The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-20
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
ANSONI4 STRIKE LEADERS, BE-
FORE SUPERIOR COURT.

| FORE SUPERIOR COURT.
Bonds Fixed at $1,000 In Each Case and
Secured--A Tit Between the State At
torney and Counsel for tn % Prisoners -
Cases May be Tried mt Special Term of
Court-Other Court News.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
| three Ansonia strike leaders who were
arrested on bench warrants issued by
Judge Shumway, and who had been
kept over night in the sheriff's office in
the county building, We're taken into
the superior court, criminal side. The
three men were Stephen Charters, ia
son Wright and M. F. Driscoll and
they are charged with conspiracy to in
timidate, it being alleged that these
men took part in compelling a colored
man named Valentine to promise not
| to go work in the Farrell foundry, An
sonia.
When court opened yesterday morn
ing State Attorney Williams, who Sc
cured the issuance of the bench war;
rants, presented the prisoners before
the court and said that another arrest
in the case might be made later. He
said that the prisoners were charged
with conspiracy to intimidate workmen
in the employ of the Farrell Foundry
company.
The claim of the state is" he said,
that ahey followed this man Valentine
into a church, got audience with him
and told him that as he had gone to
work in the Farrel foundry he was talk
ing the bread from the strikers mouths
and that if he didn't stop 1T there would
be bloodshed. And these gentlemen
seemed to be supported by large num-
Der of the citizens of Ansonia, who
seem to pick up stones to clear the
roads. l may say that for some time
Ansonia has been in state Of terror.
Since the strike the Farrel people have
had to guard their Workmen in the fac
tory, and there has been no attempt to
allow them to go on the street. Prop
erty has been destroyed and the lives
of the citizens imperilled. At the time
of the arrests of last evening one man
had small American flag in one pocket
and a large stone in the other This is
an extraordinary condition of affairs in
this state. These gentlemen were APP
parently supported at the time of their
arrest by other men who also carried |
stones. / ask for a bond of $1,000 in |
each of the cases, and that the trial |
ought to be immedia te--one week from /
next Wednesday. There are two counts |
against each Of the men and intend to
file additional counts.
''Al of these men have hitherto been
residents of Ansonia The
time has now arrived when some wish
to know whether anarchy is to prevail
there or law and order. For myself, |
appear for law and order. The place is
in terror
Senator Kennedy, of Naugatuck, APP
peared as counsel for the prisoners. Mr.
Kennedy responded sharply to the state
attorney, and said that even if man
were on trial for murder he would not
be pushed to trial within ten days, as
the state was now seeking. He accused
the state attorney Of making broad
of the alleged disorder in
and said that although the
strike had been in progress since May
20 last, the militia had never been called
1ut and not blow had been struck by
The strikers. Yet" he went on, some
)ne has seen fit to call in civil author
ty and stationed deputy sherffs there.
We believe that these three men have
Kept within the bounds of the law.
that Mr.. Bliss and Mr.,
are contractors for the Farrell
Foundry company and that they agree
o deliver certain dividend to the COM
1any every year. Now, it is not the
but Bliss and Hoadley
through their attorneys, who are MAX
ng this trouble. These men belong to
union which will exact a forfeit from
hem if they settle with the strikers by
way of arbitration, and that is the rea-
on why they refuse to arbitrate, al
hough minister's lawyers and others in
.nsonia have gone to them and asked
hem to do so.
"Now, | don't understand that it is
ontrary to law to tell a man that he is
aking the bread out Of your mouth by
'orking in your place.
again, if Ansonia has been in
tate of terror, who has made it? And .
Thy doesn't the state attorney bring :
he criminals in here? This company =.
las imported labor-brought it in from
ther states. That's the root of the
rouble."
Haven't they right to import la
or?" asked Mr.. Williams.
L presume they have responded Mr..
Kennedy, "but l never knew that the
heriff's department of this county ex-
'ted for the purpose of guarding inn
orted labor. The men there are not as
lack as painted. From 400 to 600 men
ave been out on strike for many weeks