The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
FORBIDS WATERBURY BOYCOTT
COURT STEPS IN TO CHECK THE
LABOR UNIONS.
Their Funds Tied Up BY . Damage Suit
Brought by Trolley Company-And
They Must Not Int erferc with Him Who
Works or with Those VINO Sell 10 Him.

sistent rumors Of the last few days that
legal action Of some sort In the trolley
mems strike was impending were con-
frmed this forenoon when constable
began the service Of temporary injunc-
ton or complaint In a civil suit on over
hundred Of the strikers and members OF
different labor unions In the city.
The civil suit, which Is for $4,000 dam
ages, brought by the company against
the strikers and different labor unions
that have aided and abetted them In their
illegal warfare upon the company, carries
with It an attachment OF all the money
held in the banks here for the labor or
eanizations. The constable served the
papers first on the banks. the Waterbury
National. the Manufacturers National.
the Fourth National. the Colonial Trust
Company, and the Dime Savings Bank.
Besides the striking trolleymen and the
central labor unions. fifteen other labor
unions are made defendants In the suit
and are placed under the operation Of the
injunction. Whatever funds they may
have in the banks are now beyond their
reach and will remain 30 until the hand
OF the law is lifted from them.
Among the many rumors current as soon
was one to the effect that even the savings
bank accounts of the strikers had been
attached. There is not word Of truth in
this. The only striker who has anything
in the way OF money or property attachable
IL an old man, and his name was purposely
omitted for that reason from the list OF
defendants.
Furthermore. some twenty-five local
ii ar,itfasd from tho liat
Of those included in the courts action.
Only those unions which have impose
fines on members for riding in the cars
of the company we're included In the civil
suit and the Injunction. Not a single in
dividual bank account Is attached.
The Injunction was granted by the
Superior Court, Judge William T. Elmer
OF Middletown presiding. at 1880 yesterday
afternoon, but was kept q secret until the
Constable began the service OF the papers
to-day.
The Injunction, while 1t is sweeping in
character, It not so radical a. those issued
not long ago In Ansonia and Toledo. 1t IL
returnabe on April I, but the strikers
counsel may bring 1t up for argument at
any time in the interim on a motion to
dissolve.
DcetutS tHe tlIihtIr luiiioh oio Nbo NSh-
raj Labor Union. the unions involved
are the polishers and buffers. the brass
workers, the sheet metal workers. the
stampers and press hands. Typographical
Union No 500, the Team Drivers Union.
the Masons and Plasterers' Union No Is,
Iron Moulders Union No. 29s. the Drug
Clerks Union. the Electrical workers
Union. the Bakers Union, Ggarmakes'
I'll ~ oAr thA Mat EtttfA nj
Pain ters' and Decorator Union No. 40, and
Carpenters and Joiners' Union No. 2oc.
The company's complaint recites in
outline the history Of the strike. II tells
how William J. Barrett. President Of the
Trolleymen's Union. and John o. Kelly.
ploy of the company had abeented them
selves from their duties without permits
sion or notice TO the company, and how on
Jan. 6they were in consequence discharged.
Then on jan 10 came the demand that
these two delin1uents he restored to their
employment before II o clock that night.
The general manager replied to this
demand that he could not communicate
with the officers and directors OF the COM
pany in that short time, and requested an
extension OF time This the union refused
to grant. and on the night specified came
the strike.
Then follows a history Of the outraees
upon the men employed TO take the strikers
OF perrons selling goods TO the company.
riding on the cars or furnishing the EN-
ployees Of the company with the neoessatles
II life. the whole eliminating In the riots
Of Jan. 81. which II took .Op Inilitiarnen
TO suppress. and the murder OF Policeman
Mende'ssohn on Sunday night last The
injunction issued by the Court to-day. in
part. reads.
by authority of the state % Connecticut.
you are commanded and cnioined; under
penalty 81 SO OOO, forthwith absolutely ~
desist and refrain from doing any unIawfu!
act OF thing whatsoever in fuTthersnc" 81
sy, or GSn 81 q, h.
ia. it, Officers and EMPLOYEES IA IN. IRE. hhd
unhindered conduct and control ~ It's bus.
ness or 10 modest ~ lniure It's employees ana
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