Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-24
DEBS AND HIS ASSOCIATES.
THEY ENTER A GENERAL DENIAL
OF THE CHARGES.
All Are Now on Trial for Contempt.
The Prosecution will be Assisted
by the Santa Fe's Attorney.
A Great Legal Hattie.

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row Hleu tnelf answer 10 the cohtenipt
rule issued by the court against them
last week and came themselves into
court 70 mako retprn IN the writ
the defendants entered a general de-
NAL. The defense proposes to carry
tho case 10 tho sunran,a count of the
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S"''eu S'"tes IN the event Vi an au-
verse decision here, and If defeated
there to appeal through congress 10
the neonIa me nol,cy NJ the deeapa.
Fo'
VIII pe 10 question the right ana power
Of the court to issue injunctions like
that obtained nv the railrn,ds apatpst
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Deos anu nus associates ana theh I'M
prison those enjoined If the injunction
be violated II will he cnntended that
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usurpation of power not given to the
federal judiciary by either the consti-
tution mr. law 1,bo daea,so will co,tor
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eloseE the hnes OF the report or the
Boatner committee of congress which
investigated the Injunction and con-
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~ 'uuse
LABOR organizations throughout the
country will contribute money to de-
fray the expenses OF this struggle. The
American Federation OF Labor has
given $1,000, other associations Will fol-
low and the contest win be. carried
to the bitter end. IL the supreme court
declares the Injunction and contempt
method to be good law. congress will
be asked, SO leaders say, to amend
the statutes and curb the power OF the
courts, and every candidate for con-
gress Will be asked to pledge himself
for such reform.
After the reading of the information
against the prisoners by the district at
torneys and the hearing of the answer
read by the defendants, Attorney
ERWIN moved formally that the de-
ltAuuhls De dismissed. lie also asked
thut me government elect whether
II would try the prisoners on the orr
glnal inuletineht or on the injunction
Juuse Nvous rep,led lnal the govern
nleill Wuulu eleGl Ny soins 70 trlhl now
ana ATTORNEY gregory began ms argu-
mehts IN support or the motion 10 dis
miss the piIi' MT gregory went on 70
arBue as thls was crlulhal proceed
lhs' an answer unner oath that ne was
not gullty was all the DEFENSE a p srson
cited Tor criminal contempt, could be
called unnn 10 make He CDTll1 he tried
for crime only by II jury Proceedings
OF this Kind should not be resorted to
or permitted to take place In The laws
OF the land The court should decide
in favor of liberty. He said he was not
one of those who, in supposed frlendli
ness % the defendants, We're disposed
TO criticlse the action of the court in
issuing the injunction. He did not be-
lieve the court was trying to enforce
the criminal statutes by means of an
/ injunction or that the court would issue
! an Injunction for any such purpose.
1.-THE doctrine of the Injunction is"
I interrupted Judge Woods that II is
/ not to be used to restrain crime. In
| functions are not issued for that pur-
pose, yet an order may be entered to
! restrain acts which involve crime The
| court acted ON that theory"
| Mr. Gregory. restiming. snld the in
! Junction restrained tbe defendants from
/ preventing the pmDlONag nv thran 10
| Intimidation force yIoienoe or nera,io.
+ sion from nerforpfnp fI,eir duties or in
/ ducinr- them NV Threats Violence force
or Intimidation To leave the service of
the roads In this iniunctionai order
the word persunsIon was stricken out
This called ont another stnternent from
Judge Woods who said The court had
refused to enjoin men from soliciting
other men 10 leave their work The
question ia now In the court of anpeals
i'm the Northern Pacific cose and the
court had no desire 10 Interfere Win n
/ MIR Gregory said the iniunctinn did rnt
enioin Inc leaders Of the union iron, "a :
visinr mon 10 ouit work .,The iniunc-
ton" said Judge woods twas n GER
erai order not TO Interfere with the on
Grafton of the ronds Whether ad1is-
ing was mn Intorferenee ia o,es-
lion TO be decided" The attorney con
tended that as long as neonia ohevad
the laws they could NOT he held no.
I sponsible for the lawlessness Of others
I He admitted that tbara ,yns ,,io1a,,rs a.,
the recent strike and The men whn COW M
mitted It were guilty of violating tho IN
junction. The people who advised vio-
i ience were also guilty but there ,yas
ny llhe W the information that the
anv Violent acts ''''''eu vi nuNlseu
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