St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
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the ordering of the boycott. Manager
milford of the Western Union. was
called and produced a telegram from
Mrs. Leland Stanford to Debs. on July
2, asking him TO grant permission to
the trainmen to take her private car to
San Francisco.
Miss Becker, telegraph operator,
testified that Dsbs had replied to Mrs
Sfanford's telegram, telling her the
trainmen would take her car through.
This was the first evidence that Debs
had personally sent messages relative to
the strike. j. B. King Jr., a switch
man, testified regarding the strike on
the Illinois Central, and at the conclu-
sion of his testimony Mr.. Walker an
nouneed that the governments case
was closed, with The exception of the
production of the Pullman contracts.
The defense refused to outline its testi-
mOny.
Afternoon Session
was consumed in examining witnesses
in regard to violence committed along
the Santa Fee road. e. K. f. ResseguIe,
superintendent of the Chicago division
OF the Santa Fee road, testified that he
was in the Chicago yards OF the railroad
from June q to July IL. He said that
the company had no difficulty with its
employees and the switchmen had told
him when they went out that the
american Railway union had ordered
boycott on Pullman cars, and as
the Santa Fe would not cut them
off lis employees had gone out"
Witness also told of the crowds that
moiested the tracks and the ordering of
the deputy marshals. On cross-ex
animation Mr. {NraUnry aI,citaJ ba fo NJ
that the company was thirty or more
days behind in the pay of their men,
and that there had been some COM
plants in regard to this condition of
affairs. "A committee of switchmen
came to me-" said witness j. A. Riley,
general yardmaster for the Santa Fe in
Chicago, land SAID that they had been
ordered to strike by the American
Hallway union, and that they had no
grievance against u.s."
ii. Il. Bliss, an engineer on the Santa
Fee, then told how he had been prevailed
upon to strike. He said that mob had
threatened to fix" him; "for fear they
would fix me-" he said, 81 quit work
when L did not want to-" Alfred f.
Wensheimer. secretary of the Pullman
Palace Car company, was called and
Identified two contracts, one of the
company and the Santa Fee road. They
were the contracts about which there
was so much conjecture during the
strike. In them the Pullman company
agrees TO furnish cars equal to "the
standard OF the best sleeping and parlor
cars III the country" furnish them with
attendants and keep them in repair. 1t
also agrees to
Furnish Free Passes
to the officials Of the road, sell tickets
and save the railway company harmless
from damages incidental to any claims
growing out of the letters patent. On
the other hand, the railroad company
agrees to haul the cars on any road it
now owns or any that it was to ACQUIRE
possession of during the life of the
contract, bear the cost of ordinary run.
ming gear to the amount of two cents
mile, haul Pullman cars from the
shops, furnish oil lights and Ice for
them and bear the responsibility
for damages from accident and
casualties. 1t also agrees to furnish
free storage room Tor supplies and to
give the officials of the Pullman com.
pany passes on which to travel. When
the income of each car exceeds $500
yearly no mileage for running gear
shall be charged. Permission is given
the Pullman company to form through
lines and run over other roads. If any
of the Pullman employees are killed or
injured by a railroad accident in the
performance of their duty tie CON-
pany is absolved from any RESPONSE
biity in the matter. In case of
arising the contract provides
for the appointment of an arbitration
board, the decision Of which shall be
final. 1t also gives the Pullman COM
pany the exclusive right of running
cars on the road for the term of the |
contract. which is twenty-five years. !
Clay Young, 4 stenographer, and Chief |
Operator MeMillin, of the Santa Fe !
road, identified Judge CaldwelPs tele- !
gram to the counsel Tor the road. and it |
was introduced in evidence. together |
with telegram sent out generally to |
the employees of the road. After dis.
cussiOn regarding the arguments, court |
adjourned until Sept. Is i