The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
COMPLAINT OF J. W LILLY AND 2.
CANNON

follows.
COMPLAINT OF J. W lilly AND :.
J. CANNON.
Houston. Texas August 5, 1870 Nj ;
J. Cannon and I went over ie tae 4tF
Saturday night. August 2. about I;i5 2
m l went 70 the h1rbey ssop 20 eet
shaved. and left Mr.. Canoes on the street
got shaved sab came back. and IS
came back a gang followed ne met
Mr. Cannon and we weRt from there 20
the posto6lee. thinking we would come
home. We saw 8 crowd about the same
size or A little larger below the postoGlce.
next 70 the car track ahead ~ u, so We
could not get to the car without mixing
in with them: SO we turned and started
back. am tue same crowd sHd the one
below an then followed Us back MP on
Main street, where We met Mr. W. 5
Cox and Mr. g. j.. Sullivan. meas t4e
Crescent tfug store Then We went on up
MRln street 70 Texas avenue. 4 be crowd
walked a!onG about twelve az uLtee3 i'st
behind us, making SLIGHT remarks und sfy-
Ing "scab' and making little re-n1rks IKE
that. We tried tn get telephone sy the
postoifice for good while. They stood
there nbout twenty fspt from mo wlut
Mr.. Cannon was In tae postohlce NheA
we met Nr. Cox and Mi sullivan tho
crowd ordered US searched. on their de
maad policeman went through Us and dtd
not ind anything, He searched Me ana
my partner both. then be turucd and sal 4
10 them: Boys they have got no guns.
We asked the officer for some one to pro
tect US, and he said We would need no
body, but 70 20 home and attend 70 94l
business and we would he all right. We
started up to Main street then aud turned
down Texas avenue toward Travis street
and about two-thlrds OF the WY down the
block We stopped, as there was a larsFl
forty or htty, We stouped there and they
gathered around us. There is where ta'
~ many OF tho men. ono fellow walked
up-I don't know his nAme-and said
''iou are pretty boys, alu't yous' said
Yes, We are pretty good feIlows~-ought .
be-" He says: 'Wei, YOU are "a 4
now" said; 'welI II looks like It
little. 1t is nice crowd you have got
YOU" / do not know the mans name whit
said this. know his fn-e. About tina
time az Of them began TO talE nnd a.
talhed at one tine, They asked Vunt "
did this for what we watched them for
what we reported on them for-what "
down here % for. They askea n we did m
know there was trouble here. We toll
them that we knew q, il; but we did rs
not go back then. They went on with
great long talk-cursed ms and ubascd M
them 10 say. Lets beat their d-n head
90 AMI put them In box chr and shl
them hCmr Others S.ld; "BeAt h
% them started 70 mink" passes nj "
but were stopped by others. then spoA
up and asked them Il they did not hay
q man who cOpld talk for the crowd,
that we could decide 90 something that v
could do, One of them said that now the
had got him into IL he would act;
would speak for the crowd. They sa
that he could 10 SO. He told us he won
give ms Eve minutes 70 leave town. 70
MN Al Isan Mqt 4tgyE 'm poy. .ss, IN
had to get our money aud orr clothes. !
wanted to know lr Monday hight won
be long enough time, told him I guess,
III you Will do that. Wen let you 60
aud gave US Ave minutes to decide In q
eS5 nat Pc o sra n ne you'd ut ~are
d--n' and said that the oAIS thing
would do WAS that We should 90 before
notary public and make oath that we won
leave by Monday hight, They gave rs
mipute or two 70 make M our minds. Al
We finally came 70 the decision that '
would take the proposition they mad
After that was over we waited about for
or ffty minutes for n notary. They nunt
one all around over town and hnally we
somebody M. The document ! signed "
an nffdavit. OF which the following is
copy. furnished by the notary taking 1t:
State Of Texas. !
County OF nGrrlsi
We. the undersigned Y J, Cannon
ard J, W. Lilly, OF Indianapolis, indl
ana nm; , eelng nov eneaged Ia gu,ardini
shops OF the Southern pacIAc railroad
aud recognzing that we are doing On
injustice 10 the organized workers q
the city OF Houston. having had III
matters explained 10 rs by O commit
toe OF Houston lodge M, -, l. A. O
NJ. hereby promisc under oath that W
Y!ll leave the city OF Houston ON o
before IL O'Clock y. m, OF Monday. To
fourth day o. August. 1902, and furthe
promise not 10 return inside OF tw
months from said date.
Wa were TO stay away two months III
they made II six mouths. aud we pleat
~ get an Of II ont AMI az last thcy M
II two months Then they released us Il
spid u We should so home; and we we
They did not trouble us auy more q
nleh; l could not give the names Of
" ihe parties vino caused MS TO
searched. We were TALKING 10 Mr..
ani Mr., Sullivan at the time l do
know who lrst suggested that we
searched. l suppose they had nut
someooay 20 hun, for the Officer while
were walking
One nan tried 10 strike rs, He d.
back mad started IN and couple OF fele
bold him buck. lie all this twice. He Y
not over foNr or i've foot from us when
aid that. He was making his motion