The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-11
Two Men Offered $2,500 Each
to Have a Reso' luton Passed.
PAY TEN MEN In EACH LOCAL
They Were Each to Receive from, 500
to $500 if They Should Succeed
in Having Their Respective Lo>
cal Organ cations Order
Men to Return to WORK.
Is Corrob.rated.
1snee.aI p.spatch to Tie Times,

Especial Dispatch to iEs IiTnesJ
SCRANTON, Pa. December 1o.-The
nest interesting. If not important tes-
t'ulony brought out at to-day's sessions
OF the coal strike commission was to the
effect that an a.leged attempt was made
by a former mine foreman to hrihe two
Presidents OF local unions OF the miners
to have ten man in each local use rheir
influence to have q resolution passed
sending the men back to work, thus max
ing a serious break in the solid ranks
o. The strikers.
Each OF the presidents was TO receivz
%.5og and a good position as mine fore
iran. and the ten men were to set from
S.tJ 70 SEQ each.
The name Of no company was men.
toned IN connection with the bribery
scheme, and none OF the lawyers cross
examined the witnesses.
The large coal companies have taken
notice of the testimony which has been
presented against the Coke and Markls
COR paries. During the afternoon ses-
sion David wilcox. vice-Dresident OF tho
delaware and Hudson, and general coun-
ssi for the company. addressed the COM
Mission and protested vigorously against
the commission holding his company re-
sponsibfe for conditions that may exist
At the Coke and Markle mines, He was
quickly stopped by Chairman Gray. who
s,:iG thaL the commission id nor intend
to hold any company responsible for
whatever special conditions may exist in
j other Parts Of the coal fields.
y MATTER OF FIGURES
y large amount OF technical testimony
was heard on various phases OF the ques-
ucrs s-c issue Two check weIshr1sn
! produced figures. which tended TO show
tkat at two Delaware ard Hudson col
l:eries the mtnars produced 1n.96o tons
/ OF coal more than they were paid for.
! The miners must bring up 3,136 pounds
i OF coal and dirt to make a ton of 2.2to
/ porlds OF pure coal. and the union claims
! that the company gets more than 2.2iH
I rcrnds OF coal oit OF each miners.
/ ton OF 3.156, and produced official figures
I TO nrova t.
presented its figures to the commission
to-day. they beirg the first certified staris-
tics to be handed in They show the av-
erage earnings OF the miner in 1901 20
have been $6226 S. and his laborer s..9.47
Nhen Mr.. Mitchell was on the stand he
said that $500 should be the minimum OF
American living wages
THE ALLEGED BRIBERY.
John Early. q check weighman employed
ct the Gypsy Grove Collfery. of the Erie
Company. who was president of the Gypsy
Grove local" told the story OF the alleged
attempt 20 hribe. Early said he was intro
Guced to q former mine foreman named
Michael Grimes. in Scranton. Early and
miner named OHara. who was also
president of Il local union. were each
offered S2.5iF) 70 get ten men to pass
resolution ordering the men from the two.
locals which thsy represented back to
work. Early said Grimes first offered him
s. 600 to work for William Conneil for
Congress Grimes then made this prope-
sition:
II Early could get ten men to have q
resolution passed by his local. Grimes
.vould give nine of them 800 each. the
tenth man 500 ard Early 5000 and all
expenses necessary TO carry out the
/ scheme. He further added that Early need
. not apply for work for three months. ana
: that ne then would be given q forenan's
rositfor Later on during the converse
| zion Grimes amended his proposition by
| Offering to give two OF the men 800 each.
ana at the same time offered Early SO for
current expenses. Early refused the
money ard told Grimes he would see him
I later.
NATTER WAS REPORTED
Fartv reported the matter 70 District
President Nichols. of the Miners Union.
I and II was decided TO see how far the
/ bribery scheme would be carried. An
other meeting was arranged and as
| Grimes had spoken OF having appro' en-
! ed p F. OHara. the latter went along
| The same proposition was made TO
| O'Hara. The same night there was 10
! be p joint meeting of all the locals IN me
! vicinity OF Dunmore. and Grimes wanted
! them TO pass the resolutions that night.
/ br1t the two presidents cou'd not see
! their way clear to do it. Grimes then
| proposed that they size up the men M
I,;,-G,- -.,r+ +tav-, v
and if the resolution was raised the
j thirty would each receive s20o
President Nichols. he said. tnen gave
/ out public statement which inr'tnated
+ hr;ber,- was being resorted 10 IN order 10
/ break the strike and the whole thing fell
/ through
Grimes wanted Early to help hin our
| ,f ti,a ~ but Early would have noth-
II. The e story held the attention OF the
/ commissioners and the spectators. lac Laser
! 0,IIara went on the stand and corrono-
| l.-,-ty.s