The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
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committed violence during the strike.
be fair to prejudice the case of men
| charged with violence before the court
passed upon the matter.
Andrew Shalgoz, a, Hazlebrook miner
employed by j. s. Wentz & Co., was
| the first witness. He testified that he
paid $4.15 a month rent for Il company
| house, of three rooms, that 1t did not
keep out the cold or rain and all in all
was Il rather undesirable kind of hab-
itation. lie has worked in the mines
fourteen years, was buried under q fall
of coal once and badly injured, and at
another time lost one of his eyes by
being hit by Il piece of flying coal. The
company gave him no assistance during
the times he was laid up with injuries.
! His wages since 1900 averaged 50 a
i week. Docliage amounts to five cars in
| 100. There is no wagon road connecting
Hazlebrook With the outside world and
! the company's store is the only one in
the town, consequently it is necessary
for the Hazlebrook people to trade in
| the company store.
| Are Near Hazleton.
ON ss-eXamination, the witness
| admitted to Mr.. Dickson that Halle
ton, Freeland and other nearby towns
| can be reached from HaZlebrook by
| train also that he never made COM
plaint TO the company about the condi-
ton of the house he lived in Mr.. Dick
| son asked him If it was not fact that
| in 1901 he drew $5l4.04 in cash earnings.
! The witness did not think it was that
| much.
He also developed on cross-eXamina-
| ton that the Ha2lebrooll strikers drove
off the men imported by the company
10 take the place Of the striking steam
men ana as Il result OF this the mine
was flooded. The lower levels are still
under water.
John Deirnney. of Hazlebrook, tes-
| tilted that he quit work in the mines
! two years ago because of his health
| breaking down. and that now he has
10 work in the breaker for rs cents a
| day
William LSuner, of Philadelphia, ma
| tiOnal secretary of the Glass Blowers
union testified that since a trade agree
ment was made between his orgnniza-
| ton ana the glass manufacturers there
! have been no strikes.
| Paul Hemhand, ten years old,
breaker boy at The ID. & H. cos Baltl-
more, No. . coliery in Wilkes Barre,
was called to the stand,
do you understand what an oath
50" inquired Judge Gray. looking down
kindly at the diminutive lad.
"Yes, sir" came the reply in unfalt-
ermg voice,
What happens to boys who don't
tell the TRUTH" asked the Judge
Go to hell" quickly retorted the
boy.
'fhe elidcd onswe" was not taken by
the judge 10 he either a mandatory or
directory declaration,
Received 2s Cents.
The lad testified he has worked in the
breaker for a year ana that he receives
d4 cents Il day. Last month, he said,
the company kept the rent out of his
pay ana he received only 2S cents. He
knew of another boy, Mike Curry, who
received only one cent pay last month,
the company having rtained his faith
er's rent bill.
The boy exhibited his fingers Ia show
that the nails We're worn below the
quick by slate picking, They We're
worse than this he explained, before he
Sot hump place, where the run of
coal is not so heavy.
In cross-eXamination Mr.. Torrey
showed that the boys father works
steadily in the Sheldon Axle Works
and that his Older brother is employed
i'm the Dorance colliery There are
four children in the family, two boys
and two girls. One brother Is younger
no
misrepresented his age to the company
when he looked for employment.
Eight witnesses then told about con.
IraCtOrs at the onlllenies nE tnA phlln.