
Monteith called upon the court to summon,
as material witnesses for the defense, II.
d. Markham. Governor of California {;
Major General w. II. Dimond; j. a. Fill
more, general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific Railroad; c. p. Hunting
ton, president; c. f. Croker, first vice
president; A. n. Towne, second vice-pres-
ident; II. E. Huntington, assistant to pres
ldent; j. b. Eagan, chairman OF the Cen
eral Managers Association at Chicago: j.
V. Wright, superintendent, Sacramento
A. ID. Wilder, uperintendent. Oakland
W. ID. HaydOck, superintendent. San
francisco; Barry Baldwin, United States
Marshal. and w. G. Long, ex-United
States Marshal
Mr.. Monteith asked that all the witnesses
be compelled 10 produce the letters and
kilograms sent and received by them
during the strike, for 1t is his purpose to
show that the railroads eOus pred to tie
up their roads and compel the Government
to fight the strikers for them.
1.-The Southern Pacific" counsel stated.
has the minutes of the meetings of its
board of directors during 1894, and from
them We expect TO prove that the Southern
Pacific entered into a conspiracy with
other railroads. organ Zed as the General
Managers Association. The object of the
conspiracy was to restrain trade and CON-
merce to such an extent as to cause the
complete stoppage thereof, and to obstruct
the passage of the mails.
This was dOue," the attorney asser ed,
ito confuse, impede and delay business,
social and other transactions of the gen.
eral public To such an extent as to assist
In awakening and creating in the minds of
the people a feeling of hostility, bitterness
and hatred against the railway employees
known as the American Railway Union,
who had refused to move Pullman ears.
The cODsplratOTs IN so restraining COM
merce aimed TO crush this union, which
had been formed to prevent unjust exac-
tons and expressions upon the rights of
railway employees by their employers, by
making 1t appear Odious and Infamous in
the eyes of the people,"
Mr.. MOnteith asked for the railroads
account books, vouchers and receipts cou-
corning the payment of money during tn
strike to deputy marshals, deputy sheriffs
and detectives, and the letters and tele-
and Detectives True, Hickey and Still
we'll also all letters, kilograms or
copies sent TO and received from the Gen
eral Managers Association and c. z.
Huntington, G. F. Croker, A. n. Towne,
}. a. Fillmore, J. c. Stubs"
''All of these letters. kilograms and COM
municatiOns," said Mr.. Monteith, will
show the connection of the Southern
Pacific Company with the conspiracy and
VIII furnish zorro boration of the testi-
mOny of the defendants that they were in
no wise connected with any conspiracy"
Mr.. MOnteith's statement was subse-
Quently presented to the court in the form
of an affidavit, aud Judge Morrow will
decide to-day whether the witnesses de-
manded shall be summoned and the docu-
ments from which the strikers expect to
prove so much shall be produced.
Having fred his big gun the strikers
counsel INDUCED in little pleasantly
that brought smile to the careworn
faces of Judge and jury.
Il now move 20 strike out of the test-
mony taken Yesterday" he said, 1.-The
statement Of witness that a mailcar was
attached TO the rear end of a train going
out Of San jose"
Nj knight promptly objected.
Il wish IL stricken out" Mr.. Monteith
explained, because it is irrelevant. We
are trying men for obstructing mail trains,
and Mr.. Oluey has ruled that mail train
is train az ordinarily made up. Now. |
submit that train is not ordinarily made
up with a maicar at the rear end"
Jurors and spectators decided that the
point was we'll taken, but his Honor did
not order the record of the testimony
eliminated.
The only witnesses examined were c. G..
Howell, secretary of the Citizens Prgtec
tive Association at Sacramento, and a sec
Iion-hand who deserted the strikers and
turned detective. The former testified
that he saw much that was wrong in the
conduct Of The strikers, but nothing that
was blamable on tie part Of the railroad.
Mr.. howell also testified that he travelled
on a pass signed by Y. p. Huntington,
The detectives testimony was unim-
pnrani, but while he was talking Mr..
Mon teith's attention was called TO the
conduct of spectator, who was avpar
emily coaching the witness by signals.
This person has sat in the courtroom in
full view OF the witnesses on the stand
since the beginning Of the trial. He de-
MED that lie was taking any part in the
trial, but be will hereafter be closely
watched by the defense.