The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-10
BLOW To The STRIKERS
JUDGE ANDERsON's ORDER PROHIB-
ITS THEM FROM "CONGREGATING."
Petition of the Lockwood Manufac-
turing COmpany-Other Cases
I'm the Courts.

Judge Anderson, of the Federal Court,
yesterday issued a restraining order to pre-
vent striking molders from congregating
around the plant of the lockwood Manu-
featuring Company and restraining the
molders from interfering with the workings
of the plant Judge Anderson decided to
issue the order after hearing the affidavits
submitted by the owners of the lockwood
plant and those in rebuttal by the molders,
and the arguments of A. W. Hatch. for
the complainant, and w. n. Harding, Tor
the Molders' Union
The strike at the lockwood plant has
been in progress for some time and the ef-
forts of the strikers to prevent the employees
of the factory from continuing in its en-
ployment have become irksome to the own
ers of the factory. On April the company
filed petition in the Federal Court asking
that a restraining order be issued pending
the hearing for an injunction, but after
trial of the case. which began on April Is
and lasted several days, Judge Baker de-
cided that he had no jurisdiction in the
case and refused the order. He warned
the strikers. however, to stay within the
law and from his remarks at the close Of
the case it was evident that he was not
entirely satisfied that everything done in
the strike had been lawful. He refused the
order on the ground that his court could
not properly restrain the molders on the
evidence submitted
A supplemental bill of complaint, as per-
mitted in Judge Bakers decision, was filed
Wednesday by the manufacturing company
in which the allegations of the first COM
plant were repeated and temporary relief
was asked. To this supplemental bill the
defense filed a demurrer TO the fact. but
doubted the existence of a sufficient cause
for action.
During the argument by the attorneys
yesterday the contention was over the jul
risdiction of the court. w. n. Harding
argued that Judge Baker had not recog-
nized authority to restrain the strikers
and urged this as an authority to defeat
the action Mr.. Hatch argued for the order
on the ground that the lookout maintained
at the factory interfered with the property
rights of the owners and the prosecution
that the strikers by intimidation, coercion
and force were interfering with the work.
ings Of the plant and that the rights Of
factories to operate when duly incorporated
The injunction as issued by Judge Ander-
son is against George s. Custer, business
agent of the union, George F. Bucksot,
Charles Wamsey William Fail, Hugh
Mccormick and William Morris. II re-
strains these men from .congregating in
front of the factory, around the approaches
to 1t and from in any way obstructing its
rights of operation. 1t also restraints the
coerce the workmen into leaving the serv-
ice of their employers and from displaying
or insinuating punishment should they con-
tinue at work.
Judge Anderson fixed Feb. 16 as the date
when the case will finally be decided and
the date when his decision as to whether
an injunction will issue or not shall be
rendered.