The New York herald., 1876-03-11
STRIKING CRISPINS.
INDICTMENT OF EIGHTY STRIKERS FOR ALLEGED
CONSPIRACY TO INJURR TRADE

CONSPIRACY TO INJURR TRADE
large number OF striking Crispins were made the
subject Of indictment by the General Sessions Grand
Jury yesterday the complaint Of Messrs Hannah 4
Reddish OF No 35 Warren street The strikers arc
charged with conspiracy under provision of the Re.
vised Statutes for the protection of trade and
A which is made the precedent for this
prosecution is reported in the nineteenth volume Of
Wendes Supreme Court Reports II Is the Of the
People against Fisher and others, wherein the Court
held that It was criminal for any number Of tradesnen
to conspre for the purpose ofpreventg other persons
from working at a lower rate than they demanded and
by acts TO prevent employers from keeping such
workmen the men from continuing the work.
This is just what the complanants aIege in the
of the eighty against whom an indictment
was yesterday presented. Hannah l. Reddish say
that, while they in way unfrondy to the
strikers and merely seeking to protect their
interests the strikers patrol about their store
and the non-socety men employed by them
tracked and doggod by them from the to their
homes, intimidated and assaulted the way and
badly
BEATEN WHEN CAUGHT ALONE
Without first bringing tho to the notice OF a
magistrate they directly to the Grand Jury and
the evidence presented about eighty we're indicted
On bench warrants, issued under tho omnibus ndict-
ment thirty nine made on Thursday even
in the Twenty seventh precinct station house Yester
dav morning the whole squad was marched thrc ~,
the City Hall Park TO the Court OF General
Sessions. On tho way large numbers OF
their friends and sympathizers joined them,
and with the curiosity hunters that an unusual
demonstration OF any kind attracts formed large
crowd The free Crispins checred their fellows the
way 10 court aud followed them into the building At
the opening OF the court Mr. Charles S. Spencer, after
reading the indictment, waived formal arragnmcpt of
the whole number, and entered for all general plea OF
not guilty, rescrving the privilege of Withdrawing 1t
should 1t be found advisable TO make any motion in
future.
Assistant District Attorney Russell agreed with op-
posing counsel 10 set the trial down for Tuesday
Counsel Tor the prisoners asked to have them released
on their own recognzance until the day of trial, he
also guaranteeing their appearance then. Tho prose
cutting officer was willing, he said TO accept nominal
bail LOT the majority OF the men, but some that he
called ringleaders he thought should be
HELD IN SUBSTANTIAL BAIL.
At the suggestion Of Judge Gilderseeve counsel for
the prisoners and Assistant District Attorney Russell
retired TO agree upon the amount of bail to be taken.
The and addresses of the persons
as iollows:-Charcs Berner Jersey City; Jacob Young
No ll5 Houston street: John Clancy, No 81 Madison
street; Cornelius sullivan, Third avenue, between
Twcnty-fr and Twenty second streets; David Purvs
Jersey City; Philip Mcclure, Brooklyn; John Near
do, No. 25 Forsyth street; John Sweeney, No 334
Ninth street; James McGralh, No is Forsyth street.
Patrick Connolly No. Leroy street; James Miles No.
IS Monroe street. Cornelius Carroll, No 2oS Elizabeth
street, Thomas Gibson, No $50 West Twenty-nnth
street Patrick Read No. 169 Butler street, Brooklyn;
Patrick Mcnamara No. 81 Broomc street. Matthew
Sheridan No lO5 Madison street; Jeremiah sisk No
500 West Tweniy-ninth street; Richard Barry, No.
COL Third avenue; Thomas 0'Grady No. III |
Cherry street; William Sattcry No. 70 Gold street,
Brooklyn; Thomas Saxton, No 90 Monroe street; Chas
Bonan, No. Roosevelt street; John Clark No. 26l
West Twenty yeighth street; Bernard Sweeney, No 334
East Ninth street; Edward Kelly, No 90 Fleet place,
Brooklyn; Michael Sheridan, No GA Second avenue;
Jeremiah Gcary, No 6l0 East sixteenth street; Daniel
Sullivan No. Ill Orchard street, owen Cfead No. 344
Eighth avenue; Timothy Carroll, No. 307 Mott street;
John Gcary, No. 30S Mott street; James andy Brook
lyn; Patrick Harrgan, No. 129 Mott street; Richard
Horrigan, No 557 Grand street; Henry Garvey, No.
2lS West Twenty seventh street; Michael =. Murphy,
No. AZ Sheriff street; Michael Shine No ~ New Cham
bcrs street; Thomas Fitzpatrick No 500 Greenwich
street, and John Donovan, No 235 Mulberry street
Amer some consultation IL agreed 10 discharge
fifteen Of the accused men their recognizances
eighteen were held TO bail In sums varying from $50 TO
s., 1000, and three-namely Thomas Gibson, james
Llndy and jeremiah Slsk-were held in 81 600 each.
The Crspns complain very much OF the proceedings
against them. They say that they did more than
is permitted TO trades organizations in any country
They deny having used any violence either IN act or
speech. Some of them admit that they talked and
argued with non-socety men in a peacoable way
tried TO prevent them from going to for lower
wages than they themselves demanded, but this they
think perfectly allowable Ii is supposed that oven
persistent efforts in this direction will be
the prosecution evidence in support of the con
cannot be convicted Jointly conspirators for the in
jury OF trade; for to sustain such charge the
individuals must be brought home 10 the whole
ber As the Crspns secret body, II is not easy
TO see how proof OF this nature be introduced by
the compalnants IL conviction for conspiracy should
ensue no labor organization hereafter prosecute
strike with any show OF The protest
that II there we're individual breaches of the peace
they were inspired solely by individual impetuosity
The society, they assert never encouraged violence