The herald., 1894-12-15
FOUND GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Debs and Other A. r. U. Officials
Convicted.
Judge Woods Passes Sentence Upon
the Culprits.
Dobs Given Six Months In Jaii and the
Rest Three Months Each = Tho
Defendants By No Means
Crushed.

Defendants by No Means
Crushed.
BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Guilty as charged,
was the finding announced today by
Federal Judge William Woods against
President Eugene V. Dshs Of the Amsri-
can Railway. union. The same finding
wae reached against the other American
Railway union leaders GU trial with him.
Judge Woods opinion overruling the
claim Of the defense that tina injunction
against the A. R. U. leaders Was invalid
on the ground that the court had no
jurisdiction to determine the case in
which the injunction was ordered, and
that, though possessed of such jurisdic-
tion, the court lacked organic power to
take order in the.qusstion, was very long
and cited many authorities. The court
held that the same protection given
commerce on rivers can be extended
under existing laws to commerce on rail-
roads.
Referring to the contention that the
act OF July 2. $780, was directed wholly
at trusts and not sgainst organized labor
in any form, Judge Woods pointed out
that workingmen, If they consplre with
capitalists to prevent the moving of
Pullman care would be guilty of con-
spirscy, and it would be absurd to say
they would not be equally guilty ii they
Il ho mi al rf ol
lists.
JUDGE WOODS OPINION.
Judge Woods held that defendants did
deliberately violate tho order OF the
court by directing the strikers to intim-
idate the men from their places. Ad-
monitions against violence we're sent out
by the defendants but il was not in
tended they should be needed. The dis
turbances at Blue Island we're The re-
suit OF speeches made by Debs and
Howard. Judge Woods concluded az
follows:
"The right OF men to strike is not
questioned, but ii they enter into a
conspiracy to do any unlawful thing and
in order to accomplish their purpose
advise workman to strike, knowing
violence and wrong will be the probable
outcome, neither in law nor in morals
can they escape responsibility. Pullman
cars in use upon the roads are instru-
mentaliLiss OF commerce; and it follows
that from the time OF the announce
ment of the boycott, the American
Railway union was committed to con-
spirscy in restraint of interstate COM
merce. in violation OF the act OF July
2, 1890. and that the members of that
association and all others who joined
in the movement became crimlcally
responsible for til, acts Of others done
in furtherance OF the common purpose.
whether intended by them or not. The
officers became responsible for the acte
Of the men and officers, Actual con-
spiracy against the use Of Pullman cars
became conspiracy against transpor-
tation and travel by railroad.
Upon their own authority. without
consulting local uni)ns, the defendants
converted the boycott into strike and
with their followers. come OF whom
stopped al n, means bstween drawing
couplings and undermining a bridge,
whereby men would be hurled to death.
they pushed the strike to the conditions
which prevailed wheI the Intervention
OF the court was asked, ami which. in
the end, compelled the employment of
military force to re.sstablish peace and
start again the activities OF commerce.
much has been said, but without
proof, of the wrongs OF workmen at
Pullman; OF the alliance between the
Pullman company and the railway man
ayers to depress wages, and generally Of
corporate oppression but it is evident
that these things, whatever facts might
have been proved or imagined TO be.
could furnish neither justification nor
pallistion for giving up the city 70 dis-
order and for paralyzng the industries
and commerce OF the country.
The decision of Judge Caldwell has
been referred to. but while that recog-
Mas the right OF employees to quit the
service OF the receivers, it contained
10 warrant for intinidating or abus-
ing those willing 10 take employ yment,
or for otherwise interfering directly,
SO defendant and foll1wers did, with
the management and operation of the
road.
DEFENDANTS FOUND GUILTY.
"The court. therefore. finds the de-
PENDANTS guilty of contempt as charged
10 each OF the cases. The same sentence
will be ordered in both cases, but it is
not intended they shall be cumula.
tive"
The finding OF the court was that de-
fendante we're guilty OF contempt. but
any punishment inflicted would not be
cumulative. In other words, there were
two cases before the court-one for con-
tempt and the other for violation Of the
federal statutes. The latter cause WAS
merged into the former.
The Judge, after announcing the de-
PENDANTS guilty as charged, said it was
not in accordance with the procedure
in such cases to permit the defendants
to say why sentence ebould not be
passed, but in this case the court would
allow it.
Attorney Darrow, representing the de.
PENDANTS, asked that his clients might
retire for consultation regarding what
they should say, and after brief recess
the strike leaders filed back into court,
ranging Themselves before the bench.
Attorney Darrow, speaking tor them,
said they had no wish to make separate
speeches, but felt they had done no
wrong. The attorney advised the court
that Director MacVean, one Of the de-
fendant1, WAS odt CT the city during the
strike.
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
A lengthy argument between The at
torneys followed over the proposition to
discriminate in MacVean's favor, which
the court terminated by suupending sen.
tonce OF MacVean.
In sentencing the other defendants,
Judge Woods eaid punishment