The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-06
THE LuMwALT STORY.
Ellis c. Carpenter shows the Fafsity
of ff,.. AGidaxff.

Ellis =. carpenter SHOWS the Fafrity
of the Affidavit
The mendacious assaults of the Sentinel
upon Charles L. Henry. the Republican
who is to succeed William ID. Bynum sn
the F1fty-fourth Congress, have shocked
the good people OF Anderson, irrespective
Of party. The Bulletin. local daily pub
lication. whose editor is a stanch Demo-
crat, and. until he stood for fair treatment
of Anderson's foremost citizen, one OF the
Democratic party counselors OF Madison
county, is receiving much commendation
for it's fearless refutal OF the sianders In
this case. To c. A. Mcconnell, OF No.
16s North Illinois street, the editor or the
Bulletin said yesterday at Anderson:
THE stories printed about Charles L.
Henry in the Sentinel are lies Of the mean
est kind. and the people OF Madison county
know them TO be so. The Sentinel seeming
ly cannot tell the truth and is positively
detriment to its party
BENJAMIN F. Mccarthy. a Democratic
justice OF the peace at Anderson, said yes
terday to a Journal reporter that the peo-
pie OF Anderson could not be swerved from
their fair opinion OF Charles l.. Henry by
such accusations as were brought against
him in the affidavits in the Sentinel The
idea that a man like Zumwalt" said he
could injure Mr. Henry is preposterous.
Everybody in Anderson knows Zumwalt.
and his attacks are unworthy OF Mr..
Henry's notice
In order that the refutation OF the
charges may be the more complete with
the charges themselves for comparison be-
fore the eyes of the reader, the Journal
reproduces the afidavits entire from the
Sentinel of Oct. 3. That OF Christian l..
ZumwaIt. former employe OF the An
derson Electric Street Railway Company.
was as follows:
"State of Indiana. Marion County. S.:
This day before me came Christian la
Zumwalt of Anderson. Madison county.
sworn, deposes and says:
THAT he mad been in the employ or
Charles L. Henry RePuoslc,ahn cono,aste ot;oor nor
district, conductor on the Anderson
Street-railway Company, which was and -
now owned and controlled by the said
Henry. for about two years prior TO June
1893; that he was always faithful employe
and that during the month OF June. 1899.
there came to Anderson from 1ndianapo1s
an organizer of the street-car employees
union for the purpose OF organizing a
union among the employees OF the Anderson
on the line at that time William Vasbinder
Charles Swaine. Charles Wish Charles
Nation, Charles May, John GaInboi and
others as motormen and conductors; that
the said Christian Zumwait, John Gambol.
Charles Wilson and Charles Nation took
an active part I'm the organization Of the
union. and the organizer left the llans in
the hands OF him, the said Zumwalt. John
GambO and Charles Nation: that he was
always a friend OF unions and organized
labor. which fact. the said Henry wei
knew.
"Christian L. Zumwalt further says. under
oath, that while he was arranging with the
said Nation and Gambol for the organiza-
ton OF q union among the street-car en-
pioyes OF the said Carries L. Henry he
was at one time in the Office of the said
Charles l.. Henry for the purpose Of MAX
I'm: his regular night report to the said
Charles l.. Henry's superintendent Samuel
Cox. who had been given charge OF the
street railway by Charles l. Henry and
who WAS carrying out the instructions OF
the said Henry as TO the operation and
That at this time. after he sa.s made
his report to Superintendent Cox, the said
Cox called the deponent 10 one side and
said:
up union among the street-car inot0rmen
and conductors. Now. I don't want. 10 see
Henry fire aou. and / want 70 advise you
10 let the matter drop You know that
Henry is .'pizen" against this union busi-
up this union everyone Of Won will be dis
charged by Henry's orders
"Deponent further says. under oath. that
ne objected 70 being threatened with dis
he further says that some OF his fellow
employees heard OF Henry's opposition 10
unions. and stated as their reason for not
joining the movement thar they were AFRAID
OF being discharged For this reason and
Gambol were both discharged al the dine
without cause ana without any reason b.
ing given them. the union fell through WITH
ana mas meyer been orGnnl1e1 for ~ -