St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-14
TRYING THE STRIKERS.
Their Cases Heard in the Munich
pal Court Yesterday.


The hearing of the striking switch
men of the 500 road. charged with
conspiracy. took place before Judge
Mahoney yesterday afternoon. the at
tendance being so large as to neeessi-
tate the use of the civil court room.
Attorney Brice. OF the 500 road. con-
Quoted the case for the state. while W.
K. Morris appeared for the defendants.
The defendants were nine III number.
as follows: Ernest Clifford. Edward
Richardson. Frank Anderson. J. H.
Stewart. " alter Eenton. Sidney Taylor
George Parks, James Trembling and
Edward Stone.
The company expressed a willingness
TO withdraw the complaints providing
the men would promise 10 keep away
from the yard, but these terms they re-
fused TO accept on the ground that they
wanted the full vindlcatiOn Of a trial.
SuDI. Pennington y as the first witness.
tie related the circumstances which led
10 the strike, as published yesterday.
and stated thai he had visited the wards
Thursday. and, finding some Of the men
al the depot. had asked them 10 draw
their pay. and leave without disturb
ance. Charles Burke, rOad,nas1er Of
the 500" stated that he had met some
OF the road Thursday morning, and asked
them what they wanted. They replied
with Insulting remarks. and when told
10 leave refused in a threatening man
ner. lie told them then that If they at
tempted any interference they would
find him ready.
John Buckley, yardmaster in the
ShOreham yards. stated that on Wednes-
day afternoon between and 4:39
O'Clock. while he was al the Yards.
engine No. 81 had come in with the
switching crew. OF which Richardson
was foreman. h asked wat was the
matter and richardson replied that they
had gust. A short time later Engine 30l
came IN from the Camden Place yards
with GifOTds crew. H. asked Clifford
what was lie matter and be replied that
they had struck for schedule wages.
Buckley then went on 10 state that he
had ITi~d Ia make up train. but tie
defendant Stewart stepped in between
the cars and pulled coupling pins, and
told him he could not put them back.
At this time Trembling, Richardson and
Fenton were present.
Buckley further stated that on the
following morning. while he and Mr.
"A OOdw2rd were engaged in making I'D
Train i. Parks and Taylor pulled the
coupling pins and threw them away. At
this time all of the defendants excepting
Clifford We're present.
john Hitchcock. general foreman IN
the 500" shops. testified that he saw
Stewart pull coupling pin on the even
ing OF Wednesday. ami !. Forsyth. ell
glneer or the Tram which Stewart
uucouDied. c0rrObOTaied this state
nent. The stale then rested. and
tie attorney for the defense
iateTpO>ed motion 20 dismiss
on tie ground thai th- state had failed
10 make on caSr. but the motion was
denied. Ernest CLIFFORD was the first
witness for The defense. lie testified
that the men had struck for higher
wages. but stated that as far as lie knew
there bad been no threats OF violence OF
any nd
Stewart. when called. admitted hav-
ing pnlled The coupling pin, but stated
that he considered himself sill IN the
employ OF the company when he did 50.
Taylor positively denied having pulled
any coupling pins OF interfered with the
company property in any way.
Anderson stated that he had spoken
10 Nj Pennington GA Thursday morn
ing al the depol, and that he had told
hlm al that time that he did not see III
% make the false in waves demanded
by the men, Anderson declared Rim
self as not in the employ Of the COM
paay and ready for war.
Richardson stated that there had been
no violence or threats on the part OF The
men, bit that Burke had said that II
the men iHterfered he would knock the
teeth out OF some OF them. Fenton adj
NIT ed having removed coupling pins
trem q train on "Wednesday. nut stated
thai be had done 30 by order of Nj
Buckley. All OF The defendants posi-
lively denied having entered into any
conspiracy or agreement to interfere
with the work Of the 500 road, and most
OF them, when inTeTTOCaied. appeared
10 think that they were still IN the en-
pl0y Of the company. Alldrnied having
used any threats OF violence.
After The attorneys had briefly re-
viewed the testimony and the court had
charged the jury. defining the charge
or conspiracy and explaining the sPc-
tons OF The statutes bearing uDOn this
0denSe. the case went TO the jury about
o'clock. Shortly after O'Clock The
jury brought IN a verdict. finding all
nine Of the prisoners guilty as charged.
The attorney for the defence MADE
plea for leniency, and the court deferred
sentence 10 hear argument OF this point
al = .. n. today.