The evening world., 1894-08-15
RIGHTS OF STRIKERS.
Crowds Of Tailors Hear Arguments
in the Injunction Case.
Lawyer Stecksr Submits More Than
100 Afiidavits.
No intimidation, but Quiet, Peace
full Protest.

Supreme Court, Chambers. was crowded
to-day with merchant tailors, members
OF the Journeyman Tailors' Union and
people interested in labor matters when
Judge Beach heard arguments upon the
motion made by counsel for John Pat
terson & Co. and other merchant tailor
Ing Arms to make permanent the tenn
porary injunction issued by Judge Dugro.
Of the Superior Court, last week restrain
ing the members of the Union from even
going In the vicinity o fthe stores of the
plaintiffs.
1t is doubtful II such sweeping in
junction was ever before issued by Il
court in a labor controversy, and the
| interest taken in the matter by those
| interested in labor matters was evident
from the large attendance to-day.
Lawyer Hastings, of Hastings & Glea-
son, counsel for the merchant tailors,
opened the argument. His statements
were much the same as those on which
Judge Dugro granted the temporary in
junction. He claimed that the members
OF the Union had entered into a con-
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firms, who were the plaintiffs in the ac-
ton and who embraced nearly all the
tsilors on Fifth avenue and the imme-
date neighborhood between Twentieth
and Thirtieth streets.
| He alleged that the Union had es-
taeilshed pickets, which en- ne described "a, as
as early as o'clock in the morning,
for the purpose of hindering and inter
ferins with the business of the plaintiffs
and intimidating tailors not members
IFS.
He also charged that the members of
the Union had violated the law by pub
fishing In the newspapers and In cir,
| culars requests to other tailors not TO
work for the plaintiffs.
Lawyer Charles Steckler, of the Pu-
liter Building, replied. He agreed with
greet that most Of the Supreme Court
Justices were out of town when the APP
plication for the temporary injunction
was made, 80 that the matter was taken
81 do not believe" said Mr.. Steckler
that there is a justice of the Supreme
Court who would have granted the
temporary injunction"
Here are 1900 men," continued MIR.
Steckler, who are actually restrained
from walking along certain streets of
this city, simply on general allegations
edge, but on informat ton and belief.
THE allegations against these men
do not contain sta tement of single
gle man Who was ' intimidated to quit quit
work, or the name of a single man as
saulted. The afidavits Of all the plain;
rs "a are the SO same, except the name OF
eral charges that must. have been based
on informa ton and belief"
Mr.. Steckler denied that the union wal
for the purpose Of hindering the bus
iness Of the plaintiffs. He charged thai
the plaintiffs had entered into a con
s2iraeSy to break up I the tailors' union
sna hs so p ss Il they ssd v Rone se
conspiracy agreement and paid the mem
bers Of the union the wages asked.
This is case. said Mr., Steckler
capital have banded together to depriy,
these men OF their rights.
IF the charges made by the plaintiff.
were true, they could proceed agains
have them hem punished IT., much more Sc
yerely than Tor violating an Injunction
issued by a court Of equity. They know
reason, they do not go to the crimina
court"
Mr. steckier then called Judge Beach
attention to the fact that he submitted
attached to his papers, the affidavits o
more than one hundred members of tn
Union denying that they had intimidate
any an, men from going to work for -, tn
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, any. of the men who wished to go t
! work.
The makers of these affidavits ad
mitted that they had In a peaceable an
orderly manner presented to the me
! who went to work for the plaintiffs tn
grievances of the members OF the Unior
but denied violating any law.
Mr.. Steckler also submitted about fft
afiidavits from men not formerly mem
) bers of the Union, who swore that the
had not been in any way intimidated b
, the Union, but, after hearing the wa
. the members of the Union had bee
; treated, had voluntarily quit workn
for the plaintiffs and Joined the Union,
Affidavits were also introduced by MI
Sticker to show that certain OF tn
=, plaintiffs had offered work to the mem
. bers OF the union, at the old rate pre-
vided they would resign from the OF
= ganization. and had said that the mer
. chant tailors were determined to brea
, up the union.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Steckier'
. argument, Lawyer Hastings asked tina
he be furnished with copies of the aft
davits submitted by Mr.. Steckler, an
/, be given three or four days to answe
| them.
. Judge Beach denied the applca ton, an
= told Mr.. Hastings that X he had an
5 answering affidavits to file he could d
so tomorrow. Judge Beach then took tn
n papers and reserved decision.