Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-06

For the Discharge OF the New
York Central Nea.
Testimony Before the State
Board of Arbitration.

The stories of the Discharged Men Told
on the Witness Stand Tend to show
That They Were Discharged Iiecauso
They We're knights of Labor--Firod
at Vice President wcbb's ordor.
ALBANY. Sept 6-The state board of
arbitration met Friday at l0:l5 sharp,
Commissioner Purcell presiding.
Division Superintendent Bissen, Of
Albany, took the stand and said that all
dismissals ON the New York Central
were at the order Of Third Vice Presi-
dent Webb and he understood that Mr.,
| Lefevre was suspended for lack Of at
| tention to dury. He did not know that
anybody was dismissed for being u
Knight cf Labor.
Mir. Pryor asked for details as to
Lefevre's neglect of duty, and witness
said that Lefeyro often was seen by
him (the wltness neglecting his legiti
mate duty. Witness knew that the
discharged man was a Knight of
Labor, but did not pay any attention to
his standing. He admitted that he
thought Mr. Lefevra was active in the
| knights,
The Knights side of the CASE.
| Mr., Lefeyre. discharged employe.
! said he had hem in the employ of the
| COMPANY for eighteen wears. Mr.. Bis
! sell dischnrge1 him. but cave no rea-
sous telling him he knew what for He
| supposed that it was for being a knight
He had never been reprimndod, sus-
pcodea. nccuspd of drunkenness or in
| ranocity
Air. Bowen Staley. another discharged
emnlove. and a school commissioner,
SAID he was notified by Agut Ross that
| he was disclar.ed. No lclson was
gi,an. He hal been olnployad on the
/ same road for fourteen wears. lie had
been reprimaadet ia January. ,s8), for
Icing the hetd OF an organization and
had baeu threatened with discharge.
Int was not DISCHARGED
When DISCHARGED he had r1nc TO Mr..
pissejl ana Ma heen Informed that he
was DISCHARGED for worliDr agaiust the
interests Of The company. Witness had
never NEGLECTED. his daty TO the com.
pnny and had never been accused of
nppiert M Pollock had called him to
New Yorl, and told him tnnt he was
aware of his connection with tEo
kniphts. No aetion was taken at thaC
time.
Frank Wilbn?. n DISCHARGED employe.
hod been with thp company three wears.
had heau Kni,,bt of Labor for three
wears nud was DISCHARGED without rea-
s5n \Vns rrnrimaudnd abnnt "A month
lefore for heinz away from duty while
sick WA never nccuscd ,f drunken
ness or iucapacity or neglect Of duty
He wa, a member of n committee of the
knights Had waited on the officials to
psl; for reduction of hours of labor lust
nrior to his discharges
William Kalp. DISCHARGED employe,
had been KNIGHT of labor for six
months Ua had worked fol. the rG;d
fonr years, and was discharged without
rn,anns hilp Given. He vyns never
accused of any ,tprlect of dnty. bat was
a dale,ote to fba district assembly,
Jobn i Fanwjcll. discharged eInploye,
had bAen a knight Of Labor for five
vears pmulovpd bV the road for thirteen
yeare No teasons nivpu for Iii cbarpe.
Had never hneu rrprinanded for any
eanse
Alfred Dubois DISCHARGED employe.
bo5 ''lo been eigbi %9 yoors i, '' 76e snrTire Of
tho rood he was /, Knioht of Labor
Tba 1'i re"eon for his Jischa1,or was giyen
no nr;tnto, of lnIrT 1TnI never T6een
rnn,.inon1e1
Iobn Gollieher and John Ialmer
tagtiind in tbe some strain
William Vannr ,,ino yrgl.s an ON.
nlo,n. Nni1 Costig,n mn emnInve for
ffye yDars. slas Fostcr hyruty.saven
,aars Iobp NIicljnLont Gftcnn vears.
fteor,,a Hnaman twenty.f,yc wears.
GiJo0n porroll ton vS.,re Georoe
Nndin twenfv yeors and pili,ned by
accident Henry S,heirer ,,yeivc years.
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