The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-30
Answer the question"
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Answer the question:
II believe not
T. F. Dawson, the principal defendant
In the suit, was also subjected to Sc
we're examination in regard to the con-
tract. He was the next witness.
What became of the contract between
the Master Plumbers Association and
the Journeymen, he was asked by Mr..
Fitc'..
"Our committee signed that agreement
with the understanding It it was TO be
first approved by the lifted States At
torney. We went to see Mr.. Baird and
he told us it was Illegal, so We destroyed
it forthwith.
Never mind what Mr. Baird told you
interposed the Court, ''it doesn't make
any difference what he said about the
agreement
When was that agreement signed?"
asked plaintiffs attorney
About August 10th"
Did it contain any clause which pro-
vided that it was imperative until ap-
proved by the United States Attorney
1T could be amended or altered in any
way
Answer the question"
Doesn't that answer it?"
II will ask you the same question: did
the agreement itself contain anything
with reference to any action by the Unit
ed States Attorney
Nothing, except as I have stated
who destroyed the agreement?"
Il did"
Where and when?"
"On the way from Col. Baird's office
to my store, the day he told us it was
in violation of the law. tore it up and
threw the pieces in waste basket at
my Office
of the committee before you did it?"
AT the meeting of the committee we
had decided to do whatever Col. Baird
said. l was with O'Donnell at the time"
How many copies did you Destroy"
Two"
Were there any other copies in exist
ence of a similar nature?"
mo signed copies
ANY unsigned, and did you destroy
them?''
Yes, there were unsigned copies; I did
not destroy them"
You say you cant get a copy of this
agreement"
Il don't know of any"
Has there been any official action In
reference TO the destruction of this
agreement, at any meeting?"
Il told the chairman of the arbitration
committee to notify all the members of
the organizations that the agreement HAD
been destroyed
You still do not answer the question:"
BY the Court: Answer the question"
None that l remember"
us this contract or the results of ii in
force as regards the written agreement"
asked Judge Estee.
NO, SIR
Then We are to understand that there
is no agreement or combination of any
kind between the Master Plumbers Asso-
citation and the Journeymens Union?"
None. so far as l know"
Then anybody can employ a plumber
now. without regard to the Associations"
Yes, sir"
Dawson testified that he had plumbers
in his employ that were not members of
the union.
DO you pay them $3.50 dayo" asked
counsel for plaintiff.
NO they get $3.50 a day
Just helpers. are they not?"
NO regular plumbers"
James Ludde was put or the stand to
testify with regard to contract he had
requested Brown to make. but said that
it took place prior to the settlement of
the strike.
William Park testified to a job when
he had given to Brown and which had
been interrupted for several days because
of the strike settlement The written
contract was introduced in evidence, and
was objected to, because il had not been
properly stamped. The Court stated that
it had already been held that all con-
tracts must bear the stamp of the Ter
rit0ry but that this might be affixed at
any time. The dollar necessary for the
purchase of the stamp was paid into
court ard The contract was then ad-
mitted 10 the records. He was the last
witness for plaintiff and defendants at
torney then made a motion for non
suit.