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Show tempted to eject him from ihe train. The negro became angered an.i. gathering gath-ering up a large rock, struck the brakomau on the head, knocking him down and rendering him unconscious Woods claimed that the train crew-abused crew-abused him. by stepping on his fin gT8 when he was climbing down the ladder on the side of the car, an 1 that they also threw him from the cars, endangering his life, and aggrsvated hlrn to the point where he felt Justified Justi-fied in defending himself, even to the us of a stone Testimony for the stato in the caso against KYcd Clay. a negro, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was given this forenoon, aud it is understood un-derstood that the defendant will not introduce any evidence. The court will not render Judgment until the early part of next weelc. On July 27, Clay entered the restaurant res-taurant of Clarence Lowe early In the morning, and began an altercation with two customers. Lowe ordered him from the premises, whereupon Clay threatened to kill him. telling him he would get a gun for that purpose. pur-pose. The negro returned Immediately Immediate-ly afterwards with a revolver, aud, flourishing It about his lu-ad, again threatened Lowe with destruction, but left the place without doing violence. At the time of this affair. It was thought by the officers that Ciay was the negro who held up a .Japanese place 011 lower Twenty.fourth street, but the Identification could not be raado complete and the man was charged with only one offense, I 1: BOUND OVER 1 TO HIGHER COURT . ( i John Woods, a negro, was given a I ojvllininary hearing before Judge I Afcarphy this morning on the charge j f tissault with a deadly weapon and , tQund over to await the action of the. i Jlstriet court under a bond of $250. I The complaint in the case alleges ihit Woods, on July 20, assaulted G. ' li Graham, a passenger brakeman on Ihe Southern Pacific, with a rock, Hrlking him on the head. The tetlujeDy of Mr. Graham and j II. Wilhcloi, another brakeman. was 1 that on the day mentioned the defend- ' ant was attempting to steal a ride on j the train nnd that, at a point near the Klverdale. station, Mr. Graham at- 1 '.i |