New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
GUILTY. OF CONSPIRACY.
Omm1en Decides against Labor Men
Because of Strike.

dElstrate Ommen, iC the Jefferson Market court
| yesterday, decided that various persons known
! Donald Call Frank Miller John Doe and Richard
Hoe, acting through the Journeymen Stonecutters
| Association and the Employing StOnecutters' Asso-
| clation. are guilty of conspiracy. The up
| IN June
each other and others unknown commit act
and acts injurious 10 public morals trade and COM
merce. for the perversior and obstruction Of JUS
| tce and the due administration of laws and that
| the conspiracy aforesaid in violation OF Sec
ton l6s, Subdivisions and 6. OF the Penal Code o.
! the State Of New York
The opinion continues in part
pb in the spring Of 1903 there formed F oa fRs E at
| No. LI25 Broadway. in the county Of New-York.
! The association started with about thirty mem
! Vicinity Res6iutions we're adopted and submitted
! TO the Journeymen Stonecutters Association Ior
These resolutions refer IN substance 70 the man
ton OF the rules. the minimum prices on yafiQus F
of all contracts received by a member for inspec-
received on contracts into the OF the as
sociation. and the payment Of 10 per cent od J,s
of each year etc. Pursuant &c this agreement con-
tracts were then let,
William Bradley & Son. and Henry Hanlein &
Son were independent contractors Hanleln had re-
fused to JON the employers association. BradIey
paid the initiation fee. but on advice OF ms al
torneys refused to have anything more 10 40 win
IT. one morning Hanleiu received a cal4 from t''o
walking delegate Of the JOurneymens association.
who requested him TO join the employers associa-
ton. Hanlen refused to do so. The delegate then
said that il he did not. all the men connected Win
the journeyrnen's association who then work
ing for him. would be taken of their work IN
other words there would be q strike. Han4ein at
first refused The delegate then told the shop
steward. who is the representative Of the Journey
men on a lob 10 cali of the at 10 o'clock.
Hanlein consulted his attorneys, and then agreed 10
the demands OF the walking delegate. who tod
him to go to No LIS Broadway September S,
when there would De a meeting OF the employers
association and he could Join.
Hanlein directed. found the executive
committee OF the employers association in session
and stated that he wanted join He then paid his
initiation fee and dues and directed by the
executive committee furnish them list Of the
contracts he had on hahd ne turhlshed ule ust.
which showed that he had contracts amounting to
contracts as u.r the plan OF agreement between
the employers and the journey men s associations
cordng 10 the minimum prices liked IN n tnis agree
thereupon insisted that tanlcln shouId pa! INTO
the treasury or me 1sSe Set.istoh per go ~. "a "a
contracts. amounting 10 $3.50. which they decided
PEELED 10 pay had he reserved thr con T8eIs 'olEu
the association. lie objected and hndI4y TX WAS
i've notes The notes were never pa'a- hIaHl'5 ~
Son with similar opportunities from the walk
ing delegate OF the Journey men ass9c!atlon. oat
they refused 70 join the employing StonecutterS
Association. as requested strike was thtn or
dered on their work ana w "oFH5ileh ] 4
10 the 1ourneymeus association were Ie'loN""'
and that strike still continues and the concern mas
been compelled 20 cArFy "iI r., IN - 80, -
union The threats 20 Hanlein ny the waking
delegate OF the jouTneymens association 10 strike
his Job. ant the actual striking az brctey x son =
were not because ~ any ialllre 10 oo+y "EsfS 1Nl
Of the journeymeus union as 20 wages. hours OF
work. number OF men at machines etcf 2u{ only
Stonecutters' Association