The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-31
LABOR TROUBLES
IN POLICE COURT
Mr.. Mullen and Mr.. Seal Put Under
Bonds.
THE EPlTHETs WERE DEMANDED.
A Sailor Captain Loses Two Hundred
Dollars While Drunk and in Bad
Company-The Real Facts
in an Assault Case.


i'm an Assault Case
An article published exclusively in The
Times Tuesday morning. giving an inter
! estinr report of the proceedings of the
Central Trades and Labor Council, had its
SEQUEL in the Police Court yesterday when
Mr. William IIlmore Seal and Mr.. w.
II Mullen were placed under bonds in
the sum of three hundred dollars TO keep
the peace with all citizens of the Common
wealth and especially between each other.
The Great Dispenser handled the case
according to Queensoury rules ana oy
the injection OF little novelties and i'm
promptu lines added immensely to the
entertainment of the large audience that
| filled the big white chamber
FORMIDABLE CHARGE
The case on trial was the charge against
Mr. w. FL Mullen. q we'll known labor
leader with having cursed, abused and
threatened to shoot MI William Elmore
Seal, another labor representatives ana
also carrying concealed weapons.
The affair occurred Wednesday night in
ELECTS Hall. where was about to meet
a Committee on Labor-Day Parade OF the
Central Trades and Labor Council
Hon. E. c. Folkes appeared as counsel
for Mr. Mullen, and incidentally IN the
interest of the labor organizations OF
Richmond Mr. Folkes made statement.
in which he said the affair was in con-
nection with a secret organization, and
that its investigation might injure the
interests of the labor organizations, which
were secret orders. He asked that the
case be settled without regular investiga-
tons.
OLD FASHIONED CUSSIN'.
Mr.. Folkes did not deny that "Nlr. Null
lin had given Mr.. Seal an old-fashloned
cussin," but he thought it might be set
tied out of court.
Mr.. Seal, however, thought 1t best to
go on with the investigation.
Mr. Seal was then placed on the stand,
| and testified that Mr.. Mullen had cursed
! and abused him and had drawn pistol
| on him and threatened to shoot him with
| it.
| Mr.. Seal stated that the trouble grew out
| of the publication in the Richmond Times
| of a meeting of the Central Trades ana
! Labor Council, in which it was stated that
! several times the members came near
| having a row, and which he thoGSht was
Injurious to the labor interests and would
| interfere with the success of the Labor
| Day parade, and that he believed Mr. Null
| len was the author of that report or gave
| the information to the reporter who Wrote
| it,
MIR. SEALS STATEMENT.
When asked what he said to cause the
| trouble between him and Mr.. Mullen, MIR.
| Seal drew from his pocket a written state
| ment OF what he said in EllettS HAN,
| which was to the effect that Mr.. Mullen
| had betrayed his fellow laborins men by
| withdrawing from the nomination for Con-
grese too late to allow the Labor Commit
tee to put up another man; that Mr.. Null
| len when delegated to get up a directory
| for the Central Trades and Labor Union,
had presumably collected from $500 to ST.
| 0OO and when called on for a report, had
! made one that was contradicted by the
! minutes signed by Mr.. Mullen himself;
that if Mr. Mullen had betrayed his fellow
men in these instances. he would do 50
| again, and charged that he gave the re-
port to The Times.
Mr. E. w. Rlakey, to whom MIR. Seal
claimed to have made the remarks. and
who said he thought Mr.. Seal was talking
generally to those present, was the next
witness.
MIR. NIULLENS GUN.
Mr. Blakey said so much was said he
could not recall it all, but that when Mr.
Mullen pulled his pistol he made break
for it.
Mr. Seal called out and said he was not
armed and Mr. Mullen gave up the weap-
on without resistance.
Mr. Seal, In response to a question from
the bench, said he was at the meeting IN
the capacity of newspaper reporter.
Mr. Blakey, being cross questioned as
to the language used by Mr.. Mullen. said
ne could not remember 1T all, put ne
called Mr.. Seal a bad fellow, fake and
liar.
Mr.. Seal asked Mr. Blakey II he did
not hear Mr.. Mullen threaten to shoot
him The witness said he did not, but
heard Mr. Mullen say he would scatter his
entrails over the street
ORIGINAL IDEAS.
The Great Dispenser, who has some orig
inal ideas of his own where insults are
offered, wanted to know OF MI. seal
how it was that wnen MT. Nuilen caileu
him a dam liar he did not up and at him.
He was at the door, Your Honor, said
Mr.. Seal, and besides l did not care to
tackle n man with pistol when l was
unarmed.
Mr. Blakey being questioned as to the
situation, said that the large part OF
MIR. Mullens restrictions We're made to
Mr. Seals face after he mad taken the
nistol from Mullen and had it in his own
nocket and that Mr.. Mullen was standing
close to Mr.. Seal and that Mr.. Seal had
ample opportunity to attack Mr.. Mullen
if he so desired.
The Great Dispenser decided if it had
of been him he would have gone to MN
if he had to cut hole in brick wall.
but everybody knows he's dangerous.
Mr.. v. G. Griffin, secretary of the Cen
trail Trades and Labor Union, corrooora'ed
Mr. Blakey's testimony, but added that
Mr.. Mullen told Mr.. Seal that he might as
We'll pack his trunk and leave town, or
he would make him do't, or scatter his en-
trails on the floor
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
The Great Dispenser desiring to arrive
81 rhe animus of the matter, questioned
Mr. Seal as 10 his history and elected the
facts that Mr. Seal came here last Jnnu-
ary from Philadelphia, after seven years
residence there, but that he was native
Of buckingham, but not having been here
long enough, was not voter and was
delegate from the Richmond Painters
TTnion to the Central Trades and Labor
Council
Mr.. Seal a gain reiterated that The Times
report had hurt the cause of labor
The Great Dispenser didn't think news
nanar reports hurt anybody who wanted