The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-27
TO IMPEACH A JUDGE
MINE WORKERS MAY MAKE
THE ATTEMPT.
They Allege That Federal Judge
Jackson's Actions Have Been
Based on the Most Klimsy
Grounds.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 26.-Fhe United
Mine Workers may try to obtain the i'm
parchment of Federal Judge Jackson Of
West Virginia who restrained them from
holding meetings to induce men to quit
work, and imprisoned a number of the
organizers for violating an injunction II
after a final hearing he refuses to dis
solve the injunction. Secretary Wilson
admitted that the miners contemplate
this course and that a complete trans
cript Of the case, including the complaints
and Judge Jackson's decisions. will be
prepared and sent to President Roose-
Welt and the Senate. The miners also in
tend to give the public the evidence in
the case for the purpose, as Wilson says
of showing on what fiimsy grounds the
injunction was issued.
The miners believe they have sufficient
ground to impeach Judge jackson. 1t Is
said that he intimated that he would drop
the charges as to Mother" Jones and
others II they would leave the State and
promise not to return.
Wilson says that IL the impeachment
proceedings are begun, there will be no
politics In them. The miners will not ask
Roosevelt to interfere with the injunction.
as he says they realize that the President
is without power as to injunctions, but
II the habeas corpus proceedings fail to
release the organizers the President will
be asked to pardon them. The habeas
corpus proceedings will be begun as soon
as the papers can be made out.
Hearing of Contempt Cases.
Charleston. w. Va, July 26.-The con-
tempt cases of District President John
o% Cd Nina WnrLAPa
and others promises to be legal battle.
lasting through next week. The hearing
commenced today in the Federal Court
before Judge Keller. Attorneys for
Richards sought to test the Jurisdiction
of the court.
The original injunction was issued
against National Secretary Wilson and
others, non-residents of the State. so as
to give divers residence to that OF the
complainant and thus invoke proceedings
in Federal court. Judge Keller refused
to consider the point, holding that the
merits of the bill In equity were not I'M
der consideration, but that this was a
trial for contempt of the orders Of the
court, the violators having previous
knowledge of the injunction. The court
held. however, that If the complaining
| coal operators fail to prove confedera-
ton, in which those charged with con-
tempt are involved. with the original de-
PENDANTS, then the contempt proceedings
| will fail.
Attorneys for Richards stated in court
that they expected to prove that the
complaining company employed ex-con-
victs, men capable of assault and men In
the habit of making assaults, as guards,
armed them with the intention Of pro-
voking the strikers to breach Of the
| peace, and that the leaders Of the. strik-
ers, Richards and others, counselled the
strikers to be orderly and not allow the
guards to incite them.
JudgeKeller said it could not be proved
that the compliments had done as al
legged, but it could be proved that Rich
ards counselled the men to be orderly
The attorneys on each side are making a
| hard fight, and every point is reserved for
a contest in the higher courts.