The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-06
VERY WET MINE.

| He testified that the Grassy Island is
a very wet mine and only once in his
experience was he allowed anything for
bailng water. Then he got two cents a
! ton added to his car for this extra
work.
When the strike was over. the fire
boss told him he was not to go in until
he saw Foreman Lewis. The foreman
told him his "nunlber was stopped"
| and he went home. Later he saw Gem
eral Superintendent Rose. Mr.. Rose
| seemed to know nothing about the case
and referred him back to Foreman
Lewis The foreman gave him no sat
| isfaction and no reason for refusing
him re-emDloyment.
The witness admitted he took a
prominent part in the strike and suc-
ceeded by moral persuasion in inducing
| three men to quit work. one of whom
was a son and another nephew of
Foreman Lewis.
On cross-eSamination, Mr.. Torrey ad-
| duced admissions from the witness that
| in addition to what he earned for cut
ting coal he got allowances for yard
age and the like. That he must have
| been receiving some allowances was
| made apparent Il moment later when
Mr.. Torrey presented the following
| summary of Mr.. Ingoldsby's earnings
during the year 1901:
January. S113.43; February. $S7O7:
| March, slO0.46; April, s5266: May, $685.
OF: June, $l03: July, s94.5O: August, $780,
81: September s95.71: October, $7S.Os;
November. s77.61; December, $685.
total. s1.O56.54
This, Mr.. TOrrey explained. represent
ed the miners gross earnings after all
charges for powder, oil, etc. We're de-
Quoted. Out of this he had to pay his
laborer The miner, according to the
estimates made by the company. re-
ceives 5S per cent. and the laborer AZ
per cent. Of the net earnings. This
would give Mr.. Ingoldsby net earning
in 1901 of $500.
Judge Gray, addressing the miners
representatives, asked if this proportion
of the division of earnings was adj
mitted to be correct. Mr. Darrow re-
sponded that his side estimated the
proportion at 60 per cent. for the miner
ana 40 per cent. for the laborer.
THOUGHT TT TOO HIGH.
The witness was asked if Mr.. Tor
rey's statement of his earnings was
| correct. He said he didn't know. but
believed it was too high. Mr. Torrey
said the company would prove IL was
| absolutely correct
Turning attention to the claim of the
witness that he was being kept out of
employment because of his connection
with the union, Mr.. Torrey had the
witness admit that he was arrested and
is still under bail for throwing stones
at the soldiers in Olyphant. The Wit
ness denied that he distributed lists OF
non-union workmen to Olyphant mer-
chants with demand that they refuse
to sell them provisions, under penalty
of being boycotted.
Before dismissing the witness. Mr.
Torrey secured from him an admission
that he often finished his days work
before noon, and that he knew of the
fact that mine workers at the Grassy
Island are now refusing to work in a
certain heading because William HILL
who had it before the strike, has not
been re-employed. The witness denied
he told the young son of John Smakola
that his father would be killed like
Winston il he worked in the Hill head
ing. The excuse District Superintend-
ent Benentt gave the witness for not
re-employing him, he admitted, was be-
cause the company had too many men.
Robert Jones, who was hoisting en-
sineer at the Lackawanna colliery of
the Temple Iron company, said, in an
swer to questions by Attorney John
Shea 'vthat he was refused re-employ-
ment at the close of the strike. al
though he had applied four times.
Major Warren dismissed him after
eliciting the fact that he left his posi-
'tion voluntarily. and that the company
Immediately put another man in his
place.
HAD TOO MANY MEN.
James Reap, a Delaware and Hudson