New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-24
ABOYCOTTER FOUND GUILTY.
THE RAID ON THESIS A SERIOUS MATTER.
wrLzrG PROMPTLY CONvICrED-PLAIN WORDS FROM
JUDGE BARRETT.

| wILZIG PROMPTLY CONvICrED-PLAIS WORDS FROM
| JUDGE BARRETT.
| The trial of Paul Wilzig, the bOycOtter, on q
charge OF cxtorting $1,000 from George Theiss pro-
pretor OF hall in Fourteenth by threats 20
ruin his business finished yesterday and reslltsd In
his conviction He and tho five others indicted with him
sat in In the Court OF Oyer AMI Permnsr ner
| william r. Howe the counsel OF Wilzg.
| motion to quash the Indictment made by Mr. Howe,
denied George Thesis proprietor OF the concers
saloon Nos l3 ami 1876 East Fourteenth ST. Was called
the first witness the prosecution He said he had
property there worth $4,000 ana nat George
Ehret, the brewer. bad mortgage on the place. TDe
demand made that should discharge tn" leader or
MS Mr.. Echer and his musicians and en-
ploy from the Carl sahm Club paying each OF them
$32 week. Up TO that time he hsd given the leader
1912 week with which TO pay himself AMI the DanL
boycott was threatened unless he sccslet to this
demand He described the long boycott AMI the process
sons OF the boycotters with plscards in front OF his
place. and said that night they set fire TO the hall and
he had to get sixteen policemen to protect him. He
identified a check for 81 900 that had been gwen TO
Wizig said the latter threatened further boycott
unless paid 81 and the Incidental expenses OF tho
boycott.
Colonel Fellows read copy OF tho boycottng circular,
German aud English which distributed in FROM
OF THESIS concert hall On CROSS examination tho
repeated his statements without variation. In
reply to Judge Barrett he said that the boyco,ters
entered his place occasion aud posted the cir
culars the tables and walls
George Ehret, the bre yer, and Charles Eschert,
Escherts orchestra corroboraei this tcst-
moDy, and this closed the for the people.
After Mr.. Howe had made his opening address no
called wzig to the stand. wiIzs testified throlsha
German interpreter that no lived at No. 213 East
Houstonst and mad been in this country ten years no
WAS appointed committee by The Waters Unop to call
upon Mr. Thesis and ask bim to employ only union nsn
aud to pay them 81 a week EACH told him. he sad.
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replied don't employ walters; those fellows who waia
tables good told hm that union men oughs
to be employed Dy him and he could get goo men Dy
Taying decent Thesis said he would think about
It, but his wife joined IN tho CONVERSATION ana insulted
u.s."
-" What do you understand by a boycott r. inquired
81 understand boycott to be an organization in
quiet and peace.bs manner to refrain from dealing with
wiIis sad he never id any Violent act whe the Boy
Thesss place to behave quietly. Before the men
| obtained WORK In the Alhainbra the walters tuere
80 week for men who worked ten hours, aud u for
those who worked nc night He never threatened Tncss
Iai bouncer there to prevent persons from threat
ening nim. The witness never caused the circulars 10
be distributed. He was in George Enrets place when
the check drawu and repeated hts re Iuest tnss
Thesis should employ union waters at union prices:
the talking. That union ordered tue boycott Bcedes
inSss % ss and Eet held Tpu % Of r6ess
had previously knocked down OF the unoDists The
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$1,000 the expenses of the boycott Nc threats
we're made and tue wnrss never iosIactri or nfgeI
any person 10 make threats against Mr. rheiss Ito
witness divl d every cent o. the money among the
three organizations.
ngs and asxed that Michael O'Leary, Of the Cutters
fo%p am By held to answer charge OF tandonmens
preferred by his wife. rne request was grantci anu
OLeay departed III charge OF Oficer iuntey, OF tho
District Attorneys olice accompanied by Ills COUNSEL
Wilzig further said We signed asreemeut to the
effect that Mr. Thesis would to our demands. At
tbs time WAS at work as walter Ia Irving Hall ,,
Crosse Examined by Colonel Fellows. the witness sall
he secretary Of Waters Union No / ~ the tire OK
the occurrence o.: he sgnea % ,1e eonraes
of the Central Labor Union which was the only o9y
charged = number OF union men, telling tler to go and
be paid by the Central Labor Unioa which was com.
| up tue agreement The witness said he Was not nat
uralized.
Max Dannhauser another OF the indicted men, deposei
| TIA. he belonged TO the Walters Union. tnat he WAS
when tue agreement, with Thesis si-ne aud
thar tue cneck Wal to Why's order
accident than anything else" CrDss-eAinlncl he sad
Thought the otect OF bcycott was to lure mans
| business.
For how long" asked Colonel FeIoss ~.il you have
the sandwich parade before tho Alhanbra ia Fodr
Twelve or thrtesn days" was tho answer.
why did you not pay tue SANDWICH men union
" / don't know what those received a, wages"
testified that he brought action IN tho cry Court
cuo When tao elder Thesis gave the check his son
Siichaei o. ieary having been brought back from the
rombs Police Court took tue san aud SAID be belonged
to the noble order OF the knguts OF LstOI. lie
related the circumstances under which $1,000 was
demanded Mr.. Tness his ieccssOrs had done.
Mr. Howe summed up the defence anI Colonel
Fellows for tho prosecution. Justice Barrett m his
charge hc had sympathy for the working
IN ms efforts his condition, but with
deep that among those making such efforts there
tendency TO lawlessness. The effect OF this WAS
to deprive them OF the sympathy OF their best frsnds.
They had right organize. bat only or lawful pur
poses. He woul advise workingmeD when thes formed
rsaUzaous, INST OF all To appoint committee 10
good lawyers who, without the desire TO get
their votes would correctly advise I'll IN resari to tao
law. sympathy with workinsnen LAT nothing to DO
with this Il lawful for men peace iuly and
privately ask their friends not to work FOR man
a certain place, but II quite different
when men organized bodies STOOD msrcued D front
Ace ying placards and distributing circulars
1t that actual threats sHould po made.
It tor the jury 10 say whether snc action did not
amount threats The juigo terscly placed the points
of the testimony before the jury AMI said they must
whether witnesses for the people those
for the defence to be believed.
The jury after absence twenty minutes returned
with verdict OF GUILTY, which the prisoner
received without any manifestation ot emO;on Justice
Barrett said tnat he wOull not sentence prisoner
until his companions had been trtei and that he would
proceed with tue OF Hans Holiorh the musician.
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