Rock Island Argus., 1894-09-08

erandi-Judge Woods Takes a COmpre-
hensiXe View of Interstate Commerce
A Lawyer Stumped on His Own Propo-
sition-The Dead Animal Case Again
Testimony in Brief.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The prosecution in
the case of Uncle Sim VS.. Debs ct al.
rather surprised the defendants when
they stated that they did not have to de-
pend on typewriter telegrams-to prove
the contempt with which, as alleged, the
A. X. U. officials treated the courts in
junction--and then read list of names
that were evidently familiar to the de-
PENDANTS, as they changed an attitude of
easy indifference to one Of very close and
interested attention at once For the
witnesses were mostly railway employees
who could swear to exactly the state of
affairs relative to the strike in all its
phases-violence and intimidation as we'll
as the influence of the strike officials at
headquarters in this city.
A Switchtender on the Stand.
About the first thing that happened in
court. however, at its third session was
the objection of the defense to the hear
ing of the first witness because none of
the kilograms previously read hal been
traced to the defendants. The judge said
that was matter of proof, and allowed
the witness to proceed. He was F. l..
kreiger, switchteuder on the Chicago
Milwaukee and ST. Paul road at Milwau-
kee. Krieger told Walker, who conducted
the examination, that ne was member
OF the Switchtenders' union, but never
belonged to the American Railway
Union.
"Did any one approach You with regard
to going out Oh n striker asked Mr.
Walker.
"On July4 Con McAuliffe, vice presi-
dent of one of the unions of the American
Railway Union at Milwaukee. came TO me
and said that he had telegram that
all yonr men should strike and the. Amer.
lean Railway Union will protect them
and see that they should get their job.;
back
Which is where the defense's objection
came in, as among the kilograms read was
that one to McAuliffe.
Wanted - Guarantee of Reinstatement
Kruger told McAuliffe that I'VE had nc
trouble with the company, but that if the
american Railway Union would give the
Switchtenders' union some guaranty in
dorsed by responsible business men oi
Milwaukee that they would not lose their
jobs, even If the strike should fail, we
would talk to them later about it, The
swltchtenders did not quit work as a body
Some OF them struck, but returned after 8
few days. The switchmen en- the Chicago
milwaukee, and St. Paul road at Milwau-
kee quit because, one of them told the wit
ness, they had been ordered out 10y the
American Railway Union. u saw bi.
committee of the American Railway
Union stop an engine in the yards on Jul,
> and make the fireman leave the engine.
Engineer of the stalled Train.
kreiger told how he saw n committee
approach the switchmen on the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul and say: .'Boy
We must strike. Debs wants You I,
quit" They all quit at l. o'clock ant
| after that everything was idle. William
Mackay. engineer OF the train describe,
by Witness krlger as having beef
| stopped by the American Railway UnioI
| committee. was next called. He told how
number of men came to the side of hi
engine on July at Milwaukee and spok,
to the fireman and asked him to leave th
| engine. The fireman did so. None of th
iiicH Eol cil O1t pi tlit CrOWt
asked witness if he had any objection t,
| their speaking to the fireman. Neithe
| witness nor his fireman belonged to tn,
| American Railway Union.
Also the Fireman of the Same.
Three was objection to the testimony ant
| the judge said it would be stricken out i
no properly connected. Then Mackey'
| fireman, Charles L. Mills was called. II,
| said that he left his engine because he wa.
| intimidated The judge ordered this ruled
| out and told the witness TO repeat the
| conversation held with the men who in
duced him to leave the engine He sal,
that the men who approached him were
| switchmen. They tod him that they hao
all left TINT engine and they wanted hin
to leave. One said: Take your clothe:
and come with us, Charley. or you're II.
| friend of mine" Another said: 'If yo,
go you'll never get back out of Chicag,
| alive and another: "You won't get be
| yond the second street crossing here 1
| Milwaukee before you'll be sorry for so
ing"
Witness went off with the crowd an
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