Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14


 plaintiff caused said defendants to be discharged.
 4. Thereupon on or about January 8, 1908, the defendants above manned and the other mem ibers of said Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Em- ployes, No 193, who were then in the plaintiffs employ, combined and agreed together that they would demand of the plaintiff that it reinstate said Will liam J. Barrett and John D. Kelly in their former positions and continue them in it's employment; and said per sons further combined and agreed to- gether that, if the plaintiff should re- fuse said demand, they would strike and leave the employment of the plain tiff forthwith in a body.
 5. On January 10, .ou3, in pursuance of said combination and agreement, said defendants and the other mem bers of said association who were then In the employ of the plaintiff notified the plaintiffs general manager of these demands, and requested an answer on or before 12 o'clock midnight of said ray
 6. It was not possible for said gen. eral manager to communicate with the other officers and directors of the plain tiff and submit said demands to their consideration and decision within the time so fixed, and said general manager so informed said defendants and those associated with them, and requested them to extend the time for an an- swer.
 7. This said defendants and those associated with them refused to do, and at about 3 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, January II, 1908, they no- tified the plaintiffs general manager by telephone that they had struck and left the plaintiffs employment in body, and they refused thereafter to operate, or assist in operating the plain titf's cars, and the plaintiff was unable to operate the same for several days, to its great damage and to the great inconvenience of the public.
 8. About 10 o'clock in the evening of said January II. 1903. the plaintiff notified said defendants and all the members of said association. No 193, that their demands would not be granted. and that any one of them who $2iled to report for work before 3 o'clock in the afternoon of January 12, 1908 would be considered as hav- ing left the employ of the plaintiff. | 9. None of said defendants or of the members of said association. No l 193, returned to work before said specified time or at any time since.
 Paragraphs 10, II, 12, 13, IA, 15, 16, 1 IT, IS, 19, 20, q, p, g, 24 and 25 names each union and it's officers as a part of the defendant.
 26. On said January 12, 1903, and at all times since, and at the present time, the defendants and the other members of said Amalgamated Associ- ation, No 193 who were formerly in the employ of the plaintiff, and the other individual defendants and unions above named, have conspfred, com bined and confederated together, and l with other persons to the plaintiff un- knownA MzEliciously to injure the plaintiff, to hinder and ruin it's busi- ness, and to prevent it from employ 1 ing any other persons than the mem- bers of said Amalgamated Association, No 193, and to prevent any other per- son from entering or remaining in the employment of the plaintiff, by means of threats, persuasion, intimidation, abuse and violence of many kinds. And they have further combined, l confederated and conspired together l by the same means to prevent persons l from furnishing supplies to and deal I ing with the plaintiff, and from fur nishing food, lodging and necessar1es or +o srch persons As the plalnlln lie U 1. ahle to employ in the places nas aid defendants, and to boyco,t. tns oL ,a;,+;ff and it's present emplioyes'
 ,.a +n threaten trouble, loss ana Fun, aq hus,ness to such persons as ueai win inc plaintiff or it's present en- nloves. or ride on its cars, ana to pos- colt such persons. i; And All of said combination, conIeu- eracy and conspiracy, and the acts uone as herein stated in furtherance lnei have been undertaken and entered il.o fo rthe purpose of compelling the plaln- ! tiff to grant the demands of said Amal- 1 gamated association, No l93, to relh- state said defendants, William J. bar l rett and John Kelly, as employees oI the plaintiff and to continue them III 1 said employment.
 27. In order to carry out said con- spiracy and confederacy and the pur- poses thereof, all the defendants have i held sundry meetings in the rooms of I their several unions or associations and elsewhere in said Waterbury, since said 1 January Il, 1903. wherein by confer ence, suggestions, recommendations votes and other actions, they have de- | cided and agreed among themselves upon certain methods, means and pro- ceedings which they have deemed ex- pedient and effective, such as are set forth in the following paragraphs. 2S They and their officers, agents and members, and their associates and confederates. whose names are at this
 time unknown to the plaintiff, since
 sadd January II, 1903, and until the ] present time, have stationed and kept 1 persons called pickets, from early
 morning until late at night upon and around railroad stations and Exchange place in said city, and about the 1 plaintiffs premises, and in other places
 near and adjoining its railway lines, land upon Its cars, ard said persons er