Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04
7BasrK,KR IAoyTRY.
Trying to Ascertain the Causes of
the New Yotk Central Striko-Why
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/ Les as discharged.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wirea
Nrw YoRK. Say 3. ras stats Board OF
Mediation Aad Arbitration to-day resumed
lis Efforts to ascertain the causes OF the
| strike on the New York Central n Hudson
River railroad. Hamilton Harris, counsel
for the railroad, called 10 the first witness
General hanaG r Toncey. Chairman Pur-
cell asked him TO give the board such In
formation as no possessed In references to
the discharge of A. ster Workman l.. j. Lee.
Mr.. roueey said liz had an interview with
Mr.. Lee some time ago. In the course OF
which MIR. Lee ailuied to the watering OF
tic compani = stock, intimatlng that some
ona WAS naEiug a good deal of money and
that he and the other men ought to have
some OF It.
In reply to question by General Pryor
the witness snid he did not discharge mir.
Lee, Betotc the talk about stock watering
SIR. Lse msdO certain demands on behalf
Of come OF the nl7N and they were refused,
superintendent voorhees, testified tnat he
had no,nini. IL do with the discharge of
, any Of the IA mel. lie was out OF town Tor
three week. before the strike.
Master MechHulc Buchanan testified that
IN dlschaTslng Les ne did 80 by ordar OF
Vicn president Nebb and had no personal
knowledse Of me causes OF bis discharge.
OF thu 10 nSn discharged he knew the
cause4 for di5aHAfge In the case OF Only
two, Mallory aud conway. Mallory WAS
dl. charged for Obtaining pAss under false
pretences. Conway was discharged Tor
n gloct OF duty. he absented himself with
out leave and was several times late IN the
morning and at noon.
Pfairmnstsr Stevens, on being called by
counsel for the railroad company, testified
thHt he had never told any employee OF the
company that he must either leave tho
Heights OF Labor or leave the road.
Then General Pryor called John Seery
OF No. $40 East Thirty-six'h street, who
was employed under Stevens. Ssery testi-
fed that h3 went into Mr.. Stevens
chico to get some supplies and
Mir, Stevens asked him II 1t was true he
had Joined the Heights OF Labor. Seery
told him 1t was. Then Stevens told him he
should not have Joined without Reuuaint-
Ing him as he had helped him to better his
position. Mr., Stevens farther said that he
e4J better leave the Knights OF Labor or 1t
might cost him Dls bread ans butter. Seery
understood him 10 moan that II hs dli not
leave the knights he would 10 discharge 4
Their conversation occurred on August lsr,
At tne request Of Mr.. Stevens he was re.
called. He said part OF Seery q testimony
was true and part Of 1t was not. lis did
not ask Seery II he belonged to the Knights
Of Labor and he told HIM hs ought not to
loiu them without aequainting him. This
was on account OF HE pa sonal relations to
Seery, he having got Hun better position
: more pay than he had cen receiving He
did not tell him his bread ant butter de-
pended on his leaving the knights, but
when Seery asked him what be ought to do
he told him he must act on his own judg-
ment II Seery was his brother, however,
he would advise him to leave thvIn as In
cass d OF strike he would find himself com
PEELED to go out with them.
General Pryor asked The witness II he had
a conversation vita Conductor william
Gibson In reference 10 his leaving the
knights of Labor.
Mr.. Stevens said Gibson cams to him
with his Resignation from the Knights Z
Labor and asked him to mail It for him.
The witness promised TO do 30, ana told
Gibson he was glad to see him taking that
step. He never advised any ons 10 leave
the knights OF Labor.
At tire conclusion OF Bir. Stevens testi-
mony General Pryor announced that he
had no more witnesses tSscall here Dut had
humber In Albany. The board decided
TO adjourn until Friday at 10 q. M, when It
will meet In Albany. Secretary Hayes OF
the executive board OF the knights OF Labor
handed up to Chairman Purcell long list
OF witnesses who are 20 be- subpnnaed to
testify In Albany. They are mainly dis.
charged employees OF the Central road.