The morning call., 1894-07-28
PRICE FIVE CENTS

committee with the crime, butas stated it
did not materialize.
1t was rumored here to-day that Billy
Appleman, or Texas" the man who was
with Worden on his trip to the trestle,
was arrested late last night: near Duns-.
muir No definite Information has been
received of his capture, though the prosF-
| cution claims they have, dispatch stating
that the detectives had come up with him
and would arrest him last night. j.:
Joseph B. Wallace, caT-sealer for. the
company at Washington, was the first wit
ness Of the morning session. He saw No.
going out the. day of the wreck, and
subsequently, visited the wreck. ION the
way back a man came along with rig;"
said Wallace, "a three-seated rig. and. /
asked him for a. ride. 1t was Worden and
the boy Sherburn. Some other men were
with me, and four of us gUtiTto the rig,
two on each seat. We stopped at a. saloon
this side of the river Worden got but at
the crossroad. and the boy took the rig ON.
block this side OF the bridge got out.
and the other fellows and the boy took the
rig across the bridge. l am an American
Railway U0ion man and was striker"
To Attorney Gaddis Wallace stated THAI
he had resumed work five days ago. 1t
was McManus who asked Worden for a
ride. Worden had announced his name.
He had been drinking. Witness stalled
that Superintendent Wright had sent him
To see Judge Armstrong. He could not
describe the boy Sherburn and did not
know whether he had whiskers or not.
The United States in the person of Sam
Knight, assistant United States District
Attorney. next took the witness-seat. Mr..
Knight said he was acquainted with Knox,
Mulln and Compton as thu mediation
committee of the A. r. U. and with Wor-
den. In his official ca pacty he had a con-
ference in aboOse July 5, where he met
Knox. Worden and Compton. Marshal
Baldwin was also present and a dozen
other men. Mr.. knight said he wished to
see what the position Of the strikers was
in reference to the moving of United
States mails. and he understood the media
tion committee was the representative
body. when we first went to the car"
said Mr.. Knight, sit was dark. We went
into the car and presently Mr.. Knox came.
When lights were lit | saw W0rden and
other men. We stated what the Marshal'S
position was l believe il was Mr.. Knox
made the inquiry whether or not Pull
man car made up mail train. | ex-
planned our instructions that if it was the
custom of the railroad to carry these Pull
mans on a mail train that they were
equally to be protected. Mr.. Knox said
we were mistaken. that he had paid
$3.50 for an opinion from eminent
ounsel, who held that an engine and
do I
instructions were from Washington, and
that right or wrong they must be oDeyed;
that their opinion was simply that of
private citizen. We were frequently in
terrupted by impertinent questions from
Worden. MI. Knox said that he thought
that The United States Government was
wrong; that the advice that he received
made him believe it to be wrong"
Mr.. knight said he had had three con-
ferences with Baldwin and the mediation
committee. st one conference Mr. Bald
win brought up the proposed moving of
the mail train next day. Mr.. Knox replied
that they wanted no disturbance, and said
that If a committee of three men was al
lowed to go inside the lines and talk
quietly to the men working this would
be satisfactory. Mr.. Baldwin said that
the committee would be allowed inside the
line if intimidation was not used, that he
would not bind himself to any specific ar
rangement and that if there was any in
timidatiou or the talks were too long he
would at once eject the committee. This
was agreed 10.
"That was the second conference" said
Mr.. knight. 'On the third meeting Mr.
Knox said he was under an injunction and
would not violate it. The conversation
was held with Mullin and Compton. One
of the latter said that the laws under
which we were acting were unconstitu-
tional. We replied that they had been
passed upon by the courts. he stated that
the courts had been bough', they were all
bought. Why don't you elect men to
office who won't be bought?'I suggested.
They would be bought, he replied. Mar
shall Baldwin suggested that there was
some one who would not be bought.
You'd be bought retorted Mullin. If a
man offered you 100000 you'd accept ii.
I'd accept it, Mullin then stated that they
were prepared to accomplish their ends
lawfully if possible, but they would be
accomplished. This Means he said,
war / couldn't but admire" went OH
Knight, "the frankness with which he
stated his position"
Mr.. Knight ted the story now so we'll