New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
TUE MINERS FOUND GUILTY.
JUDGE GorF DECIDES l''N'
,r,,n u-DcE JACKsoN's INJUNCTION.
s,.xrexcrp TO THREE DAYS IN THE hN"'''''
.,,.~rv ,,,.-poINrs OF THE DECISION.

- , -uprr DAYS IN THE hAkkiS'N
r,,xry JAII-poINTs or THE DECISION
, ,,., roe.ru TO THE THIbuNEi
,snr W va Aug. 2i.-The courtroom
orouled here this morning to near '"' a,ri,,ing
,aro ,;on, IN the case OF the INVENT! ,,1aos
IT, who were arrested for 'oh'e'ip' 0 '.,to,
~ ,I ,odscd in jail for violating the i'Ju"0''o
ia! an" -, Jackson issued in inc case OF
o" ,Iocrau against NJ d. Ratch'oiu an"
,,ase coG reviewed the case OIL ,"'
s.,ile-s thoroughly. and treated the S''"''o' -
.,,lI,. impartial manner. lie sad $500 T.,
..1.,o simple question ia, Are these deie'''"..
, - cour,e II the defendants were aware
| 49,, cam, had passed the decree gran'hls inc
,r..,o, - they were aware Of Ns terms an" m
al - they interfered with or iniimlda''" '"'
',o,,s ~ Tho coal company thereby pf''c"''"S
.ho,, from getting to from their WORK oil 'a"'''1
80, =, abandon the same, then they are su'''E -
80 contempt charges. and should ue' mus ~ 49,
~, NJ, pvnishcd. The strikers had me rlen' -
wa ii, themselves and they had the right 10
,rlr.c other miners by peaceabie means exc -
,,,,,,l WY 10 also quit work and JON them f"'
- ,,i..r who sill desired 10 work nan the same
,cbi ~ do so as the miner TO QUIT WORK. anu NV
80, ~ .be mines had the night 10 opera'e ''e
same. ., .r,rc ,oorcb
lid, 4, tho carly hours Of the morning before Day
,,ro. b,,ting in front OF the mine opening ana
- ,ossossion on each side o. the puDlc high-
49,. Fo- . distance OF al least a quarter or Inie
-. .bs .x,rt places where the miners were IN 'he
oh, NJ crossing that highway for the purpose
=, e,nc from heir homes 10 their work, Is neither
a. ao 10 fair argument nor conducive 10 inc
.o ~ mind that makes willing converts 10 'he
..,,s. Inns champoned. The marching men seemed
- .hi,L that they could so and come on ana over
,,o country road as they pleased because II "Hs d
o,h,,c Highway. But this was mis'ahc. nc
,,.,s working at Montana mad the same Hsh'
" ..sn ,ba nuhlic road as the strikers had ana IL
70 ~, onen and free to their use when y was oc.
Nn3sd nv over TWO hundred men stationed alonE j..
or',n,ervals Of three and five feet-neh VINO Il HUI
go enemies were not bosom friends: 49,, H., l.,
VIA some miners passed through ms me ia, i,
=, ,am. that others feared to do 50 i pam. 'nao
no marching column intended To inteIlel' WIN Liie
ynrk al the mines 1t would he iCo.lsn - cn? suod
w. men knew that the injunction had heeh i>sueu
ss M; denied. and when Il was rcan 10 tn'ii r
y. n,Sen, replied We will AXE the consequences.
o. 80. .~ sofendants are all guilty Of the contempt
thsrsed Outside of their conduct IN TINS pa t,
.hs Ssmeanor " those who so marched mas peer"
moT nnnrsss me- as thoroughly honest IN their
claim That they had the right 10 march ana act
as they did. because they were on 'ne pu,ir r,i s
wav' In my judgment they were IN thai l'i t ~
isT mistaken hut nevertheless. such belief, non
.silv entertained by them. derives their dlsooeq a.
once 20 the Courts decree OF nance TIM "" "
eng ont OF the contempt found. and suggests Il
punishment that will be as light as due regiu lo'
ne nroprietios will admit Of The parties have al
reahv been in custody for three days. Let them ne
confined IN the Jail OF Harrison county, w va; ioi
the further period OF three DAYS rom ON ' n ~,
a,tention has been called to the matter ana 10 the
law other and further attractions of the DEGREES
and orders Of this Court will be so lGhtly pun
III, with the light of this investigation in their
pathway. these defendants or Others snail persist
IN disregarding the DEGREES OF this Court duy en-
tered In causes properly before it, mercy SHOWN 10
contempt under such circumstances would be not
only n crime but the death of justice.