Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-31

from mining coal in its SAID
mines and shipping the same IN Iul-
fIlment of its contracts, and Is pre-
vented from mining coal and manulao-
turing it into coke and shipping the
same that the damage to plaintlh re-
sulting therefrOm will be lrreparaOle'
for the reason that it Will De pre-
vented from fulfilling It's contracts
which it has made and be deprived u
its profits arising therefrom, ana wiz
also be greatly and irreparaoly uaIl-
aged from the loss Of its customers
and trade, and will be turther Jam
aged by reason of the fact that IT'S
mines will have to become unoperaIeu
and idle. and not kept in repair ana
will thus become unsafe and cease 10 !
be in a workable condition.
Plaintiff further alleges that the de-
PENDANTS have entered into consplr-
acv TO compel the plaintiff to cease the |
mining and producing Of coal and the
manufacture of coke, and that the de-
fsndants to accomplish their purpose
end in pursuance Of their conspiracy
a various times and in various places
in the vicinity of the mines within the
last few days have adopted urlaWIul
means and By concerted action, oy
men2ces. threats and intimidation In
6uced different employees of SAID mines
10 icin the strike; that some OF the
defendants within the last few days
have made a number Of speeches or
addresses to said employees, and espec-
iallv near the mines and in pursuance
of said conspiracy. and Tor the pur-
nose of intimidating the employees OF
cai5 coal mines. the defendants nave
made threats not only against the
plaintiff. but against those VINO are en-
Moved by the plaintiff, have mace IN
n9matory and incendiary statements IN
their public speeches. The SAID ce-
PENDANTS have for the purpose OF lnduc-
ing and cOercing the employees 1rom
further engaging in the employment or
said plaintiff. and for the purpose OF
coercing the plaintiff from further op-
Grating its mines for the purpose or
mining coal and manufacturing coke,
/ in their speeches declare that the
/ speakers are agitatcrs, and that they
are proud of it: the object and purpose
of the said speakers in making their
sold public speeches is to excite IN the
minds of the employees a hatred and
jealousy and envy against their en-
Movers bv exciting in the minds OF the
7 emploves a fear that if they do not
cease 10 labor for the plaintin and 90
not ioin the strikers and Join in their
unlawful conspiracy that great calam-
itv will be visited uDOn them; that they
will suffer great hardshlps not
well defined by the speakers. but that
their sufferings will result from varl-
f Cus causes and that the employees VIII
be the victims Of some mysterious OF
underlined calamity or curse, all OF
which is depicted by the said speakers
in equivocal and ingenious language,
: -,,rDoseIy made so by them that they
the - working upon the minds minds, or ! [he ne
tkelr uuIawIur PURPOSE VI I1Jurlng the
plaintiff and closing the plaintiff S
mines, and to cause the plaintiffs en-
plOyes to quit work, and as a result
close the plaintiffs mines; that some
Of the defendants very frequently with
in the last few days have marched from
mine TO mine and along by and near
70 the plaintiffs mines and the resi-
dences Of plaintiffs employees, carrying
at their head banners on which are
written various devices and motoes.
the object, purpose and effect of all Of
which is to intimidate the employees Of
the plaintiff from further engaging at
work in the plaintiffs mines; that
very frequently they keep up their
marching for a greater part of the
night, camp out and visit from house
. 90 house of the employees Of the plain
tiff. That recently a number of the
defendants marched to the plaintiffs
mine known as the Shaft, in large
bodies. remained all night and early in
the morning assembled in the paths.
/ approaches and roads leading to the
said mine and along which the en-
plOyes working at said mines neces-
SaTily travelled to get to the mines. and
IS the employees would approach the
said mine for the purpose of entering
therein and pursuing their employ
ment. the defendants endeavOred 10 in
CUce them to quit work and by reason
of the large numbers of the defendants,
their associates and confederates and
by means Of threatening language and
uenaces sought 10 intimidate the en-
ployes Of plaintiff from proceeding in
said mines. and Gid intimidate '~~~e
number of them and kept them from
working IN said mines.
Plaintiff alleges that for many
months prior hereto it has employed
from 500 to 500 hen: that it now has
in its employ from 500 to Geo men. all
of whom have been laboring in and
about said mines; that its employees
are principally residents OF this coun-
". and many OF them are married and
have families dependent upon them for
support; that many of said employees
DEPEND UDOn their daily earnings in
and about said mines for support of
their families; that the said employees
now at work for the plaintiff in and
about said coal mines desire 70 con-
tinue in the employment Cf the plain
tiff and do not desire TO join the said :
strikers. or abet the defendants or to /
cid them in their purpose of preventing
the plaintiff from operating the mines. !
The plaintiff distinctly AYERS that the |
defendants by continually pursuing /
their unlawful purposes. by making use !
Of threats. menaces and intimidation.
by visiting the said persons who are in |
the employ of the plaintiff. by holding |
meetings where large numbers Of said /,
defendants and their associates congre-
gate and make speeches Of an ircendi- |
airy, melting and infiamatory character. !
and by many and divers means used |
and resOrtsd 10 bv them. are continuing |
their threats to effect the complete stop
page Of plaintiffs business. by trying
and attempting by all Of the unlawful
means to cOerce the employees Of the
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