The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-04

On petition Of the Wabash. the following
decree was handed down by United States
Judge Elmer B. Adams yesterday, granting
a restraining order against the committees
of firemen and trainmen:
Now on this day this cause coming on to
be heard on the motion of complainant for
a preliminary restraining order or injune-
ton. as prayed for in said bill. and COM
pIainant having exhibited its sworn bill to
the Honorable Elmer Il. Adams. Judge, and
the court being now fully advised in the
premises. and having heard read said bill.
it is ordered that writ Of Injunction. issue
out of. and under the seal of this court,
commanding said defendant. John J. Han
nahan. Charles A. Lewton. Fred Engle-
hardt. 3. w. Schafer. Charles ]. Augur. A.
H. Martin. II. c. Niemeyer. J. r. Courtney.
E c. White, +. H. Hecox. George W.
Bradley. James Sell. F. G. Shepard. W. E
Rowe. H. McManus. William Mckay. W.
c. Lee, P. H. Morrissey. T. R. Hodge. c.
II. Wilkins. Timothy Shea. F. ". Arnold
and A. E. Jordan, and each of them. in
diyidually and as representatives of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen. and
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. their
representatives. clerks. agents and attor-
neys. and all others who may be aiding and
abetting. or acting in concert with them
and under their direction. absolutely to de-
sist and refrain from in any way
or manner ordering. coercing. persuading,
inducing, OF otherwise causing, directly or
Indirectly, the employees of the Wabash
Railway Company, complainant. engaged in
or about the operation Of its trains within
the United States. as brakemen. switchmen
or locomotive firemen. to strike or quit the
service of said company, and from in any
way molesting OF interfering with said COM
panys said employees, or with the operation
of its trains or conduct of its business as
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terfering with said railroad company, Its
officers. agents or employees in respect to
the operation of its trains. or the employ
ment Of men for or in connection Herewith.
or from preventing or interfering with said
company in the carrying out of Its con-
tracts OF employment with its employees and
its contracts with shippers for the transpor-
tation of property. and from interfering
with or preventing said railroad company
from affording reasonable, proper ana equal
facilities for the interchange OF traffic be-
tween its line of railroad and other lines OF
railroad connected Herewith, and the re-
ceiving, forwarding and delivery of pas
seDgers and property to and from its lines
of railroad with other railroads connecting
with such lines. and making a continuous
rent TO the place OF destination. and from
preventing or interfering with sueh a
railroad company.s connecting lines
terchauge of traffic and facilities
with SAID Wabash railroad Company. and
from ordering. advising or otherwise In
fuencing employees of such connecting lines
to refuse to interchange traffic and AFFORD
facilities therefor, and from interfering with
or preventing said Wabash Railroad Com
pany and its connecting lines from corr
plying with the requirements OF the Inter-
state Commerce act of the United States.
and with their said agreements with each
other in respect to said facilities for the
Interchange of traffic, and the receiving
and interchanging of traffic. and from in
terfering with or preventing said railroad
company In the carrying of the mail in ac-
cordance with its contracts with the United
States and the laws relating thereto to
the end that by any of the acts or means
aforesaid. the said defendants. their agents
or servants. shall not interfere with said