The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-04
STILL INVESTIGATING.
The State Board Of Arbitration
Hears Additional Testimony
ON THE MY CENTRAL STRIKE.
Tho Company's Officers Deny tho oTen
We're Discharged Because They
Were Knights-CLlcago Car
pcntcrs Strike Ended.

NEW ioRE, Sept. S.-The State Doar
OF Meditation and Arbitration to.da
resumed its efforts to ascertain tn
causes OF the strike on the New YorI
Central K Hudson River railroad.
Hamilton Harris, counsel for the rail
road company, called az the first wllnes
OF the day General Manager Toncey.
Chairman PARCEL asked him 10 Civ,
the board such information MS he pos
Fessed in reference to tho discharge o
Master Workman L. ]. Lee.
Mir. TouCey said he had IN Interview
with Mr.. Lee some time ago, In thl
course Of which Mr.. Lee alluding to the
watering OF the compsny's stock, init
mated that some one was making good
deal OF money, and that he and the
other men ought to have some OF it.
In reply TO question by General
Pryor Tho witness said he did not dis.
charge Mr.. Lee. Before the tall. ahou.
the stock watering Mr.. Lee made certain
demands on behalf OF some Of the men,
ahd they were refused.
. Superintendent Voorhees, testified that
he had nothing to do with the discharge
OF any OF the rs men. He was out OF
town for three weeks before tho strike.
Master Mechanic Buchanan testified
that in dischargiug Lee he did go by or.
ders OF Vice President Webb, and had
no personal knowledge OF the causes for
bis discharge. OF the IS men discharged
be knew the causes for discharge in the
case OF two only, Malloy and Conway.
Malloy was discharged for obtaining a
pass under false pretenses. Conway was
discharged for neglec OF duty. He ub-
sented himself without leave and was
several times late in the morning and at
noon.
Trainma,ter Justin Stevens, on being
called by counsel for the railroad COM
pany, testified that he had never told an
employe Of the company that he must
either leave the Knights OF Labor or
leave the road.
Then General Pryor called John Seery,
who was employed under Stevens. Seery
that he went in to Mr.. Stevens
to get supplies and Mr.. Stevens asked
him ii it was true that be had joined the
Knights OF Labor. Scery told him it
was. Then Mr.. Stevens told him he
should not have joined without acquaint.
Ing him, as he had helped him to better
his position. Mr.. Stevens further said
that he had betterget out OF the knights
or it might cost him his bread Gnd
butter. Seery understood him to mean
that ii he did not leave the knights he
would be discharged. This convsrsa-
ton occurred on August l.
At the request Of Mr.. Stevens he was
recalled. He said part Of Seery's testi.
mony was true and part of it was not.
He did ask Seery il he belonged to the
Knights OF Labor, and he told him he
ought not 10 join them without acquaint.
ing him. THIS was on account OF his
personal relations to Seery, ha having
got him better position and more pay
than he had been receiving. He did
not tell him his brad and butter de-
pended on his leaving the knights, bu.
when Seery asked him wha. he ought to
do, he told him he must act on his own
judgment. Ii Seery was his bro.her,
noweyer, he would advise him to leave
them, as in case OF n strike he would
iind himself compelled to go out with
them.
General Pryor asked tho witness II be
had a conversation with the conductor,
William Gibson, in reference to his
leaving the Knights Of Labor.
MIR. Stevens said Gibson came TO him
Sith his resignation from the knights
of Labor, and asked him to mail it for
him. The witness promised to do SO
and told Gibson he was glad to see him
taking that step. He never advised any
one to leave the Knights Of Labor.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Stevens tes.
timony General Pryor announced that
he had no more witnesses to call here,
but had number in Albany. The
Board decided 10 adjourn uotil Friday at
10 a. m., when it will meet in Albany.
Secretary aud Treasurer Hayes, of the
Executive Board, knights Of Labor,
handed up to Chairman Purcell 4 long
list OF witnesses who are to be sub.
p@nasd 10 testify in Albany. They are
mainly discharged employees Of the Gen.
. Il