The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-02
HEARING The
TESTIMONY
INJUNCTION ACTION AGAIN
UNDER WAY.
Large Number of with esses Ex-
amined Yesterday Before Judge
Kelly-some Testimony That Mer-
chants Were Asked Not to Sell to
Men Who Took the Strikers
Places-Louis Kneller Says That
He Was Called Vile Names and
Had Stones Thrown at Him.

Before Judge John =. Kelly in the
main court room yesterday the hear
ing in the injunction case of the Della
ware, LaCkawanna and Western COM
pany against the members of the Car
Builders union was resumed. Former
Judge T.. n. willard, Hon. g. p. O'Mal-
ley and Attorney Joseph O'Bricn ap-
peared for the company. and Attorneys
T.. G. Newcomb and c. Balcntine for
the car builders The entire day was
consumed in taking testimony and it
is probable that many more days will
be consumed before the case is closed.
Considerable testimony as to unlawful
acts upon the part of the strikers and
their sympathizers was put in yester-
day.
j. NJ. Huffmeister Cedar avenue
butcher said that after the car build
ers strike began a man asked him not
to sell meat to "scabs" He did not
know who the man was. lie did not
refuse to sell to Martin Kunth.
Frank Fcrrctti, who runs a peanut
stand at Washington and Lackawanna
avenues, testified that Il. Il. Miller, the
master foreman at the car shops,
came to his place one day and bought
some fruit. n number of strikers were
standing at the corner and when they
saw witness wrapping up the fruit
they asked him If he was going to sell
to scabs He said no and refused to
deliver the goods to Miller. The lat
ter corroborated FCrretti's testimony
about the incident lie named j. j.
snyder and John Flynn as two of the
men who spoke to Ferretti.
w. j. Ncave, who has charge of the
fire alarm system. was called to testi-
fy with reference to the false alarm
of fire which was sent in one Sunday
from the box at the car shops. His
evidence was ruled out.
SCHULTZ WAITED UPON.
William Schultz, Petersburg grocer.
testified that Paul Roynor and Emil
Staskel strikers, requested him not to
sell goods to sCabs. He told them if
they wanted him not to he would obey
their request.
ii. l.. Vaughan, who has a store on
Harrison avenue, said the strikers
asked him not to sell goods to Winton
Burley, who was working in the car
shops after the strike. He thereupon
refused to sell to Burlcy.
captain u. j. MCAndrcw. the chair
man of the Car Builders union. was
called by the cumnlainant for cross
examination. lie Is requested 10
produce circular which was present
ed to various wholesale dealers of the
city asking them to do no shipping
over the Delaware, Lackawanna and
ledge of where the circular is now. 1t
was issued, he said, for the purpose of
enabling them to get conference with
the officials of the road They fourl
1t was not necessary to adopt such
drastic measures and the circular was
Withdrawn. 1t was taken around to
the business men by the witness and
Patrick Coyne.
Patrick Coyne testified that he pre-
pared the circular and took it around
with Captain McAudrew for the pur.
post of getting signatures to it.
Albert Westpfahl whose father
runs large grocery store in South
Scranton, was called and Identified
a letter which he sent to Louis Knel-
ler, who was employed in the shops
during the strike, telling him that he
could neither sell nor deliver goods to
him while the strike was on. A COM
mittee of strikers consisting of Otto
Hage, John Flickenstein, q. \. Con-
molly and August Braucr asked him
to SO notify kneller and he did so,
because he thought it would be a
favor to the strikers
SECRETARY CAMPBELL.
c. IL. Campbell secretary of the
car builders union, was called for
cross examination. He was asked
about letter he sent to number of
persons, asking them not to assist or
board The men who were working IN
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
crn shops during the strike. The let
ter offered in evidence had the seal
of the car builders on it and after
much questioning, Campbell ad-
mitted that the seal would not be at
tached to it if the letter had not been
approved of by the union. He also
admitted that it was in his writing.
John RAIDER, who runs a saloon on
upper Lackawanna avenue, said that
since the strike began, he refused to
sell drinks to Lewis Knellcr and Peter
Neuls, who are working in the shops.
lie did this of his own motion, how
ever. No one asked him to do so.
Louis Kneller, who was working i'm
the shops before the strike and who
has been working there ever since,
testified that on several occasions he
Was accosted while on his way TO
work and called "scab" and other
vile names by w. II. Stanton, and
men named Moran, Thompson, Camp
bell and others. on the morning of
July s, with seven other workmen, he
was on his way to the shops from his
home on the South Side when a great
crowd of men, most of them, at least,
strikers, tried to intercept them. J.
j. Thompson called them "scabs" and
Caleld to some one to hit him (Knel-
len Just then a stone whiZzed by
his ear. lie pulled his revolver and
turned around in time to see IL. IL.
Mintzenberger throw another stone.
He was about to shoot at Mintzen-
berger when he was restrained by
John Schroeder, one of the men who
was with him.
REFUSED GOODS.
Knellor told of being refused goods
at Westpfahrs and of receiving a
letter late on night. 1t was delivered
by messenger boy. a Hotel Jermyn
envelope being used. The letter was