Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-19
THE MEN ARE HELD
Ansonia Strikers Were Taken to
 Court To-Day.
THE BONDS FIXED AT $t, 1000

There Is Much Excitement and In-
 dignatiOn Among the Friends of the
 Laborers-Attorney Guilfoile Gives
 His Views on the Injunction-What
 Some of the New Haven Lawyers
 Think of It.
 New Haven. July 19.-Stephen J. Chartres, M. F. DriscOll and Jason Wright, arrested On bench warrants in AnsOnia last night on the charge of conspiracy to intimidate. were bound over to the next term of the superior court for trial, after q hearing in this city to-day, under bonds of 1000. each Senator William Kennedy, who defended the accused, and State Attor- Dey Williams. who prosecuted, had lively arguments throughout and at times their tilts became quite personal. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge Shumway announced that tine July term of the superior court would adjourn without date This is taken to mean that the three will be tried at a special term of the court.
 Representative GuilfOile was asked this morning his opinion of the In- junction issued by Judge Gager of Derby restraining the striking machin ists of AnsOnia from interfering in any way with the employees of the Farfel foundry. where the strike is on. MT GuilfOile said that in view of his ln- experience in the profession of law and his youth, it might be considered preSumptuOus on his part to express view on a matter so StupendouS in its effects.
 My views of this injunction,' said Mir Guilfoile, are that it is unjust be- cause it depriveS the men of the right to attempt persuasion upon those who may see it to return to their former places of employment. If the right of free speech is denied a citizen of this country, it is manifeStly unjust. If l am not allowed the right to speak 10 my fellow worker, to impress him with my views of the circumstances that en- velop us both, and when I attempt to so persuade him and am arrested for contempt of court in consequence, what remedy have |? I am thrown into jail for violating an order of the court that subsequently may be found to have been an illegal order. In jail, therefore, I must stay unless l have friends to give bail for me. But sup posing I am released on bail, l am nevertheless still denied the right to express my views to him who disa- grees with me in this matter which has caused Us both to strike. If l have money I fight the matter in the courts. Meanwhile I must wait months, per hapS a year. perhaps more, and in the end it is found that that judge who tied my tongue had not the right to do so. What redress have 1 then! The injunction issued by Judge Gager <eN- presSsly denies the strikers the right to use persuasion. It is one of the first matters mentioned in the docu- ment Manifestly. therefore, the strikers are forbidden to speak to any employe of the Farrel foundry with the object of trying to persuade him to take their view of the strike. This is nquestiOnably an infringement on personal liberty, which is far more serious than an infringement on the liberty of the press.'
 New Haven attorneys, expressed themselves to a Union reporter as fol lows:
 Attorney James H. Webb stated that the writ certainly prohibited the men from amicably talking upon the sub- ject, in no uncertain language. and therefore infringed on the right of free speech. He further said that he wasn't well enough read recently upon such cases, but thought that such a sweeping injunction would not hold in the upper courts
 He cited a case where a father might be a striker with a son at work while the strike was on '1 don't think that father could be prohibited frcm talking to the son about the mat ter" said MT Webb.
 Mayor Studley said: "One who has been kicked out of judgeship by the citizens of the county isn't presumed to have legal knowledge enough to pass judgment upon such an important matter"
 Attorney " NJ. Munger of Ansonia stated that he was somewhat acquaint- ed with the facts. Thirty men in one batch came to work at the Farrel foundry and have lived inside the grounds in what is known as the car penter shop and have not dared to move outside. fearing personal violence from the pickets.
 One store refused to sell one of these men shirt. and doctor refused to treat one of these men who had a badly cut finger, fearing that if they did they would lose the trade of all the strikers The general opinion is that the thing should stop. Still. the strikers have the right to quietly per suade the men to quit work, thought Judge Munger.
 Attorney Walter Pond: q think the strikers have the right of free speech, notwithstanding the wording of the injunction"
 Attorney J. P. Goodhart stated that the workman had an undoubted right in a quiet manner to talk over the strike, notwithstanding that the in- junction prohibited it. He referred the reporter to Wright and Carson's vol ume. .sThe Law of Criminal Conspira- cies.r which dwells at length on the subject touching the Glidden case.
 EPsoAL LAD WON TO-DAY.