Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-08-24
THE INJUNCTION.

Ihe Attempt to Get the Injunction Against
the Glassworkers Begun Monday
at Camden.
The injunction proceedings instituted
by the Cumberland Glass Company
against the Green Bottle Blowers Asso-
clation, were heard Monday in cham
bers, at Camden, before Vice Chancellor
| Alfred Reed.
The bill was originally filed before
| vice Chancellor Grey, but that gentleman
being on his vacation, the case will be
| argued before Vice Chancellor Reed.
The case was not reached Monday
until noon. At that time there were
present c. W. Shoemaker, r. Elmer
Shoemaker, Richard M. More, Robert
More Sr, and George Jonas. Among the
Bottle Blowers representatives were
President Hayes, Vice President Doughty
committeeman Branip, Secretary Lau-
ner and other officials, beside number
of work men,
The company was represented nv
Walter H, Bacon, of this CITY. while the
defendants were looked after by former
Judge Westcott and J. J. Crandall, of
Camden, and Samuel Iredell, of Bridge.
ton.
For three hours the counsel in the case
were engaged in reading the bill and
answer, together with the affidavits sun
porting the allegations. Both the bill
and the answer were verbose. and
printed, and when four O'Clock in the
afternoon came the answer had not vet
been read entirely, and after some SPAR
ring between the counsel, the further
hearing was postponed one week. and
will be resumed before Vice Chancellor
Reed, at Trenton.
AS is well known the bill of injunction
applied for, would, if granted, prevent
the Bottle Blowers Association from
paying weekly benefits to the strikers,
would prevent them from interfering
with employees of the company and
from attempting to interfere with the
company hiring non union men. The
bill is supported by numerous affadavits
from the officers and employees of the
non-union factories and three other
citizens. 1t is endeavored to be shown
that riots and serious breaches of the
peace are occasioned by the strikers. and
/ that Dy reason of violence upon the mart
OF the strikers the Company cannot en-
pioy men who want work, and therefore
are prevented from filling contracts, con-
sequently losing large sums of money.
The affadavits also attempt to show that
the strike was caused by the action of
President Hayes and the Bottle Blowers
Association.
The answer to the application for the
injunction, to -gether with the accompany
ing affadavits, is even longer than the
bill.
1t is carefully drawn, and sets up an
answer to every allegation of the bill. 1t
| denies that the strike was ordered by
Hayes or the association, but sets forth
that the non-union men here formed
an independent organization themselves,
and entered upon the strike as result of
their own official conferences. 1t al
so shows to, that the strikers did
notlbecome members of the Bottle Blow
ers' Union until some time after the strike
and were not paid money until after they
| joined the association. The answer fur
ther denies that the defendants named in
the bill or the Union is responsible for
the disorder mentioned in the bill, in fact
denies that unusual riots or disorders
have occurred.
| This part of the answer is supported by
the affadavits of the Mayor, police officers,
the Sheriff, the County Clerk and leading
business men of this city.
The defendants claim the right of organ
ization and protest against the Court be-
ing appealed to for assistance by the
complainants.
Judge Reed listened very attentively to
the reading of the bill and answer, and
said when he adjourned the proceeding,
that it was very important matter and
must be thoroughly argued and given
earnest consideration.
In Trenton next Monday the defen
dents will continne the reading of the
answering affadavits. and the case will
then be argued by counsel. A decision
is not likely to be reached for several
weeks. The defendants do not have any
fear that the INDUCTION will be granted
even in modified form.
Fires Started.
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