Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-02
CAPELESS HEARD.
Was Easily Found When Wanted
by the Union in Famous
Damage Suit.
HAD NO MISSING RECORDS
Made General Denial OF Evidence by
the Plaintiff Opening Arguments
Made by Each Side-Judge Will
Give His Charge To-day and
Case Will Reach the Jury.

Rutaud. March 1.-The end of the trial
of the famous Patch $1,000 damage suit
against the machiuisls' union, started in
county court two weeks ago. is at last i'm
sight The case will probably go to the
jury late tomorrow afternoon. 1t has been
one of the most important trials ever held
in Rutland and the outcome is watched
for eagerly by both labor and capital
throughout the entire country. The trial
has been marked by a succession of sousa-
tional incidents from the iiilbusterinF tao
tics constantly used by the defense to the
contempt proceedings against union wit
ncsscs summoned by the plaintiff for not
producing the desired records in court.
The dofcusc put in tho last evidence to-
day and the opening arguments were made
by counsel for both sides. The judges
charge is expected late tomorrow after
noon.
one Of the most unexpected occurrences
Of the trial took place this morning when
john taprlcSs, Il leading striker. against
whom all manner OF charges had been made
by the plaintiff counsel. was called by
the defense. tapcleSs was badly wanted
by plaintifi and his was the first of
number of my Nat"rious disappcaranccs ot
witnesses and union records occurring
Just before the plaintiff 90 around to
look for them.
Capccss said he mad worked for Iatch
for five years before the strike ond na1
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ed j. T.. Capcs' and the witness al
ways "igncd capclcss. He emphatic ally
denied the statements of the plaintiffs
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"r r.. was in ,l,c strikers. ho,dolarl,r r.
Iust v...l- Cvbou II was thounht -nn,. of
tn" missing lodge records were thcr,) hut
saw there no book or package SNAPPED INK"
Il book.
Tnc d"l"nS" put in an extract OF the
carpentcrs union records stating that "A
notion was mad" ana carried that the
caip"nt' - at tn" Idtrh ANA Lincoln IRON
out " su,I'nsrjIv tn .rnw th,' carnrnt.rs,
strike was not a result or induced 10y the
MAJ rlIilStS Slilkc.
q 1hc d'ions" rested ut IL" when Alder
man James l.. creed WAS called III r.
huttal hN the p'HlntlIt. IL" testified That
W 'lt'r N'"l"n' leading STRIKER, told
nm Il" was meeting trains for the union
ana getting NOR" money than hc could
earn w"rking hy the day.
rms was promptly denied by Mr.. New
ton VII" was called /" tn" stand. w. +.
butltr OF l1ttSiord testified that he tried
to hire tapcl"Ss and Newton last summer
ana both men told HIM they were under