The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-21

leged detectives who Otuasu TO burn
bridges and blow up round houses They
We're ordered out ot the Bingham House.
in which the grievance committee has its
headquarters The story s. verified by
stenogrGpher, who took p report of the in
teryiew without a knowledge of the par
ticipants
John j. Hanuohani senior grand master
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, says that one of the men, calling
himself Howard B Johns, accompanied
by man he introduced as "AIr Atlzin-
SON. had called to see Mr. wilkins on
Saturday, but without success.
When the men called again yesterday
Johns explained that both Mr. Sweigard
and Mr.. Voorhees, had turned him down."
and he now wanted to get even with them
His own words were: I'VE will do any
thing the committee may ask, from de
stroying a bridge to blowing up a round
house" The men were then ordered from
the room.
In speaking of his talk with Johns on
Saturday, MIR. IannOhan said.
"He told me that he had rendered valu
able assistance in defeating the knights
Of Labor at their Port Richmond strike,
| and was also employed against the knights
some years ago on the New York Central
strike, for which services he was made as
| sistant trainmaster on the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad at Readingn
Thomas Allen said that he recognized
| Johns rs the man who appeared as wit
ness in a bribery case here two weeks ago,
| and under oath stated that he was a de-
| tectivo in the employ of one of the large
| agencies of the country
| Mr.. wilkins would not discuss the case
| further than TO say that Johns was only
carrying out the program his employers
had laid down for him to follow, and that
if the committee had agreed TO accept the
proposition all hands would now have
been under arrest
Acting General Manager Theodore Voor-
hees returned from Bethlehem, where he
had been in consultation with President
| Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
In reference to the strike Mr.. VOORHEES,
said that President Wilbur was confident
the present difficulties would not last
! more than two or three days as plenty Of
| unemployed wDrkmeu were 60 be had.
| He said that a mum Der Of engineers, fire.
! men and traumen, both from here and
Jersey City, had left Philadelphia for
! Bethlehem. He had received word from
| the trainmaster at Bethlehem not to send
! any more men from Philadelphia, as he
/ had enough there to work with
! Mr.. Voorhees, said that passenger trains
were moving with but little delay. and
! that some coal trains were running be-
| tween MauCh Chunk and Bethlehem. He
| asserted that all the telegraph Offices OF
| the company were manned, and that only
| thirtytwo Of the 500 operators joined the
( strike
! Vice President Garrett is very confident
| that it will be but q short time until all
| the trains will be running on time.
! Grand Chief e. T. Clark. of the Brother
! hood OF Railway Conductors, arrived at
! the Bingham House from Chicago last
evening. Said he. This trouble is not of
! recent origin. 1t has existed on the Le-
| high Valley system for years. In fact,
| believe there is not d road in the country
where She conductors have been so badly
treated or so poorly paid as on the Lehigh
/ Valley road fully anticipate a success
/ full issue for the men