The herald., 1894-08-21
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
JUDGE ROSS FINALLY DECIDES
THE STRIKE CASES.
Thomas Prind;vills and Others and
Samuel Goldstein Will Go to Jail.
Long Terms OF Imprison-
ment Meetcd Out.

Judge Ross yesterday morning in the
United States circuit court disposed
finally of the remaining contempt cases
growing out OF the big strike.
These cases hsve dragged along until
the present time fer one reason and an
other, and the defendants seemed rather
relieved than otherwise when the deois-
ion was made and their suspense re-
lieved.
The decisions we're announced by the
court Immediately after it convened, the
Prindiville cass being taken up first.
The Judge read from long type-written
document, the first portion of which set
forth at length the appointment of the
receivers for the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad and the nature Of the injunc-
ton issued by the court to prevent in
reference with the United States mails
and operation of the road.
AS result Of the investigation of the
charges against the defendants the court
found the following to be the facts:
The said respondents Thomas Prindiville, +.
! A. Dicks r. Healy and Thomas 8. Campbell, all
OF whom had lately been in the employment of
strike and had refused to assist in the opera.
tion OF said line OF railroad did wrongfully and
unlawfully uncouple part of a train of cars
then aud there being in the possession and con :
troll of said receiv vers, and thereby prevent the
moving of said train, with the PURPOSE OF him
dering and preventing said receivers from ope-
rating said railrOsd in the accustomed way !;
that at all of the said times the said respond
ents well knew that the said railroad, with its
appurtenances was in tie possession and being
operated by the said receivers appointed as
foresaid.
And the said Thomas Prindiville was, at all
of the said times. an officer of the law, to wit
deputy sheriff OF said county OF San Bernardino;
that the eviden Is insufficient to show that the
respondents Hyatt, Beaslip and Ryan, or either
of them, committed any OF the acts alleged
From which facts 1t is considere d -and ad-
judged by the court that the said respond ents,
In omas Prindiville, u. A. Dicks, K. Healy and
Thomas s. Campbell, did thereby commit
contempt of this court, for which contempt it
is now by the court ordered and aojudged that
the said respondent, Thomas Prindiviile, be
dino county, California, for the period OF 10
months, and that the said K. A. Dicks, 4. Healy
and Thomas S. Campbell, and each of them bs
imprisoned in the county jail of San Bernar-
dino county, California, for the period OF eight
months.
1t is further ordered that the respondents,
Hyatt, Beaslin and Ryan be, and hereby are,
purged of the alleged contempt, and be, and
hereby are, discharged.
Judge Ross then read q decision in
the case of Samuel Goldstein, who
assaulted Conductor Hamilton OF the
Santa Fe few weeks ago on the streets
| in this city. This decision, like the
| former. contained long recital OF the
injunction issued by the court forbid
| ding interference and intimidation OF
the railroad employees by any one. and
proceeds with q statement as to the
facts which the court finds from investi-
CATION OF the charges. After describing
the injunction and order the court finds !:
That at the time OF the making of said order
| and the issuance of said writ of injunction one
| G. K. Hamilton WAS a brakeman in the employ
| ment of said railway company, and, as such
| brakeman, engaged in assisting the said rail
| way company in operating its trains upon l,s
| line of railroad mentioned IN the bill OF com.
plaint in the suit aforesaid, and ever since said
| date has been in the employment of SAID rail
| way company, and on The 7tn day OF August,
| 1894, was i'll the en- pioymenL of said railway
! company as conductor of Its trains upon said
| line of railroad;
the city OF Los Angeles, in this judicial dis
trict while said Hamilton was SO in the en-
| ployment OF said railway company as such
| conductor bat while off duty and upon the
public streets OF said city, the respondent s.
| tiodsteir, there tofore having quit the en- ploy-
ment of said railway compsn ny, ana well know
| Ing that the said Hamilton was in the employ
ment of said railway company aforesaid, for
| the purpose of intimidating him, the said Ham
! iton. and inducing him to quit the service oil
said railway company, did, without caute OF
| p'ovocstion on the part OF said Hamilton, and
! did then and there. in a violent and threaten
| ing manner, apply 10 the said Hamilton vile
and opprobrious Language and eplihets, too in.
decent to be here set forth, and then and tn ere
| challenge tho said Hamilton to fight with him
| the said respondent 2. Go dsteiu
Erom which facts it is considered and ad
| judged by the court that the said respondent
| Z. Colds tein I'd thereby commit n contempt oil
| this court, for which contempt it is now by
| the court ordered aid adjudged that the said
| respondent :. Goldstein be imprisoned in the
| county jail of Los Angeles county, California,
| for the period of eight months.