The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-11
JUDGE JACKsON's ORDER.
The Much-Criticised Injunction Not
So Sweeping as RepOrted

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug. 10.-Here
is a copy of the famous injunction granted
by Judge Jackson in the Federal Court
against Eugene V. Debs and his associates
upon the complaint of the Monongah 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 ex-
pressions "unlawfully' and upon the
property of the company"
IN EQUITY.
James Sloan. jr complainant, VS.. Eu-
gene V. DebS eft AL defendants.
ION this the 4th day of August, 1897 the
complainant in this action, by A. B. Elem
ing, his counsel, presented to the under
signed, one of the Judges of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the district
of West Virginia, his bill of complaint, al
leging, among other things, that the de-
fendant1 in conjunction with other defend
ants in the bill named, were conspirtng to-
gOther to interfere with the operating and
conducting of the coal mines operated by
the Monongah Coal and Coke Company,
and by such interference preventing the
employees of the Monongah Coal and Coke
Company from mining and producing coal
in and from the said mines; and that I'M
less the court granted an immediate re-
straining order preventing them from inter-
fering with the employees of the owners of
said mines there was great danger OF ir-
remediable injury, damage and loss to the
Upon consideration whereof the bill is
ordered to be filed and process issued there
on, and a temporary restraining order is
allowed, restraining and inhibiting the de-
PENDANTS and all others associated or con-
nected with them from in any wise interfer-
ing with the management, operation Or con
Quoting Of said mines by their owners or
those operating them, either by menaces,
threats or any character of Multiplication
from going to or from said mines or from
engaging in the business, of mining in said
mines.
strained from entering upon the property
of the owners of the said Monongah Coal
and Coke Company for the purpose, of in
pany either by intimidation or the holding
Of either public or private assemblages
upon said property; or In any wise modest
employees Of the said Monongah Coal and
Coke Company so as to induce them to
abandon their work in said mines.
And the defendants are further re-
strained from assembling in the paths, ap-
proaches and roads upon the property lead
ing 10 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 employees OF said
company in passing to and from their work,
either by threats, menaceS or intimidation;
and the defendants are further restrained
from entering the sald mines anu l
erations within said mines or assembling
upon said property at or near the entrance
of said mines.
The purpose and object of this restrain
ing order is to prevent all unlawful COM
binations and conspracies and 70 restrain
all the defendants engaged in the promo
ton of such unlawful combinations and
conspiraci from entering upon the prop
erty of the Monongah Coal and Coke Com
pany 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
unlawfuliy melting persons who are
engaged in working the mines from ceas-
ing to work in the mines. in any wise
advising such acts as may result in viola
tons and destruction of the rights of the
PLAINTIFF in this property.
1.-THE motion for a permanent injunction
is set down for hearing at the United states
Court room at Wheeling on the Goth day
of September. 1897.
This injunction is not to take effect UNI
til the plaintiff, or some responsible person
for him, shall enter into bond in the sum
of 5000, conditioned to pay all such costs
and damages that will accrue to the de-
PENDANTS by reason of the plaintiff suing
out this injunction"