Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
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An Old Engineers Declaration That He
Would Not be ''SCab" Vigorously Ap.

An Old Engineers Declaration That He
Would Not be u ''Scab" Vigorously Ap.
plauded.
ToLrpo, o., March 22.--In the United
states court to-day Leonard Clark, Il Lake
Shore engineer. was Il witness III the case
of the Ann ArbOr strikers. and after hav.
ing been repeatedly asked for his real
reason for refusing to handle Ann ArDof
freight. finally birtcd out, with his voice
trembling with emotion: We'll, III tell
YOU why ! wouldn't haul Ann ArbOr
freight I'm pretty near the grave, ana
wont live the rest of my life q scah.
The man was so thoroughly IN earnest
that the melodramatic outbreak made a
great impression on the crowd which
packed the court room. There was dend
silence for . moment, then a buzz Of APP
prdval, and finally a perfect storm Of ap-
pausr from all parts Of the room The
judge, looking greatly incenscd, arose
from his seat and said Gentlemen, this
is court OF Justice; whatever your ieei'
ings may be, you are not allowed to eN-
press either approval or disnpproyal. The
first man making another interruption
viii he elected from the court room"
Thealaience settled into silence again
and the examination proceeded.
During the examination it developed
that out of all the Lake shore engineers
attached only two, Lennon and Clark,
were members Of the brotherhood. AS will
be easily understood, this fact has decd-
cdly important bearing OH the outcome Of
the case.
The defence is making every effort TO
prove that the men had all resigned their
positions before the order had been read
10 them, or before they had any knowledge
that Judge Kicks had issued All order com
pelling them 50 long as they remained IN
the employ OF the road to handle the
freight OF the Ann Arbor line.
1T this afternoons session of court At
torney Southland, representing the Brother
hood introduced ailidavits from all the
strikers attached. III every case the men
said they had resigned their positions Of
their own free will, without any diCtation
from the brotherhood without having
read the order of the court or having heard
il read, and that ever since the l1lh of
March they had considered themselves
freed from all obligations rs employees OF
| the Lake shore road.
Another interesting feature was the tes-
| tlmonv Of William Watson, chairman Of
| the local grievance committee. Watson had
been summoned to BRING into court all the
secret laws and rules Of the brotherhood
| relating to buyEults. and had submitted "A
! number Of unimpOrtant documents, which
| utterly failed 10 reveal any Of the secret
| w. NAAAEa VI VIZ 'llEdlllANllbl1. llt was
| sharply eNamincd,by the attorneys for tile
| defence and made to state positively that
he knew Of no other secret rule bearing
| on the subject in question. He had Just
/ concluded Il most positive declaration to
| that effect when the attorney remarked
that Chief Arthur himself had filed with
the court rule which the witness had
failed to mention The paper was then
! produced and read. II is as follows
| Tt,ntI 4, ca 4
famed by the grand eniet aud carried mo
"he4t by the B'otherho1i Of Locomotive Engi-
| neefs Il hal, b. recognized rs u violation of
! Oh gation for n member OF the Brotherhood
who may be emp.oyed On d railroad running
| IN connection with or adlaccnt to : Id rairu al
To handle the properly belonging to said rail-
road orsy tom IN an way that may benehI
/ "a company with which the BrOlherhOo is AT
issue uhtll the er evante or issue, OF whatever
nature or sind, ms been alnt.ably settled.
The reading of this rule created small
! sensation, and the witness, who had en-
I iNatically declared a few minutes before
\ thaF there was no such law in existence,
"t' visiDly embarrassed He made an
eifor' 10 explain by saying that he was not
aware that the counsel for he defence had
referred to rules of that nature The rest
OF the testimony referred principally to
I the time and manner OF the strikers de-
parture from their trains.
IoLEpo, o., March 23.--The Ann ArbOr
railroad trouble has resolved itself into
| purely Lake shore matter, At least as tar
as the utTcials are concerned for none of
| the Ann Arbor officials have put in an
appearance in court. They are instead
busily engaged in marshalling their new
forces during the calm occasioned by the
| trial Of the Lake Shore engineers. The
strikers are letting the Ann Arbor severely
alone and all the men are in daily attend
ance at the court room
This morning the Lake Shore engineers
| involved in the case were on the stand as
witnesses for the defence. II was the in.
tentiOn of their attorneys to show by their
testimony that when thcy refused ia
handle Ann Arbor cars they were not
Lake shore employees, having previously
resigned. II the engineers knew that the
court had issued an order, they were very
careful to keep away from it and keen
themselves IN ignorance as to its meaning.
They all testified that same thing, that
they knew nothing OF the order and were
| not aware that there were any Ann ArbOr
cars in the train they lwere asked to haul,
The Lake ShoreNttorneys are trying to
rake the men tell why they quit work.
The men show remarkable ability as non
cumnlittal witnesses.
Engineers James Lehman and John Con.
ley were on the stand this morning. They
gave testimony similar to that given hy
Yesterday ; Witnesses and would not admit
that they quit work in pursuance Of an
order Of the brotherhood They claimed
70 have quit entirely Of their own accord.
They we're both good witnesses for their
side.
On several occasions during the morn
ing the court room broke into applause
when witnesses stated that they would not
become "scabs," Yesterday Judge Kicks
threatened 70 eject any one making such
demonstration, but rs yet he has not