The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-11

and other officials. He stated that
he had been offered work
by Superintendent Frey on another
division, but declined to 60 out until
the strike was adjusted.
FIRED BECAUSE THEY WERE KNIGHTS.
p. Nevill, who was section fore
man on the Lexington branch, testi-
fed that he had applied for reinstate-
ment after having been laid off during
the strike and had his application re-
fused. He understood that it was
because he was a member of the
Knights of Labor. He asked Mr..
Rockwell, the roadmaster, if this was
so, and was informed that it was.
X. l.. Piper, who was foreman of
the fuel department, testified that he
also had been discharged ON account
of being Knight of Labor.
THEY HAD GRIEVANCES.
Another installment Of witnesses,
who were supposed to have had griev-
aHces against the Missouri Pacific
company, were called forward and
sworn.
A. H. Cady testified that he had
been employed in the NJ, X. d I.
coach shop. He was cut down from
$3.50 to $3.50 per day. After the
strike of March, 1885, his original
wages were restored, but he had
never received the September wages
as per contract.
Ben Holden, an employee in the
blacksmith department, also testified
that his wages had been cut from
s1.75 to s1.70 per day and that his
five cents was never restored as it
should have been under the con-
tract.
QUIT BECAUSE HE WAS ASKED To.
John Burk testified that he was
employed in the stock yards; that
while the men were subject to duty
twenty-four hours per day, the actual
service, except at certain seasons in
the summer, did not average ten
hours per day. He said that he had
no particular grievance, but being a
member of the Knights of Labor, he
had abandoned his post at the re-
quest of member of the order.
THE APPRENTICES.
John McLane, a kid, who testified
that he was "going ON eight years
old and was employed as an apprentice
in the tin shop, complained that he
only received 70 cents per day, where
as he should receive 81, the amount
other boys received who did similar
work.
Frank Hulcroft, an apprentice
machiuist, testified that he received
$3.50 per day, but thought he ought
to have at least 50, as he had served
four years.
ANOTHER ALLEGED TRAIN wRECKER.
Frank Nevill stated that he had
been employed in the tin shop, his
compensation being $3.50 per day.
This he thought insufficient because
he done the work of a man. He had
several times laid his case before the
master mechanic, but his request was
each time refused.
Nevill also was asked if he was not
under Indictment for train wrecking,
and answered in the affirmative.
TOO MANY HOURS.
John Behrens, who had been en-
ployed in the wood working depart
ment, testified that ON one occasion he
was only allowed thirty hours when
he actually worked thirty-seven, going
to make some repairs at Harrisonville.
He also complained that he was al
lowed nothing for the time consumed
in travelling from place to place to do
work.
G.. III. Hatfield, a conductor, was
placed on the stand and testified in
reference to the discharge of the
brakeman, Clark. He stated that
having seen Clark among those who
were endeavoring to intimidate train
men from going out, he recommend
ed to the trainmaster that he be not
reemployed.
This closed the testimony and the ,
committee adjourned, after Chairman
Curtin had
RETURNED THANKS
to the county officials and citizens for
the use of the court house for the
meetings of the committee.
The committee will leave on their |
special train at z o'clock this morning
for Jefferson City, where they will
take testimony to-day.
THAT GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
With scarcely an exception, all of
the witnesses before the committee |