Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
CASES OF INJUNCTION
A Judge Finds a Number Of Mia.
ers Guilty Of Contempt.
RULING AND SENTENCES A SURPRISE
Habeas Corpus Proceedings to BE Taken
Secretary Wilson, Of the United Mine
Workers, Also Held In Contempt and
Win BE Brought into Court.

Parkersburg, W. Va, July 25.-
Judge Jackson, in the United States
district court yesterday, held
Mother" Jones and seven other or
ganizers of the United Mine Workers
and number of Hungarian miners
guilty Of contempt in violating his
injunction order Of June 10. He SEN
fenced them, with the exception of
"Mother" Jones and the Hungarians,
to from 60 to 80 days in Jail.
The occasion had been anticipated
with anxiety, so that many society
ladies', as well as attorneys, oper-
ators and miners were present. 1t
was currently reported that the
house of Judge Jackson had been
guarded for several nights and that
guards were in the court room. II
is stated that this was done without
the knowledge Of the Judge.
There was intense interest shown
by every one as Judge Jackson ear
nestly read his decision.
Mother" Jones was surrounded
by other defendants and Vice Presi-
dent Lewis, Of the United Mine
Workers, was present with them.
The defendants were surprised with
both the decision and the sentences
and expressed themselves bitterly.
Counsel for the imprisoned miners
are preparing for habeas corpus pro-
ceedings In the United States cir
cult court Of appeals at Richmond,
Va, alleging Judge Jackson had NO
jurisdiction in the cases Of Mother"
Jones and her associates.
John J. Coniff, Of Wheeling, and
one Of the counsel Of the miners, will
leave at once for Richmond to pre-
sent habeas corpus papers. He says
the proceedings here were brought,
not by the Clarksburg Fuel company,
but by a bondholder, and for that
reason an custer will be asked.
While the sentences given yester-
day are considered severe, it is an
ticipated that Judge Jackson will
deal firmly with W. B. Wilson, Sec
rotary of the United Mine Workers,
who has also been held in contempt,
but who is at his headquarters in
indianapolis. District Attorney
Blizzard yesterday filed an affidavit
that Secretary W. B. Wilson vio-
lated the restraining order of June
10 by making an inAammatory speech
at Clarksburg July and another
at Fairmont July and asked the
court for his arrest. Judge Jackson
made the order that Wilson be ar
rested and brought within the juris-
diction of his court.
Thomas Haggerty, who was given
80 days, was prominent organizer.
He lives at Reynoldsvile, Pa. Rice
and Morgan are also organizers and
members of the board of United
Mine Workers. Rice lives in Dubious,
Pa, and Morgan in Massilon, 0.
These organizers and Others were
working with the miners of West
Virginia when Judge Jackson issued
his order. The prisoners have been
distributed among the jails of half
dozen or more counties.
Judge Jackson suspended iudg-
ment in the case Of "Mother" Jones
for contempt. He stated that she
had been found guilty Of contempt, |
"but as she was posing as a mar
tyr he would not send her to Jail or
allow her to force her way into jail"
He said he would hold conviction
over her and If she again violated
the injunction he would sentence
her heavily. Thomas Haggerty got
90 days and five others got 60 days
each in the Parkersburg Jail. The
Hungarians claimed they had not I'M
derstood the injunction and were re-
leased upon the promise not to vio-
late 1t again. The Austro-Hungarian
consul at New York was here to rep
resent them. Including some arrest
ed later there were "a Hungarians
released in the same manner.