The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-26

the mails were run before the Pullmans
were put on ?"
''Well it would be impracticable. The
public demand is for Pullmans."
Judge Fisher here expostulated with the
attorneys for going outside the charge Of
murder. Witness described the stirring
events of the Sd OF July. He said that
| Knox had Jumped on car and made
speech cautioning the men to be peaceful
after the Baldwin affair. He admitted
there were several thousand people there
| and could not swear 10 the identity OF any
! one.
Then came sensational question from
General Hart.
"Mr Small" said General Hart, "did
you see any telegram sent to 1ruckee au-
thorzing the derailment of train?"
| All present bent forward. The witness
moved uneasily on his chair.
mo, sir; did not see It," came after a
pause.
Nor to Willows or Auburn"
mo. sir"
''Do you know that dispatch was sent
to Sheriff ConrOy at Auburn with direc-
tions to derail train?"
No, sill"
do you know that the rails of the rail-
! road track were torn up north of Willows
| on July by the section men?"
"All know of it is what read in the
paper.'
do you know that a telegram was sent
from Fillmore or Wright authorizing the
pulling up of the rails?'
mo, sir"
You never heard it discussed by Fill
more OF Wright?"
mo, sir; l never heard it discussed"
HAS there ever been any investigation
made by the comrany to find out who tore
up the tracks at Willows or Truckee?"
81 don't know"
Now. don't you know, Small. that two
years ago a train was derailed between
Davisville and Washington when c. p.
Hall and Graysop were hurl?'
81 remember it,"
''Do you know that that accident oc-
Cured from spreading of the rails ?"
Il don't know; L thought it was
broken wheel"
Don't you know that in the suits for
damages the company asserted that the
heat of the sun bad spread the rails and
drawn out the spikes"
Carroll Cook objected to this appropria-
ton of his witness and the Judge sus-
tanned him.
81 wanted to show" said Hart grimly,
that when the company Is defending it.
self the sun draws the spikes out. but
when 1t is prosecuting for murder that is
impossible"
The witness was excused but will be re-
called for the defense.
Chief Clerk Bonte Of the Sacramento
railroad shops corroborated Smalls testi-
mOny regarding his meeting with Knox at
the roundbOuse. Under crpss-examna-
ton by Attorney Gaddis witness testified
that he had never seen Knox violent.
6. Baumann added some more corrobora-
tive testimony to that of Bonle. He is the
foreman of the copper-shop.
j. B. Chappell. foreman of the freight
sheds. stated that the company had been
kept from delivering freight by the str;k
ers. The witness stated that be had de-
livered freight to Newbert of Baker e.
Hamilton Oh the order OF Il. A. Knox and
had delivered freight several times on
similar orders. He admitted under cross
examination that he had understood that
some sort of agreement existed between
the railroad company and Mr.. Knox for
the protection of freight and property.
He could not say how he got the knowl-
edge. The company officials had not told
him. He could not say who told him. To
Carroll Cook be stated that he had seen
armed railroad men around the yards and
going INTO the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Railway Union.