The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
GLASS OFFICERS in BOND
MANAGERS OF WHEELING COMPANY
RELEASED FROM MUSCIE JAIL.
One Refuses to Accept Liberty-Justice
Faivre Says the Federation Com
pany IL ON Its Last Legs.
Eose,,l 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Sept. H.-After they had
spent the night in Jail bond was secured
this morning for the three officials of the
Mississinewa Cooperative Glass Company
Of Wheeling. who are under arrest on
charge of grand larceny. preferred by Leo
pold Mambourg. secretary of the Fedora
ton Window Glass Company of Columbus.
.. The bonds of the accused men were re-
duced from 81 600 each to s700. Louis Tous-
saint president OF the Mississnewa COM
pany, and Justin A. Faivre, sales agent
and general manager. also president OF the
Union Window Glass Company OF Ander-
son. were released. but Jules Lacha, of
Hartford City. secretary. refused to leave
the Jail. He would not accept bond, saying
that he would remain in Jail as long as
the charges are against him and will file
q suit for damages against the Federation
company on account of alleged false i'm
prisonment. August Voquna, treasurer of
the company, was arrested this morning in
Wheeling. and gave bond.
Jules Lacha, secretary, says that while
he one OF the ffty-two stockholders in
the company. he has no personal knowledge
OF the troubles. He was very sick in Jail
last night and the services OF a physician
were necessary.
The charges preferred by Secretary Mann
bourg. of the big Federation company,
which controls the output of large num-
Der OF the independent plants OF the COM
pany, against the Wheeling plant have ere
ated an intense interest among the glass
workers OF the gas belt. A large number
from Hartford City. Montpelier, Fowlerton
and other towns came to the city to-day to
learn more of the affair and to express
sympathy either way
Justin Faivre stayed in police headquar-
tiers nearly all day Sunday and did not
seem at all worried. He said that only one
side OF the case has been presented. In
reply to questions. he made the following
statement:
I'VE admit that We sold glass from the
stock Of the company at Wheeling but
plant went into the Federation the COM
pany bought $500 worth of stock A few
weeks ago the members OF the Wheeling
company became dissatisfied with the pros
1rom the Federation. This they did but
they did not receive the price OF stock they
had paid for. In order to get this money
back il was decided to sell the glass from
the stock This was done, and the trouble
was started.
Another thing the officials of the Fed
Grafton have violated their contract which
makes IL null and void. The contract saws
that unless the Federation has control of
$50 pots IL Is or no effect. They never have
had control OF that many pots since the
arst OF the organization. With that they
have disobeyed the plans set out in the
agreement
This matter could have been settled sat.
fsfactor,ly last Thursday when / had a
meeting with Mam5ourg the Braun
House. He had notified me that the Fedora
zion understood that / was agent for the
Wheeling house and had been selling their
glass. He also said that | would have 10
make settlement. Previous TO our meet
fng | asked him over the telephone n he
would accept the terms on which the settle
ment was made between the Federation and
the Union Window Glass Company at An
derson. when the same plan was carried ont
He told me at that time that IL would 10 ali
right With that understanding I came IN
Muncie. Insead OF accepting such terms ne
said that he must have s21 600 cash for the
glass that had been sold. This we could
not pay
III We had been granted the terms OF the
Union Window Glass Company there would
have been trouble other than the Wheel
Ing plant would have been pulled from the
Federation. We could have paid part cash
and given notes for sixty days for the full
amount, less the $500. With the glass
hpught back In that manner we could sell