The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-25
MOTHER" JONES CONDEMNED
BUT GIVEN NO OPPORTUNITY TO
FURTHER POSE As A MARTYR.
Seven Others Convicted of Violating
Injunction Ordered Imprisoned
from Sixty TO Ninety Days.
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PARKERSBURG. w. Va, July A.-Dis-
trict Attorney Reese Blizzard sprung
sensation at the miners injunction cases
to-day by filing an affidavit for the arrest
OF National Secretary W. B. Wilson, Of
the United Mine Workers, for alleged in
fammatory speeches at Clarksburg and
Paramount, July and 8, and proceedings
to bring him within the courts jurisdic-
tion will be begun forthwith. Marshal
Charles d. Elliott and several deputies will
go after Mr.. Wilson on the order for his
arrest issued by Judge Jackson following
the district attorneys charge. Com
munication will first be opened
with the United States District
Court officials in Indiana and the
marshal of that district will be asked to
seize the mine workers leader and hold
him unit. the West virginians arrive No
undue haste is probable. as Mr.. Wilson's
position seemingly insures the likelihood of
his being able TO be found when wanted.
Mr.. Wilson's Paramount speech was made
from a hilltop. all the halls In the town
being refused him. 1t is said he charged
undue interests on behalf OF the operators
and that Judge Jackson was exceeding his
authority in issuing injunctions to restrain
strike gitatOrs. whom Mr.. Wilson claimed
were within the limits of free assemblage
and free speech. The Clarkspurg mines
are in the Fairmount region and are about
Of ha Erair
Company where the strikers made head
way.
Judge Jackson's action in the Federal
Court to-day was of great Importance to
labor unions generally and miners in par
ticuIar lie held Mother Jones and
seven other organizers of the United Mine
Workers and a number of Hungarian min
ers guilty of contempt in violating his in
junction order Of June 10 and passed SEN
tence on them from sixty to ninety days
in Jail with the exception OF Mother"
Jones and the Hungarians.
The case had been anticipated with anx-
iety, so that many society ladies as we'll
as attorneys. operators and miners were
present. 1t was currently reported that
the house Of Judge Jackson has been
guarded for several nights and that guards
were In the courtroom. 1t is stated that
this was done without the knowledge of
the Judge. There was intense interest
shown by everyone as Judge Jackson ear
nestly read his decision Mother" Jones
was surrounded by other defendants and
Vice President Lewis. OF the United Mine
Workers, was present with them The de-
PENDANTS were surprised with both the de-
cision and the sentences and expressed
themselves bitterly.
Counsel for the imprisoned miners are
preparing for habeas corpus proceedings
in the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals. claiming Judge Jackson had no juris-
diction in the cases of Mother" Jones and
her associates John J. Conin. of Wheel
ing, and one of the counsel OF the miners
will leave at once for Richmond TO present
habeas corpus papers. He says the pro-
ceedings here were brought not by the
Clarksburg Fuel Company. but by a bond
holder, and for that reason an custer will
be asked.
WILSON'S ARREST ORDERED.
While the sentences given to-day are
considered severe. says the Associated
Press report. IL is anticipated that
Judge Jackson will deal formally with w.
b. Wilson, secretary of the United Mine
Workers. who has also been held in con-
tempt but who is at his headquarters in
Indianapolis. District Attorney Blizzard
to-day filed an affidavit that Secretary w.
g. Wilson violated the restraining order
OF June 10 by making an inhammatory
speech at Clarksburg July and another at
Fairmount July and asked the court for
hts arrest Judge Jackson made the order
that Wilson be arrested and brought within
the jurisdiction OF his court.
Thomas Haggerty. who was given ninety
days. was prominent organizer. He lives
at Reynoldsville. Pa. Rice and Morgan
are also organizers and members of the
board OF United Mine Workers Rice lives
in Dubois. Pa. and Morgan in Massillon.
o. These organizers and others were work
ing with the miners Of West Virginia
when Judge Jackson issued his order. The
prisoners have been distributed among the
jails OF a half dozen or more counties
In rendering his decision. Judge Jack
son reviewed the evidence carefully.
The conclusion reached was that all the
defendants had violated the Injunction and
were guilty OF contempt OF court. The
opinion supported the right OF the courts
20 use injunctions and the right OF labor
ers 20 work when they wished 10 do so
without interference from organized labor
or any other source
Judge Jackson suspended Judgment in
the case Of Mother" Jones for contempt.
He stated that she had been found guilty
OF contempt. but as she was posing as
martyr he would not send her TO jan or
allow her 10 force her way into tail He
said he would hold conviction over her and
e she again violated the injunction he