Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-16
UNIONS ENJOINED.
Judge Mason Grants Injunetions
in Two Cases.

Seneca and Economy Tumbler Com
panies Plaintiffs and Members OF
Locals A. F. G. W. C. Defendants =
Attorney in Case-Substane of In
functions and Allegations of Bill
viii not be Served at Once
Judge John w. Mason granted
two injunctions Tuesday, almost
identical in purport directed against
the members Of the two local unions
of the American Flint Glassworkers.
The plaintiff IL one case was the
Seneca Glass Company and the de
PENDANTS were the members CT Local
No. 95 nearly all of whom were
named. The Economy Tumbler
Company was the plaintiff in the
other case aud the defendants most
Of whom were mentioned by name,
are the members of Local Union ll6
A. f. G.. w. u. W. Scott Meredith,
of Fairmont, was the attorney for
the Economy people and Ghas A
Goodwin represented the Seneca
Company. Mr. Goodwin returned
last night from Clarksburg with both
bills of allegation n his pocket.
The injunction in the Seneca case
is little stronger for reasons that
will appear than the ia the Economy.
1t restraints the member OF Local
Union % from indulging in any acts
of intimidation, threats or coercion
of any nature to prevent any man or
woman, boy or girl from working in
the Seneca factory. 1t epjoins the
defendants from using profane
obscene or infamatory language to,
or in the hearing of any workmen in
the Seneca plant for purposes of
intimidation. 1t forbids the de
PENDANTS from congregating IN
groups about the factory, using
clubs. stones or weapons of any kind
IN preventing workmen from going
in and out peaceabiy and in fact,
forbids interference of all kinds.
The injunction ia the Economy
lumber company case is very SINH
lar to this. Both are temporary but
stand until dissolved
The allegations in the bill cover
the whole situation from beginning
to end. Ia the Seneca case, the
cost OF the plant, the investment
represented, the number of men
mployed and similar matters are
set forth at some length 1t is al
legged that the company has big
contracts on hands, and could fill
these contracts were they not pre-
vented from employing workmen by
the defendants, and that they are
consequently losing money every
day by reason thereof
1t is further alleged that tue de
PENDANTS have established a camp,
and stationed and maintained pick
cts along the approaches to the
factory that they have placed piles
of refuse glass, presumably to be
used as missiles of a most dangerous
character along their approaches.
l. further recites at some length the
attacks upon Leckie and Jolliffe, the
use of profane and abusive language
to the Misses Jollifle, the boarding
of the special car at Point Marion
by a committee of the defendants.
and the incidents which occurred at
the B. d O. station.
The allegations IN the Economy
Tumbler company case are of a
similar character, though more gen,
eral, and containing fewer specific
charges.
The plaintiffs in each ease are
required to give bond in the sum of
$500 before the clerk of the Circuit
Court. Prosecutor Goodwin stated
that the iniunctions would not be
served today, and that it was prob
able that they would be held until
some overt act made further delay
impossible.
The members of the union are not
surprised at Injunction proceedings.
They have been expecting that such
tactics would be resorted to, as was
stated in these columns several days
ago What effect the injunctions
will have remains to be seen.