Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-07

received letter Of warning. STATING th.t
my IKE was IN danger aud that had hnf.
yer 90 quiet. believe this WAS wr,ften
oy Mrs kgan, who held tho iiar N the
YARDS on the day OF the tight.
N. A. Steadman, attorney ~ For,
Worth, wss summoned by the sherin IN
the Slst OF March, in the citlsensi ,,oss III
mere was no organization of the posse
@uu .ue strikers prevented trains from
lnoy,ng' After the dght on the Sd OF
posse.
N. NJ. Lovin, district mastor.workmon
Of Assembly l0l, Knights OF Labor, de-
Sllhed 70 give the names Of the local mas
ter-workmen OF this city, because Il was
contrary 70 the rules OF the order.
Wnen asked whether he was sworn
not 10 do so he said that
" was against their laws,
ne also declined to state the names OF
the secretaries for the same reason. The
witness was then excused, but again
called back aud asked whether or not he
was memoerof theexecutlve committee
OF which Martin Irons was chairman. lie
said that he was up to January /, but not
now. He had nothing TO do with order.
ing the strike. That was done by the ex.
ecutive board. The order keeps a record
OF It's proceedings. The secretary OF each
local assembly has on file the proposition
IN writing on which the assemblies voted
before the strike was ordered. The or
der for the strike came by telegram from
Marshall to the local executive commit.
tee, OF which was member. II was IN
cipher and has been DESTROYED. II
read "Strike on the list, at
y O'Clock, sharp. Martin Irons"
There was no subsequent order in
writing confirming this telegram. Our
local assemblies voted on three PROPOSE
tions at different times before the strike
was ordered. The last proposition was
voted on some ten days before the strike
was ordered. That proposition was with
regard to G.. 4. Hall. The telegram TO
strike was not received here until 3
O'Clock p. m, and we struck here at once.
paper containing the proposition re-
ierred to was submitted to Mr.. Lovin,
who identified 1t. The strike followed
the failure to reinstate Mr.. Hall. Mr..
Grain asked whether there was any time
specified in the laws OF the order to elapse
after the adoption of such propositions
before strike should occur. The wit
ness replied that the vote empowered the
executive board to act, and they were 10
use their best efforts TO secure arbitration
before ordering strike,
c. NJ. Bonner Of Denison, brakeman on
the Missouri Pacific, testified that he was
on the coal train over which the fight oc-
Cured at the Fort Worth & New Orleans
crossing, and stated that the officers fired
first. He was closely examined by Mr..
Parker as to this point, and said that the
FIRING was almost simultaneous. He was
not Hooking at the man who fired the airst
shot, but he was sure 1t came from the
officers.
John Connolly of Denlson, brakeman,
was on the train when the fight occurred
on the Sd of April. He detailed the Incl
dents of the fight, but didn't know who
shot first.
A., G. Brapnon, an officer on the coal
train, testified that the strikers opened
the fire.
A. @, Kits, another officer on the train,
stated that the strikers began the firing,
The investigation then, at O'Clock
p, m, adjourned until this morning at
5 O'Clock, when the testimony will be
continued.