New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
LAKE SHORE MEN TESTIFY.
THEIR EVIDENCE NoN-CoMMITTAL.
THE TESTIMONY ALL IN-ILLNEsS OF FhANh
HURD CAUSES An ADJOURNMENT

Toledo Ohio March o3.-The Ann ArbOr trouble mas
resolved Itself into purely Lake shore matter as
far rs the officials concerned for none OF TIE AIN
Arbor official, has put I'm appearance In court Ihey
are instead. busily engaged In marshai'ng thr ne"
forces during the calm occas.oned by the tiin oi 'ne
Lake shore engineers. The strikers are letting the
Ann Arbor severely alone and all tile men are III
daily attendance at the courtroom. This morning the
Lake shore engineers involved In the case were on the
stand as witnesses for the defence IL was the III
tention OF their attorneys TO show by their testimohy
that when they refused to handle Ann Arbor cars
they were not Lake shore employees. having previously
resigned II the engineers knew that the court hai
l,,Icd an order, they careful TO keep away from
II and keep themselves In ignorance as to Its meaning
They all testify TO the same thing-tlat they knew
nothing OF the order and not aware That there
were any Ann Arbor cars In the train they were as~eu
10 haul This Is one particular point on wach toe'r
attorneys will base their argument The Lake ohore
attorneys are trying to make the men tell why they
aut work. The men show remarkable ability rs non
cOmmittal witnesses.
james Lennon. engineer. was the first Witness
this morning The Lake Shore attorneys tried on the
to male him say that he TOOK orders
from the company. and WAS In Its employ AFTER he
said he had quit. Mr. Lennon was good Witness
for his side as were his associates.
lie told nothing that he did not want to, as the
following dialogue will show: after you left your
authority ask you to take ont No. l34 later'' tFiis
TO show that Mr. Lennon had not really quit "les
.Whot did YOU sayi- Il said all right, I'll be
up
| Now didn't that mean that you would be on hama
"a take tbs train and that you still employed ana
| acting under the company'' mo-
"what did you meant THAT Ia be up
"Up wheref- up
didn't he understand by that that you would be
on hand to go out wasn't II n usual business trans
action what did he understand ?" Il don't kno"
what lie understood" what did you wish to con
vey,n "Just w3at said"
what! ~ "That I'd be up"
"Up wherel' "Up anywhere
snow what did you meant Nothing
what did he think You meant'' He thought
| what he wanted 10. | left 1t open.' Tile attorney
| gave It up and changed his tactics.
| John Conley one Of the who refused TO handle
Ann Arbor freight and arrested with the Brother
hood men. called by the defence
He proved good witness.
"Tell the Court why you quit said the attorney
Because did not think that the Ann Arbor people
we're doing right by their men. and bad no desire
10 help them in forwarding their freight. so gun
| before / asked TO do so.'
"why did you quit - asked Mr.. Southland for thu
| defence Because my engineer quit; did not care
| to GO out with any one else
Did you quit because you heard OF an order &c
| quit - No, SIR
Were YOU Influenced by any order Of an organiza
| uoul, NO. sir. / thought 1t my right to quit and
| did So
| CrossexamIned. You say you quit because Tho
| engineer quit ~ "Yes.'
II the engineer had quit on account OF sickness ::
what would you have done ?" I'D probably have
| been sick. too
The conductor who had the much discussed traln
In charge was called by the complainant. and by his
Testimony Il was attempted to show whether the men
quit after they notified about the cars or before
He was n cOOd witness for the complainant. lie
testified that the quit after they were told the
condition Of affairs. The evidence all In by
noon when the Court recOnvened this afternoon
tho illness OF Frank Hurd, OF counsel for the eiS
neers, was announced and Court adjourned un'il
Monday morning.