The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-06
THREE AGAINST ONE.
Reputable Men Dispose of the Vas
binder A~fidavit.


William vasbinder was the other conduc-
tor who was released in March, 1894, nine
months after the alleged. spotting on ac-
count of the proposed organization. He
was not well enough educated to do the
work required of him in collecting and ac-
counting for fares. but the company kept
him through the winter. and, on his leav-
ing the company. gave him a recommended
ton. He had the good will of the officers
Of the company, and they were much sur
prised when he manifested a disposition to
make a personal fight on Mr.. Henry. who
had been a friend to him. His attitude is
explained only on the ground that his par
tisan zeal has been played upon for dis
honorable purposes by persons who care
nothing for his welfare, except as long as
he consents to be their tool and they need
him. He is far too i~lliterate TO have writ
ten his affidavit or to have understood its
meaning when read to him by the notary
who attested to 1t. He is by his own con-
fession a biased witness, and was animated
by a desire to get even" with the presi-
dent of the company. When he was asked
to sign the affidavit of the present employees
Of the company saying that the stories put
in circulation by the Sentinel were untrue
and unjust he saiG he would not sign.
What is your reason2' he was asked.
rs not the contents of this affidavit signed
by every employe of the company true?'
20 yes" he replied. 1T is all true, but l
don't think Henry treated me right in put
ting men again in the employ OF the COM
pany VINO had not been with it as long as
gress and do all l can to beat him.
1nis is another man who showed a strong
desire TO return 20 the employ OF Mr.: Hen
~. The above conversation is a matter of
sworn evidence by three men who heard
him use the language. They depose as fol-
lows:
&C. ~:
The undersigned, being duly sworn ac-
cording to law. on their oaths say that
they were in the presence OF William Vas
binder, on Oct. l, 1894, when asked TO sign
she affidavit setting forth the facts as to
statements purported to nave been made
by Charles l.. Henry and Lenroy Cox in
the employees OF the Anderson Electric
S;reet-railway Company. which affidavit
was subscribed and sworn to by employees
of said company on said date. that said
Nasbinder refused TO sign said affidavit.
and when asked the reason for not signing
il said that he did not think Mr.. Henry
had treated him right In that he had taken
back into the employment Of said company
men that had been discharged and who
S were mot as as 9 6s had Ia the ses smp and wbeo OF , fne
tner asked IL his reason for not signing
said affidavit was because IL was not true
and contained any false statements. he
rerlied no, that the affidavit was all square
and right. and that he was not going TO
vote for Mr.. Henry and was going 10 do all
lc COulu dSdlISS I'LL
"LENROY cox,
ELLIS c. CARPENTER.
subscribed and sworn TO before me this
4th day of October. 1894.
EDGAR E. HENDEE, Notary Public"
In the light OF this evidence IL is strange
that he should swear TO the contents OF the
affidavit here reprinted from the Sentinel.
reading as follows:
state OF Indiana. Madison County. S.:
This day personally came before me.
William Vasbinder, OF Anderson. Madison
county. Indiana. who. being duly sworn.
deposes and says:
THAT for about two years prior to June.
1893. he was in the employ of Charles l..
Henry. OF Anderson. Madison county. In
diana. as a motorman on the Anderson
Street-railway Company; that with him
were also employed as motOrmen and con-
ductors Charles Nation. John Gambol, l..
j. Wigner, Chris Zumwalt and others: that
on or about June l, 1890. there came from
Indianapolis an organizer of the street-car
employees union for the purpose of organic
said Anderson Street-railway Company.
owned and controlled by the said Charles
l.. Henry. now Republican candidate for
Congress; that the said Nation and Gambol
took an active part at the time in assist
ing the organizer in forming a union
among his fe~llow-employes. and that they.
with Chris Zumwalt. were sumrlarfly
discharged from the employ OF Henry.
That he. the said William Vasbinder.
had always been n friend and synpathizer
OF organized labor. which tact he believes
the said Henry we'll knew. and shortly aft
erward he. the said Nasbinder, was dis