The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-01
AFFIDAvITS OF
LABOR LEADERS
Attorney Meyer Charged With Re
spOnsibility For Murders.
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE
LITTLE OR NO RIOTING IN erica
GO YESTERDAY.
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE

Chicago. Nav SI.-Judge Kohlsaat today
decided that the federal courts have juris-
diction over the bills for injunctions
brought by the express companies against
the striking tesmsters-
The attorneys for the teamsters denied
that the federal court has jurisdiction
over such bills. basinE their contention
on the declaration that the express com
pauies are not engaged in interstate COM
merce.
Attorney Mayer. for the Employers as
sociatiou. declared that the arguments Of
the lawyers for the union were ridicu-
Ious. and that If the express companies
were not engaged in interstate commerce,
there was no interstate commerce in the
United States. Arguments on points Of
law in relation TO the decision made by
Judge KohIsaat this afternoon will be
heard tomorrow.
Shea Before Grand Jury.
President Shea of the transfers union
appeared before the grand jury this aft
eruoou and was questioned lot Two hours
He told the story of the working of the
international and local Transfers unions
When questioned as 10 MS knowledge Of
a black list maintained ny lhe express
companies against the tcamsJers he was
unable to tell anything definite President
Shea was also asked regarding confer
euCes between labor leaders and employ
crs but in this direction his evidence was
UBimp0TtaHt. He denied any conspiracy
on the part of the labor leaders ard in
sisted that much of the trouble that had
taken place in the city streets had been
caused by the private detectives and other
representatives Of the Employers asso-
CiatlOEl for the purpose Of exciting sym
pathy against the strikers.
Some Serious Charges.
1t was announced tonight that certain
Of the labor leaders will tomorrow pre-
q n "a p
ing that Attorney Meyer Of the Employ
ers' association and Chief of Detectives
BuCkminsteT who had acted for the
same organization, are responsible for all
the murders committed in connection with
the strike They will also eudeavor To
secure indictments of the officials OF the
Employers Teaming company for import
ing men from other cities under false
pretenses-
The strike today was, contrary to gen
eral expectation, very quiet, no riots
worthy Of the name having taken place
in any part Of the city There We're d
tew nights, but In none Of them was any
body seriously injured
The only increase TO the number of
sJlkerS consisted OF the teamsters en-
ployed by the Weaver Coal company, who
went out when ordered to make deliver
les 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 a position now TO
70 the full limit for which the police are
able 10 furnish protection
Plain Speaking Lawyer.
a sensation was caused in the federal
court today by Attorney Oscar r. Lei
meme, who represented three persons cited
Jpr alleged violation of strike iuJunCtlouS.
Without preface he said
This Is a case where war was brought
into a district and men with revOlVerS
snot At women and children and men We're
killing one another. 1t Is q case where
trouble was brought into "A peaCedblc dis
trlct, the residents did not want trouble
W hen they carry murder into district
Ike that the residents viii not have TO
answer for violating an Injunction
We have nothing TO do with your quar-
Telsr we are not union people a boy
WAS shot by a driver of 4 wagon and
now Is III dangerous condition in the
hospital When his companions went to a
policeman 70 have the driver arrested for
shooting Eddie Wright AT Invent -SecOnd
place and Princeton avenue they we're
themselves arrested ! have thirty wit
ueSscS and VIII nave them ready for eN-
animation tomorrow morning.
Have them ready tomorrow said the
court. perempt"rllE Su~peudiuS cOuSidera-
ton Of the matter until then
When brave men stand together.
backed by patriotic Womaukind. their
might makes right Schuyler Staun-
toms novel THE FATE OF A
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