Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Telling About the Chandler
Harson Train Wrecking.
TIE WITNESSES FOR TIE STATE.


neon. and NJ rhis Msrsiny's sessioa se the
Circsit Coa-t-Nstars Of the re.tinony
The evidence for the prosecution
in the case against Jennie Chandler
and Cal Harson. charged with mali
cious mischief in attempting to
wreck a train on the Rock Island
road, east Of Moline. Sunday even
ing. Aug. 90 last. was begun at 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, after
the opening statements had been
made for the state aud defense.
Chief of Police NJ. II. Sexton was
the first witness examined for the
state. The chief related the circum-
stances OF the arrest by him OF Jen-
ME Chandler and Cal. Harson, near
Rivcrview driving park, east Of Mo-
line. on the night in question. after
they had been detected in the act OF
placing the ties on the track. His
testimony was substantiated by Off
Ger Crompton, who accompanied his
chief by his orders, and waited in
ambush near the track until the
crime was discovered and the arrest
made. when Jennie Chandler was
placed in his keeping by the cLief
after that officer had arrested her.
Detectives HerbertsGrav and Jim
Price. of the Thiel detective agency
of Chicago. told CT the par. they
took in the apprehension and arrest
of the prisoners. and Price narrated
the removal by himself and Detcc-
tive Holmes, OF the same agency, of
the instructions from tie track.
Engineers Hamilton and Dicker-
man. and Firemen McNulty and Mil
Ter, of the Rock Island road testi-
fled to having passed over the sec
iion of the road in which the OBJ
struction was placed on the track
on the night IN question, within a
few minutes of the time the crime
was alleged to have been committed.
The Defense.
The defense began its testimony
this morning by calling Jennie Chand.
Ter. She testified to oycrhearinr q
conversation in Huber's garden by
three or four,,partics relative to wreck.
ing n special train on the Rock Isl.
and road, and robbing it when wreck
cd: that she ut once carried tilis in.
formation to the chief OF police. who
told her to- keep still and report any.
thing further she might hear: thai
two or three DAYS after this the CHIEF
of police sent for her, and told hel
that the railroad company had sen,
detective to LOOK after the matter
and introduced witness to Mr..
Holmes. of the Chicago agency, tc
whom she also stated what sh,
had heard in Hubcr's garden
Mr.. Holmes came To see witness N
her home almost every day there
after. and finally employed her IL
assist him. paving her at one tim,
S. and a; another tirac So. Witnes:
made several trips to East MOLINE
with Holmes to hunt for probable
Instructions on the track. but foun,
none. Finally. on August ~. Eolme.
showed witness q letter from TIT
general manager of the railroad
stating that he did not believe ther,
was any intention to maliciously oh
struct the track, but the ties placed
on them were done by boys. Holmc
then told witness that If she woul'
put some ties on the rail
road track. the company woul'
pay big money. and per
suadcd witness and Harson to tax
the job. he agreeing TO be on hand t
see that the distractions were re
moved before any train could pass
which witness and Harson did.
Mrs. Chandicr's Career.
Upon cross examination. which
in progress this afternoon, Mr.:
Chandler testified TO having been i
the Fl. Madison, Iowa, peuiten,iar
for five months, IL years ago. 70
breach ri trust. rs she said. bu
which the records say was horse
stealing. She admitted to havin
been married three or four time:
and to- having lived in Moline an
Rock Island all her life, except fe'
years in Topeka, Kan.