The Portland daily press., 1894-08-31
STILL TEsTIFYlNG.
The Labor Commission Continues to Hear
Witnesses at Chicago.

Chicago, August 30.-Richard Mooney
today, and related case where deputy
marshal was assaulted by mob while
nearly 500 marshals stood by and did
not interfere. He saw the marshals
stand by while the cars were being over.
turned, and cited instances of non-union
men being assaulted for working with
acquaintance who were railroad strik-
ers.
Deputy Marshal Davidson" said Mr..
Mooney Dragged before me of setting
cars on fire and said he would do it
again. Another deputy heard him and
didn't say word".
Witness said beer and tobacco was
furnished in the yards to any men dis
posed to be riotous; he himseself had
been threatened with violence by two
men, one of whom wore an A r. u. but
ton unless he left the engine. He heard
an engineer forced to take an oath not
to work on pain of having violence done
him.
W.T.. .Guyon a reporter for the United
Press during the strike, told what he
saw OF the destruction of the railroad
property. He did not think the railroad
employees engaged in this work. He
claimed to have been asked by either
the rioters. He often heard the two
heads of the A. R. q. counsel against
the strikers.
Mr.Guyon didn't believe the larger
roads kept . black list.
Vice President George W.. Howard of
the American Railroad Union was re-
called in rebuttal. In regard to the
a. Tsi ot tvxyhi hioh
legged by witnesses yesterday he used
abusive language in regard to George
NJ. Pullman and counselled violence Mr.
Howard admitted he applied an OBJ
scene epithet to to Mr.. Pullman but said
the epithet was one in common use
said he thought Pullman such . mean
man he ought to be hanged, but did
not mean by this to counsel violence.
He simply wanted to show contempt for
the m ans m ethod as quoted by him
self. Mr.. Howard's exact language was
That old ---- ought to be hung"
He told the crowd on this occasion II oe
ware Of railroad sleuths who tried 10
break up the lodges by arraying the
Catholics in them against the Protes-
tants and hoped if anybody caught any
of these sleuths at their work he would
tap them on the head with the round
end OF a rolling PIN" The witness SUBJ
iAiueSo q A'oo Oi 4uOStlOuo WHICH u6
wished to have put to some of the gener-
al managers. These questions related to
the hauling of mail trains with Pullman
cars attached. He also wanted Pullman
recalled.
1t is improbable that the commission
will have chance TO put his questions.
Howard declared the general managers
association during- the strike sought
only to crush the A. r. U.
The commission will adjourn to meet
at Washington September &C. at which
time it will be glad to receive in writing
any.suggestions as to the solution of the
questions involved. 1t will at that time
hear any parties who may desire to be
heard relative to the facts involved, and
may, after careful examination of the
testimony offered at this hearing, cor
clude to call further witnesses to supple
ment the testimony given on either side.
Nothing official is given out as TO the
views of the comm ission. 1t is believed
a recommendation will be for the crea-
tion of state board of arbitration. Lii
censing of engineers, conductors and
firemen will also probably be recommen-
ded. It is said that Mr.. Pullman, the
Managers Association, Marshal Arnold
and his deputies will all be censured
for actions and shortcomings during the
strike. If the commission is guided by
the Testimony it cannot help recon-
m ending government ownership of rail-
roads whenever possible. The commits
sion realizes this cannot be proposed as
an immediate remedy