The times., 1898-09-08
THE ASSEMBLY UPHELD
Decision Against the K..of L,
Executive Board.
LEGAL TURN TO THE FIGHT
A Restraining Order Granted
Against the General Master
Workman and Others, Enjoining
Them From Prosecuting the Order
Ezpeiling Local Members.

Alonzo M. Lawson, district master
retary of District Assembly No. 66,
knights of Labor, through their attor-
neys, Ralston and Siddons, were granted
restraining order yesterday against
Henry A. Hicks, general master workman
OF the order of knights of Labor of
America, and other members of the en-
ecutiVe board of the order, enjoi ing them
from carrying into effect notice, dated
August 81, 1898, expelling the petitioners
above named and others from member
ship in the order.
The restraining order was issued per-
suant to permission granted the COM
plainants by Justice Cox, to file amend
ed and supplemental proceedings to those
filed some time ago.
Briefly stated, the situation is: Some
time ago, for alleged violation of the
laws of the order, by the Officers of Dis
trict Assembly No. &c. in sending out an
appeal for aid, after being refused the
privilege by the general executive board,
General Master Workman Hicks issued
an order revoking the charter of the as
sembly. The assembly denied the au-
thority of Hicks to revoke its charter,
and refused to recognize the notice of
revocation.
1t then appealed to the courts for relief
and Justice Cox granted restraining
order, enjoining Hicks and the general
executive board from in any way inter-
fering with the rights of the local as
sembly. Immediately the general execu-
tive board issued a notice expelling A. M
Lawson Stephen A. Clements, John
Doyle, John Neebe, Joseph b. Fenton,
Michael Cuff. Thomas o'Dea. ". E. Carr,
Michael Conkry. and Dennis Mahaney, all
officers OF District Assembly No s..
The order granted this morning by
Justice Cox is as follows:
1T is adjudged. ordered and decreed,
that the defendants, Henry A. Hicks
general master workman; /. d. Chamber
lain, general worthy foreman; John w
Hayes general secretary treasurer; Hen
ry Bostfck, ]. B. Fitzpatrick, and Andrew
d. Best, executive board of the Knights
of Labor, and the Knights of Labor Of
North America, and each of them, and
their associates and representatives. and
agents and employees, be restrained and
enjoined from carrying into effect in any
manner the certain alleged expulsion, or
notice OF expulsion. from membership in
the order of the Knights of Labor re-
ferred 10 in letters from Henry A. Hicks,
general master workman, knights of La
Dor, TO A. III. Lawson, Stephen A.
Clements, John c. Doyle. John Neebe.
j. B. Fenton, Michael Cuff. T. p. O'Dea,
William E. Carr Michael Conkry, Dennis
Mahaney, and other alleged expulsions
from said order, and from interfering in
any wise with their membership In said
order, and from failing TO recognize any
communications from them as members
of said order, and from expelling or at
tempting TO expei from membership in
the Knights of Labor those hereinbefore
named, and any other members of Dis
trict Assembly &C. Knights of Labor, until
the further order of this court be made,
If at all, after the hearing to be had on
the - day of September, A. d. 1898, with
leave TO the plaintiffs 10 apply hereafter
for rule against the defendants, requir-
ing them to show cause why they should
not be adjudged to be In contempt of the
restraining order heretofore issued in this
cause, which said order Is maintained"