The record-union., 1894-12-28
Y0L0 TRAIN TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF APPLEMAN RESUMED
AT WOODLAND.
Judge Armstrong Denies the Rumor
That He Has Withdrawn
From the Case.
Special to the REcoRp.nN1oN.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN
WooDLAND, Dec. 27.-In the Apple-
man trial, resumed to-day, District At
torney Head and Judge Armstrong did
not participate. The District Attorney is
still unable to leave his room. Judge
Armstrong denies that he has withdrawn
from the case. Il. Clark assisted Mr..
Cook in the prosecution. General Hart
made the opening statement for the de-
fense. He alleges that he will be able to
prove that the defendant had always
borne a good reputation for peace and
quiet; that his character was good and
that he had always been q peaceable and
law-abldIng citizen; that many of the
witnesses for the prosecution had sworn
falsely and that their reputation for truth
ana veracity was bad. He further al
legged that he would be able to prove that
the defendant was seen in Sacramento on
July llth between the hours of 10 and Ii
a. NJ. on Second street; that he was seen
little later in Dillman's saloon a short
time before noon. He went 10 the res
taurant managed by the ladies of the
American Railway Union and assisted
them till about l o'clock, and he was
seen in Washington in the afternoon at
an hour that would have rendered it inn
possible for him to have been in the Vicin-
ity of the wreck when it occurred or to
have taken the ride up the Elkhorn road
Judge Devine of Sacramento was called
as the first witness, To prove that great
excitement existed in Sacramento on the
1lth of July, and the witness made the
statement that ne had to go away because
it was getting too hot. He referred TO the
state OF feeling that existed, and did not
intend TO convey the idea that he had
anything to do with the wreck.
TA1l z.
ness. He testified that the defendant was
in his stable in Washington between the
hours of and O'Clock on the afternoon
OF July llth. He further testified that the
defendants reputation for peace and quiet
was good, and that the reputation Tor
truth and veracity of Witness Cropper.
who testified that be handed Appleman a
gun over the bar of saloon, was bad.
}. Ii. GLAND, who clerks in Sacra-
mento grocery store, was next called.
Appleman came into the grocery store
about ii O'Clock on the morning of July
18th, and bought some bread and bacon.
On cross-examination he said he was
only at the store between and 9 and |
and II o'clock, and he was not sure which
time he saw Appleman.
II. L. Greer testified that the defendant
rode a sorrel horse into the livery stable
of Kent Brothers on the llth of july.
about 10 o'clock.
On CrOSS-eXamlnation witness said he
wrote out a statement without solicita-
tion and took il to General Hart's office.
W hen asked why he waited so long.
General 1iart interfered, and complained
tnat the prisoner was being treated un-
fairly. He said witness could not volun-
teer MS statement at the preliminary ex-
animation because it was held in one
evening, and there was but one volume
OF the testimony. The prosecution as
serted that there were several volumes,
aud In the midst of heated wrangle the
court took a hand, sustaining the prosecu-
ton. He cut off further dispute with the
remark that the point was immaterial,
anyway.
Charles X. Rider, proprietor of a res
taurant on wheels, testified that he saw
the defendant in sacramento on July 1Ith
between noon and half-past l, aud again
between and o'clock in the evening.
He had known defendant fer six years.
and his reputation for peace and quiet is
good,
The case went over till $50 this morn
ing.