Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-02
CHICAGO STRIKE TROUBLE.
Debs and His Associates at Lib.
erty Under Bail.

Debs and His Associates at Lib.
erty Under Bail.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Dels,
Howard, Keliher and Rogers are
at liberty under bail, pending
the hearing of the various cases
against them. They were this
afternoon required to give 81, 900
bonds, covering five new indict-
ments, i'll addition to the con-
tempt cases brought by the Gov
ernment and the Santa Fe rail
road. The hearing of the con-
tempt cases was continued until
September 5th, and it is the ,ur-
pose of the defendants attor-
neys to force a hearing on the in
dictments before the contempt
cases are again called At this
mornings session of the United
States Circuit Court, the Judge
entered formal ruling, denying
The defendants motion to quash.
He held the Railway Union was
committing unlawful acts in in
terfering with inter State COM
merce, and he proposed to find
out what connection the defend
ants had with it. The case was
postponed on account of the ill
ness of Government Attorney
Edward Walker The attorney
for the Sante Fe road attempted to
force a hearing on this complaint
but the judge thought he ought
not to be forced into taking two
doses of the same medicine and
put over both cases together.
While the court adjourned at II
O'Clock this morning, it was 4
o'clock before the bonds were
furnished. William Fitzgerald
and William Skadel, who were
already on the bond of the de
PENDANTS for 50, 500 each, signed
the additional twenty eight bonds
and the aggregate amount Of
their guarantee is SO, 500 on each
of the four men, or $38, 900.
On account of the large num-
Der of bonds to be furnished,
Judge Crosscup this morning re
duced the bonds on contempt to
81, 900 in each case.
The defendants all declare
themselves ready for work to-
morrow morning. A meeting of
directors is to be held to-mor-
row, after which President Debs
will decide on his future course.
He is desirous of going to his
| home in Indiana for short stay
and will probably leave for there
to morrow afternoon. He re-
fuses to say what he intends to
do until he can look around and
get his bearings after being
locked up for week. He claims
that his organization is increas-
ing in strength daily and talks as
if he would be- doing business at
the old stand within twelve
hours.
| Attorney W. w. Erwin, coun-
sci for the "A r. U. officers,
caused a sensation in the con
tempt proceedings to-day by VIC
lently assailing the Government
officers and Indirectly attacking
the Court. During his speech,
which was delivered Immediately
/ after the adverse decision of the
Court on the defendants motion
to squash the information against
the prisoners, Judge Woods was
visibly excited and although re
taing control of his anger,
showed his suppressed excite
ment by his trembling hands
and agitated expression. Erwin
asserted that in cases of injustice
the power of the people back Of
the Government reverts to the
people, and as he spoke his tai
frame quivered with excitement
his gestures were wild and his
voice rose almost to a shrek
Beginning his speech with a re
view of the trouble leading VI
to the strike, Erwin declared
the railroads had entered into {
conspiracy to sustain the Pull
man Company in the latter
) fight with their employees. Th'
Court must decide the supreme
question, he said, whether thu
men were not just in resentins
, such a conspiracy when the
courts were silent regarding it
3 "Such a conspiracy did exist,
he said. land the courts and of
! ! ficers of the Government CAV
3 ino redress. The question i
r whether the people are sovereign
or whether they have delegated
alftheir powers to combination
4 fof wicked men and to represent
: atives who are asleep. Had th
men a right to resent this con
spiracy of the raill Dads to sus
tain Pullman in his inhumanit
and illegal acts?"
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