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Show THETENTUODSAND DOLLARS Dimija Salt Ajjlmt lie Union r.c He Rillwij Conpinj nnonn Jtnr yiNE xoiur. Tlie rtlJrnce Jill ta an I the Cae bnlimlllrd to Ilia Jury. Tl e cmo of John Wl lie, who la wanted In Wyoming on the cliarr of murder, and wl 9 la iuIok tbo Union 1 aclflo Hallway Company foritO,Qu) damaxea alleged to hare ln tuitalnrd InJulylaat, ly brlnK pit Jfl defend ant a train mid maltreated by 111 tm ployea, waarrauraed In the Third Die ttlct Court Ik fore J idgu Ane today. After our columna cloeed ywlcrday aflrrnuon the defeuae inoTtnl for a non lit Mr Wllllania aatd tl at even If ereryllilngtl lalnllir had aald waa true, II lnily ahowiad II at certain men had coromltle I certain wrongful acta for which the ilcfrndaut could not I held liable, au I It WM Hot aliowlt that ant of the men were ngmls of the defendant. I Judee towera oppoavd ho motion Three men were acting within the cope of their emf loymenl. Tl ey 1 had full control of the train, au I If lhat were true, the defendant waa liable Mr an Uottlnatited the train men wen not acting within tlio Kope of their authority The aarnult waa not made to eject While frail the tralu It waa made foraotue 1 rlratn tairi'e. Judge aue The motion for it lion aull waa made 011 the grounda II at the pertona committing thearlcoinf lalned of were not einttojea of the defend ant compauy, aud aecond, that the acta were not rummllUal with In Hie ti-npo of their cm) loynie nt Tl 0 plalntlirwaaretlatnly lu the train wrongfully aud the nwu had a light to put him ofl and to 11 the nenwary force.but no more Any act that they may have done to arrrat him or make him coufeaa won! I hot 1 are been within II e ti of their em loymei t without ennie aiieclal a III only Tl e juration waa whether or not the urla which followed the ajeitlon froui the train wero not aocotinHU. aato con atltllle one act It waaao vale rlo&i.le connected that he waadlaimMKl to al low ttieiUrttlon togoto ttiejiiry Aa to wlivUu r th aau men wero eni loyea of the drfrudant comny, Uie oil-deuce oil-deuce Indicated that they were rhe defci au tin u oia ued ly calling Ml Mhhelaon, wlo teatiiled Un the night of July n I waa at Halt tt ella, Wyoming and waa braking for tl e union 1 acltlo 1 ha I heard lhat a brakemnn named Taggeit I ail lau aia il from tl e freight lulu and kill od anl when the train came In I went with a man named ltrl.ri. In rind ll n party who piiahed Tagnttt oil" We lound the plali tin" alandli gbytl ecara and culled hint over Tl en we took hold of hint and hell him until Cou duitor l.ockhart came up. He tit ttlillo orer the Ilea I and the latter broke and ran, Ixickhatt allot at hint aud I gitre chaae. Home more ahola were fired aud White came Lack to 11a, W e took hlii to the en I of tl o train and llrd a rotai around Ida neck I held one en I uf the rope, aud then we tarted the train aud 1 ma le him Jump off W e ran aboutfour litu died yarda, when he got the roie cir and rail north While we wero dragging him, ho grabbed tl e drawhead I did not auiaah hlalial da To J 11 lire I owera I have len In Mlaaourl l,urcr wrut under the na ne ofl noa llarnei there fteverhavebeeu known by any ujme otter II an tha oin given I y me hare t the time In iuntloll, I believe I dl 1 hold a ludchet uerthelilnll.t''ahead lint Ion tknow wlietlur I thteatened lo split him 0111 or not After YMilloLottl oroieoilor hint I J imit'd the train aud fullottrd I Intf rtnijarda. lladailalol A li llylierglrallileil-lwaaatHalt Wella 011 Jul; 0 When the frtlghl train 1 Hilled In that morulng I went Willi Mkhvlaon to flu I the man who waa ai 1 imeuj to linre thmwu lat raggttt from thu train Wu fouud Whlto aiaodlig ly the train, aud aakrd him If I 0 waa the man who threw Taggett oir He replied that I e waa Iniwcrnt au 1 that It wat Ida partner whu did IL Thru Iiockhart raniu up an I lo! 1 1 U hlto to throw up hll haudf I He I ill I not obey au I leickl ait hit him over the head with hit revi vi r, Wl lt tl en I rokn aud ran und we followed hhu Home ahola were llreil aud hu atoned Whlto wu taken Into thu raliMw and then to the en I of the car, anil uw 11 1 more of him Taggett waa Unit lill.aod about tell inllea eaal of Halt Welti and 1 ana tuied hladutlea at Conductor IHkharl a niiuot lie I iMCkhrtrt tratlllrd 1 rraldo at llawllnaaulatn a condittor on the Union 1 aclllc Un July bill my brake. moil wero 1 at Tai,bett and J J Kulll. va 1 I flrat anw White at Latham HowaaaUidlnglytletraluaud xi. Hit told hint that If he got on tin train again lie woull lai kicked or rt eiiaii who wru with White aald he waa 1.0I1 g to ride to Oreen lllnr I aa White let olf an I on tl u tralu al four or five la-a afUr that Taguttt waa niluud anrr we left I .ill am At Malt t lit Mlcl r!.oii and llytarrg fuuu 1 Whlto I y tt e train I wei i ii mid told him lhat he waa myrtlaoiior I dlllhlbiiuH)I ur )iMe.lhi waa the mail who threw rag grit from tl e train Aahedldu Iclvu up, 1 hit him over the hind with my revolver and knocked hi 11 down 1 to then ran oir, but we nfterwarda over liokhlniaullrriteil Urn u iktallel by the wIlLt-Mee w I o I avu 1 rtitdt I 1111 Uu my nf rmatlun Will to wu arrwitrd and examtuid ou the thari,a ofiuurdtr 1 alao made the aecoul COIlllllllllt Ihlailoeeilthe ivldrntefor theim Mention and the defenae cjiIIo.1 Sir (ells lu 111 iw that tie wltlllaw MUllll aor had llvl In Missouri for liars, II al lie wna urreetod II ire aud II at hia truenuewo.il uoalUriiea Mlchil sou left the court room us anon aa thu witness Welti u tie slant, lutjudgo auu won! 1 uot allow tl edcfiutu toi.0 lull tlio nillaUiallLii Iry I lies defil mi II cn naked kate to gn lilt 1 tl e juration of cl aracler, but till, too Waa ruled out. J A Williams, then made II 1 oin. lugargumeu for the ilalumt ifur which the court adjourm I At leu iVcluik thh morning, Mr anColt, awctate co rnsel for the de fendant, Irlefly revleaed the teall nonjr of tt e wltticeara and denied lhat II e ilefen lant comistny reapoi al bio for the acts of Its eniloyes, diss much aa what they di I v. as cut of the scon of their rrg ilar il illea Judge 1 owera followed for tl e tlalntlfT In auliaiatico le aald It makes in1 ditlerenco how or wlrro the 1 UI11IIIT waa In jured II la a lueaUon of fact and not ol law, that tl la man I a 1 partlslly I all for Ida ride, and to that eilei I was entitled lo consllrrillon True at llracs I e had Ixeii bratli g I li way aa n common tramp, I nt he could lardtrbe considered aasuc h whtntl e aaaaiilt was made. 1 ven though he be cbuaed ai a trrapawrr, It was not a Kiarantie for the taretnitlon of I! e trlllo atrocities that lave been recited In our I earing Kbould you coual ter 1 lm a vajabon 1 Uiauae he was riding below U e tegular larllT rate of 11 e conjiany, the law does or thoull grai tl Initio same irotcctlon as It does the millionaire who stands at the heal of tie gigantic curioratlon ly whlchhe wasso cmrlly trialed It Isa suatlcloua clrcunittance, In my mini list tleilaloilirwas rearrested n ill u charge ol 111 irder simply to tasu I lm away Ufore II Is trial for dajnagea o mmencixl It must I ren embernl that he was arraigned for Hits uf posed crime In II e Hla'e of Wyoming an I 011 a re-Hit re-Hit luary hearing wasdlacbarged b couttof comirtentJurlsitktlnn Icon It nd, and stroi gly too, tl at a ich a iVe cannot he regrtgated Mr an Colt, II e attorney for tl e defendant, I as llctured to you the alleged angellu vlitues of Mklielson und ItjUru. In a mamer that Is only ex ceedwl I y his (aiwrr of ex resalon Uf that I only say that thi Ir testlrpouy la on fee rd, and their acts show that they are guilty of cruelly that can smrcely 1 ttniiklcd by tt e IstaentM of man It niakro 1 o ulffrrince wltat motive li lluenced the art, It Is the act Itself The wrong Inflicted upon tl e I latutliTtan hardly bemnlo rlgl t In dollars auj cints. (lenUemru of II e July, I aak that a verdict for the full amoui I, $10 Oik), wl li costs, be award eillhoililntlirlnlhlaciue. Judge .ane charged the Jury as fol lows Jentlcnien of the Jury Till Is an action I roughl I y Jol 11 while agaluat tl o Union I'ailllu lUllrond f omi y for assault au I battery an I maltreat mtntby Ulng forcltly ejected from ouoof thedttvndant s frrlgtit trains, for whlilileirayatiO QUO damages It la for you to fitemitnowhcU er or not the 1 tali HIT la entitle I to such dam ages. Whether tho lalntltr was ejetteil from tl e deft ndant s tram or K t oil if his own volition Is alao for you lo decide If uuiecesmry violence WM Used then It e defin lai t Is Hal le otherwise not. If thetralunitti put him off II e train and taiat him through t.rsoi al spite, Hit 11 tl e defen lant Is not Hal lobutthi etnt loyea rsonally Inordertomake the continny liable It muat la proreu thatlhe trainmen were acting within Ibe scope of II elr duty 1 o 1 are (he Judges gel tlrmrii of It e Jury, of tl e credit lllly of II o llnesaea who have been examined lu this 1 ae ou can lake Inkjet usldrrsllon II elr d.ortn cut while on the wltiiraa slant, their candor or want of It If you llnda mtJKc for the ilalullir It will lai necessary to designate Hie amount of damages If you find a verdict In favor of tho defeudant, you must stmt ly state, W e tl e Jury find a vi r Hit In favor uf tlio defeu lant " ou may retire, gentlemen, and run elder the case |
