The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13
The STRIKE
CASE HEARD
Important Matter Before the
United States Court.
a MATTER OF INTEREST
A History of the Dispute, Which Has
Had Various Ramiflcations in the
United States Courts Of
the Land.
4 MATTER OF INTEREST

BY far the most important case argued
at this term Of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals was that considered
yesterday, known as the coal strike IN
Junction cases. Nearly u year ago the
Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency Com
pany and others operating mines secured
ali injunction from the Federal Circuit
Court of West Virginia, restraining GER
tain striking miners from trespassing on
their properties or interfering with their
employees. In January OF thus year tho
Injunction was perpetuated by Judge kel-
Ter, and it Is on appeal from that order
that the case comes before the Court OF
Appeals. The argument OF the case was
the feature of the session OF this court
| yesterday. Two circuit Judges and one
district judge are sitting In this cause
cclcbre.
The United States Circuit Court OF APP
peals reconvened yesterday morning at ~
| o clock with Circuit Judges Golf and 81
| monitor and District Judge Morris on the
| bcrch
| Two cases were argued. These are:
No. 4ss-C. Crane and Company. plain
tiff In error, vs.. Chapman Fry, defendant
| Charleston, w. Va. Argued by John IL.
Holt and Mr.. Thompson. OF Huntington,
w. Va, for the plaintiff In error. and by
George ]. McComas, OF Huntington, W.
| Va, for the defendant In error, and sub
I mitted.
| j
to practice In this court, viz: J. w. st.
Claire. Fayetteville, w. Va; Charles E.
Hogg, Point Pleasant, w. Va; Mt:
Thompson and George ]. McComas, OF
Huntington. w. Va
FAMOUS COAL STRIKE CASE ARGUED
No. 4s6-J. ". Carroll ct al, appellants.
vs. Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency
| Company, appelees; appeal from the cir
cult Court at Charleston. This Is the IA
l.mous coal strike case tnaugurated against
union miners In West virginia ny me
\ Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency Com
| pany and other mine owning concerns.
| The case was argued by Charles r. Hogs.
Of Point Pleasant. W. Va, for the miners,
and by General j. w. st. Claire. Of Fay
etteville. w. Va. and ". 2. alton. OF
submitted. The case was begun In this
| way:
On the soth day OF July. 1902. the ches-
apeake and Ohio Coal Agency Company
| presented to Judge Keller its bill OF COM
!, plant. alleging among other things. that
| the defendants, j. w. Carroll, w, B. viii
son. John Mitchell, In conjunction with
others. were conspi1lng together to inter-
fere with the operation and conduct OF
their coal mines and coke plants. Upon
| the consideration whereof. Judge Keller
| ISSUED restraining order, restraining
and inhibiting the said John Mitchell and
! all others associating or acting with him
from in any wise interfering with the
management, operation OF. conduct OF said
mines by their owners or those operating
/ them, either by mennces, threats or any
/ character OF intimidation used to pre-
/ won't the employees Of said mines from go
/ Ing to or from said mines and coke plants.
! or from engaging In the business of min
ing in said mines or laborlng upon said
| coke plants The said defendants and
| those associating with them were also
| restrained from entering upon the prop
erty Of the owners for the purpose Of
| interfering with tho employees Thereon,
either by intimidation or by the holding
OF either public or private assemblages
upon said property or in any wise mo-
Testing, interfering with, or intimidating
| the employees so as to induce said en-
i ployes to abandon their work IN said
mines or to prevent any person who may
| desire to enter the employment Of said
coal agency.
NOT TO ASSEMBLE.
The defendants were also restrained
from assembling in the paths approaches
and roads upon the property OF said coal
agency leading to and from the homes
and residences of the miners and mine
laborers, along which said employees We're
compelled to travel. The said defendants
were further restrained from marching
and parnding IN n body across. Mt or so
near the the properties OF said company,
| or assembling in large numbers at or so
near the property of said agency as to In
tjmidate any person at work or desiring
to work.
On January 30. 1903 Judge Keller en-
tered an order. upon motion by certain OF
tho attendants to dissolve said in1unc-
ton ms to them, Diminishing the bill as to
certain defendants, but MS to all others
he made tho temporary restraining order
permanent one.
the remaining fifty or more defendants
took an appeal from said order And It
IL on their appeal that the case comes
! up in the United states Circuit Court
OF Appeals for nearing.
! The opinion IN this case will be an i'm
| portant one. as there are great many
similar cases pending In the Circuit Court
of West Virginia. awaiting the decision
In this case.