New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
THE END OF THE TRIAL IN NEw-HAvEN.
JUDGE sToDDARD DEFINING THE LAw-AN APPEAL
To B. TAKiN
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JUDGE sToDDARD DEFINING THE LAw-AN APPEAL
To b. TAKTN.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE1
NEw-HAvEN July 1.-THE trial in the
OF accused Of conspiring to In
lure the business The Courier ended at Editor
Busche OF Ihe Adroea was acquitted but verdict OF
guilty. on all six count. returned a.siust Benjamin
+. GIiddeu, DAVID I. McNlmara and Thomas T.. hui-
cahy The jury deibers,od about two hours. Judge
StOddard IN his charge said;
In the the bar the accused stand charged WIN
the alleged crime and acts aud thin %
dOue or such conspiracy "a 10 carry tir
same into effect are matters OF aggrAvaon neces-
sary TO be proved 10 vsriict OF guilty Inc
fir-t count Of the indictment charges the acrhes'
with unlawfully conspriug compel the Csrrington
Publishing Company against lite will to discharge
from It's employment certain worKnen aEd 10 eonl,.
the company EMPLOY the accused men anu others lh
their places criminal conspiracy is a comDha'l"n,
agreement confederation OF TWO or more persons 10
accomplish by concerted means az uih" p pur p";; p;
effect lawful purpose by unia"inl acts anu
II Is beyond dispute that me ,o" "r hA' -
fu right To employ such persons ss IL cho-r. s"u w.,
lawfully refuse To- employ others AT us prasur. i. -
equally plain that every prr.nn hs I.ns !" % .n,
pIdyment of said corp"raton ana 10 -htrr upon -
enploym yment terms a- may he mutually aste-u
upon These are rights aud no po~rr NOT wen
that OF the site. aud No person or Person., " Tru
bination OF persons can take sueh riIhts IIo'l
the possessor thereof against hi' will and coh'pra5
To prevent by uniawiul mean. .nr - -. en,rnvs. "A
part of the corporation or rits enpoIrs
plain that the accused have aud 'l~ifs Ia' IN
with others. the right To be rmpOyed ny me s CO"r
a
to combine confederate and couspire tn any ara a.
others by lawful Ia raise ANA nI tHo w"Eos y.
fhrmse their assuclaie- ana Dy a"iu "-a"e :"
OBTAIN enpioyneht nseIve- aud ihrlr assoc'at
The accused may awnly c"mnln" anI 'O"so, ~
to customers ~ Ihe COUrier: III you conllnuo 20
pAfropiZ- anu our lri"htIS anu
sucIaies Will withdraw our patronage IRON you iur
accused may this II tncir purpose III >" lnih2 "e
To obtain and keep employ ment .or LOT ir, e ,s
their assoc ars II tue r--u, l. t others are 'e
privrd Of employment hy me courier On ID" o. ueI
uand it wOuid he criminal con~lrh'y 20 Commune Az
couspire ,grtuer to cpupel me LOtr DY ruch thtra
rn-d oss o custom aud patronage odischdrgeA pc r'oH
from It's employ purpose oi prev~ni- Fuch per
trade and ealing ana 10 J-IF
v-x and Oppress him l. - NOT questo" whether ue
purposes Of these combinations. or nr means 10 rIrC
their objects, moderate, pruuehS "f' 'n "u
opinion. well adapted fO accomplish lhcr Putl'-'S /.
= olestinn of their lawftlue~s lhey may be Uh'l l"r
or. Ia our ia lgmeut fOOsA i-a"NireI or 'hpI '"t
But the question Is. Are they una"'u u
not men not guy OF cIIml'".
acts in attempting doing thri1 ia"
c"urse of condnci OF men IN couibnatlons my aud
often does occasion great Oss ana damage n"lH n'
terra and moral. tnein-~vr- and To he co hnu"I9
vet ~ that Is not uLawiul. men are "' 10 ~"
punished rriminNy. Ihe accused hal NJ H-h. To d'-
accede 10 demands 10 De employ sd II sHey uiu
they gulitY. ,.c,-,. ..
Ii IA for yon gentlemen decide this difficult qncs-
ton The uori boycott term OF art and hs> q" urh-
nlte and c-rtan meaning thIra 10 "'JV".. - @ ""s
therefore necessarily threat to do an eai aci anu
sucA threat Is not therefore mega.
Professor Patt gave notice that ne would appeal from
the grounds that the against the evidence
and against the OF uds-'- charge x B'nis oi
1900 each we're furnished by friends OF the accd-e ana
Judge Sioddari his sentence p"niing lhe Hr
cinn Of the supreme Ihrr' l. mucn excitement
among The knights OF Labor over the verdict.