New-York tribune., 1886-07-08
THE LANDGRAF BOYCOTTERS.
Prosecutors OF THE WIDOW ON TRIAL
A JURY FOUND WITH LITTLE TRoUBLE-MRs'
IANDGRAF's STORY.


LANDGRAFs STORY.
Seventeen Lurlv boycotters who do not deny
h,t reoice IN the fact that they have ruined the little
bakery business In Second ST. by which the Widow Land
graf endeavored SUPP ort herself and her family were
brought to trial yesterday in the Court OF oyer ana Ter
miner before Justice Barrett. They are all BohemiahS
and their names are Paul Kotska Moritz Pollak Johh
stastig Frank Zerrsek. Albert Lndhard John Budeoi-
sky Edward Kulkenak, Alcis Hermann, John NapraVo
Jonn hpraya John Mayer, John Szsk. Richard sinzeK
Frank Arnold, Max Kosnar, Alfred Schiller and FRANK
Uuder The charg against them Is consplrng to inJurc
IN, business OF Mrs Landgraf because she refused to ds
charge two bakers who were not memers OF BAKERS
Union No l. to which they belong Her receipts have
fallen since the boycott began tom $40 to less than 80
cents day. she was III court auu tooh sio"' "
the proceedings.
The people were represented by Assistant District
Attorneys John r. Fellows and A. II. Purdy and tue
prlsoners by John W. GOh and Moses Herman EX
Judge Charles Goepp, counsel tor Mrs. landerai' sat
near the officers Many hours were spent III
ATTAINING Jury Some the panel had asked to he ex-
cused from serving in the case, stating that they had
families ana that they raid that injury would
come to them il they found aeainst the boycotteIs.
Others had formed opinions nniavorable to the accused
men tecla ell that they could not dVest themselves
~ nrendice The counsel FOR the defence claimed five
percmpiory challenges for each prisoner but the accused
men having elected be tried together, Justice Barrett
ruled that the law allowed bnt five such challenges
altogether in the case Late in tho aern oon tho jury
was completed. The following are the names OF the
jurymen
ag h hf1s Gafln E s92 Produce a
John lsyan boxes NO 5at Green"ich. @ nc l'ht,.ve 50;
Joseph ii DldIor manufacturer of mouldnss. No l49
James Murphy picture frames. No 6s5 rhlrtave.
Charles Matt mann grain broker produce EkcHahge az Vast
one hundred an thirty third / ooo ,.-.
ward a'isgack varn,sh No 299 s boIlt re ,ri,sE
solomon A. Fatnan. broker. No. % lfedverSI
Whism Lathers hardware. No. 10 se ;onlave.
OF these Jurors Bierck Hamilton, Didicr Cable and
Krewolt Oh OF the ures in the Thesis
extoItioub by boycott trials.
Thomas I'll wards. who sells meat at No. 500 Third
ave- III the whether lie could serve
AS Juror without prejudice said he was pref udiced
against the boycott IN consequence OF the articles IN
German newspaper putting perpetual boycott on Ger
tam court officials and the jury in the Thess extorion
case Justice Barrett said:
had effect to intimidae jurors thereby Interfering
with administration of justice. shall direct the
District Attorney to proceed at once against tue paper
!" colonel Fellows-wo have already done so. your
Honor The people who have mace those threats Will be
cared for. 80, ,,,., a.,
Voks Zcitmg had made himself liable for criminal libel
in ealing Tor "a perpetual boycott against Judge, jury.
prosecuting officers and Witnesses IN the Thesis cases.
Colonel Fellows opened the case Tor the prosecution ay
ing OF had rsht to dictate 10 any other
men what wages they should work ior ana dwelling
upon tue unulany treatment TO which the hoycotters
subjected the widow and their fellow workmen EN-
Mrs Josephine Lnndcraf the first witness for the
uosecuton Examined through an interpe eler she SAID
sue W the proprietor bakery Ut No 10Y Secord-st
A co nInitte OF Bohemian Bakers Union called on
her Apri IL and said they were informed that she
was employin. scabs " Sue told them II not -.
Tnry insisted upon gons to the men to hnd wheihor
this was ana she permitted them To do this After
they had talked with her tney shook hands with hor
and told IL all right ana they were mistaken.
nout further warning the boycott was begun on the
following day. About eighteen men appeared before the
bakery distributed crrulars Tue same day all her
nakers LETT hcI except tgo. Many persons who were
coming bakery took the circulars aud went away
Her pots after the boycott hesan fell irLn - To
IS a iay to less 81 There 10 disorder In front
OF her place eXcept two occasions when thero
was gnns Cross examined, she said she had not said
last Christmas that her business WAS 80 bai that she In
tended II. She hal said this after the
boyrott began did not remember how much money
Iceiyed from subscriptions sent 70 newspapers
FOR her benefit. She had never said that the boycott
had hell c her business she paid the prices that
were IA d In other bakeries The committee had not
been in place and she had not sad that she
would nave them fOrcioly elected II they went there
She identified K0ska Lndhari. Pollak and Kulkenak
having bren engaged In the boycott
The trial will continue at 10 a. ID. to-day.