Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
PACIFIC TESTIMONY
osmPlainSntI Nearing End Of Their stsry
in Injunction 0ass.
cOSoSEEs INQUEST RECORD TO GO IN
one witness Tells How Supplies for
h Boarding House at the shops
Had 60 BE smuERIed
Into Yards.

Al noon yesterday the testimony on behalf
OF the complainant in the Union Pacific in
junction case was nearly all In, there re-
naming but two afhdayits. one Of F.. Dick
inson. general manager, and the other Of
Ar. Coons. chief clerk OF superintendent
hekeen 10 be passed upon by the attorneys
for the respondents as TO their admissi-
billy, before the record Is closed so far as
the direct testimony OF the complainant Is
concerned.
Testimony yesterday morning was along
the line Of that heretofore taken. 1t has
been agreed between the attorneys that the
testimony taken at the Inquest held upon
the remains OF Earl Caldwell shall be intro
duced with the same effect and subject 20
the same objections as though the witnesses
had testified in person at this hearing. and
the record Of the police court. showing the
/, aning of Richelieu for the assault, upon
Sweeney, will also be introduced.
The first witness to testify was z. Strict
wiser. who since the strike has boarded at
the hotel maintained by the company on
the grounds. He had been talked to by the
strikers and had been called names. He
had not been assaulted and had seen police
men present when he was talking 10 the
strikers.
James Mccabe Of 251l Blonde street has
been employed in the boiler shops for some
time; has been called a "scab," but has
been the victim Of no assaults nor insults.
William Miller Of 14l4 North Twenty
= sixth street said he was threatened on Au-
\ gust l6. when he VAS told that he must
quit work or he would be killed. He iden-
tined Riehelieu. Stark and Smell as men who
had called him names, but he had not been
inundated.
Lewis Hill. s115 Burdette street. who
has been employed by the Union Pacific
for seventeen years. had been called a
"scab" by strikers and identified Young
Roberts as one Of the men.
Violent a Habit.
John Reed, at the head Of the Union
Pacific IRE department. had heard Harro-
way use violent and Indecent language;
knows H%arroway well and knows that he
used oaths and vulgar language in ordI-
narC conversation; a rock was thrown one
night which he believed TO have been
thrown at him. but by whom he did not
know.
Harry Ulmer. a strike breaker who
worked for the Burlington at Havelock
Tor four years, tried to go TO the shops
one day. when he was turned back by a
Union Pacific guard. and went to another
gate; here he was approached by pickets
VINO refused to let him enter the gates:
went TO the railroad headquarters the
next morning and securing a guard went
TO the shops: has boarded al the shops
ever since and has been out Of the yards
but i1ve times; has never had any other
trouble.
Harry Ulmer. employed in the baggage
department OF the Union Pacific, was out
OF work In September and went to the shops
to get a Job: was turned back by picketr
and could not get in; was afraid to go e
work then and looked for another job.
G.. c. Smith, chief clerk Of the PURCHASING
department. said that he had been told by
merchants from whom he had purchased
supplies for the eating house and hotel thai
they could not deliver the goods on account
OF the pickets. who threatened to take tn,
drivers from the wagons and dump tn,
e goods in the streets; for this reason man!
articles had been delivered at the once and
taken to the shops in company wagons; 4
lot OF furniture, which the manager OF thu
furniture store said could not be delivered
was taken to the shops when that manage
accompanied the wagon, and there was M
: trouble so far as he could learn; he hat
had 40 talk with the drivers and had NJ
personal knowledge Of any threatened
trouble.
Garrett Fort. assistant general passenger
8 agent Of the company. heard vile Language
used on the street car one evening, an
while he did not know the names OF tn,
parties. was told that they were strikers.