Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-10
THE SANDIFoRD CASE.
Was Continued to Thursday After Some Lengthy Arguments.


 Some Lengthy Arguments.
 For an hour and a half in the city court this morning Judge Burpee lis tened to Attorney Durant for tho state and Senator Kennedy for Joseph Sandiford argue the question whether or not man in this state has the right to say to another person, sIf you don't do so and so I'll call off every union man on the job" Senator Kennedy held that he had the right to say so and even go further, while At torney Durant held to the contrary. Sandiford was charged with intimida- tlon. m preventing union men from working. for Henry A. Lawlor. Sons or Lawlor. Henry and John. testified tnat they were in partnership with tneir father and that they were pres ent when Sandiford told him that un- ron men would not work for him as 1ong as the sons were employed bv niIn Lawlor testified that Sandiford Saiieu or his union men and that he could not finish a certain job in cnnsa- guence. Before leaving fha stand .-aWior admitted that he was nom- per or the master builders union ana onat It had for it's principal nnrnoea mutual protection. One thino on which the defense put much stracs was Lawlor's statement that while ho -nelu ms sons were in partnersbin with AiIn, their names were not in tha con- tract to build the house whose arno. tlon was interrupted by Sandiford,S o1. ieged interference. Lawlor having Ilt the stand Senator Kennedy moved 1oI t ulscharge. He claimed that ac eorullg TO the law of the state Sandi- loru iad done nothing criminal If ""s slihDly case in which q men,har
 building union came into conflict "Itn member of another buiIdinp mn lon. Ihe master builders aeree +o .y IIy out certain rules of the carpan- :. .srs union and one of the rules ;s tnat unless the men are paid certain wage er II workmen of another class are employed. the union men musf .eaVe. This was the case with law Tor. In this city, went on Senato,. kennedy. every profession is nrotecta1 Dy union. The physicians. for in. stance. he said, or rather two ar fbroa schools. of physicians consolidate and agree to not even attend dying man 1T the physician attending him ha not a member of their union. unless ba is first discharged.
 At this point Judge Burpae said ba agreed with the senator's Iaw 1,,,+ 1,o ieared the senator did not see the polnl III the case; that is, has any person the right to say to another per son' fou shall do so and so or I will see that you suffer-
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 rol Sahdl1ord who said so and so to i-a"ior. 1t was the carpenters un- Ion through Sandiford, who said if , VI, course there was great daa1 of uiiIerence between Sandiford the indi- sluuai and Sandiford. the carpenters, union business agent.
 one rule of the carpenters union ne sald. was that it's members shall 1 iiol "ofk Tor less than a certain waco | lale and if Lawlor paid that rate bn | o1uid nave all the workmen he want su The senator thought it wouId h., [ ustler .s Tor the city and for eyervona z, z, Sahdlford were discharged Tf 'nere was any case against him or any grounds for case at all if vas nor against Sandiford but against +bn individual members of the carnenters, i uiioH' ana conspiracy was the cbaron 1t certainly would be very oueer if lawlor could make union earnentars "ork Tor him against their will Attorney Durant replied in worry Dltter and personal tone. He seornad | to alrect all his words to Sandiford tnereby leaving grounds for the renort tnat there has been some personal dis. pute between them.
 Senator Kennedy replied that Taw Tor made no complaint to Sandiford nor any attempt to see him until after ne had had an interview with Attor- ney. At this point the court replied @ that he would adjourn the case to thursday and meanwhile the attor- neys on both sides would please look i up the law and ascertain if anyone mas the right to attempt to make any one do anything against his will.
 Walter Hennessy was fined s1o ond costs for intoxication.
 Sentence was suspended on 2 cborao or lll-treating a horse.
 Donate Meo paid $1O for yiolatino . city ordinance in digging a hole in q street and for the same offense Gio- Tanni Calario paid $25.