The record-union., 1894-08-08
pushed witness off the engine and pro-

Sam Clark's remains, and described the
wrecked condition OF the trestle.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
R. E. Montgomery, Chief Clerk in the
Division Superintendent's office in Sacra-
menLo, testified that he was acquainted
with Knox, Hatch and man named
Gallarnar.
Mr.. Bruner handed to witness two
sheets Of manuscript. purporting to be
personal records" witness identified
these as made out by and in the hand
writing of George Walter Callahan; wit
ness also identified two photographs of
said Callahan.
PERSONAL RECORDS.
Witness explained that the railroad
company requires employees TO fill these
personal records"
Mr.. Bruner then offered in evidence
the personal record" of Melvin Hatch,
and of james Mullin and Harry Allen
Knox.
The cross-examination brought out lit
tie of importance.
IDENTIFYING HANDWRITING.
Joseph Ross, timekeeper of the South
ern Pacific Company. was called to iden-
tify Compton's handwriting. Mr.. Bruner
handed Witness time-cards sent in by
Compton, which he identified as signed
by that defendant.
Master Mechanic HeintZelman was re-
called to further explain, 10y aid OF photo
graphs, the relative positions of the de-
rallied locomotive and mail cars.
Witness was asked about the appear
ances of the splintered poles and the
effects of giant powder, the purpose being
to show that the trestle had been shat
tered by explosives.
On crOss-eXamination, witness testified
he did not see Mr.. Knox try to prevent
the killing of the engine on July Sd.
Witness did not think that the derailed
engine and train blowing across the
trestle would have split the piles as he
found them.
On redirect, witness said that when
Mullin ordered him Oft the engine,
Mullin said, You have no right to
handle anything but mail cars"
EFFECTs OF EXPLOSIVES.
Phil Douglas, Master Car Repairer of
the Southern Pacific Company, corrobo-
rated previous witnesses as 10 the evil
dences of the effects Of explosives on the
trestle, the removal OF the fish-plates,
etc.
The holes from which the spikes had
been Withdrawn were clean.
On cross examination witness testified
that ne did not see any powder marks
on the timberS.
the derailment at Webster, caused by the
sun warping the rails. Witness remem-
bered that occurrence and believed that
it was claimed by the company at the
time that the heat did the business.
ONE WHO WAS IN THE WRECK.
II. IL. Stevenson, road foreman of
engines, sworn: Witness was passenger
on the train that was wrecked July 1lth.
Witness was standing on the steps of the
smoker, and when he felt the jar as the
engine went off The rails, he jumped to
the ground and alighted on his feet. The
train was moving about twelve or fifteen
miles an hour.
STORY OF THE OUTRAGE.
J. S. Denekamp, the fireman on the
wrecked engine, was next sworn. Resi-
dence, Oakland; occupation, watchman
Oakland mole.
The witness told graphic story of the
departure of the fatal train. Passing
Washington a large crowd shouted at
them and used harsh language toward
Clark and witness.
Witness was in the act of throwing
coal into the furnace when he felt the en-
gine leave the track; he dropped his
shovel and sprang to the gangway on his
side. He looked back at the topping
cars, and down into the water. He hesi-
tated to jump because he was afraid the
cars might fall on top of him. He got
down on the steps of the engine and took
hold of the guard rail.
Suddenly there was a jar: the engine
began to topple over and witness then
jumped, alighting on the trestle on his
feet.
Witness ran down off the track to see
what had become of Sam Clark; could
not see him. The steam pipes had burst
and the engine was enveIoped in clouds
of steam and streams of hot water.
Saw two soldiers in the water, but paid
no attention to them, as he thought the
water was shallow and they would get
out.
Witness was somewhat deaf. On cross
examination he said he first fired on June
29th, taking the place of striking fire.
man.
FROM RED BLUFF.
J. e. Rice, agent of Wells. Fargo & Co.,
was sworn. He testified that he was tied
up at Red Bluff during the strike; testi-
fed as to a certain Leader Heeney of Red
Bluff receiving certain dispatch from
II. A. Knox, which occasioned the or
ganization Of an armed force and it's leav-
ing that point for Sacramento.
General Hart objected to the witness
stating the contents of the telegram, and
demanded the production OF the telegram
rs the best evidence.
Counsel for the prosecution withdrew
the witness until the telegram could be
produced.
General Hart desiree to cross-examine
the witness. Cook objected, and the wit
ness was temporarily excused.
THE RECALL OF MRS VAN HUsEN.
Mrs. Van Husen, the boarding-house
keeper, who testified that she was en-
gagged to be married to the deceased
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stand.
The attorneys for the prosecution had
given out that this lady, when upon the
stand several days ago, was so afraid to
tell her story that not half of it es-
capped her.
When she was recalled the courtroom
was all expectancy in anticipation of the
explosion of some sensation.
The lady appears to be about 40 years
old; not robust, but rather slender in
build. She was more selt-possessed when
first on the stand, and upon direct ex-
animation told substantially the follow
ing story:
THE woMAN's STORY.
Among the roomers at her house were
two men named Bay and Reed. Ray was
a married man, and his wiie also stopped
in the house. They were both American
Railway Union men, wore the badge of
the order and claimed membership in it.
On July 10th, number of the boarders
at the house were talking about strike
affairs, when Ray said something about
ditching trains. Witness did not under
stand what he meant, and asked him how
trains were ditched.
Ray explained that it was done by loos-
ening rail so that the engine would
lerve the track and fall over.
Ray and others were talking rashly at
the time, and witness remarked that she
wished he would not talk SO much, as he
would get them all in trouble.
TALK ABOUT DYNAMITE.
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