Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28
HEARING INJUNCTION CASE
Testimony Of Strike Breakers and Guards
for Uaion Pacific,
OTHER SIDE GETS INNING NEXT WEEK
Guards ut the shops Tell stories OF
Assaults on Them, but Admit
They Did Not Complain
10 Police.

The second day of the strike injunction
hearing brought out a large attendance OF
strikers who are watching the case. The
compliments witnesses we're on the stand
from $3.50 until 1890 o'clock and will
probably occupy the entire day Monday, to
which time the hearing was adjourned.
The first witness OF the morning was
Elijah Dunn, an old resident Of Omaha and
a foreman In the shops. He told OF the
loud and vile language used by the strikers
and had seen them in large number on
picket duty. He had never been assaulted
by them, but had been asked to leave
work.
John d. Vance, a guard, who of the stand
said he had been in the employ Of the Sc
cret service Of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad for some time and was familiar
with labor troubles, was the second wit
ness. He said that he had come to Omaha
in July from st. Louis to become a guard
at the shops. He had been the object Of
vile language on the part Of strikers and
pickets and on one occasion had been as
ssulted, having been hit on the side and
in the face with clubs. He did not report
the matter to the police.
j. NJ. Smith, residing at 1923 South
Eighteenth street, who has been a guard
OF the Union Pacific about two months,
testified that he was twice assaulted and
searched by pickets and after one search
missed s1.4O which he had in his pocket.
John o'Neal of 271s Charles street said
that he has been employed as helper in
Union Pacific shops for about eighteen years
with slight interruption; had trouble with
several men; was kicked by John Smell July
IA, when witness refused to quit work: later
was interrupted in going home by William
McKenna; William Richelieu also interfered
with him; Charles Smith also stopped at
his house and advised him to quit work; ole
Olson argued with him on the subject and
told him he ought to have his face smashed
witness named several strikers whom he
had seen on picket duty.
Did Not Tell Policeman
Charles Brown of 47O7 Burdette street, an
employe Of the company for more than a
year, swore that he was searched by pick
cts, but although a policeman was in sight
had not called for protection; met Strikers
Noble and Perkins at a gate in the evening
and they searched for a gun by striking
pockets of witness with a stick; saw the
Buckley incident.
H. B. Ward OF oxford, Pa. who engaged
to work for the company while at Cleve-
land, o., had been intercepted by strikers
in returning to the shops after visiting the
town and was compelled to remain from
work for twenty-four hours; was at work or
a car when strikers asked him to quit work
and upon his refusal a large number Of
stones were thrown into the yards. not by
the men talking to him the stones broke
glass In locomotives, but injured no one
sought shelter from the stones in a boz
car and remained there over hat an hour.
Mrs. jamie Albertson OF Red Oak, Ia,
wife Of E. T. Albertson. a machinist in the
employ Of the company at Columbus, testi-
fed to receiving a letter purporting to be
from the officers Of the Machinists' union
at Omaha, in which she was advised to
request her husband to quit work for the
company pending the settlement OF the
strike; the letter said that a photograph
Of her husband had been secured and that
he would be unable to work after the strik
had been settled; she asked her husband
to quit work, but he had not done so.
T.. F. Long had been in the employ Of the
company for twenty-five years; was never
threatened with personal violence by strik
ers, and, while vile language had beer
used toward him and he had been asked
to come out of the shops, had never beer
threatened but once, and that indirectly
when ne was told by a striker: I'VE go
Mike Cronin out and we will get you"