The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
THIS Is JACKSoN'S ORDER.
THE INJUN6TIoN NOT WHAT IT
HAS BEEN RBPREsE NTED TO BE.

HAS BEEN RBPREsENTED TO BE.
Debs ~ No Means "Enjoined or the Earth"
oniy OT That Fart or u BelouEisE to the
r1ousnEah Conl and Coke Conpany-He
EHust aeid Nc HaeetinEs. Pablo or Private.
"Upon the Property or the Company.
ana Szast Keep on Paths, Approaches. and
Roads .'Upon said Property "-And He Must
not "~Uniawnullyr Incite the Men TO Strike
PARKERsBURa. w. Va. Aug. s.-Hero is a
copy Of the famous injunction granted by Judge
jackson In tho Federal Court against Eugene v.
Debs and his associates upon the complaint of
tho Mononeah Coal and Coke Company. 1t will
be seen that the scope Of the order has been very
much misunderstood, owing to the omission
from the various summaries telegraphed to the
newspapers OF the important qualifying expires.
sions "unlawfully" and upon the property of
the COMPANY:
a., ..sf. IN EQUITY.
/" James Sloan. Jr.. complainant. 70. Eugene
v. Dehs ct al, defendants.
."on this. tho 9TH day Of August, 1897, the
complainant in this action. by A. B. Fleming.
his counsel. presented to tho undersigned. ono
OF tho Judges Of the Circuit Court Of the United
States for the District of West Virginia, his bill
Of complaint alleging. among other things, that
tho defendant, in conjunction with other do
PENDANTS in the bill named. were conspiring
together to interfere with the operating and
conducting Of the coal mines operated by the
Morongah Coal and Coke Company, and by such
interferenoe preventing the employees Of the
Monongah Coal and Coke Company from min.
ing and producing coal In and from the said
mines; and that unless the court granted an i'm
mediate restraining order preventing them from
tnka pfArtn - It'll NkA nr,plnvnAa ~ the nf
said mines. there was great danger Of irremedia-
bio injury, damage. and loss to the owners Of
said mines.
Upon consideration whereof tho bill 10 or
dered to be fled and process issued thereon,
and o temporary restraining order Is allowed.
restraining and inhibiting the defendants and
all others associated or connected with them
from in any wise interfering with tho manage
ment, operation, or conducting Of said mines by
their owners or those operating them, either by
menaces, threats, or any character Of intimida-
ton used to prevent the employees OF said mines
from going to or from said mines. or from en-
gaging in the business of mining in said mines.
And the defendants are further restrained
from entering upon the property Of the owners
Of the said Monongah Coal and Coke Company
for the purpose of interfering with tho en-
ployees of said company. either by intimidation
or the holding Of either public or private assem-
blages upon said property. or in any wise modest
ing. interfering with or intimidating the en-
ployees OF tho said Monongah Coal and Coke
Company SO as to induce them to abandon their
work in said mines.
And the defendants are fruther restrained
from assembling in the paths, approaches. and
roads upon said property leading to and from
their homes and residences to the mines, along
which the employees of the Monongah Coal and
Coke Company are compelled to travel to get to
them. or in any way interfering with the en-
ployees of said company in passing to and from
their work, either by threats, menaces. or intim-
idation; and the defendants are further ro-
strained from entering the said mines and inter
fering with the employees in their mining oper-
atoms within said mines. or assembling upon
said property at or near the entrance Of said
mines.
"The purpose and object of this restraining
order Is to prevent all unlawful combinations
and conspiracies and to restrain all the defend.
ants engaged In the promotion Of such unlawful
combinations and conspiracies from entering
upon the property of the Monongah Coal and
Coke Company described in this order. and from
in any wise interfering with the employees of
said company in their mining operation. either
within the mines or in passing from their homes
to the mines and upon their return to their
homes. and from %unlawfully melting persons
who are engaged IN working the mines from
ceasing to work in the mines. or in any wise ad'
vising such acts as may result in violations and
destruction of the rights of the plaintiff in this
property.
THE motion for a permanent injunction Is sci
down for hearing at tho United States Court
room at Wheeling on tho Goth day of Septem'
Der. 1897.
This Injunction is not to take effect until
the plaintiff. or some responsible person for him
shall enter into bond in the sum Of $4,000. con
ditioned to pay all such costs and damages thai
will accrue to the defendants by reason of the
plaintiff suing out this injunction