Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-07

tanned IN HE office Of the defendant, the
Gazette company the headquarters Of
said national organization Of the Printers
Protective fraternity, directing thcrcirOm
tho movements of mere To take the phc"
of striking printers elsewhere; that there
by he has attracted against the de
PENDANT. the Ga4cli company. the hos
tility of labor organizations throughout
the cOuu try. resulting In general dlsirihu
ton of circulars umluuting from such or
ganlzatiOus deuuucMtOry Of the Gnzelte
company, % the great injury Of It's husi-
ness; that 1ll The remaining plaintiffs are
members ul he suiuU fraternity with she
pluintl1 Martin, aud held their positions
with the defendant Gazette company 10y
his immediate appointment, that they all
well know his aims. designs and mnchini-
lions In the interest of said fraternity,
and We're sibscrvicnt at all times to his
wishes aud intentions, and heartily In
sympathy with nll the same
Defendant Gazette company further
shows that ut tho time Of It's organiZu-
tiOu schedule Of wages wis adopted for
all It's departments, said schedule with
reference TO the typographical department
being suggested by representatives of that
Department. that by such schedule che
amount of Sl25 per week was upprOpri-
uted for composition Of an average Of
thirty loaded columns Of reading mat
ter per day ON the linotype mat
chimes, with an extra amount of mat
ter for the Sunday paper: that
fife actual amount Of the payroll
Of said company for composition undcr
the administration of said Martin was
gradually Increased until II reached an
average Of about $50 per week in cN-
cess OF the appropriation made as Hfore-
said, aud tlrt the amount of COMPOSITION
each week was considerably less than
contemplated in making said Appropria'
ten; that by said appropriation the sal.
aries Of the plaiutin Ma rlin and of men
working under him were advanced 20 %
sum, the difference between which aud
the wages they had formerly received
about equIle1 The amounts they
paid in each week upon their
stool, subscriptions, and that the
total amount of wages paid Ia
the typographical department Of said
Gazette company has been from - TO 30
per cent greater than has been paid by
other morning daily newspapers IN TeNns
for the same service due 10 the negli-
Eence and incompeteucy aud conspiracy
by the plaintiff, Martin, all of which the
other plaintiffs knew well and cOuspircd
with The plaintiff Martin, to efTcctuatc
and establish; that all of said plaintiffs
were improper persons TO continue In the
service OF the defendant company, aud
the interest Of said company was con
served and materially promoted by their
discharge from It's service, Aud the de-
PENDANT. Scntor, further answering 10 his
behalf AYERS and charges that the only
creditors of The Gazette company fol
any fixed demands, as herein above fully
set ont, Is the Democrat Publishing com
pany, which Is a suhsistent corporation
with stock issue Of $4,000; that in The
management Of the Gazette company he
has the support and confidence Of the
owners OF all the stock Of said Democrat
Publishing company and the support and
the expressed confidence of all the crp,li,
tors OF snid Democrat Publishing com.
pauy, with the exception of the Fort
Worth and Utica Trust company, who
hold an uumapircd clniiu against said
Democrat Publishing cnmnUuv for the
sum of S2e5O which is locally repro.
scntcd hy Il. II, Paddock aud that said
claim ~ the Utica Trust company 4
ndorsed by citizen of Trraut county
who il financially responsible aud able
10 respond on the same at any time
And the defendant, Sentcr, would fur.
Their charge, and now here expressly de
MES, that he has ever endeavored 10 dis
pose Of or has any contemplation Of dis,
posing Of with intent TO iniurc the
Stockholders OF the company, the frau
chses and property of said COMPANY
He AYERS that he has no authority 10
dispose OF any of the property, and
that he has never claimed such authori-
~ 10 make any disposition Of nnv Of
with reference to q sale of The Gazette
company. or The Gazette as news
paner. that have been prosecuted. Of
which he has been advised. have bepp
conducted nv one g. b. Paddock, and
this defendant has reason To believe
and docs believe md now here ayers
that the said Paddock is aiding and
abetting the suit OF these plaintiffs Tor
receiver herein for the purpose Of bqr-
assing the Gazette company. ceercine
It's stockholders into submission 10 his
terms. wrecl,ing It's aims and PURPOSES
and Of so depreciatiug the value Of NJ
property that he may be- onailed 10
purchase Il Cor less than IL, real valne
and efcctnatc change Of its political
| principles.
Wherefore defendants pray TO no nor
mitted 10 make nrOof OF the matters
and things alleged.
The answer 20 the hin Of c,nni,i,.
ants is verified by the aililavits ~ n
| g. Scnter nresiieut OF Tho cosotto
company, and OF 4, b. Wood. h NV.
rotary.
| Srar,airic headasncs nranniiy s,lre4 ~,
l Rroin0- Seitzer.-tfia both. 10 s.,..