The evening world., 1894-08-15
RIGHTS OF STRIKERS.
Crowds Of Tailors Hear Arguments
in the Injunction Case
Lawyer Steckler Submits More Than
100 Affidavits.
No Intimidation, but Quie', Peace-
full Protest.

Supreme Court; Chambers. was crovde
to-day with merchant tailors, members
Of the JoLrneyman Tail-rs Union and
people interested in .abor matters when
Judge Beich heard arguments upon the
motion made by counsel for John Pat
terson 4 co. and other merchant tailor
ing firms to make permanent the tenn
porary iljunclon issued by Judge Dugro,
II the Superi.r CoIri, last week restrain
Ing the members Of the Union from even
going in the vicinity OF the stores of the
p.sIntiffs.
| 1t is doubtful II such a sweeping in
! junction was ever before issued by a
court in a labor controversy. and the
interest taken in the matter By those
interested in labor matters was evident
from the large attendance to-day
Lawyer Hastings. Of Hastings Glea-
SON counsel tor the merchant tailors,
opened the argument. His statements
were much the same as those on wnich
Judge Dugro granted the temporary in
| junction. lie claimed that the members
Of the Union had entered into con-
spiracy to injure the business Of the
hrms who were the plaIntirts in the &C
ton and who embraced nearly all the
tailors on Fifth avenue and the imme-
date neighborhood between Twentieth
and THIRTEEN streets.
II. aIIegen mat the Union had es-
taulished pickets, which he described as
/ Standing army, VINO went on uuty
as carry a. cock IN the morning.
Tor the purpose VI nInuerins anu inter
! fering with the Duslnes. OF tne pIainllrfs
ana Intimldating taIiors not members
OF the Union from working for plain
urfs.
J
the mon MAD violated the law Dy pub
lisning IN the newspapers and IN CIR
cuiars Requests 10 u,ner IalIvrs not to
work for the plaintiffs.
/ Lawyer thaiIes Steckler, of the Pu-
liter buil1ng. replied. ne agreed with
Mr.. Hastings tnat IT was matter OF re-
sIet thdt lhost OF the supreme Court
justices were out OF town wnen the ap'
pilcatlun Tor the temporary injunction
was made, so tndt the matter WAS taken
10 the Superior Court.
40 not believe" said Mr.. Steckler
that there is = justice of the supreme
Court VINO wouIu have granted the
temporary Injunction
mere are l.vVJ men," continued Mr..
I Sttckler. who are actually restrained
IRON walking along certain streets OF
/ This city, simply OH general allegations
tndt are based. not on actual knowl.
edse, but oil information and belief.
Inc allegations against these men
do not contain statement OF a single
specin; overt act, the name OF a SIN
gie man VINO was lntimidated to quit
work, OF the name OF single man as
saulted. The aInuavits OF al the plain
TINS arc the same, except the name OF
4 the maker. and are Simply lot OF gen.
, eral charges that must nave been based
on Information and belief"
Mr.. Stcckler denied that the union was
! for the pup pose or hIndering the bus.
mess oi the plaintiffs. he charged tina,
the plaintiffs nad entered into con.
! spiracy TO break up the tailors union
ana that the plaintiffs had bound them
selves to pay sl,vyJ II they violated theiI
conspiracy agreement ana paid the mem
bers OF the union the wages asked.
where a body OF men with $1,000
capital have banded together to deprive
these men of their rights.
/ III the charges MADE BY the plaintiffs
were. true. they could proceed againsl
! the defendants by a criminal action and
have then, punished much more Sc
rerely than Tor violating an injunction
issued by court of equity. They know
their charges are false, and for that
reason they do not go to the criminal
! court
/ Nr. Steckler then called Judge Beach.
! attention to the fact that he submitted
attached &c his papers. the affidavits o.
more than one hundred members of tn.
Union denying that they had intimida tee
plaintiffs. or that they had assaultec
any OF the men who wished to go tC
] Inc makers OF tnese aHldaNtS ad
mitted that they had in a peaceable anc
orderly manner presented to the mer
who went to work for the plaintiffs tn,
grievances of the members Of the Union
but denied violating any law.
MIR. Steckler also submitted about fift!
affidavits from men not formerly mem
bers Of the Union, who swore that the,
had not been in any way intimidated b,
the Union, but, after hearing the wa,
the members of the Union had beef
treated, had voluntarily quit workin,
for the plaintiffs and Joined the Union,
Affidavits were also introduced by Mr.
Steckler to show that certain Of tn,
plaintiffs had offered work to the mem
bers OF the union, al the old rate, pro
vided they would resign from the or
Eanization. and had said that the mer
chant tailors were determined to breal
up the union
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Steckler'
argument, Lawyer Hastings asked tina
he be furnished with copies OF the affi
davts submitted by Mr.. Steckler, ant
be given three or four days to answe
them.
Judge Beach denied the applica ton, an,
told Mr. Hastings that IL he had an,
answering affidavits to file he could d(
so tomorrow Judge Beach then took tn,
papers and reserved decision.
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