The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
MOnOn Road Finds Relief and the Clo-
ver-Leaf Obtains an Injunction
Against East st. Louis Men.
HAWKINS AT HAMMOND
United States Marshal Will Go to
Terre Haute Tomorrow.
Another Telegram from AttOrney-Gen-
eral 0lney-The Governors Inter-
view with Striker Shields.

Judge Woods took Mr.. Debs's strike in
hand yesterday. Samuel r. Galloway, re-
ceiyer Of the Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas
City road Glover Lead appealed 10 the
United States court, late in the evening.
for government protection. At $50 o'clock
Judge Woods heard a statement of the
Clover Leafs trouble at East st. Louis
from attorney Snow, of the firm of Butler,
Snow & Butler.
Judge Woods promptly granted the re-
straining order asked for. The order will
affect the striking switchmen at East St.
Louis who. it is alleged have cut all
sorts OF capers with the property of the
Glover Leaf. The United States marshal
was ordered to arrest all persons found
tampering with the company's rights. The
order was at once forwarded TO the United
States marshal Of the East ST. Louis dis
trict.
II was understood last night that District
Attorney Burke would, the authority
of Encouragement OIney. instruct Mar
shall Hawkins 10 go 10 Terre Haute to-
morrow as soon as he served the
restraining order on the Hammond strik-
ers. AT 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
district attorney received a message from
d. G. Davis. superintendent of the rail-
way mail service of the fifth district, stat
ing that all OF the mail trains had been
permitted to move at Hammond. The dis
trict attorney yesterday morning sent the
postoffics Inspector Of the Hammond dis
trict to the scene of the strike. and it
seems that the official succeeded in NOV
ing the trains.
Last night Mr.. Burke received the fol-
lowing from the Attorney general:
Instruct marshal to employ all neces-
ff,a
TO remove distractions to the running of
trains carrying the United States mails
and to prevent a repetition of such OBJ
structions. and to arrest all persons en-
gagged In such distractions"
a special Monon train left the Union Sta
ton at 43O o'clock in the evening for
Hammond. The train was made up of an
engine one coach and a baggage car. and
had for passengers United States Marshal
Hawkins, Deputies Grant Agnew and Tom
Dooiing and G.. W. Kretzinger, chief coun-
sci of the Monon road Marshal Hawkins
carried ten warrants for the arrest of as
many violators, and a restraining order
issued by Judge Woods at o'clock in the
afternoon to prevent strikers from inter-
fering with trains. This document was the
outgrowth of consultation between at
torney Kretzinger and other Monon Off
Gals yesterday morning. At o'clock the
counsel. with attorneys Ayres and Jones.
went TO the chambers of the United States
Circuit judge and without formality
plunged into the business that brought
them there.
A long petition was read to the court
showing that the American Railway Union,
with its president, Eugene Debs, and others
were arrayed against the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago railway at Hammond.
Il asked that the defendant, Alexander
Shields, president of the local lodge of the
order at Hammond, be required to make
answer showing what interest the Railway
Union has in the Pullman strike. 1t was
further asked that the court restrain the
American Railway Union and its sympa-
thizers from interfering with che property
of the road II Hammond. Judge Woods
speedily granted the order of injunction.
BY its provisions the defendants are re-
strained. from interfering in any manner
with the mail trains, the couplings, the
switches Of the Monon road. the road bed
and depot property in the city of Ham
mond. and from attempting to coerce any
employee of the. road from the transaction
of his duty in the operation of mail trains.
The order authorized the United States
marshal of the district to at once serve
notice upon the defendants, 10 protect train
crews and 10 appoint deputies in any num-
Der deemed necessary. The marshal was
further instructed to arrest and bring be-
fore the court all persons found violating
the order The final hearing of the cause
was set down for July 10. at 10 o'clock.
The restraining order was placed in the
hands OF the marshal at o'clock and he
Immediately began preparations for the trip.
"A few minutes after 4 o'clock Marshal
Hawkins received the following telegram
from Z. G. Fields, assistant counsel of the
Monon:
II am advised to the effect that the
United States attorney authorizes you and
deputies 10 protect the United States mail
trains. Will you come with large force?
If so will order special
The marshal had already been informed
by Mr.. Kretzinger that a train was waiting
at his disposal at the station. He wired
attorney Field that he was on the way
with a sufficient force, and half hour
later boarded the special. The marshal
and deputies were scheduled 10 arrive at
Hammond at 10 O'Clock last night.