The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-06

afraid OF being discharged.
.Deponent further says that ne had been
urged by Henry 10 buy a lot OF him, which
be did at a cost OF $500. upon which he
erected a house for his family; that after
Henry. and after the attempt to organize
the union, he was discharged by Henry
without any cause being assigned. and on
account OF Henry's having discharged him
he was unable TO make any further pay
ments on his property and Henry took II
"Deponent further says that at the time
he was discharged he went to the said
Henry for a recommendation, which the
asked Henry why he had been discharged,
and Henry replied as follows: We'll,
Charles Nation was discharged. and no one
knows why: John Gauabol was discharged,
and no one knows WHY. Charles Wilson
was discharged, and no one knows why;
you are discharged. and no one knows why.
j guess we'd better let IL stand that way
Deponent then said trat he knew the rea-
son why, Henry understanding that ne
meant his part in helping organize the
union. This Henry did not deny. and de-
ponent knows that he was discharged for
the sole reason that he was wanting to
charged him and others to prevent a union
being formed.
"Deponent further says that Henry at
that time insisted upon his signing a paper
setting forth that he had not been dis
charged on account OF his being a friend OF
Henry i'm politics. before ne would give
him a recommendation. This deponent re-
FUSED 10 DO. and went away without his
recommendation.
That afterward Henry sent for him. and
when he went to his office he found Henry''s
confidential secretary, Ellis Carpenter. in
the office. Carpenter threw out to him a
recommendation. at the same time pushing
toward him a paper which he demanded
mat deponent sign. That depOnent read the
Taper and found 1t TO be a statement that
he had not been discharged on account Of
the union ms deponent again refused to
sign and, picking up the Recommendation,
walked out That the said Henry after
ward severely censured the said Carpenter
Tor allowing the dep0nent to get hold of the
recommendation before signing the paper.
Deponent says further that at one time
when he and his brother employees were
talking OF wearing brass buttons with uni
forms Henry said to then, as follows: L
don't want you fellows TO put on brass
.old comrades and union affairs and other
things that are trying TO do something and
don't know how TO get at IL"
And deponent further says that he knows
that Henry discharged men because they
wanted to form a union, and that he has so
tntimicated his employees that they have
never formed a union for fear of being dis
charged by him that he was discharged for
this reason, sld that all Of Henry's en-
Ployes nave always been nonuniOn men, so
Tar as denonent knows. Deponent says that
the total number of persons in the employ
pr the said Benry is. he believes, less than
for Henry he worked sixteen hours a day
yor H.25, and Henry was constantly waging
War against any increase of wages.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
tst day Of October, 1904.
HOWARD GATES. Notary Public.
MR. CARPENTERS AFFIDAVIT.
Against this prolix and irresponsible state
ment of a discharged employee, who had
been the recipient of unusual favor, the
Journal presents a strong affidavit from
Ellis c. Carpenter, the private secretary al
luded to. in which 1t is shown that every
material charge is untrue and some are
palpably false-so false. indeed, that the
affiant should be indicted for perjury. 1t is
shown In regard TO the real estate trans
action that at the time Zumwalt was dis
possessed OF the lot purchased of the An
derson Land and Gas Company. Mr.. Henry
had no interest in IL and that it could not,
therefore. be true that he. Henry, took il
from MIN, or in any manner profted by
the foreclosure; and further. that instead
OF the company taking it from him for non
payments. the processes of law were called
upon In order that the mechanics and ma
teriai dealers who had built the house
should not lose their time and money. The
property Is now in the hands of a receiver
under that process OF law. Mr.. Carpenter
neposes and gives quite another reason on
kumwaits authority for his determination
10 give up the property. The other allega-
sions are met by a square denial and IL be-
came a question of veracity between n
man OF standing in the community and a
witness not only biased but discredited in
many ways, through tbs courts and other
wise. The reader cannot escape The con-
vlc1on tnat Zumwalt's conduct SHOWS he
wanted 10 remain in the employ of the
company which mistreated him. as he al
reyes Mr.. Carpenter deposes as follows:
state OF Indiana. Madison County. SIS.
Ellis carpenter, being first duly
sworn according 10 law, on his oath saws
that the statement OF Christian Zumwaft.
as published in the Indianapolis Sentinel OF
Carpenter. presented the said ZumwaIt q
paper, which he asked Zumwal. to sign.
showing that Zumwalt had not been dis,
charged on account of the union. and that
Zumwalt refused TO sign tle statement is
false IN every particular.
He further says that he did hand to said
Zumwait a recommendation or statement
as 10 his competency as a street-car man.
signed by Charles l.. Henry as president OF
was not given to said Zumwalt on the con-
uitlon tEat said Zumwalt would make any
sucn statement. nor was this afiant ever
instructed so to DO by said Henry, nor was
ne ever censured for not so doing by said
Henry. as stated in said affidavit by said
And afiant also states that he also
handed TO William Vasbinder a recommend
datlon made for him by said Henry, and
did not present TO said Vasbinder any writ
ten statement 10 be signed by him. That
the recommendations above referred to
We're made out by Charles L. Henry at
the request OF said Zumwalt and Vasbinder.
they having been discharged in March, 1891.
under the rearrangement OF the force when
conductors were dispensed with.
"Afiaat further states that he. for the
Anderson Land and Gas Company. agreed
upon the terms OF sale with said Zumwalt
for a lot in Meridian-avenue addition 10
North Anderson: that from Feb. 20. 1893. to
Feb 20, 1884. affiant was the manager of
the Anderson Land and Gas Company. of
which Philip Matter, of Marion. Ind. was
the principal owner, and during which time
Charles l. Henry had no interest what
ever In said company. having before that
time sold his entire interest TO Philip Mat
ter; that said Zumwalt erected a house
upon said lot in the summer OF 1898.
"Afiant further states that he knows
from proceedings in the Madison Circuit
Court that said property (which is the
Zumwalt in his affidavit above referred tor
was placed and now is I'm the hands of q
receiver in a suit for the foreclosure of
liens held against the same by laborers
and men who had sold material to said
Zumwalt for said house.
And aflant further states that said Hen
~, 10 aflants personal knowledge. never
received a dollar from said Zumwalt. d.
rectly or Indirectly, on the purchase OF
said lot. neither did said land company
take said lot from said ZumWalt. And Aft
ant further states that said Zumwalt was
still employed by said street-railway COM
pany when he abandoned the property
above referred TO ard suit was commenced
90 f0reciose the menchanics' liens. and
about that time said Zumwalt, in answer
ting to give up the property, said that the
reason he was going TO give IL up was that
his son, Obs T. Zumwalt. had refused
further 10 assist him In paying IL out, and
that he could not pay IL out with his own
wages EIfIS O. CARPENTER