The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-12
An Injunction Granted.

The Intelligencer was informed short
~ after midnight this morning that
Judge jackson, OF the United States
court. sitting in chambers at ParlSers-s
burg. yesterday afternoon granted an
injunction restraining John Smith" and.
oil others from In any manner inter-
ferins with the operoton of the road.
II Is said Marshal John K. Thompson
and some OF his deputies will be here
to-day TO serve TIE injunction on ans
persons they may find placing obstruc-
lions on the tracks OF the street car
line. The injunction in full Is as fol-
lows:
In the Circuit Court OF the United
States. for the District OF West Virginia.
at Parkcrsburs. April Il. 1888:
Wheeling Railway Company ,,,,,,,v
This 1Ith day OF April. In the year 1899,
came the Wheeling Railway CompGny.3by
Its solicitors. and presented TO the court
It's bill. duly verified, praying for an In
junction as therein set FORTH and with its
( bill presented the afiidavits OF L. S. k!rker
and Frank Cox. And 1t appearing to the
court that the defendants, John Smith and
Z Others, whose names are unknown, nave
combined and confedcrated together to
prevent and arn now preventing. and arc
threatening and intending 10 continue TO
prevent the plaintiff. the Wheeling Rail-
way Co., Its agents and servants, from
running along It's railroad In the town
OF Bcnwood, In the county OF Marshall.
and state OF West Virginia. and In the
city OF Wheeling. in the county OF Ohio.
and state Of West Virginia. Its cars for
the transportation of the United States
mall under and in accordance with con-
tracts entered Into by the said plaintiff
with the government OF the United
States, and Its cars for the transportation
OF passengers between points In the state
OF West Virginia and points in the state
Of Ohio. and that such preventing has
been and Is being done. and Is threatened
to be done by the placing OF obstruc!ions
upon the tracks OF the said railroad. by
the DESTRUCTION or tnturIns OF the cars OF
the plaintiff. by violence and injury and
threats Of Violence and Injury to
the car barn and other prop
er methods set forth in the said bill and
afIidavits. and 1t further appearing that
by the acts aforesaid the plalntif has been
prevented from conveying the United
States mails in the usual and ordinary
manner. and ms contemplated In Its con-
tracts aforesaid. and that unless tho In
junction hereinafter ordered shall be Is
tinue TO be prevented from SO doing. and
that the plaintiff has likewise been pre-
vented from conveying passengers be-
tween the said points In West Virginia
: anu .llls culu III oHlO, anu tHHt,
less the Injunction hereinafter ordered
shall be issued and enforced. the plaintiff
VIII continue to be prevented from 30 do
Ing. and 1t further appearing that pend.
hearing n temporary Injunction ~ ncces-
snry both In order 10 protect the said
plaintiff from Immediate irrcpnrnblc In
Z Jury. and to prevent the plaintiff from be-
u OF the mall. and In the transportation Of
passengers as aforesaid. il Ii now by the
court ordered that the defendants John
Smith and other defendants whose names
nre unknown. md all other persona, the
agents or assistants OF the, said dcfcnd-
ants. be enjolned and restrained. until tho
further order Of this court. from obstruct-
ing the plaintiffs trucks. from injurlns
property used In connection with tho
running or operation OF It's cars. from in-
5uring or threatening the employees OF tho
plaintiff employed In running or opcrat-
Ing it1 cars. and from Interfering by tho
use OF any other means. with the regular
and orderly running upon its road OF tho
cars Of the plaintiff. or with the trans
portatlon thereon OF the said malls or tho
said passengers. And It further appear.
Ing to tho court that II disohcd!cnce 10 this
order should take place there is danger
that great damage might be done before
tho court. and proper orders made with
respect thereto. Il iH further ordered that
the mnrsnal shall ut once servo copies OF
this order upon tho said defendants md
those assisting or aiding them. and that
Mt the same time he shall proceed with n
sufficient force. and without further or
der OF tho court. to enforce obedience on
! tho part OF tho defendants md others.
their aidera and abetiorg. 10 tho trims OF
: this order. md he shall nrrest md hiring
In HIS custody before this court any OF tho
defendants or their aders and nhottors
whom he may detect and observe In my
net OF disobedcncc TO tho terms OF this
order.
]. L. B.. Delllckcr clerk OF tho circuit
court OF the United States. do hereby Ger: