The record-union., 1894-08-04

him to produce a telegram. He submit
ted the same protest as on the preceding
appearance. and required special order
of the court before producing the dis
patch. A sealed envelope containing the
dispatch was then handed to the Judge,
and by him opened.
The courtroom was perfectly quiet, for
every body knew that the paper in the
Judges hand was the long-sought-f
and much -talked-of Willows dispatch.
imploring armed assistance, and alleged
to have been sent by Fl. a. Knox.
The dispatch read as follows:
SACRAMENTO, July z, 1894.
To Lizzie Nc1fildn SeltOJ7i, 1PiilolcS. Glenn
Co., Cdtd.. We need financial assistance, but
armed assistance would be more acceptable.
JOHN BUCHAN-AN.
BY II. Knox.
The dispatch was handed to Mr.. Cook,
who started to read ii. He was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Hart, who desired to see it
before the reading.
j. Buchanan was called up from the
audience and critically examined the dis
patch. Then it was handed back TO Mr..
Cook, who cleared his throat preparatory
to the reading.
THE DEFENSE PANIC-sTRICKEN.
81 object to the reading of that tele-
gram,' said Hart. "That dispatch is a
forgery, and if it is read there will be
another sensation in this case Pm will
ing to go into the war on this proposition
right here. We have allowed the other
kilograms to be put in evidence, though
many of them were not written by the
persons whose names were signed there
to. This paper cannot be admitted till
something has been offered to connect
some of the defendants with it,"
Mr.. Cook replied they would under
take to connect one of the defendants
with the dispatch.
Mr.. Hart still objected. 81 denounce
this dispatch here and now as a forgery.
| would not object but this is evidently
the particular dispatch around which it is
supposed there turks a sensation. Ii we
can find the man who wrote this dispatch
! want him. / offer Mr.. Knox as wit
ness, to be questioned as to the author
ship of the paper"
Every dispatch presented has been
read and admitted In evidence said Mr..
Cook. "a stipulation was at the time
entered into by which all dispatches were
to be admitted and numbered by the Of
hcial reporter. l am not acquainted with
| Mr.. knox's handwriting, but L am will
ing to offer my opinion that the writing
in this dispatch is identical with that in
nearly all those which have been admit
ted. There is
| BUT ONE LOGICAL WAY
In which to proceed. and that is to have
the paper introduced in the record, SO that
it might be identified to allow the witness
to testify regarding it,"
Judge Fisher thought the paper ought
to be proven first to be connected with
some one of the defendants before being
| publicly read and published.
| The dispatch was thereupon marked
| No. 133 by the reporter.
SIS this the dispatch produced by you
in compliance with the subpoena served
upon your"
es, sir.''
"Was it sent over your lines in the
regular order of business on July 9TH ?"
''Yes, sir"
Did you see that dispatch written ?''
''No, sir.''
''Do you know whether it was received
at your office by clerk or operator ?"
II don't know; it was handled by
Walter Weidman."
''What operator sent it?'
"Mr. Hunt"
"Where is Mr.. Hunt?"
''He is travelling operator. now located
in San Francisco"
"How do you determine who sent
that?" asked Mr.. Hart.
! "By the time"
"Do You discover in that dispatch two
handwritings."
The prosecution objected to this, on the
ground that the witness was not an ex-
pert.
MORE WORDEN ANTICS.
Lets see that Dispatch said Worden
from his pen in the corner. Ppm an ex-
pert on handwriting"
1t was handed 10 him and he examined
| it carefully.
Knox never wrote that" he remarked,
as he carefully placed his feet upon the
desk before him.
THAT settles the matter" said Bruner.
and every body laughed.
The witness was not allowed to EXPRESS
an opinion on the point asked him.
John Buchanan, railroad machinist of
Sacramento, residing at Washington, was
next called.
Were you ever in the American Rail-
way Union headquarters ?"
YES"
What was the object of your visit p,
10 carry dispatch received from
| Willows?"
The witness was here handed the dis
patch under consideration, and asked if
it was addressed to the party from whom
the dispatch he received from Willows
came.
''It is" said the witness.
"What was that dispatch you re-
ceived?"
"All I remember is that it asked if the
strikers required any assistance"
Did you write that dispatch you hold
in your hand 2"
"No, sir; l never saw this in nv life.u
"Your name is signed to it, is it not ?'
Yes, but ii was signed by somebody
else''
The witness, on cross-examination.
stated that when he carried into the
American Railway Union Headquarters
the dispatch from Willows neither Knox
nor Compton were there. He did not
nj hf1f on hfc l(cf,,
out said he did not remember having
seen him.
At this time the hour for adjournment
arrived, and the case went over TO 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
WITNESS LEsHER.
This evening a report was current
about town that Lesher, the weak-mind-
ed eccentric witness who said the other
day he hoped to make $500 out of the
case, had made written statement de-
J clarlng that one of the attorneys for the
prosecution had offered him that sum.
Your correspondent Investigated the
matter and found that there was really
nothing to the story. Lesher had written
out something, but erased that portion of
| ii. He then undertook to say that only a
portion Of his testimony was correct, but
| when he undertook to explain his state
ment he got confused and told ram bling
story that was about as lucid as the testi-
mony he was giving when the prosecu-
tion had him taken off the stand the
other day.
The youth does not appear to be very
well balanced.
WEALERS CAUSING TROUBLE.
They Board a Train in Pennsylvania
and Battle Ensues.
CoNNELLsvILLE (Pa.), Aug. 3.-Jeff-