The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-12
ARGUMENTS ARE FINISHED
JURY WILL CONSIDER STRIKERS
 CASES TO-DAY.
State Attorney Williams Bitterly A'- Jacks stand Taken by the Accused "Agalnst Law and Ordsr"-ElOqnent Address. by Attorney Arvine.

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 aAgainst Law and Eloquent Address by Attorney Arvins.
 The arguments in the cases of the striking teamsters were concluded in the superior court last evening at 6:1O o'clock.
 At the conclusion of Attorney Sulli- vans argument Attorney Arvine took the floor and gave one of his usually elo- cuent pleas for the accused. He re- viewed the evidence which had ben sub mitted during the trial, and said that there was nothing to prove that the members of the union had overstepped the bounds of law and order in the car rying on of the strike. He laid consid- erable stress on the conditions to which they had been subjected to prior to the strike, and said that what they had done had been in an attempt to better these conditions.
 He referred to the witnesses who had been former members of the union and who had afterwards deserted from the ranks and had appeared as state wit nesses against their former comrades. asking how much reliability could be 
 placed in their evidence.
 After a general summoning up of the case he said that the jury would un- doub.edly bring in a verdict of not guilty in accordance with the evidence submitted.
 Assistant States Attorney Wheeler decided not to speak, but to give all the remaining time to States Attorney Will Hams for the closing argument. MT. Williams gave one of his usually elo- quent, and convincing speeches in which he fiercely attacked the stand taken by the accused in relation to their troubles. He sarcastically referred to the alleged orders which had been given by Connors to the hack drivers, telling them not to object to drive with non-union men at funerals The speaker then spent some time in telling how these orders had been carried out and the trouble which had resulted.
 He next referred to the 1awless way in which he claimed that the officers of the unions had tried to force the owners into an agreement against their wills. He referred to the alleged kindness which he said had prevailed at funerals
 
 those who were dear to them, when if they were in non-union hacks the union kindly consented to have them either walk or be driven right back to their homes.
 MT. Williams spoke of the removal of some of the records so that they could not be had in court. and said that the whole strike had been a direct attempt to ruin the business of the hack and team owners, and that the attempt had been made through boycott and intin1i- daion. In this respect he said that the evidence was convincing. That the policy used by the striking unions had been contrary to the principles of law and order, and in accordance with an- archy.
 Said the speaker: What are we com ing to? What have we come to? This is not the union for which some of you, gentlemen of the jury, fought, but an other kind of union. The young for which you fought was union for law and order that the whole people might enjoy a life of freedom and liberty. In many cases during this trouble the mourners were fairly torn out of the hacks in which they were riding. One or two are not alone to blame for these outrages: they were only carrying out the purposes of the entire union. It was a nice plan of their leaders to try and vindicate honest labor at the ex- pense of justice and order. I stand for honest labor, and unionism, where through honesty and fairness attempts are made to better the intellectual and moral conditions. but the betterment must be brought about in accordance with the laws of the land and justice
 The speaker then referred to the part taken in affairs by those who were not active members of the local unions, saying that Stockford had told the men that if the non-union drivers could not be gotten off their teams any other way they were to be pulled off. Also that Flynn had said that they should be got ten off with bricks, if necessary These sentiments had been applauded by the 800 voices present.
 Tn closing he asked the judge to inn press upon the jury the fact that the actions Of the accused had been in ac- cordance with boycott and intimidation. To the jury he said: ssAll I want to do, gentlemen. is to present this matter from the standpoint of the state. All the responsibility rests with you as to whether you think that such condition of affairs should be allowed or not I'm not here to condemn labor unions which are banded together to advance the members interests and elevate thir so- cial conditions, but to attempt to crush out lawlessness in whatever station of lise I find it."
 Court was then adjourned until 1( o'clock this morning when Judge Shum- way will deliver his charge and the jury will be given the case. It is expected that verdict will be reachd this af- ternoon or tonight.
 Court having been opened, both MT Arvine and MT. Williams handed ur requests for points to be embodied ir their charges, the latter making twen- ty-five separate items. No time was lost in getting into action, and at five minutes after 10 o'clock MT. Webb be- gan his hours talk.
 Al the outset of the closing argu. ments Of this case" began MT. Webb T wish to assure you that this is not g conflict between the state of Connecti. cut and these defendants as members ot a labor union, nor between the state (So,,,,aot;o,,t ,~5