The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-15

- 1rev..saa a. the Rad @bs csT-rt.
sse~.fore nrrss the cefsrdanrs guilty Of
sr.-s~r.~ys az charges "a each o< the cases
.rse .xrse senfsncss viii be ordered 10
-. ea.sx but II IL nst intended tfszs
thev shall be cumulative
49, -. Sentenced - SIX rsonfas "a
.f.~ coun,y fall. TIE Others were gwen
49,. rvsag*hs sarh. except McVean. VINO
-. ~s4~zse4 f,-rsase tss~re wzs 10 sss-
sasnce against him.
80 vva.rs.. after announcing the De-
<e-S4nsz guilty as charged. said 10 vas
ros IN sncsTsiance with Ire rroceeSs're 70
..eh cases 20 permit the DEFENDANTS 70
sag abr ssnsence shoaid not e~ pas@eas
ss,t IA fhIs case TIE court would allow "
The fading o. the court was thas tss
eefen6aats are guilty Of contempt Doh
any pun szrnent inflicted would nce pe
euruulatave. In other words. there were
two cases before the court one for con
tenpt ard the other for violation OF the
seseral statutes. The latter c&lse -
Merged into the former. AfssrneT Lar
rsw. r1tres@ntsng tire Defendants asSel
thai his clients fright retire for consnics-
ton regarding xhat they should s3ss sf'a
after a brief recess the strike isaoers
fss-a back into court ranging tfssn1seassS
sa.fnre tne bench. AtsoraeT isAffo"s
sueAkiug fer them, sad they had no W's1a
10 rnake eerarate speeches. but fest ,hab
,hes hsa done no wronK. The attorney
a4ygsea the court that Director hcsean'
ons Of the Defendants. was out Of the
.lty during the strike. A lengthy s-ga-
,,enf h.ssweeo the attorneys followed ever
49,. srnux,~stlon TO discriminate IN Nc
veass. favor. which the court Terminated
OF suspeBdlug sentence on AcseAn. ="
sentencing the other Defendants. ssose
weed said.
Punishment should DC neither VIZ
alctise nor trivial These men we're y
var.iI eontefapt. under what ieEai so
vice I should ike very much 70 Know
These men we're leaders IN great meas :
IRE. Of Law breakers and are 7es2snsitie
as leaders TIE ignorant rnen "no '9'
loved them have been punsvHee beos
Il more rssnnnasbie than any ofhtrs. re
e man Of marked ABILITY ana po"c
over men. / feel cars sTaines 70 dissrisa-
mate between him aad ths others fhe
punishment against All the Defendants
except Dehs is three months In jan. ara
against Dabs sIx fnensa@
The defendants &c NOT appear to De
PARTICULARLY crushed by the punishment.
pehs bowed hin AL. Esuns fora. ara
whispered few vorls 70 bis sister VIC
sat near, ana they both laughed hesAs ivy.
Howard and HoesE exchange smiling
ssaneex. ard Eslilier grasped the attor-
news hand and appeared 20 oiier con-
gratulstlons II was evident that All eN
ueote8 much more severe sentences.
r. I'D I'D In
sfructed them q say nothing Cor publ
cation. setting ta.n an example by re-
fusipg 10 discuss the case at all. After
the mursnur OF excl srnent over the sen
tsnee had xuasidsi the court announced
that the punishment was not TO take ef-
feet for ten days. IN which the defend
safs attorney will prepare an appeal.
The prospective prisoners. after short
consultation with their attorneys. left
the court room. The defendants and
their OFFICIAL positions In the A, r. U.
are: President. DsbS: vice president.
Howard: secreta.t. keliher. treasurer.
Rodgsrs, and directors. Burns. Elliott.
afacvsan. Hogan and Goodwin.
Denver. Dec. N.--Presldens Gohpers
saia. regarding the decision OF Judge
Woods in the Dsbs case: II think IL Is
conternpifbls for any Judge TO take from
any citizen OF the United States the right
Of trial by 1ury. II Dchs is guilty OF any
criminal act. jury OF his peers should be
allowed 10 say %. dencunee the action
of any Judge who shows himself so eager
70 do the bidding OF corporations"
Patrick Mcbride. secretary OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers. said; Il think the de-
elsson II an outrage. I do not believe
thu intention OF the Law under which
ths Injunction WIZ issued was 10 Include
labor organixationA There has been no
decision By the supreme court on the mat
ter II seems 70 me that the court should
have rsmftted the penalty. Instead Of
that, n has strained the law to reach
the decision ana fnnicts n severe punish
ment upon the FIRST man tried for It's vto-
lation.-
have expected this decision II now only
remains for us TO see that the case goes
TO the highest tribunal"
A. d. Mccrasth. OF the Typographical
Union. Boston. said. II think the meth
DDS OF tie people In power are tending
toward revolution"
Hon. David Holmes, Of London. de
cisned to express sa opinion upon the
pehs matter. John Burns Is visiting
Colorado SYTlngsL
Thomas J. Morgan. Of Chicago. said:
.sThe decision. aside firm It's Immediate
eject on Mr.. DebS is "a good thing for
the labor movement. IL shows what may
10 expected from the legislatures and
courts that are controlled ny tho capt
talixtS
william r. Prescott. president Of the
International Tspographicai union, said;
Il am very much opposed 10 the punish
meat OF one man Tor the acts Of another.
believe that the injunction Debs vto-
lated was against his real legal rights"
What shalt We 30 IN the long WHITES
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