The herald., 1894-07-27
CLOSER DRAWS THE NET.
A Strong Case Made Against Trat
WraCEar LTordan

A Strong Case Made Against Train.
Wrecker Worden.
WOODLAND, CAL, July 26.-The testi-
"nnny this morning atill closer draws the
net around vvvIuru vu
train wrecking and murder. @. W.
Shoemaker, q delivery clerk, was the first
witness. While in the Office sweeping,
strikers locked the door on witness. One
OF the strikers went to witness and said :
II am friend OF yours, and you had
better get out" Witness said he would
when he had completed the work he
was then engaged in.
Frank DOYLE tsatified: II am night
watchman for the Southern Pacific com.
pany. l saw dozen of armed men dur
ing the strike in the yard and around
the depot. Saw as many as 10 men in
the yard at one time with guns under
their COATS"
On cross.examination Hart asked him
If the strikers who were armed looked
like dangerous men.
"Oh, no; but I'd hate like - to meet
'em in the dark"
"Did you know any OF these strik-
ers?"
II couldn't call any by name. Some
were called Cigarette Dick, Boston Bill
and the like"
R.F. House testified: II live in Los
Angeles county; am an orange grower ;
came to Sacramento to attend the Re-
publican state convention. When l
started home was refused a ticket by
the railroad company. On the second
day of the strike met Worden."
Witness said: SIT don't look like 1
will get out of here very aoon." Worden
said he couldn't tell.
Witness took the river steamer A pache
July 9TH from Sacramento. On the boat
he met Worden and a man named Kel-
ley. He asked him what he was doing
on the boat. Worden replied that he
couldn't tell, but that he might do aome-
thing that would surprise him. Witness
said: "You are not going to tie the
boat up, are you?" Wordon said he
could If he wanted to. Witness said
something about soldiers coming.
Worden said the boys were prepared for
them that they had couple thousand
rifles.
Worden had valise that he was care.
ful not to let 20 out Of his hands. Wit
ness said: "You must think a whole
lot of that valise." Worden replied
"Yss, there is plenty OF money and
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Witness spoke of man named Charles
Hart, who was prominent leader OF the
strikers in Los Angeles. Worden said
he knew Hart, but did not think
much OF him. Then he pulled out
of his pocket memorandum book
wrote on leaf: rs. d. Wordsn, dele.
gate lodge 2S5. Chicago" tore it out and
gave it to witness, asking him to give il
to Hart with his (Worden's) compli-
ments. On the slip were some notes
that witness said he wrote on the boat
in his ssateroom the day he saw Wor.
den, the substance of mis- conversation
with him.
On cross examination OF the witnese
the question was asked: did you treat
Worden for the purpose of getting him
to talk?" The court was compelled to
ask witness to answer this question. He
said: 81 don't know that 1 did it for
that purpose"
Engineer Belden who brought the
train OF militiamen to Sacramento or
July 4th. testified that he arrived at
Sacramento at Twenty second street.
One of the men who appeared at the en-.
CINE there Was defendant Worden.
The air hose OF the engine
was cut by strikers. Witness re-
ceived orders to take the engine tc
Stockton. On the morning OF July 1Ott
the engine WIS stolen. He saw Worder
in Stockton before and after the engin,
was atolen. He sav Kelley with WordeI
in Stockton.