The herald., 1894-07-29
AFTERMATS OF THE BIG STRIKE
The Train -Wrecking Case at
Woodland.
More Damaging Testimony Against
Wurden.
State Troops to Rs Ordered Home I'm
mediatsIy by tho Governov-The
Strike Declared or at
San Francisco.

Dy the Associated Press.
/ WOODLAND, July 2S. - Alexander
Brown was the first witness today in the
trsin-wrecking cass. He ia q resident OF
Walnat Grove. Witness did not know
any OF the defendants, but had seen
/ Worden. 1t was at Walnut Grove on
i July 25th, at shout 8 80 in the evening.
| Worden got off the steamer Modoc with
another man and asked him If he could
let him have team to 60 to Gait. Wit
ness said he could not let him have a
team, but no doubt others could. Wor-
den went into the store and hired team
from q man named Duboc. Worden
talked through the telephone in the store
TO parties in Sacramento. He heard him
say: "Hello, Harry, is that you?" He
also remarked: Everything 10 all right
here; there are no cattle on board
here" Warden was at that time con-
nected by telephone with No. 225 or 235
in Sacramento. be would not bs positive
which.
"Billy" Applsman, porter, was next
called. He gave his name as w. Har-
land. On the 9th and 10th OF July of
this year he WAS at Lathrop. Il was his
business to look after the Pullman
coaches. He saw Worden there at the
time. On the next morning he cav
Hatch at the time he saw Wordeu;
there were about ak men with him.
Four OF them had guns. They got OUT
an engine and coupled on the Pullman
car. 1t was about 1O O'Clock at night.
Worden pulled out pistol and said:
You want to 90 with us, young man."
Witness thought best to consent. The
train stopped this side of Stockton and
took on about 30 men. He saw Hatch
after they arrived in Sacramento.
M. j. Crosby, foreman and engineer OF
the motor power of the Southern Pacific
company at Stockton. was next caiisd.
He said he wanted to deny that the
A. r. U. had anything to do with steal
ing the engine. Worden said he was
system organizer. Witness told him he
would find great many idle young
men in Stockton, and he thought 1t
criminal for q man of Worden's ability
to try to lead them into trouble. An
argument ensued in the course OF which
Worden said ''If the worst comes to
the worst, We can fight. We can make
bombs OF the very best material"
George B. CLARK, an engineer, was
called. His testimony oorroborated that
of the preceding witness.
J. +. Gallagher, telegraph operator at
Lathrop, was next to testify. On the
night OF the 10th witness and the bag
gageman were sitting in front of the Of
flee, when three or four men ran up.
They commanded him not to touch any
instrument in the Office. They stood
him up with revolvers. Worden came
along and said: "Have you got him?"
The men replied EYES," Worden said:
Unpleasant things happen sometimes,
but hope nothing OF the kind will hap
pen here" Witness promised not to
touch the instruments and they left
him.
George Senf, the Western Union su-
perrin Nndent at Sacramento, who spent
a short time on the stand on Friday. was
recalled. Tho court announced that it
had satisfied itself Of the propriety of
making q written order compell-
ing the witness to produce the
kilograms demanded. The order had
been filed. Attorney Geddes did not
like this proceeding. He wante d
the court to listen to authorities on both
sides of the proposition. MIR. Semi had
no hesitation in producing the tele-
grams. They were handed up in
sealed packet. which the court opened.
The dispatches were from Knox to vari.
ous railroad employees, the tenor OF
which was for them to stand firm. A
bushel OF them were read and the only
one damaging to the defense read:
"McClintock, Truckee State troops
here; you come with all guns and vol
unteers. You come by train at once
without orders.
(Signed) III. A. KNOX"
Court adjourned till Monday morning.