The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06
KNIGHT WRITES TO OLNEY.
That Mighty Man Is to Decide
the 1ickIish Question.
THEN A WARRANT MAY ISSUE.
Commissioner Heacock Holds the
Complaint and Monteith Pre-.
pareS for the Next Move.

Coils T. Huntington, president CT the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, has
not yet been arrested, for the very excel
lent reason that United States District
Attorney knight has not yet authorized
Commissioner Heacock to issue the war
rant which was demanded Friday after
noon.
Several hundred men were arrested in
California during the stirring days of the
summer for violating the interstate COM
MERGE act. Many of them had wives and
mothers and little children depending
upon them for support, but the law and
the officers of the law were relentless.
The men went to prison and their families
were left to struggle for bread aud shelter
as best they could.
The men who have suffered or are about
to suffer wonder why Huntington is
spared while they are stricken. Lawyers.
detectives and spies were hired to procure
evidence against them, but the evidence
against Huntington was given in open
court in the presence of several United
States officials, We, the Government attor-
ney, who made haste to prosecute the men
of muscle, hesitates to issue warrant for
the arrest Of the man of money.
District Attorney Knight when ques-
toned yesterday about the course he in
tends to pursue. stated that be would re-
fer the ma ter to United States Attorney
Olney for advice.
"The complaint against Mr.. Hunting
ton," ne admitted. ''has been made in due
form and according TO law. | don't see
any reason why Mr.. Huntington should
not be taken in custody. So far as the
law Is concerned he is not EXEMPT, even
with his millions. He is amenable TO the
law the same as any other citizen"
Commissioner Heacock, who refused to
issue warrant for Huntiugton's arrest
without the sanction Of the District Attor-
ney, again declared that he would not
issue the warrant until that sanction had
been obtained.
Attorney Monteith is not disposed to
wait un il the royal will of Olney has been
revealed. He is now preparing an appli-
cation TO the Circuit Court for writ of
mandate directing the District Attorney To
Issue the warrant. and the application
will probably be presented TO Judge Nc
kenDa tomorrow.
T. j. Roberts, who swore to the COM
plant against Huntington, stated yester-.
day that one year ago, white he was a
member of the Brotherhood of Firemen.
that organization asked Huntington for
passes to send some of their unemployed
members out of the State. The magnate
replied mat he could do nothing of the
kind, a 1t would be violation of the To-
terstare commerce act. You can im-
agine iDy surprise, then" said the ex-
striker, when ting in the United States
court | heard Frank NJ. Stone swear that
Huntington had for ten years given him a
pass good from Oregon TO Texas. Stone
produced the pass and testified. that
books of free tickets were given him when
be was making n. FL. de Young's fight
for Senator. Huntington did not fear the
interstate law then, and 1t was apparent
US that he did not fear the Government
officials either. We have been punished
for what we did last summer. We will
now see whether or not the Government
has the courage 10 punish Huntington,
who is guHtier than any of u.s.