The herald., 1894-07-21
THE rKAIN-wRECKERs
Damaging Evidence Against tho Dcfen-
dapts at Woodland.

WOODLAND, July AU.--Aho thiiu Nsy
of the examination of the alleged train
wrsckers commenced in Judge Fishers
court this morning at 9:15 o'clock. AS
the trial proceeds, the crowd increases,
and the court room cannot seat one-half
of the spectators. Little Johnny Sher-
burne, the lad who broke down in his
testimony yesterday afternoon under
crcss-examinationb by General Hart, was
the first witness to take the stand this
merning.
Witness did not remember who got
into the wagon first after the explosion.
Counsel Bruner interrupted the exam
ination by asking General Hart II he in
tended asking for continuance over
Saturday. The general announced that
two cases bafore the superior court
would prevent him from proceeding
with the examination until Monday,
and the court set the hour at l0 q. m.
for that day.
Witness reiterated his statement
about awakening Worden, the hiding of
the tools, the meeting of the man. the
remark made by Worden on learning OF
the death of Engineer CLARK. Witness
stuck to the main points of his story
and did not get badly tangled.
Witness detailed how Detective Burke.
Nose Drew and Mr.. Gibson took him
into the buggy shed OF Wilson's stable
and questioned him as to the circum-
stances of the ride with Worden. Young
Sherburne proved TO be tedious and
reluctant witness as to what took place
between him and the detectives in that
interview. Witness said Worden came
to the stable to get some giant powder
which he had left under the back seat OF
the carriage at the time he threw the
tools out OF the conveyance.
A long wrangle ensued between coun-
sci over the alleged testimony OF witness
regarding the interview in the shed.
The prosecution insisted that witness
did not testify to anv such interview.
The court agreed with Counsel Hart that
witness did, and Hart asked why he
had not in his former testimony told OF
the giant powder. The boy replied that
nothing had been asked him regarding
it. Mr.. Hart said there had, and
thought it strange that witness would
forget about the giant powder.
Worden wanted witness to hire an
other rig but the liveryman, Wilson,
said he could not have one for $1,000.
Conductor F. w. Hill was next called
and proved damaging witness for the
deiense. He said he was sitting in the
rear of the csboose; the doors were
open and he heard the brakeman soy !:
sect off that engine, kid"
81 heard some one else cry out telling
the boy to stay on the engine. l then
opened the eide doors and saw rig
standing near. There was q man in the
buggy. He 10 now in the court room,"
taf nnf Dofa do
Hatch. Soon after q man whom witness
identified as Worden. came to the cab
and asked witness: How do you stand
ON this proposition ?"
Neutral" answer witness; 1--WE are
not in it,"
Witness heard some one ask, 'Is the
boy going?" and some one replied.
"Yes, if CO."
The men got in the rig and then drove
toward Danvile. Among them witness
recognized Worden, Hatch and an un-
known man with light mustache, and
en- unknown boy. There may have been
others in the rig. The men drove off
distance when they met another COM
pany of men. They atopped about four
minutes when more men got into the
buggy and drove away.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Hart, witness said he volunteered tell
| ing Superintendent Fillmore of seeing
the rig at the caboose because he did
not want to keep such information to
himself. Witness said that he held
himself subject to the orders of the Con.
ductors' union, to which he belonged.
Attorney Hart questioned witness closely
as TO whom he first talked to regarding
what he saw at the caboose.
Witness told straight story, and it's
damaging effect was visibly depressing
to the defense.
"When the team started I could only
see the upper part of Worden's body. I
heard something fall into the wagon. l
know three of the men who we're in the
rig. l didn't tell Fillmore because of
the reward. l didn't think l would be
prominent Witness"
Harry Tee pile, the brakeman on Con-
ductor Hill's train, was the first witness
called at the afternoon aession. His
testimony was corroboratiye of that of
his chief.
]. d. Graham, line repairer of the
Western Union Telegraph company, WAS
the next witness. He is the man who
propelled handcar to the scene of the
wreck. On his way there he was err
dered by some one in the brush to
halt, but paid no attention to the order.
He was out to repair tho lines. At the
scene OF the wreck he was ordered to
halt by two men, one of whom carried
rife. They demanded where witness
was going. Witness answered to Davis
vile. The contents of the car were taken
and the car ditcbed. Witness was or
dered to walk back to Sacramento.
Witness alao heard bombs explode
and saw smoke rise. Then he sat down
in the road and eaw the train run on
the trestle and pitch into the water.
| Witness could not identity any of the
defendants in the court room as being
at the scene OF the wreck.
The testimony up to this hour is very
| damaging to the defense. During Gra-
| ham q testimony deathly silence pre-
vailed throughout the court room.
The case will probably not be fir-
ished until the latter part of next week.
To reporter Harry Knox showed q
letter from Sacramento, dated July 18th,
conveying news to the effect that ''the
situation at present is decidedly in our
favor Red Bluff says 80 scsbs arrived
from Oregon. and the came so scabs now
refuse to worl;. The men are deter
mined. Wadsworth ia solid yet. Re-
ports OF men going to work are false.
Depend on US. Dunsmuir is proud OF
Sacramento"
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