The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1896, Page 1

- VOLUME LXXIX.—NO . 81. HUNTINGTON AN ARTFUL DODGER, But He Squirms Under the Hot Fire of Morgan's Questions. THOSE BURNED BOOKS. Managers of the Contract and Finance Company Took No Chances. FRYE COULD NOT SAVE COLLIS. Clever as He Is, the Railroad Magnate Makes Some Very Peculiar dmissions. 3TON, D. C., Feb. 18.—The examination of President Collis P. Hunt- ington of the Squthern Pacific Railway. by Senator Morgan, was resumed th morninz before the Senate Pacitic Railraods Committee. Morgan directed his line of in- quiry toward the relations between the Contract and Finance Company and the Central Pacific, and the destruction of the books of the former comy The books were b ed, ) ton said, because the company was disin- corporateda and there was no use ih keep- ing them, asthe accounts were c He said he had suggested to Mark kins that the books be destroyed, but did not remember th nad been any eference in his cor n with Hop- to the clause 1n the Calitornia con- the personal liability ch a matter as that veen teferred to the the road. Did any lawyer advise roy tuese papers? nk not. It wasa did not regard it ve: k stitution re; of stockhol wo Id. he s departme: Is here. the books here now. d like very much to have Mr. Huntington—I should like ve; much for you to have them, but in view of the fact that they are not in existence I don’t see how in the world you are going | to get at them. Morgan then read the resolutions adopted at the mass-meeting held recently | in San Francisco to protest to Congress | he extension of the debt of the | Iroads, and Mr. Huntington said | large and enthu- , for he had been informed t fifty-two persons present be termed the Sutro meeting. ad been issued to all the coun- e State, and butfive of them were ed there. T.ie representation confined to San Francisco and s H. Barry, Charles C. Terrill and M. Reynolds as members of the ling committee appointed at a meeting beld in San Francisco last year, Mr. Huntington said contemptuously that he wondered whether they were on the tax list of San Francisco. may not be,” Senator Morgan ut you know that it is written that | inherit the kingdom of ‘I ao not know,” Mr. marked in an indiffer untington re- *“And I expect you will never find out,” Senator re W ked. said Mr. the will see,” Huntington, ilisee,”” Senator Morgan said. ou know either of these gentlemen ?’ know that 1 do,” said Mr. “I take it they are not ong the merchants or bankers of San cisc hey may be common people,” Senator Morgan remarked. In the same counection Morgan spoke frcm San Francisco. “There is nothing in it,”” Mr. Hunting ton said, “half so earnest as Adolph Sutro was when he told me that if I did not build a road to his place, where ne has a drinking-saloon, a bathhouse, a gambling- house and rooms upstairs, and build it right at once, he would fight me in Wash- ington aund fight me everywhere. That was an earnest matter.” Huntington afterward spoke of Messrs. Sutro, Estee, Cannon, Gibson and others as being “‘as uncanny a crowd as a farmer ever found in his henroost at night. All these charges emanated from the same parties,” be said. Morgan, recurring to the building of several branch roads by the construction companies, asked how one of the roads was paid for. “By issuing bonds. They were very nice bonds,” said Huntington. “} don’t care whether they were very nice or not,” snapped Morgan. *Confine vourself to answering my questions.” [Laughter.] Again Huntington said he could not re- member exactly how much it cost to build the Copperopolis branch. “No, of course not,” said Morgan; “your memory is very bad. You have a way of not remembering and of saying ‘I think’ end ‘don’t know.” Why can’t you state a few facts?” Recurring to the destruction of books of the Contract and Finance Company Senator Morgan intimated his belief they had been destroyed so that the directors ould not be held liable. “No,” said Huntingion. *They were urned, as I remember it, to make room, and because the company having been dis- banded there was no further use for them. It was no serious matter to do fo, we thougiit at that time.”’ Senator Morgan said: “You may find that it is serious before you get through h it.”” I wish to state,” said Huntington, “that no conversation passed between my- Hop- | r Morgan—It becomes serious of the earnestness of the protest coming | RUARY 19, PRICE FIVE CENTS. books in order to shield us from personal liability.”” At another point in the examination Huntington boasted that the roads con- structed by him in the West had “built up the country.” Morgan—Yes, and you got very rich out of vour benevolence, aid you not? Huntington—Well, I wmay not be as benevolent as some but I meant well and thought I was doing a big thing to build up the Western country. I have oiten parted with my mcney very easily— Morgan (interrupting)—You can spare us that eulogy on your own generosity. We do not care to hear it. Of course we know it was not money you were after, but you worked for glor Huntington — No, sir. 1 huve never worked very much for glory. [Laughter.] Soon afterward Senator Morgan forced Huntington to admit that Stubbs, as joint agent for the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific, could divert traffic from the Cen- tral to the Southern route, unless shippers otherwise directed. Mdrgan—Then Mr. Stubbs could have sent most all of the freight over your Southern route to the impoverishment of | the Central road if he bad wished? Huntington—Well, no, you see, that is, I suppose— Morgan (interrupting)—You must not try and get away from the facts and don't base your statement on mere suppositions. We want facts. Now, you admit you were heavily interested in the Southern Pacific and only had about 4000 or 5000 shares of the Central Pacific stock. “I think about Hontington. Morgan — You think so. Don’t you know? You seem to know very little about your own business. | Huntington—It is difficult to remember so far back. Morgan—Well, you think you had that much and admit you had heavier interests in the Southern Pacific. You have been sident of the South ticand Centrall Pacific companie: Huntington—Yes. | Morgan—Has it not been your policy to send as much freight as possible over the Southern Pacific? Huntington—We have shipped much | heavy stuff over the Southern route, but forty-nine out of fifty cars have gone over | the Central route. I have been ambutious | to encourage fruit-growing and to give | them as good rates as possible, so much so | that New Jersey and Delaware fruit- growers have complained that cheap in- troduction of California fruit into these States damages the b ess. Rates over neither of our roads have been high, only twelve mills per ton per mile for freight | and less than two cents per mile for pas- | sengers. Morgan—The Southern Pacific is a very much longer line than the Central Pa- fic? Huntington—Yes, sir; almost twice as | far from San Francisco to New Orleans | than from San Francisco to Ogden. | Morgan—Your interest was then to se- | cure the long haul ii y could? Would you have dismissed Mr. Stubbs if he had | Dot sent considerably more traffic via the Southern than by the Uentral route? Huntington—No, I think not. Morgan—But you would have lost money by his so doing, and you certainly would not keep an employe who caused you such financial loss. The two roads were com- petitors, were they not? Huntington—Yes, to a certain extent. | Morgan—How much did the Southern | Pacific formerly pay for its lease of the Central road. Huntington—We paid $1,360,000 year, but when we ascertained that the that much,” replied per T monTincTon #?GENERALMDSE, srore CENTRALPAUFIGT i = \ Y @ M\m"' 7 = V4 “1 really can’t remember.” Morgan—You cannot evade my question in that way. That won’t do at all. Huntington—1I bad long tried to estab- lish a good line of steamers between New. York and Liverpool. Morgan—In the interest of the Sonthern Pacitic? Huntington—To a certain extent. Morgan—But you can’t say what you have done for the Central Pacific. Did you | expect the latter road to prosper when you did nothing for it and everything for its competitor, the Southern route ? Huntington—The Central Pacific is in very good physical condition. Forty-nine- fiftieths of the fruit has been sent over it. Huntington indignantly denied the as- Central road could not earn enough to pay us back that amount the agreement was made that the Southern Pacific should not pay more than the Central earned per | year. | | Morgan—Did not the Central Pacific | earnings decrease because your agents | diverted traffic to your own road, the Southern Pacifie? Huntington—No. The results shrank as a result of competition of the overland roads. Morgan—But how do you account for the fact that Southern Pacific rates did not shrink also? Huntington—I do not know. Morgan—Was it not to your interest to divert traffic to the southern route? Huntington—I always wanted to be fair— Morgan (interrupting)—I am not asking about your great generosity. That is very | well known (sarcastically). | Morgan inquired about Huntington’s Atlantic steamships, and whether these lines were not established in tie infbrest | of the Southern Pacific. Huntington—Yes, sir. | Morgan—Now, what have vou ever done | | to get business for the Central Pacific route ? | You say you have been its chief executive officer. Huntington—Well, we had our agents in New York — Morgan—I am not asking about your agents. I am inquiring about your own individual efforts. Huntington—Oh, I never solicit any freight or passenger business myself. | [Laughter.] | Morgan—Oh, don’t be so narrow, Mr. Huntington. You understand well enough what I mean. Then you haven’t made any personal efforts to build up the Cen- tral road ? Huntington—Oh, the roadbed, rolling and— Morgan (interrnpting)—I am not speak- ing of the physical road, and you know it. I shall assume that your attempts at evasion are sufficient answers to my ques- tions. Huntington—The executive department of a railroad has nothing to do with select- ing traffic. Morgan—Now, will you answer my ques- tionor not? What have you, individually, ever done to extend traffic over the Central T have improved stock, laid new rails, sertion made at the convention in San Francisco to the effect that he, Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker had made $200,000,- 000, He denonnced it as a lie, as well as the ertion that they had derived from the and County, State and general sources four times much as it cost to construct the road. Morgan inquired how much money earned in railroading had been put into the roads. Huntington—I think I was worth about a million dollars when I commenced rail- roading, but after completing the Central Pacific I was considerably poorer on ac- count of the heavy accumulation of debts. Senator Morgan inquired about the con- tract of the railroad with the Pacific Mail steamers, via Panama. Huntington said $75.000 had been paid them, and this contract continued three years, uniform and in a measure prevent rate- cutting. Morgan—But you, as guardian and prin- cipal executive officer, have never done anything for the Central road? Huntington—I think my management of the road has been very fair. I know that I made money out of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Big Sandy and other roads in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, after they had been abandoned by others, but I lost money in construct- ing the Central Pacific. As to the proposition for the settlement of the Central Pacific to the Government Huntington professed the willingness and desire of the company to pay every dollar of it on an extension of 100 years at2 per cent, but would not admit that there was any liability on the company to pay inter- est on the interest payments heretofore made by the Government. Morgan—I guess we have heard enough for to-day. Huntington—Can’t you hear me an hour longer? Morgan—No, sir. Huntington—Can’t you hold night ses- sions? [ have important business in New York. Morgan—No; I don’t propose to sit at night. Iwork hard enough now for my salary. Iam not made of steel or railroad vonds. The committee then adjourned to meet Thursday, when the examination of Hunt- Pacific, as you have done oyer the South- ern Pacific? Huntington—I have kept the road in good condition. Morgan—You made contracts for steam- ers to feed the Southern route? Huntington—Yes, sir. Morgan—Did any of that freight from Europe go over the Central route? Huntington (innocently)—No, Senator, for our ocean going boats cannot run from New Orleans to Omaha. Morgan—Who established those steam- ers? ¥ Huntington—Well, we directors of— Morgan (interrupting)—But didn’t you ington will be resumed. i RIS S WiILL LOSE THE CHARTER. - But Huntington’s Men Will Fight Des- perately All the Same. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 17.—There is no legislative move more preferable to the professional lobbyist than to smother an obnoxious measure and lull it to sleep by delay. Every day it becomes more apparent that the enemiesof the bill for the repeal of the Southern Pacific charter are pursu- ing these old tactics, and it has been their only effeciive fight against the measure. on yesterday claim great credit for your- self because of the establishment of this line of steamers? Huntington—I said that we had some self and Mark Hopkins about destroying | very fine steamers. The iriends of the bill are thoroughly awake to this manner of procedure and —_—_— e — Continued on Third Page, It was'done in order to keep rates | SIKTY MikeRs IRE. EXTOMBED NO HOPE FOR WOREMEN. All Those Laboring Underneath the Ground Meet Death Instantly. WRECKED AND SET ON FIRE. The Vulcan Mine at Newcastle, Colo., Will Have to Be Abandoned to the Flames. NEWCASTLE, Coro., Feb. 18.—The Vul- can coal mine, located in the hogback, just | below town, was completely wrecked and | set on fire by a territic explosion shortly after 11 o’clock to-day and all the work- men in the mine were instantly killed. About sixty men, including foremen and coal operators, were in the several rooms along the slope when the disaster oceurred, and so severe was the explosion that not a single man could have survived the shock or the fire which immediately ensued. The old Vulcan mine was abandoned some years ago because of fire, and this new mine will doubtless share a similar fate. With the exception of a few bosses the killed are Italians, butin the confusion and excitement of the day it has been im- possible at this time to make a complete roster of the names of the unfortunates. The town of Newcastle was shaken as if by an earthquake by the explosion, and a | dense black cloud obscuring the site of the Vulcan mine and workings indicated only too plainly what had occurred. The entire population rushed to the scene to benold the surface workmen in the midst of a thick cloud of dust trying in vain to start the work of rescuing their unfortu- nate fellow-laborers within. The earth had settled perceptibly about the hillside, and the dense mass of black smoke issuing from crevices in the up- heaved mass geve evidence that the coal vein had surely been set on fire by the explosion. Women and children rushed shrieking and screaming to the scene, adding to the confusion. The mine owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, two and a half miles away, was promptly closed down, and all hands hastened to assist Superintendent Herrcke of the Vulcan in the work of rescue, but it was quickly seen that little could be done. Herrcke with several men had torn away the broken timbers at the landing, and had rushed into the slope soon after the explosion occurred with wet sponges on their rostrils, only to be driven hack again by the deadly fumes. A special train was sent to the mine oy the Colorado Midland Railway Company with medical assistauce, prepared to'care for the wounded if any were rescued, but the sun went down behind the mountains before any progress could be made. The force of the explosion may be imegined when it is known that the Bfifliiags and trestle at the mouth of the slope were completely wrecked, a hole 100 feet square carved out of the hillside at the mouth of the incline, while timbers two feet square were blown 1nto the Grand River, 400 feet away. One miner was on his way down the slope when the explo- sion occurred, and his mangled remains were subsequently found several hundred feet away from the mouth of the slope. There were 140 men employed in and about the mine at the time, and about sixty were at work under ground this morning: The present Vulcan mine has been opened only about two vears. State Coal Mine Inspector Griffith was here February 8, and pronounced the mine 1n petter condition than it had ever been be- fore. Animmense fan in the slope, which was about 500 feet in depth, seemed to afford complete ventilation, and every pos- sible precaution was taken to prevent an explosionof the gas known to exist in the mines of this district. It.is believed that a half-lighted fuse ignited the gas in'one of the new rooms while the men were blasting down coal. The oid Vulcan mine has been abandoned for several years and was in no way con- nected with the present property, a new slope having been driven into the hillside. The Vulean Fuel Company operates the property, which is owned by the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com- pany, with headquarters at Topeka, Kans. Just at this time the mine was being worked to its full capacity, the output being from seventeen to twenty cars per day. = The entire slope is filled with debris, and it is now plainly evident that many days must elapse before the bodies of the en- tombed miners can be rescued. Since | darkness fell the smoke seems to have per- ceptibly diminished, and it may be that the fire will not destroy the property as was first feared earlier in the day, but the force of the explosion was sufficient in itself to practically destroy the mine, and new workings will have to be started. The latest estimates pluce the number of men in the mine at sixty or more, and not one escaped death. The names of the company men were only known to the pit boss, James Har- rison, whose body lies with his dead com- rades in the bottom of the ill-fated mine, and can only be ascertained by the re- covery of the bodies. From the lamp list and information gained from those above ground, the following thirty-eight are posi- tively known to be among the killed; James Harrison, pitboss; Tom Larrigan, fire-boss; three brothers, Joe, Williaru and Abe Dore; Peter Patricio, Daniel Morris, Gabriel Gleese, Frank Rossio, Baptisto Choweett, August Matteve, John Scaif, Alex Scaif, Philip Racha, Peter Brewer, Frederic Sigmond, Antonio Patricio, John Pactori, John Coughlan, William Webb, William Haggerty, Dominic Matteno, Frank McGourly, Robert Cattle Jr., Alex Reno, Frank Simonic, Robert Seitiger, Jacob Jenkins, Domino Ozello, John Oteno, James Fraegna, Domino Possetti, Peter Tappero, Antonio Tappero, Andrew Rolando, Peter Magento, Antonio Martino and David Evans. Most of these men leave large families. RECEIVER BURLEIGH ARRESTED. Charged With Embezzling Money Col- lected for a Firm. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixy., Feb, 18.—An- drew 8. Burleigh, receiver of the Northern Pacific Railway for Montana, Idaho and ‘Washington, was given a very disagreeable surprise this evening on his arrival here from Tacoma, in the shape of a warrant in the hands of Uetective Michael Hoy of Minneapolis, charging him with the mis- appropriation of $5100 belonging to George { R. Newell & Co., the Minneapolis whole- sale grocers. The latter charge that Burleigh made collections for them in the West to the amount named, but failed to turn over the money. Mr. Burleigh refused to talk on the matter, merely saying the suit was part of a scheme to harass him as receiver. - CUTTERS AND TRIMMERS STRIKE. It Is Expected That Nearly Fifteen Thou- sand Clothing - Workers Will Soon Quit Work. CHICAGO, IvL., Feb. 18.—Hirsch, Elson & Co., clothing-manufacturers, to-day re- ported that nearly 100 more men had joined the striking cutters and trimmers since yesterday. The situation is so seri- ous that within forty-eight hours a general strike of the Clothing-cutters’ and Irim- mers’ Union, involving 12,000 to 15,000 workmen and women, is expected by the union men as well as by the employers. C. P. Kellog & Co. were unable to operate their establishments to-day because twen- ty-five men joined the strikers. The same number walked out of Guthman, Uhlman & Silberman’s factory, and smaller num- bers quit work in other factories. Hiizch, Elson & Co. expect all their 400 employes to. be on strike to-morrow night, when a | decisive meeting of the union will be held as to calling a general strike. Cutters and trimmers want the manu- facturers to keep the agreement made with the union as to hours and wages and shop regulations, while the employers say that they are simply resisting the arbitrary edicts of the union and intend to say here- after what wages they shall pay and the hours their men shall work. WEDDED AT CASTLE HILL. Mrs. Amelie Rives-Chanler Becomes the Wife of Prince Troubetzkoi or Russia. RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 18.—At Castle Hill, Albemarle County, the home of the bride, Mrs. Amelie Rives-Cbanler, the authoress, was at 3 o’clock to-day married to Prince Troubetzkoi, a Russian noble- man. The affair was very quiet and great efforts were made to keep tae time of the event from the public. The ceremony was performed by Rev. | Paul L. Menzel, D.D., of this city, a Ger- man Lutheran minister, and was accord- ing to the form of the Episcopal church. Miss Gertrude Rives, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Allan Potts of this ity was best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Landon Rives, sister of the bride; Miss Bessie Martin of Richmond; Mie.s‘ Julia Magruder, the authoress, and Miss Eleanor Page of Keswick. | Only the immediate family of the bride | and the white and colored tenants of | Colonel Rives’ place witnessed the cere- | mony. The groom arrived at Castle Hill about | a week ago. The couple will remain at Castle Hill until the 29th inst. and then sail for Europe. | e Vo M TWO INDIANS FREEZE TO DEATH. Winnebagos Drink Too Much Firewater and Wander Away on the Prairie . to Perish. PENDER, Nesr., Feb. 18.—News was re- ceived this evening that three Indians, living in the vicinity of Biz Horse Wawa- ba’s farm on the Winnebago reservation, secured two or three gallons of whisky at Pender yesterday, and after filling them- selves with liquor proceeded to have an old-time war-dance, stripping to the skin for that purpose. After thoroughly ex- hausting themselves they fellina drunken stupor and finally wandered out some dis- tance on the prairie, where they were found by a party of white men, frozen to death. The inside facts are hard to ascer- tain, owing to those interested wishing to cover the matter up. Bootleggers, it is claimed, furnished the whisky. CIRVEGE. BLACKBILLED The Pittsburg Millionaire Shut Out of the Cleveland Cham- ber of Commerce. Refused Honorary Membership and | Denounced as an Oppressor of the Poor. CLEVELAND, Oxnro, Feb. 18.—Andrew Carnecie, the Pittsburg millionaire, was refused honorary membership in the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce to-night. Mr. Carnegie has long been an active cor- | respondent of the chamberand has spoken | before it on two occasions. The cause of | his turndown has created a sensation in this city. s | ‘When J. W. Cowles presented Carnegie's | name L. A. Russell delivered a bitter speech against Carnegie, whom he de- | nounced as an oppressor of the poorand | challenged any one to dispute the state- | ment. The Chamber of Commerce is a dignified body, but the scene which ensuéed was much like a squabble in a political conven- tion. Some business men sided with Car- negie, but more opposed him. Amid much confusion a secret ballot was ordereda, with the result, as announced by President Wilson M. Day of the cham- ber, that Andrew Carnegie had been black- balled from membership in the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Theaction of the chamber is an immense surprise to the general public, as it was supposed the business men here looked upon Carnegie as a sort of commercial demi-god. | MBANKMENT, DOWN AN Wreck of a Passenger Train on the Ver- mont Central Road. BELLOWS FALLS, Vr., Feb. 18.—A passenger train on the Central Vermont road went down a forty-foot embankment near Ludlow, Vt., this morning. A num- ber of trainmen and passengers were seri- ously injured. The wreck was caused by a broken rail. The baggage-car, mail-car and one coach went down the embankment and were smashed. The engine was left on the ties. Six or eight passengers, besides the trainmen, were hurt. The most seriously injured is T. J. Baker, employed by the railroad as a carpenter, and it is doubtful BRADY MAKES A FULL CONFESSION, The Ex-Bandit Describes in Detail the Yolo Train Robbery. SACKS OF GOLD CACHED. Found the Money Missing When They Returned to Take It Away. FELL INTO HARMEN'S HANDS. Sensational Evidence at the Examinas tion of the Man Who Squandered the Loot. SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 18.—The examination of John P. Harmen," the tramp who found the loot of the Yolo train robbery, and who had been posing as an embryo millionaire in San Francisco until captured in that city ten days ago, was commenced in Judge Henry's court to-day. The proceedings created more than ordinary Interest from the fact that Brady, one of the participants in the rob- bery, who was brought down from the Folsom penitentiary to testify, made a confession of the manner in which the robbery was performed and detailed in full all the incidents which occurred. This is the first time Brady admitted com- plicity in the robbery. A large crowd was in attendance at the hearing. The defendant, who is repre- sented by ex-Senator F.S. Sprague, isa short, stocky, well-dressed man, whose face indicates that he possesses more than usual cunnine. His hair is gray and scant, and he wears gold-rimmed glasses that tend to give him a rather aristocratic r. The morning session was consumed in hearing the testimony of the various agents of Wells Fargo & Co. as to the amount of coin that had been shipped {on the train that was stopped, and the story of J. D. Paige, the express messen- ger on the train. In the afternoon Convict Brady made his appearance in the courtroom and was placed upon the stand. He testified that his name was Harry Williams, but that he was better known as Jack Brady, gave his present residence as Folsom, and then continuing he said: g +On the night of the 11th of October I and a man named Brown heid up the overland train about six miles from Sacra- ville. We had secreted our arms the night before near the scene where the robbery took place and left the city shortly before dark to walk to the spot. On the way we met and stopped a trackwalker, who we stood up, and affer taking his watch and money we made him stop the train. He did so, not daring to resist, as he was almost frightened to death. “Brown went on oune side of the train and I on the other. I heard Brown say: ‘Come out of that, you!” and then saw the engincer get down from the engine. Then I made the fireman get down and we all went back to the express car. We told the messenger to open the door, but he refused and began firing through the door. Then Brown and I fired back through the door, and in a minute or so the messenger seemed to think better of it and opened up. Then we all piled into the car, and while T held the messenger up Brown went through the local boxes. Then we com- velled the messenger to open the safe and Brown took out four sacks of money, and while doing it the messenger looked at him, and Brown said: ‘Tarn around there or Ill fix you,” and he obeyed. ““We took six packages in all, making the engineer and fireman carry them to | mento, in the direction of Davi | the engine, which we uncoupled from the train. Then we got on the locomotive and pulled out. We kept going until we came to a sign which said, ‘One mile to the drawbridge.” Here we stopped, took the money off and then, reversing the en- gine, sent her back toward the train. We then went into the thick brush a short dis- tance, dug a hole and planted the larger sacks, retaining the smaller one, which contained about $1600 or $1700. Then we hid our rifles about twenty or thirty feet from where we buried the swuff and skipped. “‘At that time we both had bicycles and bad no trouble in getting away. Wecame back six different times after hiding the money, but of course could get no trace of it. We always came on bicycles, conceal- ing them in the brush while prosecuting our search.” After being arrested Brady had gone to the spot where the money had been secreted with Detective Thacker. He then, by aid of a rough diagram, showed where the robbery had occurred and the money been secreted, claiming that he had been told by the real robber. The hiding-place of the money was just 150 steps from the track. On the stand to-day Brady said that be and Brown had carefully laid their plans for the robbery, but were greatly surprised to find they had captured such a large amount. He had shot into the car for the purpose of irightening the messen- ger and with no idea of hitting him, as it would do no good to do that. ‘While he was testifying Brady acted as though he was proud of being a frain-rob- ber and rather enjoyed the notoriety he had achieved. Heappearshaleand hearty, as though prison life agreed with him, and he showed no hesitancy in answering any questions which were propcunded to him. Ex-Senator Sprague, who is condueting Harmen’s defense, is in doubt as to whether he will introduce any testimony on the part of the defense or not, and the examination wil! probably be concluded to-morrow. Fresno Boy IKilled. if he can live. This is the third train to go off the track within twenty-four hours within a mile of this place. The rails are damaged by the excessive cold, FRESNO, Cav., Feb. 18.—Citrock Tateo~ sian, aged 9 years, died to-day from ine juries received while trying to jump onto a freight train while it was running rapidly-