, 1879-06-18
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Typographical Union Versus Donnelley,
uassetts & Lloyd.
Resumption Of The Conspiracy Case-.
Testimony for tho Prosecu.
ton,
And a Further Continuation TIL
To-MorroW.

To-Morrow.
The case Of The People vs. James Woodward,
James U'l.eary, Thomas Joyce, ind john
OBr!eu, for o,lc0ed conspiracy to tn1uro the
business, character. and PROPERTY OF Donnelley,
uasette & LLOYD, In ccnnccti6n with the dispute
have on their lA,ds, was "on" again yesterday
afternoon before Justice Mech, the iIcarng
having been continued from last week. The
room was crowded with the defendants, cot,n-
aci for both parties, and sympatllizLng friends
OH both sides.
Mr.. Tutbill, OF counsel for Donnc,lev. Gasette
d Lovd, called ". II. Meade, wlo testified that
lie worked for t!sut firm, knew the defendants
by sight, and lRd seen them conEregatcd
about tile Lakeside Building talking with
the firms employees nt mdrulng, noon, and
niRht, but couldn't distinguish what they Ind
said. O'Bren had talked Will, him,-askcd him
II h. knew what hc was DUNG. Witness told
him he did. O'Betcn said he ought not Ia do II,
ought not to work tllerc,-but mndo no threats
md used no hard words. lie hnd seen the
turned Cr?ssnan around pretty lively aud told
him he shouldn't work there. Woodward's
words. as nearly "a he could rccotlcrt them,
were;"lle shan't work up there, Cd d-n him:
present, but ha couldn't Identify the defendants
rs among them, He had seail Woodward dis
tributnE postcrs afnone the crow0.
l.. y. BoYlnEtou, another witness for the pros-
talking to the employees abput the building.
Joyce told hlm that they wouldn't allow him to
90 to work In the city; tlat he'd lose all his
friends; Ulld tint the best thing he could do
from which Joyce lind bcen discharged ior being
Union Mau. lie WAS also. told that the Union
would gut possession Of the Office, md It
wouldn't DO him any good to Eo IN there for
wors. Witness substantially tod hIm he knew
enough to attend to hts owD business. Joyce
Was under the tuflHcnce Of liquor, and was talk
Ing to him to intiu,date him.
Harry Kubcns, on the cross-cxamtuation, drew
out the admission that witness lad worked Just
one day on the 40. tGreat Iauph.ur.J lie
considered Joyee's manner anu language intimi-
dating.
William ]. Brown testified that Woodward
told him the best thing be could do would be TO
Old, aud wanted youug blood In the institution.
lie lad also seen Woodward distributing
posters.
Julian Carqucvlilc, another compos!tor on the
hunag sreaa sas"in c bui'dIng Wooawspd e
ytsed him to 90 home early une evening to avoid
Il tllrashlng from some Of the men. no further
told Witness TINT lie wos ono Of tho most selsi-
H!g H;'. men there, and M tle hoped be wouid lsave
!.
posters. U'Leary, too manifested great dislike
to "seeng witness rnt.h [Laugbter.l But be
seemed 10 bo friendly towards witness, aud
merely Giving hin advice. Some men hnu had
Intimidation.
CHARLES L. sCuNADE1,
another printer for the Arm, had accn the de-
feniahts around the bntluing. Woodward,
Joyce, md U'Leary had advised and urged hin
10 quilt work, promising hin work II he would
IL, t1is
short. that 4 he quit lie would be taken care Of
Arthur W. Arnold, another Directory com-
posltor, had seen O'Brlcn, but not In front VI
the Dudtngt talking to tho unen. One evening
Of the Uuton, aud TINT gcntteHan sald-
afr. BEEN 00tEctcd. 1t hadn't been shown
that Irwin was connected with what these meu
were alleged to have done.
Mr.. TutlIiI dtrw on the testimony ut length,
but the Court didn't SEQ tint there was snv tcs-
ts1nuny eolng to SLOW that tue uuion or Mr..
lrwiu was la any way connected with what ,he
mon did, but that, On the contrary, their ctforts
were quite tic other way.
Mr. 'ruthill sent Arnold away temporarily,
antl chilled H.. y. Strcat, cue Ut the Executive
Committee Of the unson, md asked hin. II liz
knew anything about nn effort Oil the part of
tile Union to get control of the Office.
Counsel for the defense observed tllat tho
wftlless wasn't obliged to crimiuate himself.
Tic witness said hc had no objection to tell
inE about hts Interview With Mr. Gasstttc for
tic purpose Of getting the oi!ico into the uuon.
This he proceeded to do, as others Ind done b.
fore hlnl. He admitted. however, tl,at he didn't
70 there with the authority OF the UnlnIt, but
In hss Individual capacty. liz had seen Wopd-
@ yard , an o'Loasy distributing ha,9os around
What was going or, but lie didn't see my e1-
element. lie had told Fcytun he was
sorry he WIS outslac The Union. but d!on't
try to porsuads" him to CONC In, Oh
the ground that 1t would tent to rrlsninuta
hImsut, lle refused to say whether hu hau
tried to "pers,latts " any otMrs. He kt,r,y
there was Union Committee appointed to 10
there a'tt Notify Union men not to work there,
ward and o'Lcafy % had saii ticy wera 'u sne,nbers
Ut tl.ut Cumsn!ttce, nt.I 1t the custo.n Ut tic
Union to pAy tnen who did lts Work. In Iact,
they had been tnld BY the Union fur notifying
Union men 10 the o!ice not to work there. lie
declined to any whose money II was, on tin
ground tint ii might expose btu to prosecn-
1!On. He had said t!lat the two toEencn In tho
office wonla bo tsken Into t',e Union in case ths
be discharged. 1le said tho Union had nude ef-
forts to get tho oIllee, nnl the thing had bcuu
discussed in the Unlon.
Mr., Tuthill asked II 1t wasn't true that an
assessslens Eal beHn made In tho Union for ths
very purpose.
Anotller long wrnncle In the shape OF IN OBJ
jsetinn und arguments thereon took place.
Finnlly. the Hitncss put MI end to It by lecliu-
Mr.. IuthfIl observed that thu gentlemen (who
had been coachlls tlle witness not 10 answur)
wero terrfny afraid 10 have tbs truth come out,
ad Mr hsniuy hls ' eosagt.e; q 1, sontcntIous'y
On tie cross, tt!u wltlauss denied that lie hail
ever seen ur heard Of auytlling that could posi-
bIy bc rallied illuminating.
Arnold WAS tltu brought back, mud asked
objected to, ulld ths objection sustained, Tic
Court hutltny t!mt It Wouldn't do to ring In