New-York tribune., 1886-04-24
ALAW TO PUNISH BOYCOTTERs.

INDICTMENTS IN MIsSOURI--ONLY THREE NON
UNION MEN QUIT woRK-BEEF FOR HoxrE.
ST. LOUIS. April % (SpecaD The Grand
Jury submitted its ina report to-day. Among the in
dctments nine OF two counts each against nine
members OF the Bakers Unon charging them with rob-
berry the third degree otherwise kno WI as boycong
These arc the men ordered AMI carried out tho boy
colt against l.. Freund aud H. j. Miller confcconers
In the Freund they compelled tho confectioner to
pay $50 for the Of the boycott Under the laws
OF the state any who extorts money by injurng
persons property business guilty Of robbery In the
third degree. The OF those indicted are Herman
Zeis Charles Meyer John Riddestein Carl Elenbach,
Robert John Fisher. Anto Hoppe. Peter segmund
and Robert Obere. Capascs we're Issued promptly ana
the arrested.
Indictments were also returned against j. McGarry,
g. W. Chase, Charles Burnett, William Howard. John
Conrow and Patrick Prunty. strikers. charging them
with conspiracy. and Martin Irons A c. Coughan and
others with wre tapping. They arc ali Knights OF
Labor all furnished bonds for their appearance Tho
nine deputy sheriGs who killed 7. f. Thompson the
bridge were indicted for nanslaughter
The strikers from the Missouri Car and Foundry
Works held massmceting this evening AMI were adj
dressed by Committeeman Barry and other prominent
Knights Nearly all the 200 In tho foundry depart
ment were present By invitation. They we're mpor-
tuned stand by their brothers in the car department.
and II they did work that they made nothing for
the railroad companies 1t decided to give the COM
other day In which to pass on the grievances
superintendent Conley says this IS unnecessary as the
company intends refuse the demand OF the nen No
attempt will be made to hire new men nor to resume
work. But when work Is resumed the contracts with
tho Gould system will be carried out He docs not think
the foundry will go out and II they do not this
branch Of the works will continue to do business
About 100 men IN the employ OF the Missouri
Pacific and Bridge and Tunnel Company were sworn In
by tho Board OF Police Commissioners this waning as
special police for the companies. This was done In
order to give them permission to carry arms to defend
themselves Tho persuasion committees did not meet
with much to-day. Only one man was induced
10 quit The General Executive Board Is busy handling
the money that is pouring in. Three thousand dollars
were received to-day and telegram came from Fred
erck Turner stating that he had just $4,000
from Canada and NewYork.
A little square box was received by H. NJ Hoxe this
morning. Ii bore the postmark OF Colorado springs
and contained nice sod piece Of beef. On the box
was pasted q clipping from Colorado Springs paper
relt,ye TO tho demand the Knights Of Labor on Mr.
iIoxies butcher to boycott him. Written with pen Is
one sentence as follows;
We will stay by you" . 49,. l.. -
IL is no. known yet who sent the meat Dut ~ was
taken III good faith by the recipient
Committeeman Bailey received dlspatch from hAn,
CIty To- night stating that the strikers had Induced
100 OF the new men Of the Missouri Pacinc Railway u
ouit work. The news awakened Great enthusiasm .
he delegates from the Miners Protective Union held
another mass meeting in East St Louis this evening
wait on the operators The committee reported that
the demand would probably be granted ana there Wouu
he DO occasion for strike. The loads are sun pady
hanpered