The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-12
Investigation byMlster in Chan :
csy Progressing Slowly
LADIES GET VERY WET
Children Quit School Because Coal
Was Delivered BY Firm Under
the Ban of the Team
sters.

Chicago, May 1.-THE teamsters strike
today was practically without incident.
Driving storms of wind and rain, which
swept the streets at frequent intervals.
had the effect of driving the majority of
the pickets from their posts, and there
was practically no disturbance of any
kind in the business section of the city.
On the outskirts. however a few attacks
were made upon drivers of delivery
wagons but with the exception of one col
ored man, who was knocked senseless by
stone, nobody was injured
The most important feature of the strike
situation today was the examination of
witnesses this afternoon before Master in
chanoery Sherman. who is taking tes-
timony relative to the alleged violation
of the federal iniunctlons granted in favor
of the Employers association, and Of the
seven express companies.
Would Not Testify.
Adolph Phel. for eleven years an en-
ploye of the United States Express COM
pany, but now a striker, refused to an
swer questions on the grounc ne might
incriminate himself. The queries put to
him by the attorney for the Employers
| association covered the ground of the
cause of the strike, ana whether or not
the officials of his union ordered or ad-
] Vised him to strike. To all of these ques-
tions Attorney Labosky, for the defend
ant made strenuous objection, with the
result that there occurred between him
and Attorney Mayer, acting for the plain
tiffs, numerous alterations, in one of
which Attorney Mayer declared that in
stating matters to the MASTER. Attorney
Labosky had been unfair, almost to the
point of dishonest.
Charles Brown, an employe of the Uni
ted States Express company, testified that
! he had been beaten by strikers. On cross
examination Attorney Labosky attempted
i TO learn why the non-unon men were
armed with revolvers and from whom
they procured the weapons. The witness
said that Mr.. Copely had issued some
of the weapons, and when asked IL the
man was in the room, he pointed to him
Ordered Not to Work.
edward Buckley a former union driver,
/ but now on strike. told of being ordered
/ by officials of his union to put his wagon
not continue at work, replied.
Because | did not want to be killed -
why did you stand In fear of death
ii you went ont?" he was asked.
Buckley hesitated for some time. and
then said:
Because there were riots on the streets,
and | would not sacrifice my life for a
job"
The hearing will be continued tomor-
row.
John Bernard a union teamster. was
shot In the hand and thigh tonight by
a colored man employed as driver at
the store where Bernard was employed be-
| fore the strike. Since the commencement
of the trouble Bernard has been a picket
around the place.
Annoyance Caused.
Cabmen today added a new ANNOYANCE
| to the list of discomforts suffered by
| women as result of the strike. While
| torrents of rain deluged the streets wom-
| en- passengers in order to reach the larger
| retail stores were forced to leave hired
| conyeyanees. in some cases, block away
A. Marshall Fields, six energetic and
rain proof picl<ets warned all union
drivers not to approach the carriage en-
trance.
The carriages were stopped at the curb
before an adjoining building and the un-
fortunate woman occupants. many with
out umbrellas, waded ankle deep. through
pools and under beating rain. Expensive
costumes were ruined In minute, nod
ding pumes were rendered limp and un-
slightly and flashing gowns hung heavy
with water Old and feeble women were
among the victims of this phase of the
strike.