The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-08
THE STRIKERS TRlAL.
Objections of Defendants Counsel
0verruled,
"A RBBUKB FROM JUDGE WOODS

"a Quiet Lecture in Response to a Sudden
Outburst by Attorney Erwin, Counsel
for the Accused American Railway
Union omcials
CHICAGO, Sept s.-The examination OF
railway strikers was begun yesterday iu
the trial of the American Railway union
Officials Swltchman Krieger, OF the Chit
Eago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, testified
that Con McAuliff, head of the Milwaukee
American Railway union, had come to
him with a request from Debs that all tbs
Milwaukee railway men strike, Not many
of them went out, however.
A fireman on the st. Paul road testified
that he had left his place because Of in
timidation, and an engineer on the same
gine said he was told that II he did not
eave his engine he would never get out OF
Chicago alive.
William A. Henry, of Kankakee, a
lswitchmRn in the employ of the Illinois
Indiana and Iowa railroad, was the next
witness, and one Of the most important
Offered by the government, because he
had personally received n telegram order
ling him to call out the men.
AT that time witness was a member OF
the American Railway union. Witness
showed the telegram when he received il
10 several switchmen, but took no further
action.
Mr. Irwin objected to the testimony be
cause it concerned road not included IN
the injunction, but the court decided tc
admit the evidence.
At the afternoon session several wit
nesses took the stand and testified to q
lease of violence committed at various
points during the continuance of the
strike. Their evidence was strenuouslJ
objected to by the defense, on the ground
that it was totally foreign to the issue be
ICause it did not show that any Of the
actual defendants in the case Debs
Howard, Keliher, Rogers, or any of the
other directors Of the A. r. U.-were in
any way connected with such disturb
hnces, Mr.. Walker, assistant United
| States attorney, always replied that he
| would show how that connection came
| Mater and the evidence was promptly ad
united by the court upon that assur
lauce.
The defense also objected to all testi
| lmony that dealt with the acts of the
strikers before July 2, the day on which
| 1.-THE iuiuuctions of Judges Wood and
| 9ATIbSSAupf Nut bhSlH VI blit NbhNtll Dls
suits, were posted In overruliug this
| lobjection the court said that such evi
Ideuce was admitted to show that the sit
hation on the days Immediately succeed
ing the posting Of the injunction was nc
| better than before, or in other words, that
mo attention was paid to the orders of the
court
Just before the afternoon session ad
| journed Mr.. Erwin arose and burst into q
| heated denunciation of the methods pur
| .sued by the governments attorneys. He
| said: THE government has no more right
| to lay before your honor this strained con
| dition of public duty than to veX tn,
| public by this proceeding"
II Judge Woods seemed surprised at Mr.
! lErwiu's sudden outbreak, then leaning
| forward in his chair calmly said: 9TH,
lcourt of course gives counsel credit fo
! candor in all his objections, and has no
| announced to the contrary in one way o.
| Ianother and so far as the burden thrown
| ION the court is concerned, the court vii
| necessarily have to bear it. But IL is eX
| pressly averred in this information tina
| these scenes of violence did go on, ant
| that your people were responsible fo
| them. Now, don't pretend to know o.
say or guess how far government cal
carry its proof in that respect, but don
See because one witness has testified to
thing, that have not the right to allov
another to testify to the same thing.