Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-16
HEARING IN PROGRESS
WITNESSES EXAMINED IN BREW.
cry WORKERS CASE.

The preliminary hearing in the Police
Court in the case OF the seventeen mem
bers and officials Of the local brewery
workers union. charged with conspiracy
In preventing certain bottling establish
ments In the District from obtaining beer
to bottle. was resumed before Judge kim
ball at o'clock this afternoon The same
attorneys, United States Attorney Baker
and Assistant United States Attorneys
Ralph Given and Jesse Adkins, were pres
ent for the government and Attorney H. f.
Davis for the defense.
After The Stars report of the proceed
1ngs yesterday closed, August G. Hermann
one Of the complaining bottlers who was
the first. witness. told OF vain efforts to OBJ
tain beer to bottle from both the Washing
ton Brewery Company and the Abner-
Drury Company. At the latter's plant, Mr..
Fuchs. who was in charge of the wash
house. II was testified, said he could not
roll out beer for Mr.. Hermann. as he mad
orders from the union not to do SO"
w. Earl Ambrose. a local attorney the
next witness. told of conferences with GER
tain of the defendants, who said they were
members OF the contract committee of the
three local Brewery Workers Union. He
told OF statements by some OF them. to the
effect that beer was stopped to the unfair
bottlers at the order of the executive COM
mittee," by reason of the sympathy of the
members OF the three unions for the strik-
ing bottlers.
Henry F. Woodward, president of the
Washington Brewery Company, stated that
he had conferences with the representa-
tiyes OF three unions. several OF whom were
defendants. His testimony was introduced
to show the connection of certain of the
defendants with the brewery workers
unions here.
Louis Kemper. general secretary of the
International Brewery Workers Associa-
ton, testified regarding the connection of
the three local unions with the general
association.
At the opening Of the session today Mr.
Kemper was recalled to the stand. lie
produced the constitution of the general
association and the bylaws OF the three
local unions. United States Attorney Ba-
ker found him an unwilling witness, so
the court was informed; but Mr.. Kemper
described his efforts to stop the strike.
Whenever asked about the placing of frrss
on the unfair" list or the results ~
action, he stated that he bsA =. sucI
knowledge Of any sueb n,n no personal
=, a An c1rculas ing the bottling plants
- -.errmann and Charles jacobson
on the unfair list and asking
, lends OF organized labor not to patronize
those firms, purporting to be signed by the
beer drivers union and the bottlers' union,
was offered In evidence, and Mr. Kenper
was asked about 1t. He said he first saw
It this morning. but knew nothing further
What do you understand by the phras,
usea here, unfair to organized labor? " Mr.
Baker asked.
'opinions diner on that point, and as
did not issue this circular or declare thes,
firms unfair to organized labor / dom
think can answer" was the reply.
Harry Williams, general manager of tn,
Washington Brewery Company was tn,
next witness. His testimony was In prog
ress when this report closed.