The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-01
A Movement is in Progress
Both on Main and Broad.
MANY WELL-KNOWN
MEN HAVE SIGNED
In Connection With the Apparent At.
tempt to Boycott the Famous Case
Of the Baughnnan Bros. Is Now
Being Recalled by Many.
The Supreme Courts
Decision.

Decision.
The merchants, business men and other
citizens are moving to meet any prospec-
tive attempt to boycott them or their
employees who ride on the trolley cars
during the strike. This statement was
fully confirmed last night by one Of the.
best known and Oldest merchants on
Broad Street. Furthermore, the inforHa-
tion was developed that petition is al
ready being circulated among Main Street
and downtown merchants, business men.
tobacco dealers and others for signatures,
announcing the Intention Of the signers
to ride In the street cars whenever they
desire to do so.
The movement on the part OF the mer-
chants, bankers, lawyers doctors. tobao-
conists and employees OF various estab-
lishments Is spontaneous, and Is the out
ccme OF the oft-reiterated rumor that
names OF those who ride on the cars We're
being quietly taken, with the view OF boy
gcotting all merchants and employees OF
mercantile establishments who ride on
the cars during tlestrike. There has been
very widespread talk of an organized effort
to injure the business of merchants who
did not make sacrifices in the interest OF
the striking car men. the implication being
that the organizations In sympathy With
the strikers would refrain from dealing
with such merchants. tits well known
fact that ladies who alighted from cars
have beer laGcostea by strange men. WI
:.skeu 't..ttir itftlles. II.ase rntait cia net
state what use theyspropose to make OF
the names of persons riding on the cars,
but their action is regarded as significant,
Want. Five Thousand.
The Broad Street merchant referred to
1rXN.. t&t, Hr~ff "a e. to fn.
ment of the situation from the viewpoint
of the sgners. was yesterday being cir
culated tentatively, having for Its object
the securing of the signatures OF 300
persons, including the leading merchants
and business men, announcing In erect
that they would not be deferred from
riding on the cars by the fear of the loss
OF trade or a boycott designed to injure
their business. According to the state-
nent of the two merchants who We're cir
culating this paper, not one 70 Wnom ~
had been shown had declined 10 sign y.
more generally circulated to-day for s.g-
natures.
The statement embodied In the prospec-
tive petition sets forth that a. difference
exists between the street railway company
and its employees, or its former employees:
that. regardless Of the merits OF this con-
Etroversy, it is one between employer and
employe, with which the public has no
part; that in modern city life the street
railway service is Indispensable and the
public have tho right to use the cars, ana
finally that the signers of the petition ac-
companying this statement propose to use
the cars when they SO desire.
The paper being circulated on Main
Street sets forth about the same status
of affairs as that just outlined. A proml-
nent banker stated yesterday that he had
seen the petition circulating on Main and
op1 hat q pl1rOhar of Welt /
known men had already signed II.
The term boycott Is being carefully
used by those who are endeavoring to dis
suade or deter persons from patronlalng
the street railway company, The general
Inference from the we'll authenticated ef-
forts to secure the names of those riding
on the cars Is that list Is being made
with the purpose, II this extreme course
shall be finally adopted, OF making some
Discrimination against such persons. II
Famous Crun1p Case.
In this connection the decson of tho
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia In
the famous case of CTump vs, the Com
nonwealth, generally referred to as the
Baughman Brothers case. Is frequently
mentioned. All older citizens remember
this case, which began In 1887 and ended
with the opinion referred to, handed down
by the court May 20. 1855 This Cause
celebra is reported very fully in the Sir
ginia law reports. Crump and others
We're indicted by grand jury Of the
Hastings Court for criminal conspiracy,
and the case was tried by that court in
1887. The result of the trial was ver-
dict Of guilty against the defendants, who
thereupon appealed the case to the SUI
preme Court OF Appeals OF Virginia,
which on the date named delivered Its
opinion unanimously sustaining the Judg-
ment of the lower court, The opinion
was delivered by Judge Fauntleroy.
Judges Lewis and Lacy concurrng, Judges |
Richardson and Hinton absent The ap-
pellants We're represented by Meredith |
& Cooke. of this city. while Hon. Rufus
A. Ayers. then Attorney-G General, repre-
scented the Commonwealth. The criminal /
conspiracy alleged was the boycottng of
Baughaar Brothers,
In his opinion, Judge Fauntleroy re-
views the care and analyses with great |
detail. quoting or referring to numerous
precedents In the State and Feredal courts
and basing his opinion upon the well es-
tablished principles set forth by the high
est courts of the land,
A State of Quiet.
The situation has settled down into
state of quiet and struggle for endur, |
men who went out fifteen days ago.
Neither side evinces the slightest sign OF |
or yielding,
Tho company Is gradually extending the |
scope of its operation, under the protec-
M suburban and city lines and approXi- |
ma ting the regular schedules OF cars, On |
many of the lines cars are being run
f(,nntinned nn Second Papel