The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-27
Chancellor Grants Ala. Steel $
 Wire Co.'s Petition
RESULT OF MINE TROUBLES
A Temporary Order Restraints AIexan- der Dunlap and Others From Inter-
 ferlng With Miners at Their
 Rlsk-Petitioners Prayer.

A temporary injunction has been grant, ed by Chancellor J. c. Carmichael at the instance of the Alabama Steel and Wire company restraining Alexander Dunlap, ct als., from trespassing on the property of the complainants at the Virginia mines or from using means to stop the miners at that place from work.
 The petition for the injunction is the re- suit of the recent troubles that have arisen at these mines between the union and non union workmen.
 The orator prays that the court will take jurisdiction in the case and that writs of subpoena may issue against the following named persons and that they be commanded to appear. answer or demur to the bill of complaint as required by law and to stand to, abide by and per- form such orders as may be passed. Edward Flynn, Adam Stewart, Joe Hal Her, Alexander Dunlap, Ranse Williams, J. C. Null, Lid Morrison, John Wamble, Walter Morgan, Alonzo Redwine, Will Caesar, Alonzo Weaver, Frank Jones, J. S. Jones. Taylor Hogg, John Hall, W. c. Goode. D. w. Weatherspoon, Burt Live ly, Will House, Braz Stewart, Will Brown, Jake Benners and Martin Hill.
 It is prayed in the petition that not on- ly the respondents be restrained and en- joined from trespassing on the property of the Alabama Steel and Wire company at Virginia but that the restraining or der apply to officials, committees and members of the organization known as Virginia local U. M. W. of A, Ala bama District 20. U. M. W. of A, or the U. M. w. of A, their associates or any person conspiring with them or any of them.
 The Petition. The petition further prays for relief as follows:
 "Also from interfering with impeding with or in any manner disturbing said company, its servants or agents, in the peaceful operation of it's said mines, or scribed In this bill;
 Also from hindering in any manner any person in the employ of the said company or travelling with such employ ment in view, in the free and open access | and egress to and from said property; l And further from impeding In any manner or degree the free and unre- stricted use of the public roads between said mines and Bessemer by gathering in same patrolling or pcketing same, or occupying same with a show of force or arms or otherwise
 Also from gathering in crowds, or with a show of force or arms in or near the public roads leading to and from | said mines. or any private road which complainant may own, or over which l complalnants agents or employees. pres ent or prospective, or licensees, may have the right of passage. or on or near any railroad track leading to said mines, for the purpose of intimidating of in any manner disturbing or interfering with any of the complainants employees. pres ent or prospective, with reference to said employment;
 Decoying or Persuading.
 Also from enticing, decoying or per- suading any of complainants' servants or agents to leave it's service or employ ment; Nand from disturbing, interfering with preventing, or in any manner att tempting to prevent any of complainant's ' employees in the peaceable exercise of such employment;
 l Also from intimidating or interfering with complainants said employees by vio- lence by force or show of force, or by threats. insults, insulting action. the use of opprobious epithets, such as 'scabs, ' "blacklegs'' or the like, or by crowding around or consistently importuning or | acting in such manner as to disturb any of said employees, present or prospec- tive, or their families or in any uniaw- full manner:
 Also from lettering around the ap- breaches or in lands adjacent to com- plainant's property for the purpose of in- timidating its employees or enticing them to abandon their employment;
 Firearms.
 Also from discharglng fire arms at and | around such mines for the purpose or in such manner as to disturb or make com- plainants said employees. or their wives or children, apprehensve for their safety; Also from maintaining a nuisance at or near same; or from quartering or maintaining numbers of unemployed or idle persons at or near said mines for the purpose of aweing or intimidating or making apprehensive or disturbing by force of numbers or interfering with com plainants agents and employees in the control and conduct of their lawful busi- l ness.
 Also from entlcing others into aiding. l supporting. encouraging or abetting any | of the acts herein enjoined; | And your orator further prays that on the final hearing the preliminary writ of injunction herein prayed for be made