Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-24

ground. Men must be for Us or against
Us. Our cause is gaining ground dails
aud our success is only question ot 3
few days. Don't fa'ter al tajs hour.
Stand erect and proclaim yoar manhood.
Labor must win now or never. Our
victory will be positive aud complete.
Whatever happens do not give credence
to rumors and newspaper reports"
They deny that any emD.oye OF any
railway companies named 10 said IL
junction was induced by reason OF any
telegram sent or caused 10 be sent by
the defendants. or any cf tLer, og
threats, intimidations, force or vio-
lence TO leave the service Of said rail-
way companies, or that the transporta-
tion Of the United States mail AID inter-
State commerce were thereby IN any
way hindered or delayed OF prevented.
The defendants admit that upon some
OF said lines OF railway thore vas eEer-
cIsed upon the part OF parties unknown
20 defendants violence 10 persons and
property. They deny that in violation
OF the order of the court they daily and
continuously, or a. all, lSSGed any or
ders or directions for the employees OF
said railway companies or any OF thenl,.
to leave such service IN body, as
alleged in such information or other
wise.
DEFENDANTS EXPRESSLY DENY
that they, or any OF them, did, at the
times mentioned in said information, or
a. any other time. order, direct, coun-
sci, advise, or recommend or approve
be acts OF violence in said information
set forth, or any of them, or any vio-
leuce or unlawful acts Of any kind or
character; but, on thecontrary, allege
that they did at all said times counsel
and advise all members Of the said A.
R. L. with whom they were in commu-
lcation 90 at all times abstain from vio-
lence, threats and Intimidation. and to
at all times respect the law and the Of
fcers thereof.
Tho answer makes other sweeping
and more specific denIaEof the charges,
and concludes: 81
Defendants furthsRallege that after
the service OF said injnhction upon them
they forthwith consulted competent
counsel, learned Ia l'he law and duly
authorized aud licen8hd to practice as
attorney and counsellor at law in the
courts of the United States, and fully
aud fairly stated to him all the facts in
tie premises and exhibited to him the
order OF the court made herein, aud
were advised by him as TO what
they might rightfullY aud lawfully do
in the premises without violation
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Of It's authority, and that they have
since that time ia all tb,ngs proceeded
in their acts and conduct in regard TO
said strike and the persons engaged
therein in strict accordance with the
advice OF said attorney, so by them con-
suited, and the said defendants,
EACH FOR HIMSELF, DENIES
that he intended in any way 10 violate
the injunction of this court, or to act In
defiance or contempt OF It's authority in
any respect.
Tb4 apFyer IS dulY s4bP-;bed aHa
sworn to by Eugene V. Debs, George
w. Howard, Sylvester Keliher, and L.
w. Rogers.
A great crowd Of spectators thronged
tho corridors OF the Feneral building
and struggled for places in the court
room when the hearing began. United
States Judges Woods and Grosscup &C.
cuDied the bench.
The prosecution was represented by
District Attorney Milchrist, special
counsel Edward Walker, aud Assistant
District Attorney Hand. while the
Santa Fe Railroad was represented Oy
ex-Corporation Counsel John Miller and
L. A. Bancroft. Attorney Gregory
opened the main case with the sugges-
ton that the hearing Of Debs aud the
others be postponed until after their
trial under the indictments pending
against them, but the suggestion was
not entertained by the Court.