Evening star., 1886-11-12
Employer and EmplOye.

TESTING THE LEGALITY OF THE BOYCOTT.
The legality of the boycott is being tested for
the first time in Massachusetts at the trial here
to.ore mentioned in THE STAR, begun at Ply
mouth Wednesday against Peter McGough, Of
Lynn, and William b. OKeefe, of Salem, both
prominent Knights of Labor, An Indictment
against them charges that an agent OF Charles
Harrington & Co. WASH Plymouth on June 16,
selling leather to Plymouth manufacturers,
and that the defendants attempted to prevent
one +. +. Emery, OF Plymouth. from buying
leather OF the agent by means OF threats OF boy
cotting; that by these threats they induced
sundry persons to leave the employ of Emery,
and prevented other persons from entering his
employ until he should agree to purchase no
was finally compelled TO accede to their de-
mands, to the injury OF his business and that of
the HarringtOns.
Chief Justice Brigham, in overrulIng Gen.
Buffers motion to Quash the Indictment, said:
"It is a principle well established that every
man has the right to choose his own employees,
aud any interference with that rig mt is unlawful
Every employer has a right to employ whom
he chooses, and every manufacturer has the
pleases, and to use in any lawful way any ma
terial which he may choose to buy. But the
right OF labor 70 choose It's own employer is no
more sacred than that of the employer to buy
what and of whom he chooses. 1t is also prin-
ciple that labor has the right to combine for the
amelioratiOn of its condition. OF course such
q combination will reduce the profits OF the
employers Employers may also combine to
regulate labor, and the value of labor may be
to more rigorous conditions. Both combina-
tions act adversely and injuriously, but within
ties, any man who undertakes to prevent the
manulacturer from buying what or from whom
he pleases interferes with legal right So il
combination OF persons De made to interfere
with that right, 1t is an unlawful combination.
II the means used for interference are unlawful,
there is q combination in every sense of the
law. AS to what means are unlawful, q combi-
nation to prevent one man from using leather
made by another is combination to an unlaw-
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tion, there may be q conspiracy"
The testimony Tor the prosecution was then
given, after which Gen. Butler offered q circular
70 show that sixty manufacturers of leather,
with this firm at the head, entered into an
agreement by which 500 men have been out
show, he said, that there was q great conspir-
acy. The evidence was ruled out The case
was not concluded.
INGERsoLL WILL SPEAK FOR THE ANAR-
CHIsTs.-A Chicago dispatch says: It was
the east Col. r. g. Ingersoll positively agreed
to associate himself with the counsel for the
anarchists, but will only make the argument
before the state supreme court.
Counselor Howe has secured an order on
appeal staying the execution of Daniel Driscoll.
the leader OF the "Whyo" gang. who was sen7,
fenced To be hanged in New York soon for the
murder OF BeeZy Garrtty.
The stockholders of the First National bank
in indianapolis yesterday voted that the insti-
tuition 20 into liquidation, and . telegram was
At special meeting OF the Manufacturers'
Board OF Trade In Fall River, Mass, yesterday
the petition Of the sptnners askfng for an
A young American woman has entered upon
thirty days fast In Paris under the surveil-
lance OF o committee.
The brewers of Paterson and Newark. n. 7.
have Joined hands with those OF New York and
Long island, forming combination 70 main
tain the price OF beer and put q check on boy.
cOtting and the labor unions.
At the Turf congress In Cincinnati yesterday
Charles Green, OF 81. Louis, was elected presi-
dent for the ensuing year, aud B. q. Bruce sec-
retary, and the congress adjourned 70 meet 1T
Lexington, KY, the second Wednesday In No
vember, 1857.