The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
HAVE JURISDICTION
rrpERAL COURTS POWER AS TO
 BILLS FOR INJUNCTION.
Judge KohIsaat Renders Decision fn Chicaso-strike Has Very Quiet Day, Contrary to the Gcu-
 eral Expectation.

Chicago. May 31.--Judge Kohlsaat of the United States District Court today decided that the Federal Courts have Jurisdiction over the bills for injunc- tions brought by the express companies against the striking teamsters. The attorneys for the teamsters de- nied that the Federal Court has jurls- diction over such bills. basing their contention on the declaration that the express companies are not engaged in Interstate commerce. Attorney Meyer. for the Employers Association. de- clared that the arguments of the law yers for the union were ridiculous ana that if the express companies were not engaged in interstate commerce there was no interstate commerce in the Uni | ted States.
 President Shea of the teamsters' l union appeared before the grand jury | this afternoon and was questioned for l two hours. When questioned as to his | knowledge of a blacklist maintained by the express companies against the | teamsters he was unable to tell any, thing definite. He denied any ennspir- acy on the part of the labor leaders | and insisted that much of the trouble | that had taken place in the city streets had been caused by the private detec- | tives and other representatives cf the Employers Association for the purpose of exciting sympathy against the strik- l CTS.
 1t was announced tonight that cer- | tain of the labor leaders will tomorrow present acfdavits to the grand jury de- | claring that Attorney Mayer of the En- | ployers' Association and Chief of De- | tectives Buckminister, who has acted | for the same organization. are respon-
 sible for all tlH murders committed in connection with the strike. They Will
 N- Ind m 1 the officials of the Employers Teamins | Company for importing men from oth sr cities under false pretenses.
 i The strike was today, contrary to | gener Al expectation, very quist. The only increase in the number of strikers l consisted of twelve teamsters employed by the Weaver Coal Company who went l out when ordered to make deliveries to the American Express Company.
 All the business houses involved In | the trouble reported tonight that more wagons had been sent out today than at any time since the commencement of the strike and that they were in po- sition now to increase their forces of drivers each day to the full limit to
 which the police are able to furnish protection.
 A sensation was caused In the Fed eral Court today by Attorney A. O. Leinen, who represented three persons cited for alleged violation of strike in- functions. Without preface he eaid:
 '.This is a case where war was brought Into a district and men with | revolvers shot at women and children and men were killing one another. Ii is a case where trouble was brought into a peaceable district; the residents did not want trouble. When they car ry murder into a district like that, the
 residents will not have to answer for
 violating an injunction.
 We have nothing to do with your
 quarrel. A boy was shot by driver
 of a wagon and Is now in a dangerous
 condition in hospital. When his com
 panions went to a policeman to have
 the driver arrested for the shooting they were themselves arrested. have thirky witnesses and will have them ready for examination tomorrow morn
 ing.
 If you are not union people" be
 gan Attorney Mayer of the Employers
 Association.
 Have them ready tomorrow" sait
 the court peremptorily suspending con
 alteration of the matter till then.
 Rioting broke out this afternoo.
 when several lumber wagons from one
 of the strike affected companies at. tempted to make deliveries at the plant of the Gerts Piano Company, North and
 Smith Avenues. Employees at the piano
 factories began to throw bottles at the
 drivers Several of the missiles strusl
 the drivers. A negro, who was guard
 ing a wagon, was struck on the hano
 and severely cut The crowd quickly
 dispersed on the appearance of squad
 of police.