Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-31
STRIKE TESTIMONY.
NEWSPAPER MEN TELL THE coMmIs-
SION WHAT THEY KNOW.
Vice President Howard Admits Having
Spoken Disrsspcctfaiiy Of MT. Full
man-Adjourhment.


time OF the strike reporter for Chi
eago morning newspaper, was the hrs'
witness called at the morning session
Mr.. Wade carefully examined switches
which had been tampered with, and de-
clared. from a previous knowledge OF
railroadlng. that none but railroad en-
ployees could have so manipulated the
complicated system. which was an inter-
locking one. Mr.. Wade testified that he
asked man who was melting a mob to
violence his employment, and was told
he was vlce-president OF the Carpenters
Union. In several instances he saw cars
overturned. and witnessed acts of vio-
lence. The police often stood idly by and
watched these things without interfering.
showing evident sympathy with the
strikers
The witness related the case OF a striker
who pretended 10 be wounded by the
troops In order 10 work up feeling
against them. but on examination by the
witness it was found the man had not n
scratch on him. Afterwards Mr.. Wade
was made captain Of deputy marshals.
AS such he and his men made numerous
arrests of men engaged in rioting. Some
Of these he recognized as railroad men.
He testified that on one occasion man
was arrested for intimidating workman
by % deputy marshal within a few yards
of policeman, who would not make the
arrest himself.
Numerous instances were related OF dis
turbances. in some OF which non-uniOn
men were beaten by strikers. Names
and dates were given. On one man
policeman's club and a pair OF brass
knuckles were found This man said he
kept these Ito tickle 'scabs' heads With"
Mr.. Wade scored the police fore. un-
mercfully, and asserted that the dtputy
marshals he commanded would certainly
compare favorably with the city police,
the worst two men OF his force being ex-
members of that force.
Richard Mooney followed. He was
| present at the meeting OF Rock Island
| employees at Blue Island when the strike
was declared on that road. He testified
| that neither Debs nor Howard advised
| the men to strike. Both were out Of the
| hall when the vote was taken.
AS a reason for striking. Mr.. Mooney
| said: "Well, l struck because the rest
| struck. When they quit, | quit"
ANTI-MARSHAL EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Mooney related a case where a
| deputy marshal was assaulted by a. mob
| while nearly 800 marshals stood BY and
| did not interfere. He also saw mar
| shals stand by while cars were over
turned, and told of instances where non
union men were assaulted for working
| by acauaintances who vera railroad
| strikers.
Deputy Marshal Davidson said Mr..
| Mooney, Dragged before me of setting
| cars on fire. and said he would 90 1t again.
Another deputy sat by and heard him,
| but he did not say word
! The witness said that beer and tobacco
| were furnished in the yards to any. men
| disposed to be riotous. and intmate6 that
the railroads furnished them. He him
self had been threatened with violence
| by two men, one OF whom wore an
| A II. l.. button, unless he left his en-
| gine. He also heard an engineer forced 10
take an oath not to work. on pain OF
his having violence done to him.
w. +. GuyOD, who vas reporter Tor
the United Press during the strike, told
what he saw Of the destruction OF rall-
road property. He did not think railroad
| employees we're engaged IN this work.
! He claimed to have been asked by either
| Debs or Howard to help them apprehend
| rioters. He said he often heard the two
| heads of the A. r. u. counsel against
strikes. Mr.. Guyon did not believe the
larger roads kept a blacklist.
| HOWARD IN REBUTTAL.
Vice-President George w. Howard. Of
| the A. Il. L., was recalled in rebuttal.
| In regard to the meeting at Blue Island,
| at which IL was alleged by witnesses
/ Yesterday that he used abusive language
| I'm regard to George NJ. Pullman and
| counselled violence. Mr.. Howard admitted
| that he applied an obscene epithet 10 Mr.
| Pullman, but said the epithet was one IN
| common use among railroad men. lie also
| testified that he said he thought Pullman
| such mean maa that ne ouSnt 10 De
| hanged. but he did not mean by this to
counsel violence. He simply wanted to
| show his contempt for the mans methods.
| As quoted by himself Mr.. HowardS ex-
! act LANGUAGE was: THAT Old - ought
| TO be hanged"
| He told the crowd on that occasion TO
| beware of railroadsleuths, who tried to
| break up lodges by arraying the Catholics
| in them against the Protestants. and he
| hoped il anybody caught any OF these
| seuths at their work they would tap
them on the head with the round emu
| OF a rolllng-pin.
The witness submitted list OF ques'
| tious which he wished to have put 10
| some of the general managers. Ihese
questions related to the hauling OF man
|
| also wanted Pullman recalled
II is improbable that the commission
will have a chance to put his questions.
Mr.. Howard declared the Generai-Mana-
| gers Association during the strike sought
| only to crush the American Railway
| Union.
Secretary Keliher, of the American Ran
way Union. was called at the beginning
Of the afternoon session. He testified as
| 10 sending certain telegrams.
He was followed by Vice-Presldent
| Uoward. who was asked If the kilograms
| in possession Of the Federal authorities
were substantially correct. He said they
| were.
Commissioner Wright will leave for
Washington tonight. to attend TO impor-
tant business of a public character.
CHICAGOS MAYOR.
Mayor Hopkins, the next witness, SAID
In answer to a question about the con-
duct of the city police. that SO far as ne
knew, they had done all that was re-
ouired of them He described his visit
70 the scene OF the mob's work on the
Rock Island tracks. in company with
| Cornoration- Counsel Reubens and oiiicers
of the road He observed many over
turned cars and other signs or disorder.
lie ordered all the police on duty at the
| crossings where cars were overturned
suspended. He read several commuf:ica-
,,ons from officers OF various roads COM
mending the police force for It's w9rk.
! Marvin Huitt. of the Northwestern, was
nIoted as saying he had received perfect
protection from the Chicago authorities.
The Mayor thought that seven persons
had either been killed outright or had
died from injuries received during the
strike.
"Were any Of your police in sympathy
With the strikers?" asked Judge Worth
ington.
II could not say as 10 that ] suppose
| some of them were. AS far as the Pull
man strikers are concerned, am In sym
nathy with them myself. don't think,
however. that any of the city policemen
allowed their sympathy to interfere with
| their duty.
"Have the officers Of the American
| Railway Union ever given you any in.or.
nation leading to the arrest OF riote1sY
"Yes, they have"
The Mayor then cited FIVE cases in which
this had been done. He said Strike-Man
esr Egan kept the police busy going tc
nolnts on the various roads. only to find
when they got there that there was nc
trouble. He then told about his unsuc
| cessfui efforts to bring about arbitration
"I want to say in regard to the state