The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
nAson arApnKs 1xpIorRn.
Charged with Conspiracy uadsr ths PFSvlstsns
~ the Antl-rrunt law.

- The Antl-Trust law.
WASHINGTON, June A.-The most prominent
Knights Of tho Executive Board Of the District
Of Columbia were to-day arrested upon an In.
dictment returned by the Grand Jury, charging
them with violation Of am cot entitled IAN
act TO protect trade and commerce 'agAlnst uHr
lawful restraints and monopoly" approved
July .. 1890. They gro Michael Cuff, Chair
man OF the District Executive Board; Alonzo
NJ. Lawson, Master Workman Of District As
sembly No. SO; Joseph Fenton, Chairman Of
the Carriage Makers Assembly; Thomas p.
o'Day, q member Of the District Executive
Board; John l.. Neeb. William T. Gosnel, and
Hugh DlEney Of the Executive Board Of tho Car
rlago Makers, and Charles A. Maidens, for
merly Secretary OF tho local Federation OF
Labor. They were brought before Justice
Bradley in Criminal Court No. 2 to-day and
gave bond In $500 each, with Paul Bowen,
Charles II. Caldwell, James L.sstovens. James
i. Norris, 7. II. o'Day, and William n. Carr 80
s~uroties.
Warrants are out for Stephen A. Clements,
Secretary Of District Assembly No. 90; James
McIver, Chairman of the Grievance Commit
tee of the Federation, and James +. OMsrA,
Q momber OF the District Executive Committee,
They will appear on Monday and give bonds.
Tho Witnesses in the case are Abraham LtsneE.
proprietor of the Palais Royal, Theodore J,
Mayer Of Gait s. Co., Frederick %Springman and
i; 1. SprinRman Of springman's Express,
Charles Q. Walter. o carriage niakeri, William
A., NWnding, Charles Meyer, John Beck, Henry
Williams, William r. Leeoh. buslness manager
Of the Washington 7Sn'cs; james +. Oyster,
the butter merchant; George Long Leary, John
Deale, and John g. Weide. Some OF them are
the most prominent merchants In tho city, and
the others are employees OF Charles Q. Walter.
who caused the indictments to be obtained.
Briefly, 1t Is stated that Walter tool, q oon'
tract. from the Times TO- manufaotpEs i've dS,
only union labor. Instead Of doing 30, 1t ID
charged by the Knights Of Labor, no sent to the
Keystone Wagon Company, tIteadinR, Pa, and
Dor. Further, it Is charged, they were brought
back here under cover, and secretly placed in
George Joyce's carriage repository on Pennsyl'
yania, avenue. Later they wero delivered to
Of tho Carriage Makers Assembly, refused to
accept the wagons. The matter was referred
to an arbitration board. composed of jackson
and they decided that the carriage makers had
no case against the Times, but that the rea
grievance was against the Walters Company
Iherenpon the carriage makers
The District Assembly gave Walters n chano'
to explain before tho District. Executive Board
and he appeared and said that II he had VIC
ly. He was placed on the unfair list. TheI
letters were sent to merchants, supposed to b.
friendly to organized labor, asking them :,
withhold their patronage from Walters unit
them wero made, and some agreed to boycott
him. Walters took the matter to the Distric
Attorney, and he laid It before the Grand jury
plead not guilty, and trial will be set for tn
October term of court. 1t promises to be q cele
brRted case in labor annals. as the indictment L
substance accuses them of conspiracy" TIL
Antitrust law was chosen to cover the case, II
1t is believed to be wider in application an,
scope than the common law of conspiracy.