The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-17
Indications That Judge Golfers
Injunction Order
Will Be Rescinded or Very Much
Modified in Tone.
DE ARMITTS ARE SUED
Brother of the President of the
Cleveland Company
Is Charged With Assault and
Battery and Larceny.

Aug. III GSlGTQdy
was fraught with exciting incidents
pertaining to the miners strike. Mutt
ny in the miners camp, a murder in
the deputies ranks, filing of criminal
and civil suits against the De Armitts,
| and the hearing of the injunction case
against President Dolan and others,
kept both sides of the struggle busy
and on the qui vive all day long.
The hearing in the injunction case
before Judges Stowe and Collier was
perhaps one of the most important and
| interesting ever held in the federal
court. 1t was a hearing in which both
capital and the rights of labor were in
terested and the decision is expected
to have a telling effect on the conduct
of the great coal miners strike, which
has been on since July 5.
From the testimony adduced and
from the expressions Of the court, it
can safely be said that there will be
some surprises
That the injunction will be material
ly mod1f1ed there can be no doubt,
which on its face would indicate a vic
| tory for the strikers. The preliminary
| decree has been continued pending a
consultation of the judges and an opin-
| ion will probably be handed down to-
| day.
Judge Collier said in court that the
strike would go down in history as one
| of the wonders of the century and re-
markable on account of the utter lack
| of disorder for which the strikers are
| commended, and on account of which
| they have the sympathy of the court.
Said he:
| There can be no question as to what
our duty is under all the testimony, but
am somewhat in doubt as to whether
| or not the order should be modified.
We cannot determine this without con-
| Sultation."
Judge Stowe said last evening:
This injunction will not justify the
issuing of an attachment against any
| with the men named in the injunc-
| tion.''
| He let it be understood that the in
| junction is not so sweeping as has been
| thought; that only the five men named
| in the writ-Patrick Dolan, VIM. War
| ner, Cameron Miller, Uriah Belling-
strained from marching or trespassing
| on the company's property. The 9TH
| ers mentioned can be only those found
| in company with the five named in the
| injunction.
AS near as can be learned, the strilz-
| ers. under the Injunction, can march,
but not at stated times, long as they
| are not in company with any of these
| defendants.
In addition to the civil suits entered
| against President w. P. De Armitt by
| his former employees for wages, three
| criminal suits have been brought
| against Samuel De Armitt, brother
Mrs. Anna Croto. who was evicted on
| Saturday by Samuel De Armitt, has
| brought a criminal suit Charging as
sault and battery. She says in her
charge that her husband was not at
| home and De Arrnitt took her by the
! shoulders and threw her out of the
house. She says he held a hatchet
| above her head and threatened to kill
her. Her two children (small boys)
| were also thrown from the house.
| John Croto, her husband, also sues
| De Armitt for larceny. He claims that
| after assaulting his wife and his chill
dren and throwing his household goods
| from his house, De Armitt took with
him a gallon jug of wine and SIG re-
| volver of Crotos, and has since re-
| fused to return them. Writs and war
rants will be served on De Armitt to-
day.
Two deputies, Robert Kerr and Frank
| Anderson, employed guardians OF
the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company, fought yesterday after
| noon, and as a result Kerr cannot live
| until morning.
Anderson is proprietor of a dive on
Water street, this city, and is known as
| a bad man. He was in charge OIL the
deputies at Sandy Greek Kerr, VINO
by occupation. He has served before
as a deputy during strikes 1t is not
| known what the men fought about
But they ment at Broad Bridge cross
words Anderson was seen to hit Kerr
| who retaliated, and rough and tum-
Bile fight lasting about five minutes,
| followed. -.
Anderson succeeded in drawing his
| revolver and, placing it close to Kerr s
| abd fired the ball tearing through
| the victims intestines and lodging in
| his back The physicians say he will
| die.
l,,1t he was prevented by deputies, who
| Said thew would hold him until the ar
| rival of the sheriff.