Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-31
MARSHALS AIDED
In Burning Railroad Cars Dur
ing the Strike
Said a Witness Before the National
Commission Thursday.
Testimony in Rebuital by United Press
Reporter.

appeared De1Ole tIe iabOr CcinuhsslOu, To-
day, and related case where deputy
marshal was assaulted by mob while nearly
500 msrshsls stood by and did not interfere.
lie saw the marshals stand by while cars
were being overturned. and told of instances
of non-union men being assaulted for work
ing with acqusintanees who were railroad
strikers. Deputy Marshal Davidson,
said Mr.. Mooney, Dragged before me of
setting cars on fire, and ssii he would do ii
again. Another deputy heard him but did
not say word
Witness said beer and tobacco were fur
uished in the yards to any men disposed to
be riotous. lie himself had been threat
ened with violence by two men, one of
whom wore an A. Il. L. button, unless be
left his engine. He heard an engineer
forced to take an oath not to work, on pain
of having violence done him. w. F.
Guyon, reporter for the United Press dur
ing the strike, told what he saw OF deStruc-
ton of railroad property. He did not think
railroad employees were engaged in this
work. lie claimed to have been asked by
either Debs or Howard to help them appre-
hend the rioters. He often heard the two
heads of the A. Il. L. counsel against
strikes. Mr.. Guyou did Eot believe the
larger roads kept a blacklist.
Vice President George w. Howard,
American hallway Union, was recalled in
rebuttal Ia re gard to The meeting at Blue
Island, at which it was alleged by Witness,
yesterday that he used abusive language in
regard 10 George NJ. Pullman and counsel
led violence. Mr.. Howard admitted he ap-
piled an obscene epithet to MIR. Pullman
but said the epithet was one in common use
among railroad men. He testified that he
said he thought Pullman was such a mean
man he ought to be hanged, but did not
mean by this 20 counsel violence. He
simply wanted to show his contempt
for the mans method. As quoted
by himself Mr.. lIoward's exact
language was, THAT old - ought
to be hung lie told the crowd on that
occasion to beware of railroad sleuths who
tried to break up lodges by arraying Catho-
lies in them against Protcstsnts, and hoped
if anybody caught any of these sleuths at
their work they would "tap them on the
head with the round end of rolling pin,
The witness submitted list of questions
| which he wished to have put to some of the
general managers. These questions related
to the hauling of mail cars with Pullman
| Cdlc tbthNlfh- IiC h4nO NduiSh uilihhii
recalled. 1t is improbable that the com
mission will have chance to put his qnes.
tons. Mr.. Howard declared that the Cen
eral Managers Association sought only to
| crush the A. K. u.
Mayor Hopkins was the next witness
| He said the city police, so far as he knew,
had done all required of them during the
| strike. He read communications from Off
GERS of the various road, commenting the
police force for its work. The mayor said
| the officers of the American Railway Union
had given him information leading to the
arrest of the ,ioters. He denied that he
applied to Mr.. Debs for permission to move
certain trains. Chairman Wright read the
| following This commission has now heard
| all the witnesses who have been suggested
| by the various parties interested in this
| controversy, except few whose testi
mony be simply accumuative upon points
| covered. At the opening of the hearing il
was stated that the committee would decide
at the close whether it had time to listen to
any parties or all who had remedies foI
| labor questions to offer or suggestions as to
| legislation and matters of that character.
| SO much time had been taken in hearing
the testimony on facts relating to the late
difficulties, the commission cannot at pres.
ent take up the secondary branch of in
vestga,ion.
The commission will adjourn to meet in
| Washington, Sept. %, at which time it will
be glad to receive in writing any sugges
tions as to the solution of questions in.
VOWED in the late controversies. 1t will al
that time hear any parties who may desire
to be heard relative to facts involved, and
may, after a careful examination of testi-
mony offered at this hearing, conclude to
call further witnesses to supplement the
testimony given on either side. The hear.
| ing adjourned until Sept. &C.
Nothing official was given out as to the
views recommended by the commit,ee, bu'
it is believed the chief recomme ndation will
be for a creation of state board of arbi..a
ton. Licensing of engineers, conductors
and firemen will also be recommended. Its
said Mr.. Pullman, the managers associa-
Ton, Marshal Arnold and deputies and
American Railway Union will all be Ger
sured for actions or short c0mines durina
the strike. If the commission is guided by
| testimony it cannot help recommending
government ownership of railroads when.
ever possible. The commission realize.
lis cannot be proposed as the immediate
remedy.
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