The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-16
ANOTHER BOYCOTT SUIT
Injunction and Damages Asked
For BY Becker d Company.
COMPLAINT FILED
The Boycott Wa Declared Against the
Blscksmiths by the Trades and
Labor Assembly and the
Horseshoers' Union.

0AVtlAC coht III III
damages In an effort to make boycotting
in Butte unpopular and Improbable for
the boycotters was brought in Judge
clancy's department OF the district
court yesterday. The plaintiffs are
Howard III. Becker. Moses Alix and
James Baisdon. blacksmiths. doing bus
mess under the firm name Of IL. H.
Becker & CO.. The defendants are DAN
iel Mcdonald. j. +. McNaIly, NJ. w.
Stills, J. A.. Morgan, NJ. J. Geiger and
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor as
sembly; william Dunstan. Albert Dan
iels. Evan Corkish. j. A. Pint. Thomas
Driscoll. William Johnes. Michael Nc
Donald. Thomas Lyon. A. Martin, -
Sullivan. Eugene Randall. Richard Nor
ris, j. A. Thompson. James Ryan, w.
Linesey. Ed Needman and the Horse
shoers' union. A few weeks Beck
er 4 Co. were boycotted because they
kept their h~orseshoing shop open over
time In order to complete Q Job of shoe
ing which had been begun during the
day. They refused to pay q $50 nne.
and the silver Bow Trades m Labor
assembly Endorsed the boycott, since
which several walking delegates have
been stationed near Becker's shop to
head on customers. carry q boycott
sign and distribute boycott dodgers.
In the complaint filed in court yes
have been conducting. and desire to
conduct. and but for the unlawful acts
OF the defendants would conduct a law
full business of general blacksmithing
In the city. The Silver Bow Trades
and Labor assembly and the Horse
shoers' union are pretended corporations
or societies. and. as plaintiffs are in
fruRAA Ard hAAva ~N roNAA
or existing under the require
ments Of law, but are doing business
and pretend to exist without having
complied with the requirements of law.
The individual defendants named. II Is
alleged. and the two societies and 9TH
ers who combined and confederated to-
gethery did perpetrate n assist, and
threaten to continue the wrongs COM
planned OF. n for the purpose Of pre-
venting the plaintiffs from conducting
their business successfully n from Sc
curing any custom, and from making a
profit. threatened with intent Of In
timidating patrons. and to break up
the plaintiffs business, did on or about
June 6 wilfully n maliciously con-
spire to prevent h plaintiffs from
carrying on their business and to deny
them the privileges OF conducting the
same. did maliciously and with force
of arms go to the place Of business OF
the defendants. situated at No. 8 North
Arizona street. m did stand upon and
occupy the highway and sidewalk,
warning all persons who had paAron-
lied. or were about to patronize. and
who were customers OF the plaintiffs,
not to p~atronize their business.
1t Is further alleged that the defend
ants, in behalf OF the silver Bow Trades
and Labor assembly and Horseshoers'
union, advised such persons that the
plaintiffs and their business were placed
under a boycott. and circulated about
the city printed notices and statements
to the effect that the plaintiffs and their
place of business were boycotted. and
hat persons contemplating becoming
customers ought not to. and should not.
and must not ~patronize them. The de-
PENDANTS, their aiders. abettors and con-
federates, combined m conspired to-
gether and followed customers of the
plaintiffs with the malicious intent to
deprive the plaintiffs Of the right Of
their profitable business, and threatened
their customers that II they should con-
tinue to %patronize plaintiffs, that the
defendants would place them unde a
boycott also. and deprive such persons
OF the right to carry on and d
their own business. which they are by
Law entitled to enjoy.
Many of the ~customersof the plaintiffs
were ana are teTTiueQ anu pTcNcntcu
from continuing their patronage. To
the end that the defendants. their hid
ers. abettors and co-conspirators. and
the organizations which they represent
may more effectually destroy the bust
ness Of the plaintiffs, they have hereto
fore and are now maintaining divers
and sundry combinations. confedera-
lions and associations known as assem-
blies. unions and brotherhoods and 9TH
a. <ha plafuttHa v,nknnWn and
have maliciously combined and confed-
Grated to perpetrate the wrongs com
plained of. and to destroy the plaintiffs
business and prevent them from the
privilege OF earning q living and money
as the result OF their labors.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor as
sembIy is a voluntary organisation rep
resented by the defendants. and was or
ganized for the purpose OF promoting
the interest and welfare OF the various
members by lawful means but the de-
endants have perverted the objects for
which the organization was formed.
whereby the business OF the plaintiffs
has been impaired. and II the defend
ants are permitted to continue In their
wrongful acts the business OF piaintinr
will be entirely destroyed. and they
will be forced to retire from business,
and will b prevented from earning a
livelihood and from supporting them
selves and their families. 1t Is further
alleged thai since the 6th of June the
defendants haive daily continued TO per
petrate the wrong related. and daily
| distributed In and around the vicinity
OF the workshop OF the plaintiffs and
throughout the city posters n dodg-
ers. printed notices and statements
and continue to threaten. intimidate
and terrorixe the customers OF plaintfn
The defendants are insolvent and are
unable 10 answer or account to the
plaintiffs In damages. and the plaintihi
have no speedy or adequate remedy a
law. and therefore ask the equitabie
| aid and Intervention of the court.
The defendants. on h 9Th OF June
| made sundry demands Of the plaintin,
| for $50. being the amoun OF an alleged
| fine by the defendants. for an alleged
violation of certain alleged rules OF
the defendant organizations. In that tins
plaintiffs had on Saturday. June =. In
| the afternoon. commenced shoeins I'VE
| horses. which had been brought to tbs
shop for that purpose by customers. ant