Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-03
POLICEMEN GIVE TESTIMONY
Ten Swear that Ne Serious Trouble Occurs
About Shops.
MAYOR AND SHERIFF ALSO TESTIFY
CIty's chief Executive and COunty's
Peace Omcer Declare that Union
Pacific Has Not Called
for Protection.

After a brief session yesterday morning
testimony In the Injunction proceedings
brought by the Union Pacific against the
strikers was concluded at II o'clock. A
consultation between court and counsel
was then held and It was agreed that argu-
ment would be begun October 10, as the
expected absence Of Judge Munger be-
tween now and that date prevents an
earlier hearing.
The strikers proceeded with their testi-
mony yesterday and the feature Of Il
was the introduction OF ten policemen, who
we're sworn and gave evidence. They we're:
Pat Schneckenburger, James Cusiek, Will
liam Osborne, Frank Mcdonald, Martin
Shields, Noah Thomas. Frank Taylor. How
ard Sawyer, William Cullen and Michsei
Crow. All these men have been on duty
at or near the gates to the shop yards,
some daytimes. some at night. Al testi-
ned to a peaceable and pacific condition OF
affairs In that district. Only three had ever
seen any trouble and In each case a strike
breaker had caused It. Most OF them had
seen strikers and plckets on the outside
approach and converse with strike breakers
who were coming out or going In, but never
had there been any detention or violence,
as far as these oflcers knew. All are reg
ular patrolmen, having been in the service
for periods ranging from a few months to
several years. ALI said that neither strik-
ers or strike breakers had ever dehed them
or resisted them.
Strikers Are Threatened.
Pat Sehneckenburger was one policeman
who had seen trouble. He testified to hav-
ing witnessed John Fryson running amucK
with . gun. threatening strikers indis-
criminstely. Frank Taylor told of an in
cident which occurred at the Cass street
gate In September, when a nan from the
shops came out Of a saloon drunk. au-
preached two strikers and said he could
get them good" II he wished. Taylor said
he interfered and sent the man inside the
gates. Michael Crow saw two men en-
gagged in a heated discussion once outside
the grounds, but quickly separated them.
He did not know whether they were strlk-
ers or strike breakers.
When the strikers were finished Mr..
Baldwin called Chief Donahue. Mayor
Moores had been the first witness Of the
day for the strikers and he had testified
that the railway had made no request Of
him for police protection down In the
vicinity Of the shops and that there had
been no complaints Of destruction Of prop
erty registered with him; also that the
guards had not been authorized to carry
arms. re supplement this Deputy Sheriff
Weber had testified hat no such demands
for protection had been made upon the
sheriff ONCE either.
Chief DOnahue TestineS.
In response to questions from Mr.. Bald
win, Chief Donahue said that the Union
Pacific attorney had personally asked him
for police service. wishing twenty-five men.
As there were but twenty-four policemen
on duty In the daytime. the request could
not be granted in full, but six men were at
once sent down.. two to each gate. Later.
whenoit was said that trouble was occurring
away from the gates, out along the streets
leading to them. the number was Increased,
patrolmen being sent to walk these streets,
Finally, at the time of Caldwell's murder.
the total force there was raised to fifteen
men.
Chief Donahue said he had received prob
ably fifteen or twenty complaints Of dis
order and violence from that district. He
said also that he had received reports that
his policemen were not doing their duty
down there, but that the patrolmen had de-
MED this to him. In some cases he knew
personally that assaults had been made, in
others his Information was second-handed