The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-15
TO RESTRAIN
The STRIKERS
COURT GRANTS A PRELIM-
INARY INJUNCTION.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company Secures a Preliminary
Injunction with a Rule to Make It
Permanent, Restraining the strik-
ers from Molesting the Compsny's
Workmen or Property-Alleged
Illegal Acts of Which tho Company
Specifically Complains.

SPeSihCdiiy NOnnpidius'
Application was made to court, sat
urday, by the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad comapny for an
Injunction to restrain the striking car
builders and others from interfering
with the company's operations by in
timidating its workmen, and the like.
Judge Kelly granted a temporary in
junction, returnable next Thursday at
a. m, with a rule on the defendants
to show cause why the injunction
should not be made permanent.
The petition in the injunction bill, to
which the injunction order substan-
TALLY conforms, reads as follows:
That temporary injunction may issue i'm.
mediltely as hereinafter prayed, and that, on
final hearing Of this case, q perpetual iniunc.
tion may be allowed and Issued, restraining the
defendants, 20 wit, THE Carhuilders' Associa'
tton, No. 130i Of scranton, Pennsylvania" their
oihcers, agents, servants, employees, members and
each and every one of them, II. T. Bolcy, Elmer
Berry, August Baurr, Bishop Berger, Joseph Bis.
holihorG, Charles II. Campbell. Charles Cordier,
Charles Connors, william Connors. Frank Clauss,
James Crowley, Joseph Coolgan. Thomas CoSne,
Ira Croft, Robert Campbell, Patrick Coyne, -
Detan, Eugene Dwycr, Patrick Dcycrs, George
Fuller, Phillip Ehrhart, Robert Edred, Fred
Hoffman, Edward lIalligan. Jacob klosS, Fred
Lever Charles Lehman, George Lanng, Fred
Miller, John Moran, II. II. u. Mntzcnhergcr,
Thomas Murray, George Moorcand, Henry Mchl,
David Myers, =. j. McAndrews, Donald Mccall,
Robert Mccall, J. T.. Narrar John Mitch, Joe
Mitch, Nicholas Phillips, John Pole, George Pid
age. --- Pidagc, owen Patterson, Geo. Roberts,
Charles Roper, W. II. Stanton, Theodore Smith,
Adam Sohoskie George SNYDER J. j. SNYDER
Joseph Sdnkovitch, william Schultz, James
| Thompson Daniel Tiven, Anthony Wintermantel,
| Henry Wnring, and such other parties as may
hereafter by allowance of this honorable court
| he made defendants il th, case, and all others
that may act in concert with them or by their
| direction, from in any manner interfering with
| the employees or officers Of your orator. now in
| its employ, and from in any manner interfering
with any person who may desire to enter the
| employ OF your orator, by the way OF threats,
personal violence intimidation, menace, oppro.
brtous cpithetS, ridiCulc boycott, or annoyance,
or other means calculated or intended 10 prevent:
| such person 10 leave the employ Of your orator
| and from boycottinC your orator or its om.
| poyes, either by threats, intimdatng, boycott.
| ting, mooSting or threatening, in any manner,
| any person or persons for the purpose OF Undue
| ing such person or persons not 10 deal with or
| do business with your orator; from conCrcgatiug
or lettering about in the ncghhorhood of the
| premises of your orator, or at any other place
| with intent to interfere with the employees Of
| your orator or with the prosecution Of their
business, ,or TO interfere with or ohstruct in any
| manner the business trade Of your orator. and
| 10 prevent or induce the public not 10 deal or
| trade with your orator: from pckcting or pa.
| trolling the shops, or other property or prem.
| ises Of your orator, the homes or stopping
| places Of its employees approaches and en-
| frances thereto, or lettering in ahout any
| Of the places named or from making any loud
| or hoisterous noise in the vicinity thereof. for
| the purpose nj interfering with or intimidating
| your orators officers, employees, business or
| property; from interfering with the free access
| Of the employees Of your orator 10 your orators
| premises, and their places Of work. and the free
| and unmolested return Of said employees to their
places Of business or their homes; from impcd,
| ing, obStucting or interfering with by hNvCott,
| threat or otherwise, any person from trading or
| dealing with Your orator. from, by concerted
| action or otherwise doing any act or causing
| annoyance which will interfere in any manner
with the employees of vour orator or its business,
| or cause injury or damage TO its business or
property, from giving any instructions or orders
| 20 committees. associations Or otherwise for the
performance n any such acts or threats herein.
| before eninned, and from in any manner what.
ever impeding, obStructing or interfering with
| the regular operation and conduct Of the busi-
| ness NJ your orator. or the employees now in
| the employ NJ your orator, or that may here.
| after be employed by it,
| And that pending the hearing of this cause
| temporary Injunction may issue against the de.
| PENDANTS and all Of them, and their associates
and confcdcraes, and all others who may he
| acting in concert with them, and restraining
| them as above prayed for.
| And such other and further relief may he
| granted IS 10 the court may seem mete, and
the case al your orator require.
| Walter W. Ross, willard, Warren & Knapp,
| Solicitors for Complainant
\ part of the bill is letter to anC
| an answer from Recorder COnnell re.
| gardng the companys plea for protec,
tion for its workmen and property.
COMPANY'S COMPLAINT.
The company sets forth that tn,
strikers dog" the footsteps of tn,
company's workmon on their way e
and from work, reviling them with op
lprobrious names, threatening them, anC
| forming picket lines about the com
pany's property to intimidate men whC
want 10 return to work. Because o.
| this state of affairs, the compan,
further says in its letter to the re-
corder, IT Is compelled to house anC
feed a large number of men in III,
shops, and hire a large force Of specIa
officers to protect them. The letter con
cludes by calling upon the recorder, n!
the city's chief magistrate, to give m,
company "the protection that the Law
guarantees to every person and corpor
alton engaged in lawful calling" II
this letter, Recorder Connell sent tn,
following reply:
Scranton, Pa, July 6, 1901
| MeSsrs. willard, Warren & Knapp, Attorncv.
Delaware, Lackawanns and Western Railroad
company, Scranton, Pa.
Gentlemen: have received your commpni
cation OF this date In reference to your request