The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-09
TRUST HUNTS ICE.WAGON MEN
THEY PROMISED TO QUIT AND
MUST QUIT OR GO TO JAIL.

wagons Two or Three Hundred Dol
lars Cash Binds Them Not 10 DO II
for Ten Years That's 2 or $50 q
Year. Not Reckoning Plant Sold.
The minds Of Robert A. Van wyck Of ice
and other fame and OF some of his hosts
at to-night's reception at the Democratic
Club who are shareholders with him In
the American Ice Company should be
much tho easier because OF injunctlons
and bonds to secure them which have been
pushed through the Supreme Court since
Monday. II has been surmlsed that the
purpose Of crushing out the independent
ioe-car drivers on the eve Of the great
send-of to his ex-Honor Ii that certified
copies OF the injunctions with emblazoned
seals may be used as favors tonight.
The company has been unusually sue
cessful Ia the past few months In killing
on push-cart and other small competition.
Aside from drivers who have been driven
out by injunction the work has been done
In a way TO strike terror into all the hand
lers Of hve-cent ice.
Sweeping ~injunctions were issued on
Monday against Louis W. Robinson, Louis
Kniep, Jr., and George c.. Robinson by
Justice Leventritt Of the Supreme Court
and have since been clinched by the filing
Of the small bonds required through the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
Company. The injunctions forbid each
defendant:
From engaging directly OF indirectly or
concerning himself In any way, wise OF man
ner In or about the carrying on or conducting
OF the business OF selling ice at retail or whole
sale, either as principal, agent or servant.
iHiimaRItlsG { Of t Rf S eity of New w'' YORK 'a Except SS5PU UPON
the written consent OF plaintiff or when In
its employ:
From in any way or manner soliciting or
attempting to solicit orders or customers or
Influence persons to purchase or take ice
l RON f Ky p Sfittsn or consent Of tSs pis NTH,
or as lie employee and under it's direction.
orders and control.
The company holds an agreement made
with Louis W. Robinson by which he sold
himself out OF business for 1925. Here's
what the company got for this money:
the good will of his Toe business, agreement
that he would not engage in that business
In any vi for ten years IN this CITY,
an Ice wagon. team OF horses, double set OF
harness, spring balance scales, ice axe. two
pairs Of tongs, and all other tools and other
things used by him in said business
The injunction is issued on overwhelming
evidence that he was seen driving an ice
wagon belonging to somebody elee In the sale
OF Ice at Prospect avenue and 81. James
Place. He will drive no more ice wagons
without getting into the cooler
Louis Kniep, DR.. in an evil hour also sold
out a business with Ss5 customers 70 the
Ice company In January, 1900, when Tam
many was intrenching itself In tho stock,
and agreed not TO sell ice for ten years.
Valuable horses. wagons harnesses. blank
etc, tools and other things went along With
his customers for $500. George L, Robin
son sold out In the same way on Ian. is.
1900.
In the case against each OF these mon, an
officer Of the ice comply makes an ami
davit that he knows the .Iabits OF life OF the
defendant well ard that no judgment for
damages would be good against hun as he
Is without any property.
LAWYERS Miller, Decker 4 Miller appeared
for each Of the ~defendants. They, set up
that the Ice company had entered into a
conspiracy to buy out small dealers and
brine them under injunction so Us 10 secure
a MONOPOLY OF the ice business In this city.
II Is asserted that the only available
sources Of supply for this city are the Hud.
son River Valley and the kennebec ana
Penobscot rivers and the coast OF Maine
and that when the trust was formed II con-
trolled so per cent. OF these ice fields The
sale Of these SINAI businesses, IL was al
legged, WAS brought about by threats OF ruin
unless the sele WAS made and on promises
OF giving the sellers employment. which
were not fulfilled.
President John d. SHOEMAKER made
affidavit in each case that the company
has no intention of destroying compeu-
ton but bought out these small dealers
because they had going" businesseS He
says he cannot go into the affairs Of the
company because Of the pending proceed
ings brought by the Acknowledgement.
He AYERS that there are a number OF indie
pendent dealers left.
Yesterday an order wac entered In the
Supreme Court refusing 10 set aside a
similar Injunction obtained against Pat
rick Rafter bv the ice company from jus
tico Leventritt. Rsfter had sold out with
~ -. 80 aAWHgVnI aud Mna caught
driving an ice wagon IN the Annexed dis
trict. He, as well a. the other i~nfringers
Of tho covenant, was hunted down by
an employee Of the ompany In a buggy.
n. said az be earned go a week as driver
OF an T.. wagon, had a family aud knew
no a. her BUSINESS. When he cold out he
was 20 h. employed 10y the company but
he was discharged at the end 81 eleven