The record-union., 1894-08-09
snec,aI to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WOODLAND, Aug. 8.-The examination
in the train wrecking case was resumed
this morning. There were no especially
sensational developments. The most OF
the day was taken up in legal arguments
concerning the admissibility of kilograms
and identification of their writing.
j. T. Rice, Wells-Fargo's messenger.
was recalled.
1.-THE telegram saw came on the morn
ing of July 4th. 1t was on Postal tele-
gram blank"
Carol Cook, after hunting over the
files of the dispatches in evidence, failed
TO find any that the witness identified as
the one in question.
TIED-UP WITNESS.
On rsss-examination witness denied
that he was railroad detective; that he
saw any telegram from railroad author
tiles directing that train should be de-
rallied.
Witness named Sheppler, Berck, Ross
and Heaney as solicitors of the American
Railway Union. His business was that
of route agent for Wells. Fargo IL Co.
days. Was in the telegraph office at Red
Bluff when the message from Knox
came; heard it coming on the wires. Wit
ness was an operator himself. supposed
it was mere curiosity that led him to go
into the telegraph office.
AN ENGINEER WARNED.
George B. Clark, an engineer who
pulled one of the sections OF the train
that brought soldiers to Sacramento
on July Sd, was called. Charles Hall,
one of the strike leaders at Oakland i'm
portuned witness while he was oiling his
engine up not to pull the soldiers out.
Hail told witness that he had better not
go out, as it was not safe.
Hall told witness that the boys were
laying for him and would get him.
There was iron piled on the track after
ward and as he pulled out the crowd
bombarded witness engine "beauti-
fully'' with rocks, links, etc. Witness
was struck on the hand.
The cross-examination did not develop
anything of importance.
just before Witness Clark took the
stand, General Hart raised something of
a sensation by asking the court to make
an order directing the Sheriff not to al
low railroad detectives admission to the
Jail to talk to his clients. General Hart
said he was informed that last night, after
Worden had gone to bed, he was visited
in his cell by couple of men who tried
to tell him what somebody else was say
ing. Hatch also had been approached in
the same way.
General Hart wanted it understood that
the emissaries of the prosecution should
not monkey with his clients.
Warden, who was pacing up and down
the courtroom meanwhile, with a scowl
on his face like unto the visage of a Hin
doc deity, spoke up heatedly, and with
violent gesticulation, saying:
THAT'S so; he's a yardmaster; he's
name is on the back Of that paper"
pointing to slip in his attorneys hands.
A PUFF OF SMOKE
Worden exonerated Sheriff Wyckoff of
all blame in the matter, and said Deputy
McMurray did it. McMurray denied it.
The court said the Sheriff was the re-
sponsible party, and volunteered the
opinion that no one would be admitted
to the jail hereafter to see any of the
prisoners.
THE WILLOWS DISPATCH.
Carol Cook arose and proposed to offer
evidence the notorious Willows dis
patch.
Hart objected; the court had already re-
fused to admit it until proof was made
that it was genuine.
Judge Fisher said it was the courts
impression that the attorneys for the de-
fense intended to admit the kilograms
only for the purpose of identification, and
so ruled.
The prosecution had summoned G, w.
Bush aud G. L. Thomas, bank cashiers,
as experts to pass upon the handwriting
IN the kilograms and compare it with the
writing in the personal records" of de-
PENDANTS.
Recess was then declared until 1:30 P.
NJ, to give the experts time to examine
the papers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Cook announced that with the tes-
timony of the experts and the proof of
the Presidents proclamation the prose
cution would be closed.
AN EXPERT ON WRITING.
C. W. Bush, Cashier of the Bank o
Yolo, was called to the stand. All the
telegrams purporting to be sent by Knox
were submitted to Mr.. Bush for COMPARE
son with accepted specimens of the Knox
chirography.
In the opinion of the witness. about
three-fourths of the number were written
and signed by Mr.. Knox.
Among those which the witness thought
were in other handwriting, there were
three or four different kinds of cbirogra-
ply, evidently.
The interest in the entire examination
GGDlGlSu jllC lO6uLlAcdtlOu OF the w IL
lows dispatch TO Mrs. Sehorn, denounced
by Hart as forgery.
This dispatch was TO the effect that
financial assistance for the strikers would
be acceptable. but armed assistance would
be preferable. 1t was signed ~. Bu-
chanan. by II. Knox"
THE WILLOWS DISPATCH AGAIN.
Mr.. Cook handed the dispatch to Mr..
Bush. with another signed II. A. Knox,
L. \. Maddley."
Please look at these two kilograms and
say whether IN your judgment they were
written by the same person.
Alter few moments scrutiny the wit
ness expressed, with some hesitation. the
opinion that they were in the handWrit-
ing OF the same person.
General Hart wanted to know what
these telegrams had TO do with the case:
neither Maddley nor Buchanan ware de-
defendants in this court. and il was
wholly irrelevant.
Mr.. Cook said: "That is mart of the
point we want settled right now. We
propose to show that Z. \. Maddlev was
mt the time these dispatches We're sent the
Acting Secretary OF the American Rail
way Union at sacramento. We claim he
was one OF the conspirators involved
with these defendants in court and
equally responsible with them. The
prosecution wanted 10 know the court,s $
mind before going further in the case.n
A QUESTION OF LAW.
Judge Armstrong informed the Court
that he was there 10 argue the disputed
point, and long battery of law books
before the Judge indicated that the prose-
cution was we'll loaded for the occasion.
A recess was declared here. and upon
reassembIing Mr.. Gaddis told the Court