The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-10
A MINER IN CONTEMPT
CHARGE MADE AGAINST A BIR'
 MINGHAM STRIKER.
Judge Jones Orders A. A. Burrell to Appear in Court and Changer Date for Hearing Answer
 of Strikers.

By request of both parties Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States Court yesterday changed the date of the hearing of the answer of the striking miners of the mineral district to the petition of the coal operators for an injunction. from September 18th in Montgomery to October 9th in Birmingham.
 At the same time Judge Jones. on petition of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, ordered A. A. Burrell, a striking miner of Jefferson County, to appear before the court in Birming- ham on October 18th and show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of contempt of an order recently ts- sued by Judge Jones restraining the strikers from interfering with prop erty of the coal operators and from intimidating their workmen.
 John P. Tillman. a Birmingham law yer. representing the Sloss-Shefaeld Company, came to Montgomery yes- terday morning presented the petition, secured the order of Judge Jones and returned to Birmingham on an after noon train
 Burrell, who Is accused of showing contempt for the order of Judge Jones. Is charged with being a confederate d William Farley. Edward Flynn and other officials of the United Mine Workers of America, in an alleged conspiracy to interfere with and in- timidate non union men employed by the coal operators to take the places of the striking miners.
 It is specifically charged in the pe- tition of the Sloss Company that Bur- rell, several nights ago, severely beat mine boss and committed other acts of violence at Brookside in violation of the restraining order of Judge Jones.
 After examining the petition of the Sloss Company presented by MT. Till man Judge Jones made the following l order:
 Tn the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. "Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Com pany. complainant. vs William Fair Hey, ct al | Upon consideration of the petition of filed herein by the complainant. al- | leging that A. A. Burrell has violated the restraining order made by the court in this cause, and the affidavits offered in support of said petition which petition and affidavits are order 1 ed filed, 1t is ordered that the said A A. Burrell appear before this court al l the court room of said court in the city of Birmingham. Alabama, on the 18th day of October 1904, at ten o'clock a m, then and there to show cause fl | any he has, why he should not be ad- judged guilty of a violation of the re- 1 straining order issued herein. and punished accordingly for contempt oi | court.
 Tt Is further ordered that the clerk deliver to the marshal for the district copy of this order and that the mer- shal serve the same upon the said A A. Burrell instanter. This September 9th 1904.
 Thomas G. Jones, Judge"
 MT. Tillman informed Judge Jones
 that the lawyers representing the several coal operators, compiainants in the cases against the miners and Captain Frank s. White, legal repre- sentative of the strikers. had agreed on October 5th as the date for the hearing and that they asked, as a mat. ter of convenience to them, that the hearing take place on that date in Birmingham.
 In pursuance of this request Judge Jones continued the hearing from Sep tember 18th to october 5th and agreed to hold 1t in Birmingham.