The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-28
Clore and O'Hara Pointed
Out as Men Who
Often Asked About
Trains.
RAILROAD MEN ARE
NOT so POSITIVE
Discrepancies in Their Tes-
timony Elected by Ma
rioneaux in Severe
Cross Examination.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN. April 27.-Positively identified
by woman as the two men seen in th.
locality of the Overland Limited trah
robbery near Reese station before the
crime was committed and partially iden.
titled as the tall and short men, OF ths
train robbery by members of both the
Overland Limited and special freighl
train crew. Bryan OHara and Victor
Clore passed through the second day of
their preliminary hearing with rs care
free expression the most listless spec
tator in the crowded courtroom today
OHara appears to be really interested
in the proceedings. but whether design
edly or not. Clore, the shorter oil the two
suspects and against whom the charge OF
the actual killing OF William y. Davis
and the woundins OF a. y. Taylor. the
two negro porters OF the Overland Lin
tied, is charged, appears TO be as little
concerned as 10 the outcome Of the pre-
liminary hearing as II he were not ac-
cused.
defense was a forced admission obtained
from NJ. b. Witten. negro porter on
the observation car, that Victor Clore
''In your Judgment. Ciore Is not the
short man of the holdup?' inquired At
torney Marioneaux.
II see nothing about him to indicate
that he is the man." answered the wit
Does not your mind incline to the be-
lief that ne is not one of the men of the
hodup?"
"That is not d fair question" said IN
attorney for the prosecution.
After the court had ruled that the
question was permissible, tho witness re-
piled that in his Judgment Clore. the
short man. was not one OF the men who
held up the train: Wilton then testi
fed that he. had picked O'Hara out of II
crowd of seven detectives in plain clothes
I'm Detroit. when the prisoners We're be-
ing brought TO ogden. as the tall mnu
who gave most Of the orders while the
train was being robbed.
Brakeman Not Certain.
IL noticed that his skin was very white
and soft and he had long arms and lon;
legs" explained Witten when he was
asked how he identified OHara as the
taller bandit
was later given by V. T. Reinhart the
brakeman on The special freight train
No. 90, known as the meat train. Rein
hart says that his train was following
reached the block signal was found set
against them and they proceeded slowly
toward the Limited In the middle OF the
block. the rear lights OF the train being
plainly discernible ahead. Suddenly out
of a cloud OF steam from the disconncct-
ed passenger train he saw the short man
a
gun in his hands and with the muzzle
pointing his way.
Does this make any difference to the
meat train?" demanded the short bandit
as he pressed the muzzc OF the gun
against the witnesses breast az II he in
tended to kill him
Reinhart testified that he replied that
it meant a whole lot To the train If he
was killed, He then promised To follow
the orders OF the short bandit, who low
cred the gun: During their conversation
H.. iN1. had a H.
ty to see the bandit VINO. he testified.
resembled Clore In stature but after
hearing him talk ut the county jail he
could detect nothing in his voice 10 re-
call the voice of the bandit who held
him up Relnhurt could not positively
identify either OF the prisoners. although
In form and stature he says they re-
semblc the bandits
n. Cross. brakeman on the limited
train, did not see the bandits until he
had returned TO the train after walking
ahead In the block looking for a broken
rail or defective track which be thought
the signal Indicated. When he reached
cock covered with the guns of the ban
dts holding a sack in which the val
uables of the passengers We're being de-
posted His Identification OF the pris-
oners was not positive.
Mclean Corrects Statement.
Fireman L. c. Mclean admitted un-
der cross examination that he had told
General Superintendent h, c. Manson In
the office of Superintendent Thomas
Rowlands when the tranmen were being
examined that one of the bandits wore
Overals This he corrected on the wilt
ness stand, He described the hands of
the tall bandit as the long white hand
Of a card sharp" The witness had seen
the bandits hand resting on the butt ,ut
his revolver while he was sitting In the
cab of the detached engine. Attorney
asked him if he had often
seen the hands OF card sharpS. The Wit
ness admitted that he had played cards
with sharps in every state In which be
had lived.
Mrs Sarah Hansen OF Warren was
called by the state TO identify the two
men. This she did with positiveness
which could not be changed by rigid
cross-examInation by the attorney for
the defense.
Some time during the latter part oL
November Clore came 10 my place and
questioned me for some time regarding
.he surrounding country. the time OF the
arrival OF trains and other matters,
said the witness.
He returned at two different times
following the first visit and again qucs-
.ioned me about the distances from one
,oint to another and the times the trains
arrived and departed. The fourth time
saw him he was riding in a buggy with
hat man designating O'Haral. This
vas about the middle OF December. /
answered all of their questions and they
eft"
How do You recognize the other man
IS OHara?' she was asked.
Il remember his eyes and his COM
,lexion." was the reply.
he unwilling assistant OF the bandits