The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-23

roads of said companies.
Defendants admit that said order or
writ of injunction was published in the
daily papers Of the CITY of Chicago, as
alleged in said information, and that
copies thereof we're served upon the de-
PENDANTS as in said Information alleged.
Defendants admit that prior to the said
second day of July many local unions Of
the said American Railway union we're
organized upon railroads located in the
northwest and extending from the city of
Chicago westward 70 California and in
cluding substantially all the railroads to
the Pacific coast. They deny that orders
to strike were at any time or in any man
ner communicated by said American
Railway union. its officers or directors. or
these defendants or either Of them, TO
said local unions or any Of them, as al
legged in said information or otherwise.
DIsown the TeIe grams.
The defendants deny that any one of
the kilograms set forth in said informa-
ton was sent caused to be sent by them
or any of them, or that they authorized
or approved the same or any one thereof,
except certain telegram dated July q.
1894. This telegram was from Debs and
cOunseIed every one to stand firm
They deny that any other kilograms
similar in form and character to those in
said information sent out were sent by
the defendant Debs, or any of tho de-
PENDANTS. with the knowledge authority
or approval of any Of said other defend
ants at any time after the service Of said
writ of injunction upon said defendants
ana deny that any employees OF any rail-
way companies named in said injunc-
ton were induced by reason of any tele-
gram sent or caused to be sent by the
defendants, or any of them, by threats.
intimidation, force or violence to leave
the service of said railway companies, or
that the transportation of the United
States mails and insterstate commerce
were thereby in any way Kindred, or de-
layed or prevented
Defendants expressly deny that they
or any one of them did at the time men
toned in said information, at any
other time, order, direct, counsel. advise
or recommend or approve the acts Of vio-
lence in said Information set forth, or
any Of them, or any violence or unlaw-
full acts of any kind or character, but on
the contrary allege that they did at
said times counsel and. advise all mem
bers of the said American Railway union
with whom they were in communication
to at all times abstain from violence,
threats and intimidation, and at all times
respect the law and the officers thereof.
They deny that the board of directors
of said American Railway union, its
officers, or these defendants or either of
them, at any time assumed the authority
and power, or have now or ever have
had any autl or.ty or power whatever TO
OA0CL SbEikGS anu DOyCOtL5t or 70 0AHCOu-
tinue the same.
Consulted. Counsel How to Art.
The answer makes other sweeping and
more specific denials of the charges, and
concludes:
1.-The defendants further allege that
after the service of said injunction upon
them they forthwith consulted competent
counsel, learned in the law and duly an
thorized and licensed to practice AS at
torney and COUNSELLOR at-law in the courts
Of the United States. and fully and fairly
stated TO him all the facts in the prem
ises, and exhibited to him the order of
the court made therein, and were advised
by him to what they might rightfully
and lawfully do in the premises with
out violation of the order Of the court or
contempt of its authority and that they
have since that time in all things ord
cred their acts and conduct in regard to
said strike and the persons engaged
therein in strict accordance with the ad-
vice of said attorney so by them consult
ed and the said defendants each for him
self, denies that he intended in any way
to violate the injunction of this court or
to act in defiance or contempt of it's au-
thority in any respect"
The answer is duly subscribed and
sworn to by Eugene " Debs, George w.
Howard, Sylvester Keleher and l. w.
Rogers.