Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31

c,,csec. Aug. SECONDARY to ex-
..,s,ions. rebuttal testimony was
.ra Today by the strike commission.
u. railroads. and labor unions intro
~, several witnesses, the first Of
-aar was s. C. Wade. an employe of
! ,sral department OF the Rock ISL
III ms opinion was, he said, that
IN of the blockading of the railroad
~ was the work of experienced
E.aroad men.
" H. Mooley, n Northern Pacific
lehman Of Blue Island, said that
N. and Howard had not advised the
/ 4 10 strike, but they had told the
4 10 use their own judgment. He
| a ne was discharged for alleged ac-
al III the strike. The witness told
| M fight ~ Blue Island on June 30
| M ico deputy marshals stood by and
4 ,heir chief. Logan, beaten by the
,ud and related various incidents Of
burning and blockading. He had
!, informed, ne said, that a deputy
I,,.bal named Davidson had burned
I and Davidson did not deny the
eY.
I'M +. Guion, reporter, was next
In.d He went over the incidents of
/ trike at Blue Island and Burnside.
( r3aam and Pullman. lie saw the
I mining at Burnside. He found
I'M tnree railroad men in the nearest
wd which was three blocks away.
railroad men were trying to dis
~ the crowd. one OF these men
n me Instructions from the American
lway Union headquarters We're to
Il away all persons who might be
.ned 10 damage property, ana II
n would not 30 to cause their ar
d Debs ana Howard afterward
NJ witness II he could help the or
ard cause the arrest of the men
Xnged in violence, but he told them
Mas not detective.
Eca President Howard Of the Amerl-
Railway union was again called
< the stand. Mr.. Howard denied that
4 had advised violence, ana declared
g. II he had always counselled modera-
and denounced lawlessness. His
N remarks of an "incendiary" ma
- he said, was the advice he had
Va to use coupling pins on American
;ectlye association representatives
any similar class of people who
ght endeavor to stir up trouble in
union ON a basis OF differences IN
ron He denounced the American
\ tective association. He explained
emlssaries OF the corporations had
quently endeaYored to foment dis
king n labor nf-Era = 10 f,,,-
nt OF religion. Mr. Howard then |
gested that the following questions |
I'D be put to the general managers,
Of whom II was supposed would |
the stand this afternoon.
Did the strikers at any time inter
70 prevent you carrying malls |
n Pullman cars We're not attached /
he same traln?'
would you not at all times have
nsported the mails without inter-
lion II you had not insisted upon at
1ng Pullman cars to the same
was your contract with the govern
q to transport mails any less bind
upon you than your contract with
Pullman company, or was one con-
In any sense made dependent
. the other?"
Nd your company have contract
the government to transport the
aas your contract dependent upon
aellity to transport Pullman cars?"
~ your contract with the Pullman
eny provide that you should not
he malls unless you took Pull
cars on the same trains?"
mmlssoner Herman did not know
NE commission would have OPP
unity TO put the questions but they
allowed TO go on record.
'ward also desired investigation OF
nan's reported statement that the
"a managers had threatened to
pu MIN II he consented to arhltrate
ne American Railway Union.
iuriher said the American Railway
would show by the testimony OF
VI hopkins, who was expected to
NE stand this afternoon. that the
shean Railway Union had been
active than the general managers
curing the arrest of persons en-
In violence.
eie'ary Kellher of the American
Wy Union and Mayor Hopkins,
asa at the afternoon session. AZ
ne hearing the commission a6-
usl % meet in Washington ON
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