The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-26

MI. Wood never. had any occasion to
come to me, nor to him.. Never knew
he was member of the association or
not. Never spoke only two words to
him, and at that time I did not know
whether it was Wood or man up a
tree. After he left the boat I would not
have known if had been told.
O.. Did Wood go down and ask you
to give him written statement? A. |
written statement why I refused tC
answer his bells.
@. What did you say to him? A. !
was in such Spredicament, 1 was on
a passenger boat there and the steam
was down to 20 pounds.
Q. I simply asked you what you
said? A. 1 did not answer him at all
The fireman was talking to me and
told him to go to hell.
Never Met Wood.
@. Who did you tell that to? A. |
told the fireman to go to hell He had
broke the handle off the hose. In the
first place I never met the man Wood
at all.
@. When you joined this organiza-
ton did you obligate yourself to abide
by the constitution? A. I suppose you
do the same as you do in any other or
ganization.
BY the Inspector of Boilers:
o. You, as member of the Tug
mems Protective Association, can you
quit a boat when you want to, when
you have grievances of any kind. A. ]
do not know but that you can quit a
boat if you are dissatisfied.
q. Do you not have to give the grie-
vance committee notice. A. Yes, sir
Would Answer Woods Bells.
Q. If Walter Wood was not a mem
ber Of this association and went in the
pilot house and gave you bells, would
you refuse to answer them? A.
would certainly answer them.
Q. Then you could not quit? A. ]
could not quit.
@. Until it was adjusted by the grie.
vance committee? A. Yes, sir.
c.. How long would that take? A
A week anyway to get the grievance
committee together.
O. Then you could not refuse to sail
with MI. Wood because he was not a
member of the association? A. No
sir, not without being informed by the
association.
BY Mr.. Norton:
q. Mr.. Van Alstine, you say you
never had any conversation with Mr.
Wood on or off the boat? A. No. sir
Q. You never saw him there but once
and you did not know who he was un.
til afterwards. A. No, sir.
@. Did you ever say to him or any
body else, in the language Of the com
plaint, that the association had di.
rected that he could not sail on that
boat. A. No, sir.
Q. Were you ever authorized by the
association or it's officers that you were
not to sail with this man, the complain.
ant "a. No, sir. .s.s. !. .5s s5
Sss 9 When the eenapla tina ant sta tes thal
tlis assoeiafi i6n fo sissS 3 III
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Counsel offers to prove by the wit
ness, Michael Ryan, that the book tha
was shown to the witness, Van Alstfne
as being copy of the constitution, il
not constitution, but merely the by
laws of the local order, and to prov,
by some more influence relative to tn,
duty of members and the rights of
person who does not belong to the as
sociation.
Objects to President Ryan.
Inspector Of Hulls: '"This will be OBJ
jected to, as l asked Mr.. Ryan before
the case was opened if he was wit
ness, and he said he was not" He ha:
been in here and listened to all the evi
dence that has been taken. The law:
say that witnesses must be examined
separately, given an exception.
Now Mr.. Norton offers himself as
witness as offering to show the right:
and duties of this particular associa.
tion. Treated the same as Mr.. Ryan
Capt. J. J. Hayes, called and, being
first duly sworn on oath, testified a:
follows:
By Mr.. Norton:
@. What is your name? A. Jane:
J. Hayes.
@. Where do you reside? A. No
1882 East third Street, Duluth.
@. What is your business? A.
am a pilot.
@. Age? A. Thirty-five.
@. You have license as pilot? A
Yes, sir.
Q. Are you employed at the present
time. A. On steamer "Estelle'
@. Were you there in October last
A. Yes, sir.
@. Do you remember, on the even.
ing Of the 18th, of October, of seeing
Capt. Wood aboard of the boat. A
Yes, sir.
@. Did you hear any conversation
take place between him and the engi
neer? A. Yes, sir.
@. You may state what you heard
A. He put his head in the engine.
rooms door and said something abou1
written statement. Didn't seem tt
get any answer from any person. The
engineer was down in the hole pokine
the fire. -.,. r>!.--
@. That's Mr.. Van Alstine? A. Yes
sir.
@. You heard all of the conversa.
ton? A. Yes, sir.
Did Not Refuse to Work.
@. Did you hear. Mr.. Van Alstine sa,
at any time that he would not ride