Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-05
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Court covencd at Q \. NJ, and most
of the morning session was taken up
i'll reading the transcribed statement
of j. c. March.
5. p. Howard was the first witness
put on the stand for the defense this
morning. lie testified to the meeting
being called on the morning of June
10Th for the purpose Of taking action
on the telegram received from T.. V.
Dcbs ordering IA general strike and
that q decision was reached that his
order be Obeyed and this local union
go ont. Asked about what occurred
at that meeting other than deciding
to stand by the order OF Dcbs. He
said that first II meditation commit
tee was appointed, consisting of five
members, and that the fact of No. 4
arriving was discussed, and that
speeches were made by Williams the
President, March and others to the
effect that this train should be allowed
to proceed. That it was generally
understood that the mail should not
be interfcrcd with and that March de
sired particularly that this particular
train should bo allowed to proceed.
That it was during the time of MARGINS
speech that No. 1 arrived, that the
meeting adjourned and that no de
cislon had been reached relative to
this train, but il was distinctly under.
stood that the mail should not be in
tcrfcrcd with. On cross examination
by Mr.. harrington witness was asked
II 1t was not Il fact that after being
counscled by March and others moi
to commit violence and krcpcooI and
ito no damage. did he not leave the
hall on the arrival of No. 1 and 90 To
that train and assist in uncoupling it
and otherwise commit nets of VIC.
lencc? This question WIS objected
to 10y Massey for the defense on the
ground Of being imroper cross exam.
nation, and not on the lines adopted
in direct examination. Objection
sustained. harrington then asked If
witness did not on the night of July
llth, with Pat Martin and others. take
two bottles Of coal oil and some pow.
der and 90 to some bridges east of
Carlin and set three Of them on fire,
and also II 1t was not their purpose to
blow rocks on the track? Objected
tn by the defense on the aamagrounds
as the previous question. Objection
sustained. Counsel for both sides
consumed considerable time in argu-
ing their views on the question of
whether these questions were proper
or not.
L. q. Henderson, Sheriff al Elko
county. the next witness. testified
that on June Doth he came TO Carlin
with instruction from division Super.
intcndcnt Knapp to move the mail
train. Talked with March who told
him the mail train WINS made up and
could go at amy time, but that the
boys refused Ia permit tho pullmans
to go on that t ain. He testified that
he went 10 train master Morgan's OF.
flee mud told him why no had been
sent here aud asked him TO move
the mail and Morgan refused to send
the mai! out without tho pullmnna
were OF tho train, Henderson said
he could not say that he succeeded in
moving the mail train.
Hon. Thomas Wren arrived to-day
and will appear for March tn. morrow.
Mr.. Massey has made n noble fight
for the defense. but he has 30 many
alleged comspirators' interest, to look
after, that they have got Mr.. Wren to
act with Massey III their defense,