The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-07
EVADED A SUBPOENA
George M. Pullman May be Pun
ished for Contempt of Court.
A MARsHAL,s FRUITLEss CHASE.

His Attempts to Servo Subpoena on the
Palace Car Magnnte Prevented by Clerks
The Matter to be Investigated-Deb
Denies Issuing seditious Orders.
CHICAGO, Feb. To-day half dozon Of
George NJ. Pullman's clerks will be
brought before Judge Grosscup and sworn
as to their knowledge of Mr.. Pullman's
action on Monday. A subpoena was Is
sued for his presence as witness in Judge
Grosscup's court on behalf of the defense
in the conspiracy cases. The subpoena
was given to Deputy United States Mar
shal Jones on Monday morning.
At the office Of the Pullman company
Marshal Jones was informed by one of tho
attendants that Mr.. Pullman was In the
building, and in his private office. An
other clerk who was requested to inform
Mr. Pullman that some one wished to see
him inquired of Deputy Jones his busl-
ness. He was informed that be had sub
pGna for Mr.. Pullman to appear in the
Debs trial. The clerk returned TO tho outer
Office In few moments, and said Mr..
Pullman was not in the office, but would
be in later. All day Monday the clerks
Kept the deputy running up and down the
elevator Each time he returned he wGs
Informed that Mr.. Pullman either had
gone out or had not yet returned.
On Monday night the deputy called at
Mr. Pullman's residence. He was told
that Mr.. Pullman had not yet returned
home, and the deputy gave up the search
for the night. Tuesday morning when
he called at the office of the Pullman com
pany he was told that Mr.. Pullman had
gone out of town; that he was either in
New York or in Washington. The clerk
did not know when Mr.. Pullman had left
Chicago, only that he had gone away.
Yesterday the counsel for the defense
called the attention of Judge Grosscup to
the mysterious action of Mr.. Pullman's
clerks, and intimated that Mr.. Pullman
had successfully endeavored to evade the
process of the court. The judge directed
that Deputy Jones call into court all Of
tho clerks and messengers with whom he
had come in contact at the office of the
Pullman company, and the court would
endeavor to learn from them the meaning
of their action in regard to the subpoena.
AT the adjournment Of court Judge Gross
cup, in speaking OF the matser, said: "If
Mr.. Pullman has evaded the service of the
subpoena shall certainly punish him for
contempt of court"
afternoon and is there again today. He
said he never counseled OF advised in any
form the use of violence or interference
with United States mail trains. He had
never, at Blue Island or elsewhere, told
the mon to tie up. the roads, mail or no
mail trains He was shown the famous
Save your money and buy gun" tele-
gram, and said he had not sent it or seen
1t until 1t had been sent out by one Of the
directors. Other kilograms, in which the
government charged violence by indirec-
tion and inference, were shown him, aud
he denied having sent them, and q led
the inference drawn by the prosecution.
In reference to the riots at the stock yards
he had issued statement TO the Asso-
ciated Press, discIaiming responsibility for
the turbulence there and asserting that 1t
was being committed by others than tho
American Railway union.