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Show U. S. CDNSP1RAGY CHARGE ARGUED IN TEXAS Motion to Quash Indict-; Indict-; ments Against Rail Strik- ers Arouses Interest I KI.' PASO. T., Oct. 13- Motion to quash the Indictment against elalit.i union men charged with conspiracy to wreck train aervlce on the Oalveaton. ' llarriabum A -Ban Antonio railroad hv placlnr quicksilver In the boilers of locomotives was u,Tl't l . .t-nl:iy before federal Judae V". H. Pmllh Internment atiornevs etntend th.it the alleged conspiracy waa an offense; against the I'nited Klat-a in tht It 1 Interfered with Interstate ronim'-rcf over which the federal authorities iave control. In I heir demurrer, attorneys foe the defense set up that the Indictment -lid not charge that the defendmta kvw the locomotlvea were eng-iged tn In'.er-atate In'.er-atate commerce, nor charge that the locomotive lo-comotive were actually engaged In ti l Interstate trade. j KetHrdli.ic the strike Injunctions Is-. Is-. sued to rati road, the defense stiiie that a violation of one of these wrtra would warrant citation for ront.ii. l.m nnt isBasmiasi iltFsmtw the a-rund Jury. Strike sympathisers crowded the courtroom as the lawyers argued. tfcoren of l.iwyers were present. Interested In-terested In this first trial In Kl Paso irrowitm out of the strike of railway, shop crafts. I |