New-York tribune., 1886-07-09
SIX BOYCOTTERS CONVICTED.
TEN NOT IDENTIFIED-oNE ACQUITTED
LIGHT SENTENCES THIS TIME, BUT FUTURE OFFEND
ERs WILL GET THE FULL PENALTY.

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the Widow Landgra in Seconds resulted yesterday Id
the conviction OF OF them Ten who were not ldenti
he'd by the witnesses tor the prosecution were us
charged Another. who proved that lie took no part ID
the boy cott also at liberty Those convloteu
we're recommended mercy by the Jury and received
LIS BIT sentences In view OF the fact that this was the nis
| case OF the kind ever brought to trial.
When the court opened the second witness Tor the
prosecution Moritz Nage German baker employed oy
Mrs. Landgra. testified that committee OF the boy
cottcrs called at the bakery. Three OF them whom Ie
identified went into the bakery with the witness to sse
there any "scabs working there Afterward
eighteen OF the Bvhemans visited the bakery. They told
| Mrs. Landgrafs bakers to work The German
bakers refused to do The morning the Bohemian
bakers stopped wokhnd aerIa dozenmcn appeared
who distributed circulars calling upon people to ooycot
the bakery. Albert Lindhard one OF the men VINO
carried the handbls and the witness recognized MIN,
because lie thre iened his the wtnesssj life on the
night when the eighteen went TO the bakery. The
men who distributed the circulars qrnarreled with MIS-
| Landgraf and laughed and jeerrd at her, Cross
examined the witness sad Mrs Landgrat had given him
the names Of the prisoners aud he had written them
down and named them to the Grand Jury. copy OF
the circular in German and Bohemian which the boycott
ters distributed identified. It concludes with the
| words:
Our committee assaulted by the oafors ana scans
anu We're bodily assaulted For that reason boycott
LaudgIars Dreid.
| Bakers Union 90, with Central Labor Union.
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opposei all OF the prisoners had not been identified
W TO discharged. motion to discharge tho other
prisoners was denied motion to compel the prosecu-
ton TO select the count In the indictment on which they
would ask for conviction granted. Colonel Fellows
selected the count charging conspiracy. The trial OF
the seven prisoners who had been Identified as taking
part In the boycott then proceeded with. Their
names Frank Zercsek Albert Lindhard John
| Bud-nioisky, Edward Kukanek John Oprivo, John
Mayer and lgnatz indicted "A Jonn) snzky.
Moses Hermann, vino opened tue for the defence,
maintained tnat crime within the meaning OF tho law
had committed Joseph Fisher testhed that before
the boycott Mrs Landgrai had oferei to sell he bakery
| for slOO He was baker and had not ceased TO Duy
bread from her account OF the boycott but because
sno ceased to supply hm. Isaac Bck. another baser'
said that he ceasei to take her bread for the same
reason. Mrs Lauderaf told him that the boycott had
done harm and she had nade money by It, Ottea
Schmidt who hvcd with MIS-. Landgraf for two years,
that told that the boycott benefited her
business.
Johu W. Go OF the counsel the prisoners. said
that Assistant District Attorney Purdy was smiling at
the jury lie objected to it The prosecution had been
acting bei,rc the jury all through They seemed to have
| Il bowling acquaintance with the jury.
$50 IL, as that remark applies to me-" said Colonel
Fellows, springng to his feet 1t is falae-entIrcy
he lawyer responded that he did not refer to Colonel
This is uncaed for," said Justice Barrett. "The
prosecution has been ndncted with perfect propriety
The In VII eli nis defence ls -pnducteu, sdli MI
Wllliam Flrron. who -sld jour ast connected
tents Mr.. Landgrars hooks, @hcn be had .nsI ected
! The question this Point was Iuied out Mr. Pdrdy
asked wat paper Bc was connected wlth lie de-
cllned to answer.
-i On. the ground that. itswoud ermlnae OF degrade
| Your WAS asked.
| No." tuc answer.
| You appeared III tue Most trial didn't your
| "fdecline to answer" WAS the repy.
Tie prisoners IL turn examined for the dc,
tencs On the direct animation some OF them denied
| nat ulI a
examined all SAID they were mem"er, o. B'ScIs uhloh
| No 22 of which Ko,k, OF the discharged prison.
.rs was presneut Budenlosky said tna as a member
OF tho committee he went TO Mrs Landgr'rs D.keIv 10
see sncther there any Bohemian scabs working
there They repoIei to the president that there Was
What is scabl'" asked Colonel Fellows. 1" man
| . Yes" ,epled tho witness.
| al have thought sometimes" sail Colonel Fellows,
that the wlo work, is the seab anu The walking
sly the youngest OF the boyco' tiers, testified that
he hal been III tnis country less than year tat ne
never distributed any circulars anu that he never 'sed
While this witness WAS testltying old man in the
apparently under tho influences ot LIQUOR
beg IN TO curse tn. prisoners These dashed foreign
ers. lie SAID loud voice They ought to be Pu ou.
OF tue country wouldn't let one Of them stay II had
fS IS ,!' % nr"o,er. % VINO leaned Tor ward to lear t
| evidence ." : w.lop any ono OF you. Here General
william Ricketts,. whose junction 1t ia To- Keep orurr III
| the room. seize the old man aud speedily con-
WINGED him he would better not utter ano her worh. -
Joan ". Gof in summing mp lnsls iha ne , Men wa nt
right To organize 10 get moro way or shotet .e ~
AZ ong there WAS no disorder Oh Violence Ihef aoon
Coorr Feows addressed teh Jury for prosecution
He contenied that the prsoDers consred 10 innro tne
business OF Mrs landgaf and were alnsm"ple ,nn 70 s
law She had the rght 10 relure iheir ucnahus
that they hat to make them and they han no TIM 70
enforce them By boycott or III any other way; Eseh
charitable people sent money when they hea how
she treated aud she was thus bcuehted nat q' no'
Men who undertook to instruct the people oi tn,s
country should be able to speak the "nsusse s rSa
ami should know something OF tho institutions vi 'uo
sticc Rarre in his charge to the jury sad that che
tie Dut al al
tant IN Itself there were IMPORTANT prncips; , an
| was conspiracy "A defined IN the law. The law per
m tied comDue hut not Tor the purPoseo o' pr
venting by threats and intimidation from WORK.
i"s for ois IS w.ss rH9 "uSs would not
insult them rrnintIng them that susee.iions Oh
threats No effect upon Them. lne Ju'
minutes they rendered verdict pronounclng lxnsz l
slnzek not guilty and finding the SIX o'ncrS suS'
| Colonel Fellows sad that the people hal no further
business TO bring before the court at e presen' %
and asked that he sentenced at once
lie united with the counsel for tho prisoners n'sA"s "
JUSTICE Barrett sad that he had always intended to
| award such punishment In tho first case III "nlcn @
| a convection should be had npon the state
| Of facts established In these cases rs
would bo adequate to cypress prappe"en ',o
again the penalty wonr be Increa'ed un ,s % ,at po,
atty OF the law was given Notwhst.ndns tne a am" %
phere surroundng these cases the Juilc.' rder e
not III the least disturbed Tne prisoners were ouo'o o
to stand 10 and rhe Judge, al irrsslDF them sad
Your differs materially from that pf the scas" @
Thcss who were trie recently Iey & "e nms Of
%onov % @ horrible Sp Ss
rpthns OF that norsntly d-tr 'uteu cl
the dOug ot winch. under tie chcunst.mves nra ha5
undoubtedly iiegu. but which rs mere nhu ah
been no case the kind before inc
courts people dd not know thai IL was WIong
might well havc been mistaken fton ne eAse on
settled nnd II Is now decided that what you m was The
Hereafter plead lgnotfhcc ot .ho
law We would not believe mat ho
law your enemy We want to feel tnat tbyour
and hope that thr ciemency ana
mercy which the Jury recommended aud which an ABOUT
sink the hearts OF those who IKE yo
the done the same acts ana ths' III to 'u
will have more OF this KIND OF thihg
justice Barrett sentenced XII K.nek. Mayer ana buue
ofsky, who distributed crculars wlh"uL na'ihg p..
ynusly gone to Mrs. Ianigrars place TO thira.en
ner. to days imprisonment In tho ivy
Prison. lie directed tbat opia'p So
Z.rr who her house and threatchcu am
either spat the faces OF her workneD or we're WIN
those mho aid so he confined Ia tho city prison for