Evening journal., 1890-01-23
sRoPHsY HeLp FoR couRT.
Inter feres with and Abuses Nsn-Unio
Workmen at the MalleabIe Iron Works


workmen at the MalleabIe Iron works.
A large audience gazed upon Judge
Ball and his court in the City Hall last
night. The spectators composed union
and non-union moulders who were inter
ested in the trial of James Brophey for
disorderly conduct Willard Hall Porter,
Esq, represented the prisoner Brophey
is a union moulder, and he has been
prominent as chairman of the local union
in the agitation connected with the lock-
out at the Mallesble Iron Works. He
was arrested on Tuesday by Officer Alex
ander Burleigh for calling non union
workmen approbrieus names Officer
Burleigh was the principal witness. He
was corroborated by Officers Updyke,
Hanna and Virtue, John 7. Thompson,
assistant foreman at the iron works;
John H. Carver, clerk; Charles Frost
and William Lockard, moulders
The evidence for the state was that on
Tuesday evening, Brophey accosted John
T. Thompson, foreman at the Malleable
Iron Works, and called him scab. This
was Just after officer Bnrleigh had
moved several men off the corner of
Taylor and Locust streets. He told
Brophey he must leave the workmen
alone Brophey asked Thompson care
You smoking scab cigar?" Thompson
| replied that he was not Brophey said
II now it is. You can't get a union
cigar in this tewn, you - scRb. When
| Clerk Carver left the Office Of the works,
Brophey shouted:
Hello Carver, how are you corkina
them"
Burleigh said. "You must not talk to
men.
Il am not talking to you. am talking
to a friend"
II am talking TO you, though"
What are your" queried Brophey
You are only an agent Of the firm"
Officer Burleigh then arrested Brophey
The prisoner used abusive language
toward members of the firm; was excited
when talking to other men, and was tn
leader among the strikers. Brophey wa
out on bail yesterday morning, and
Thompson says, called him opprobrioui
names when he went to work. A scor
of men have left the iron works for fea
of the union men. The men have beei
greatly annoyed and frequently abused
The witness for the defense was jane
Taylor, an employee of the P, w. Il B
r. r. Co., whose testimony was simila
to Officer Burleigh's. Willard Hal
. Porter Esq, counsel for Brophey, her
rested. and addressed the court. He he'll
, that Brophey had a right on th
street corner and that it was eviden
that Burleigh was waiting for chanc
: to arrest him. Applause. The owner
! of the iron works were attempting
crush out the union. This question
!, meant bread and butler to those me
7 who were locked out, and due allowanc
/. must be made to their feelings. There
: no law to prevent men from talking
They have a right to talk and right
persuade. There lis no band Of conspli
Rtors and no leader, as the .non-unio
men make believe.
City Solicitor Turner spoke briefly an
said that this trouble has continued Ion
j enough and unless a stop is put to i
:, either the Mallable Iron Company wi
{ leave the city or their will be a fracas i
! the public streets.
! Judge Balls opinion in brief, follows
1.-THE offense for which this defendan
Z has been tried, in my opinion, amounts {
more than disorderly conduct. The evI
dence as disclosed in this case shows tina
= this defendant has interfered by intimi
T dation or threats with the perfect freedol
Z Of action Of other men, and by means Z
7 threats, intimidation or Interference a
e tempted to prevent persons from hirin
3 themselves to or accepting work from I'll
s Malleable Iron Company, a corporation e.
o listing under the laws of TIL
o state, and by such interference
h or intimidation, this defendant
with others, attempts to destroy til
value of said corporations property b
making it impossible for it to secur
I workmen, without whose assistance th
8 plant becomes valueless for the purpos
: of their trade. The presence Of this d,
PENDANT with the crowd of which he wa
, a part and the action of the persons ther
= assembled was an attempt TO intimidat
/ the prosecuting witness and other worl
men employed by this company from Ell
\ tering said works, and in my opinion is
:. misdemeanor at common law and shoul
: be left to the attorney general for tn
: action Of the grand jury"
: James Brophey was held in $500 ba
i for appearance at the February term
g the higher court. Alexander Guthrii
/ saloon keeper at Taylor and Churc
streets, went on his bail-bond.