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 Quiet, Peace
ful Protest.

Supreme Court, Chambers was crowded
to-day with merchant tailors. members
of the Journeyman TailJrs Union and
people interested in labor matters when
Judge Beach heard arguments upon the
motion made BY counsel for John Pat
terson q Co. and other merchant tailor
Ing firms to make permanent the tenn
porary injunction issued by Judge Dugro,
Of the Superior Court, last week restrain
ing the members OF the Union from even
going in the vicinity Of the stores Of the
plaintiffs.
1t Is doubtful II such q 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 eviden,
from the large attendance to-day.
Lawyer Hastings. Of Hastings & Glea-
son. counsel for the merchant tailors
opened the argument. His statements
were much the same as those on which
Judge Dugro granted the temporary in
junction. He claimed that the members
OF the Union had entered into con-
spiracy to injure the business of the
firms who were the plaintiffs In the ac-
ton and who embraced nearly all the
tailors on Fifth avenue and the imme-
diate neighborhood between Twentieth
and Thirtleth streets.
He alleged tnat the Union had es-
tablished pickets, which he described as
a standing army" VINO went on duty
as early as b o'clock in the morning,
for the purpose OF hlndering ana inter-
fering with the business OF the piaintins
and lntimldatlng tallors not members
| OF the Union IRON working for plain
tirfs.
He also charged that the members of
the Union had violated the law by pub
| cdiars requests to o.ner tailors not to
work for the plaintiffs.
Lawyer Charles Steckler, of the Pu-
liter Building, replied. He agreed with
MIR. Hastings that 1t was a matter or re-
gret that most of the Supreme Court
Justices were out of town when the APP
plication for the temporary injunction
was made, SO that the matter was taken
TO the Superior Court.
II do not believe" said Mr.. Steckler
Cthat there Is justice of the Supreme
temporary injunction"
here are L.6OO men," continued Mr..
Steckler, who are actually restrained
from walking along certain streets OF
| that are based, not on actual knowl-
edge, but on information and belief.
Inc allegations against these men
do not contain a statement OF a single
speclhc overt act, the name of a SIN
gle man who was intimidated to quit
work, or the name of a single man as
saulted. The affidavits Of all the plain
tiffs arc the same, except the name OF
the maker. and are simply lot of gen
eral charges that must have been based
on information and belief"
Mr.. Steckler denied that the union wa.
for the purpose OF hindering the bus
mess OF the plaintiffs. He charged thai
the plaintiffs had entered into a con
spiraey to break up the tailors' union
selves to pay 1900 II they violated theil
conspiracy agreement and paid the mem
beers Of the union the wages asked.
whers Is soS SaSe Of m saa Nth Mir s Is
capital have banded together to deprive
these men Of their rights.
III the charges made by the plaintiffs
were true, they could proceed against
the defendants by a criminal action and
have them punished much more Sc.
yerely than for violating an injunction
issued by court Of equity. They know
their charges are false, and for that
court
| Mr.. Stecker then called Judge Beach.
attention to the fact that he submitted
| attached 10 his papers, the aftidavits o.
more than one hundred members of tn,
Union denying that they had intimidatec
any men from going to work for tn,
any. of the men who wished to go t
work.
| The makers of these affidavits ad
mitted that they had in a peaceable anc
orderly manner presented to the mel
who went to work for the plaintiffs tn,
grievances of the members Of the Union
| but denied violating any law.
| Mr.. Steckler also submitted about fift!
afhdavits 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, at the old rate, pro
vided they would resign from the or
ganization. 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
davits submitted by Mr.. Steckler, anI
be given three or four days to answe
them.
Judge Beach denied the application, an,
told Mr.. Hastings that II he had AM
answering aff1davits to file he could d.
so tomorrow. Judge Beach then took tn,
papers and reserved decision.