Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-19

OF Contempt Of Court, Before Judge
Jackson, Yesterday.

Fined Fifty Dollars and Costs Each,
and Sentenced to Thirty Days.
THE DEFENDANTS WE'RE JOHN
HIXENBAUGH, CHARLES REU-
TER, WILLIAM PULTz AND
JAMES BYRNES-AN OUTLINE
OF THE EVIDENCE ADDUCED
DURING THE DAY--A LONG AID
DRESS BY JUDGE JACKSON TO
A CROWDED COURT ROOM
The session OF. the Federal Court,
Judge Jackson presiding, yesterday,
was for the trial of the four men arrest
ed previous to yesterday for alleged in
reference with the operation OF the
stree. car line and for contempt OF
Court in not respecting the Injunction
granted.
The defendants were John Hixen-
baugh, Charles Reuter-, James Byrnes
and William Pultz. On the part of the
defense there were no witnesses and
no counsel The government was full
ly represented, and SO was the street
railway company, while the court room
was crowded almost to its capacity, at
both the morning and afternoon ses-
sions, many prominent citizens being
<1o
The first defendants called were
John Hixenbaugh and James Byrnes.
Byrnes plead not guilty, while Hixen-
baugi said he had nothing to say.
Deputy Randolph was the first witness
called, and testified to the arrest OF
the men last Sunday morning. he
said Byrnes, standing on front OF the
earn barn, on that morning, usea
abusive language. He and others were
taken away, but later they came back'
and some of the men defied the mar
shals to arrest them. Witness SAID
the defendants were then arrested, ana
in reply to, a direct question by the
Court, said these men and others hao
intimidated the employees of the road.
A. J. McClain, assistant car dis
hatcher, said he heard the defendants
apply vile epithets to the marshals'
and that they had been warned away
several times.
Deputy Jackson had aided in arrest
ing defendants. They had used IAN
guage calculated to excite violence and
disturbance.
This ended the cases for the time
being. and the two defendants were
taken out of the Court room and
Charles Reuter- was called. He said
he was standing in a crowd at Forty
third street, when some people mad
called names to men on cars. Inc
Court told him to tell who these. men
were. and after some effort he gave the
names of Charles Brown and William
Speidel, but appeared to be unable to
recollect others.
Deputy Marshal Law was called, and
said that on Sunday evening there were
five hundred or one thousand people
at Forty-third street. He heard Reu-
der say to an employe of the company
"Why didn't you stay in Pennsylvania
where you belong instead OF coming
here and taking the bread out OF mems
mouths. You should be hung, not
with a rope, but with a chain. You
are a d. -" Then the
witness arrested him and brought him
to Jail. On the car Render said he was
sorry and guessed it was the whisky
that fixed him.
James Page, one of the new employees
of the company said defendant called
him vile names. He thought an OBJ
etruction had been placed on the track
at Forty-third street, or the car would
not have left the track. George Park
land, motorman, said spike had been
placed on the track, which threw the
car off, Reuder was there, and was
cursing and swearing.
Reuder then testified on his own be-
half. He said he was a steel worker,
lived near Forty-third street, and ran
into the crowd there accidentally. He
denied having used abusive language.
saying: Il said nothing out OF the
road"
William Pultz, the fourth defendant,
was then called. He worked for House
& Herman, and was driving in
wagon along the car track. The horse
brushed against a marshal and he was
arrested. He asked the marshal: why
In hi didn't you get out of the way?'
Deputy Marshal w. F. Holt was then
called, and said when the defendant
passed in wagon in Upper Benwood
he said to witness: IF l had gun l
might shoot you" Witness cautioned
him and Pultz drove on, but later came
back and cursed the marshal and made
motion as though to draw a revolver.
A oolcred man WAS On the wagon driv