The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-30
THE OTHER SIDE.
General Dimond's Report
Criticized.
ATTORNEY GARTER EXPLAINS
He. Defines the Position of
Marshal Baldwin.
THOSE SACRAMENTO BLUNDERS.
Corrections Made in the Report in
Favor of the Marsllal-Letter
to the Governor.
ATTORNEY GARTER EXPLAINS
THOSE SACRAMENTO BLUNDERs.

Itappears that the report made to Gov
ernor Markham by Maj General w. Il.
Dimond in regard to the operations of the
State militia N the great railroad strike
has aroused considerable comment,
especially among the officials who partIci-
pated in the exciting scenes of the strike.
They do not blame General Dimond for
making any unfair comments, but it has
stirred them up to a pitch where they are
DESTROYS of saying something for them
selves in a sort of explanatory way.
1t is the Sacramento trouble. in which.
even according TO General Dimond, so
many vital mistakes were made, that those
whom General Dimond referred to in con-
nection with it are anxious TO explain
themselves. United States Marshal Bald
win especially feels called upon to say
something regarding the report.
In connection with Marshal Baldwin,
partin the strike United States Attorney
Garter said yesterday that Marshal Bald
win went to Sacramento under the dIrec-
fion of the Attorney General Of the United
States, communicated through the United
States Attorney at San Francisco. His
duty was TO arrest Violators of the laws
prohibiting the obstruction of United
SONS fOrcibly interfering with interstate
business, and he was to avail himself of
such process, deputies and posse cOmitatuS
as might be necessary for the performance
OF these duties.
ION his arrival at Sacramento" says
Attorney Garter, "he found that the
available process Of court and the CORDS of
deputies at his command we're wholly in
sufficient to meet the emergency. The es-
sential thing to be done was to diSperse
The mob then gathered In the depOtS and
yards of the railroad company, as this
crowd, by its numbers and methods
adopted by it. wholly prevented the run
ming of all trains to, from or through said
city. The acts committed, while within
the judicial jurisdiction of the United
States so far as they related to the inter
ference of mails and interstate business,
were amenable to the sovereignty of the
State and its authorities, whose plain duty
was to suppress them, at least. by causing
the mob 10 dispense.
''fhe situation was such that neither
the Sheriff of the county nor the Mayor
of the city of Sacramento could be induced
tOinterfere IN any way, and as a last re-
sort Mr.. Baldwin. as United States Mar
shal, under the authority of the laws of
the State OF California, himself performed
the duties which belonged to the Sheriff
and Mayor, or either of them. but which
they refused or omitted TO perform. The
IN disperse the mob and his call upon the
Governor for the assistance of the State
forces are not forgotten.
After the appearance of the Nation al
Guard, under the Immediate command of
MajOr-Generai DimOnd, at the earnest So
licitatiOn OF the military command ers the
temporary command of these troops was
turned over to Marshal Baldwin and ac-
cepted by him, and to nv personal knowl-
edge this was done after cOnsidera Bile
hesitation and with some reluctance on
the part of Mr.. Ba dwin, and after his at
tention had been called 10 the fact that
the laws of the State Of California es-
pecially authorized this course to be pur-
sued. The responsibility for the transfer
Of the command of the State troops was
wholly with the State officers, and it was
voluntary on their part. The law did not
require it to be done. and after the trans
fer had been made the command might
have been withdrawn at any time from the
Marshal at the discretion Of the State au-
thOrilies.
Results have proved the discretion and
wisdom with which Marshal Bald win
exercised his powers as commander Of the
National Guard troops and performed his
duties as United States Marshal And in
this connection it must be considered that
the inefhciency of the State troops which
had been placed under his command TO
meet the requirements of the situation was
made known TO him by the military Off
GERS themselves, and that it was upon his
official report to that effect that the United