Show FUN IN FEDERAL COURT irish wit pitted against an attorneys wiles TRUE CASE IS entertaining trial ot of tho the nan man suspected of holding up the union pacific train wear near uintah in Oc october toler 1806 in rr progress ogress in tho the united states court engineer and fireman ot of the th train examined cullen callen to whom truo true is alleged to save have Conf confessed emell provokes much mirth I 1 jj T I 1 L cullen was th particular thorn in lr tile the hide ot of Att attorney oTney james hamilton during tho the progress ot of the truo true calto in tile the united states district beca 1 11 court yesterday and ill his arm coobs 1 1 afforded to hours ot of much lucli ilcin ilc hn tho the of 0 the spee latora tho the jurors and the prosecution wre were in a continued state late of 0 excitement when the red faced red haired irishman pitted his native wit aga the legal A lies iles ot 0 f t the h e attorney tor for the defendant fen dant allt and I 1 tho the process of 0 impeaching the mf witness n ess assume assumed d the proportions ot of a g farce cullen Is the man who says that true confessed to the uintah holdup hold up and the bent befit upon destroying tho the force dorco ot of hll ha cit damaging evidence he ile man BBS tile ilio I 1 last as t witness of the afternoon alte and when called lied by the prosecution he briefly recited his ea elect ht years acquaintance 1 IM with mith truo true in osden ogden salt lake and sa san n francisco ile he met true on december L r 11 IMS at the th corner of 0 louish a and nd howard s streets t san francisco an and d bair aw him every afternoon tor for tile hie foll following 0 wing five or al six x days tru they theu he had d money bills a and nd gold bold pieces and 11 w was knocking about town ton on the iho bald a III the witness mit ness wo wg net met nl fit the pice palace beer hall I 1 salil said I 1 wanted N a nt to go to stockton St to get a a job on elss road 11 he said bald he wanted to sv go lop and d would pay my way lie he raid bahl lio lie would hold up a southern pi p C itic train and get eel some money then he said 1 I 1 held up tip the union alon r acinto train near osden I 1 said I 1 never heard of 0 ll it ile he said he did it anyway and pulled out a gun and laid it on tile the table sayin that was mas my best partner at ogden lie he says bays we 1 w ul hb hold I 1 d up the S P and I 1 says nays excuse cubern me I 1 dont clont want vant to dle die so young lie said I 1 was waa a coward and I 1 sold said I 1 rant ant to 10 go anyway any ay and we e said bald no ma more about it THEN TIM FUN drgan BEGAN the prisoner smiled during this rapid geelt recital a I 1 and mr air hamilton took tho the witness 11 sa for cross examination lie he went ment over the details ot of its his acqua acquaints inta nce alth with true tru in ogden anil and m when hen as asked ked you nv e 1 very well me I 1 acquainted with mith him bin I 1 enllie re replied d 0 3 ils is I 1 was well enough to go around and have a good time to together ge t her then the attorney proceeded to probe Cull cullens histo history ry ila how old a man are your you he h asked j 1 I 1 cant tell you that sor said the irishman me brother brought me to N 00 york when I 1 tas us about six years year old the tha festl testimony ony then went ment through tile the various periods ot of cullens railroad employment in the northwest northie it and when urged to specify the length of 0 those periods the w witness I 1 always broad broadly lya answered 0 maybe ahr threet 0 o or tour four months ma mabe be a six I 1 x or eight eight were you ever arrested for or committing inviting a crime asked mr hamilton amilton Il yin vis cullin bor or tor or last fast answered H of that tho the only time 1 I its is all I 1 know of when you came here from san Franch coo o did you come alone vis sor BOT sure ot of that HAD A SODA WATER JAG well thoro there wor several people on the train I 1 have a special car I 1 got arrested here I 1 had a sort 0 of so soda clana water t er jag on I 1 told so some e paper val lep leporter lepor lers 4 that I 1 had no use for the U P nn and d I 1 refused to answer some quentio to tile the grand crand jury judge till Marsha commuted committed me tor for live five days how long aked a wr mr lIar hamilton nUton were ere you in jail it 1 I dont know w drawled the witness the hours houra past 0 kind oi blow I 1 say aay whether I 1 was thero there a day or a week eek I 1 was m as feeling good when hen I 1 went in an good when I 1 kent out what made you feel good G good md maleky N here ditl did you get it bought it I 1 had mone money y where e lid did you get the money 1 I don dont t know I 1 steal it lie he ag again a in went ment over the fact of the conf elial 1 1 ond and t told of d why he was so 0 urns sure of 1 the 11 0 date dale lie ile was asked to give dates of her events in his life find and eo readily ily in tw two 0 or three instances ciui it could f not L t reme remember aber the date of ills his bring bt ing sent to t 0 jail did you ukel the attorney ever ila have ve anything moire important happen to you than going to the county jaimi A N INCI INCIDENT DENy als mr one da day y the oregon short lille heholt nip mi pay ills later days lu ill california veto ane lie ovea 01 ri and lie he said whenever lie hei b add lim a job ho he m worked of ked a mid lid alion w lien lie he had no jol 1 ho be stork lie he declared that thal ibe he was a a friend of trues and avoul n t want to ace ec him punished hed Il arping again on the jall jail question cu culk n wat anac ked l cwb when en nero liere you to ja jail T 1 I tak enthey cart me do dow n did y you ott go voluntarily wall there wor nn an officer beside me b but ut I 1 r I 1 walked an all I 1 vw bigger than him ile he denied d aled that he ever eier said the evidence de nce he gave was a d dd d lie and he densol that lie he said mail he gave ovId tice to do up 1 tile v U P 1 nor would wd lie he i 1 I that all be told night jailer levy i he be hat hall had toll told judge anderson that buc yuo was wan an innocent man lie he denied that at lie he told toil levy t that bat he le liali had nil fill elnua OE 0 danbra and no he denied abat 11 ho had anaed Atio inny y george 0 o rge J J marsh of the deboule de tl foule fi not t to bo be severe in hig oll nor did ne he no he bald threaten convict true Tru the attorney nith evidence ln cc to tilt r EN TES when the case axe wan called in tho the morning danle daniel S ROla rolana nj engineer ft it the train 3 which aich wan wall hold up was tile the first WIt notts called t to tile hie stand by judge W del for the prosecution ile he graphics grap graphically hica ily tho the happenings 01 that t at eventful and an how tho the 10 incle c wr llla ills face enat enveloped loped in a white cotton sack back climbed over the iho tender of tile lie I 1 engine and took posies lon ion of 0 ll it ile he raid that the robber him to stop tho the t train ill not tar far from ielah station and ra then made tile the fire nurl and himself climb down 1 A coin the t cab t lb put iut u illde backs on their melr heads predo and precede him back to the express ctr car it was wait tile tho all birsa alls aart time that he ha made chiq escape tinder the train aral and has hastening t i to 10 wv the alarin wetah station to give ali tile asked whether 1 he knew true i i tile tho vi linens kata mated led that hat hr ho all kiil liil d and had known him billee I 1 km although lie had ilot seen vely much of 0 blin in that hellod ot of ahne lie he knew that thai true aas an d iraln train mon nian this t fi 1111 wl alt 0 i ae hamilton a interposed Intel posed tile the S se fluid not t dispute who ho in your fudim judgment nt was tho the man nho mho held up that train asked jud judge go judd 1 I rant say well have you any judgment on tile the subject of who that thai roan man was waa no sir air I 1 dont bello believe Ive I 1 hae bave are arc ou familiar lih ith the defendant trues voice 1 I dont know I 1 think r so however wet well how old did tile the rob robb bets cis voice compare with kruep Tru pr ep 1 I could coil it ant nl say bay the mans face was nina covered and I 1 I 1 hilink think it would make a difference in his voice fineman RUSIAN ON THI STAND will 1 am if Mc lUc Failand Falland the hi Ill oman emall of of tho engine corroborated corroborated roehm lm story as fi ni 11 the 1 e point I 1 where he tile tho en cn c n elneer alil made his escape cape or ducked hn anil an s 11 he 0 it the n vald salil ac I 1 the e ann fin nie me go to 0 on n to else far car and told ili nio t to 0 pound on oil lh ili e door and pet got 5 messen ger to open opell it tile the door was high 0 overhead ver lead and 1 I told lold tho the man I 1 leach it from ron where I 1 glood 1 po 0 o he leached beached no and allot pound pounded etl on fin it v with ith the bulto bult 0 r his 1114 4 I 1 MCI voy 1 alio he el ens seng f shoed open efio conr 2 1 r and 1 1 stuck ills his head out nut and the robber 0 role re lalni to 0 1 leold u up ills hid hand handi i and I 1 if binl b dofan 3 0 apy rot and lid then the pun man commanded nic to ko go in ili between the alic part anil and CUE ul ott off the file cinatl 1 oni and express corn cam from th tho rest rent of tile the train I 1 refused because I 1 said all that alic waa on and an I 1 would ket get men scalded aided to death if I 1 tried to cut off nu the earn cars lie told mcavoy and ino into may chere ahi re wn we wele and he ment bark back t to ali tile entire bad and shut ott ot tile iho alcain himself at ai lie ho left um u there jhc thc re aloy flold to nic me ive a L ut lii to in take tak a shot phot at thit that fellow va ilea ILU ILO comes back bach 14 FAILAND WAS PRUDENT well raid 1 I you better make store of your maik or liall hill us both tn AI abey Ey onto the iho piat I 1 ronn form and lot let into the express car soon noon tile dc robber canio came back and I 1 lie ie gjein got in between L the th ears cars and cut on IT the connections 0 t I 1 ons lie he then went d down om ri to tile the engine and ran the ell cn glue and the express and lid mall mail cars a ym down the tjark Y do you know james true was asked yes sir ive known him for several beveral ears in ofelon off jen where ho he worked around tile U P F yards yarda 11 II E L v oy you ou any opinion as to who the nian man ae nho held up tha that t tra traen I 1 of I 1 yes 8 lr ir I 1 have it was james true and tile the witness went on to state thit that th it lie knew the roan from lits hla folco alco and carriage and from froin the peculiar cu far long shape of his head and his prominent prom rolligh nent nose was plain even th the sack back under cross crosa examination mcfairand Mc Failand stated that he had never heard true speak but once conce and nd that was man in a saloon in osden ogden when truo true accused him of being byln a sr baah b and said other bitter things about him he stated however ta that 1 at lie he had no harsh feelings against T true re ile he had first told rowland about his su suspicions th that at true was mas the holdup on the second trip after it occurred but had never said bald anything about it to any officer until the f following ol lowing march when lie he told sheriff belnap about it you tell ell ex sheriff wright and ana officer sullivan about a month atter after it happened that you were svere so no scared fit at the time that you linow know whether tho the man was six feet or tour four feet tall no sir I 1 did not at the opening of the afternoon session bension fireman Pi Mc acra larland rland xeR testified tined as to the robbers rob liera mannerism in speaking addid s did also express messenger mcavoy Mcl voy mho w ho at abw rave gave the details of the holdup AlI cEvoy would not swear that true ti ue wits was the man POSTAL CLERKS TESTIMONY AfONY J tr woolford woodford the railway postal clerk who was on tho the train gave his version of the holdup hold bold up and identified Ident lOed home borne registered envelopes and the slit bill mall mail sacks p postmaster nt master islaub of ogden also iden identified t toed the poll pouches hem young fretwell of 0 uintah who found some of tile s stolen papers papera recited the circumstance stan e and inspector waterbury burc y testified that the robber secured upward of SHW 2400 in domestic letters and that the value of the foreign letters taken had not yet been ascertain ta gaind Ind at this point cullen was called the t trial ria will 11 be resumed ou on monday monday |