The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-08
READY TO ARGUE IT
GOVERNMENT RESTS IT'S CASE
AGAINST HANLEY.

A
AGAINST HANLEY.
Evidence Seems Hard to Get, Which 10 Re-
| marked Upon by Judge Grosscup From
| the Bench, and Such as Is Obsainable
| Not of . Character Very Dangerous to
| Alleged violators of the Interstate Law
| Witness Taylor has a Hard Time Of 1t
Inspection Tour Of Union Pacific on
cials-Railway News in General
Chicago, Jan. TN the trial today OF
Traffic Manager Hanley, of the Santa Fe
| for violation of the interstate commerce
| law. John G.. Roraback, the Santa Fs
! freight agent at Kansas City. was placed
| on the stand and identified the books con-
| tanning evidence OF the bills brought into
| court yesterday. He said ne did not
know who made the original waybills but
admitted that a clerk named Thomas
| Swaufield had charge of the books II
! 1892 and that il was his impression that
| Swaufield made the entries.
John G. Taylor was recalled and identi-
fed Swauields handwriting in the
| books.
Auditor Whitehead, OF the Santa Fe,
| was recalled end was shown list of the
Hammond a00 Thompson shipments
made up Ia hi once from the waybill
copying book. but could not testify that
the list had eeRo properly compiled. Con-
siderable time was taken up in finding
the clerks who made it up. which caused
Judge GrosEeup TO remark that the gov
eminent d!d rot seem to know how to
get what il wanted. The clerks were
finally found and identified the papers
as being correctly made.
The government again introduced
some certificates OF the incorporation of
the company and the minute book of the
stockholders to prove change Of name.
Objection was made that the minute
book was not Identified and the govern
ment announced that before the case was
ended it would have some one in court
to make the proper Identification.
In the afternoon the government rest
ed its case, without having produced any
more strong evidence against Hanley,
and the defense promptly asked rnat the
case DE dismissed. This the court re-
fused, ard number of witnesses were
introduced, nearly all Of them contra
dieting the testimony of John G. Tay-
ior in regard to his denial Of ill-feelings
against Mr.. Hanley. 1t is expected that
:he arguments will be made tomorrow.
UNION PACIFIC TOURISTS.
Omaha, Neb. Jan. "A most luxuri-
ously furnished and elegantly appointed
train left Tire city at o'clock this morn
ing carrying the receivers and officials Of
The Union Pacific westward. The re-
ceivers and officials will attend the fore
closure ha inc
and Utah Northern railway at Salt Lake
on Saturday. A trip of inspection will
then be made over the entire system.
The trip viii consume 2. week at least
and may possibly extend through zen
days. At Salt Lake, Samuel Carr, chair
man, and Henry c. Nichols attorney, Of
the reorganiza ton committee. will be
met. These gentlemen viii undoubtedly
be the actual purchasers of the Short
Line when il is put up for sale. The slate
of officials for the independent lire has
been practically agreed upon, but Chair
man Carr says that IL will not be an
nounced until after the purchase Of the
road.
Those who left Omaha this morning
on the special train were: President s.
II. H. Clark. Oliver w. Mink. L. Ellory
Anderson, John w. Doane and Frederic
r. Coudert, receivers: General Manager
Dickinson, General Solicitor Kelly, Gen
eral Superintendent Nichols, Master Ne
chanic Mcconnell, General Passenger
Agent Lomax, Freight Traffic Manager
Monroe. Superintendent Markell. of the
hotel department, and Master in Chan
Gerry Cornish.
SAYS IT DOESN'T OWE 1T.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. THE North
ern Pacific Railway company, the new
h.
ties and franchises of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company at the foreclosure
sale today. filed an answer TO the claim
of the Illinois Steel company for S2i.-
624 IL for steel rails. The answer raises
the issues raised by the Northern Pacific
receivers as TO the validity of the lease
under which the NoT.hen Pacific COM
pany operated the Wisconsin Central
lines and the Chicago and Northern Pa
cific terminals. By the decree OF fore
closure, the purchaser of the Northern
Pacific property was made liable for the
unpaid Indebtedness that was made pre-
ferential by the court and which the re-
ceivers had not paid. The new company
denies that the claim comes within the
decree and that it was assumed in the
purchase of the road. The company al
legged further that the claim is not an
indebtedness or liability directed or in
CURED by the Northern Pacific in the
operation of its railroad.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
Albany, y. Y, jan. Frank Sar-
gent, chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firennen, is preparing. and As
semblyman Bondy of Syracuse will in
troduce in the assembly. a bill providing
for the maintenance OF the employees Of
railroad corporations injured IN the dis
charge of their duty.
LOS ANGELES DEEP WATER.
Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. THE deep
water harbor commissioners and the
Southern Pacific and Terminal engineers
are busily engaged in inspecting granite
quarries. First, the commissioners were
taken by the Southern Pacific officials 70
the Declese quarries at Cotton Then.
under the same auspices, they went up
to Chatsworth Pass, where suitable gran
lite IS said to De found. Santa Fe officials
think they 6AYs Qualities on their line
that the srfag9tfee ought 70 sse ana on
Friday fhet vii be Inspected. Then
General sf<A1Der Hines, OF the Terminal
railway Hsaed That granite was needed.
and wetit Out with team, found a quar-
~, bought IL, secured the right OF way
for q branch road 10 IL IL is very close
TO San Pedro. and superior to most n
Southern California.
WHISKY TBJsT LEASES