The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
BUSY DAY IN CITY COURT.
CONSPIRfTORs, BOYCOTTERs AND
 FIREBUGs WE'RE ON TRIAE.

clty court room yesterday afternoon
 when the trials of Charles Brunhoefer,
 John Kommer, Ernest Vollandt, Henry
 Martin, George Swanson and Herman
 baehr charged with conspiring to in-
 ilire the business of Frederick Gaiser, 6
 baker on DiXwell avenue, was com-
 menced. There was also an additional
 charge of boycotting against Brun-
 hoefer AttorneysJ. J. Clerkin and ex-
 Judge w. B. Stoddard looked after the
 interests of the accused while the case
 for the state was conducted by Assistant
 City Attorney Matthewman assisted by
 Attorney Charles r. Bollmann, counsel
 for Frederick Gaiser.
 Promptly at ? o'clock Judge Cable
 ascended the bench and the trial com-
 menced by MT. Matthewman calling | Mir. Gaiser to the witness stand. The
 latter testified that he was baker on Dlxwell avenue and in May last had in
 his employ baker named Lewis who
 he had secured in New York. He then
 related at length the story of the boy ! cott against him by the members of the
 local Bakers union, No. II, all of which
 has already been published in the Jour- nal and Courier. He also stated that he had been member of the union prior to his engaging in business for himself and believed thoroughly in union principles.
 The witness further testified that he had left the union because only em- ployes were allow ed to belong to that body. He said that he had a. contract with the union to employ only mem- bers of the union, which expired in May. 1894. At the time he employed
 Lewis, the New York baker, about whom all the fuss arose, he was under the impression that he was union man, as he secured him from the place where he always procured union men. When the committee from the local union came to see him they demanded that Lewis should be preemptorily discharged and his place given to local bakers.
 This Gaiser refused to do and there upon he says the accused made threats | union would hold meeting the next day and boycott him. On cross exam ination he testified that his contract with the local union gave him perms- sion to secure his employees anywhere he pleased, the only stipulation being that they should be members of a union. He also said that he told the committee that Lewis would join the local union, but the committee in- formed him that he would not be al- lowed to do so. This was in direct violation of their rules, as they were obliged to take every good man into the union if he was willing to join. Lewis. he said, was first class work man, and in consequence he would not discharge him.
 George Riffensahl was the second and last witness of the day for the state. He testified that he was an employe of Gaiser's and also g. mem- Der of the local union. Some time dur ing May, shortly after Lewis had been employed, committee from the union went to Baker Gaiser's shop and told him that he would have to discharge Lewis and employ one of the local bakers. This Gaiser refused to do. They then told him that Lewis was a non-union man and unless he sent him away the members of the un1ea would boycott him. Gaiser maintained that Lewis was a union man and said that he would join the local union If that what was wanted. In reply the com mittee told him that Lewis would not be allowed to join the local union, for the members wouldn't have him. Fins ally the members of the committees turned to the witness, who was in the shop at the time, and told him that as Gaiser was employing non-union men he would have to stop working there, as union men were not allowed to work with scabs. When Riffensahl in reply to this said that he didn't think so or something to that effect, the members of the committee said: Well, we will have a meeting of the union tomorrow and find out" Shortly af- terward the boycott was declared.
 Gaiser on cross examination admitted that the contract which he held with the local bakers union gave the mem- bers of the union permission to send a committee to his place of business to talk over matters with him whenever, in their opinion the affairs of the shop were not conducted in accordance with union principles.
 After the direct examination of Riff fensohl had been completed, as it was o'clock, court adjourned until this morning, when the trial will be resum- ed at 9:30 o'clock
 ALLEGED FIREBUGs ON TRIAL.
 At the morning session of the city court the trial of Hyman Markis and Hyman Weinhouse, charged with set, ting fire to the little Monopole" build. ing at "A Oak street, was completed. Another large batch of witnesses tes, tifed in the case,but were unable tu positively connect either of the ac. cused with the burning. After the state had finished it's case ex-Judga counsel for the prisoners, moved for their discharge, and the mos tion was granted.