The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
WILLINGNESS RETURN.
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Were. Excused Until
July July 10th :"
RALEIGH :!,HlE LAWYER

The small army Of Italians and
workmen ot'other nationaHties that
have crowded the corridors Of the
federal building since the middle of
last week have disappeared, some go,
ing to New York city and others
back to the Mmbe" camps in Raleigh
and Wyoming counties after their
discharge by the district attorney.
they were here in the Investigation
OF the peonage charges against the
Raleigh and Ritter Lumber Compa-
MES and the Thacker Coal and Coke
Company, andSwhen discharged until
July 10th by District Attorney
Northcott, returned to their homes.
There will be no more develop
mcnts in the peonage cases until Ju-
~ 10th, when. the motion for a con
tinuance Will he made by the COM
panies before Judge Alton G.. Day
ton, Of the northern district Of West
Virginia. Judge Dayton held court
here during. tina enforced absence OF
Judge kellarein Colorado by illness,
and he returns here to hear several
motions the fore part Of next month.
Attorney John II. Hatcher, of
Beckley, the: only representative Of
the Raleigh Company, who has been
here since the indictments were re-
turned, left yesterday for his home
at Beckley, after making arrange
ments with the Lohmeyer-Goshorn
Company to give bond for the sew?
eral indicted employees Of the COM
pany when they arrive in the city.
Harry M. Alien. formerly general
manager for the Raleigh Lumber
Company, before that plant was ssld
to the Ritter Company. now lives in
ohio, and has not made his appear
ance in the court to the present time.
Mr.. Allen is ~2,very CAPABLE lumber
man and was well liked by his EN-
ploves while he was in charge at Raj
cigh. *
General chaas. w. Russell, the as
sistant attorney. general, Of Wash
ington: gave notice before he left the
city, Monday night. that he would
return here, by July 10th to assist
the district attorney and his assist
ant. Mr.. Rummeif. in the prosecution
OF the cases. aad o fight against a |
General Russell has
great cQnfidencesin the governments |
attorneys to prosecute the offending |
companies, 6ntH District Attorney
Northcott desires his return, as he |
has had several years experience in |
cases Of this character, and the in |
dictments returnad by the grand jury !
show the effect. of. his work.
There is, nepg6sTbt that the first
forces will come when the motion for
a continuance is made before Judge |
Dayton. The strong line Of counsel |
for the defendants$ will ask that the |
cases go over and the governments |
attorneys will oppose the motion |
with all their might. Although it is |
believed that a continuance would |
have been granted, at least for a |
time, had Judge Kellar desired to sit |
in these cases, in order that the de- |
PENDANTS might have some time for |
preparing their defense. some now
think that the cases will be called Yof |
trial in July, as this will give the |
defendants a month to prepare for |
trial.
One feature Of the cases for which !
the companies charged with the Sc |
rious crime against the United States |
are receiving a great deal of praise |
is their apparent willingness to pro-
tect those employees, no matter
whether he was a common day labor
or or Al official who were Jointly
indicted along with the companies.
There has been a great deal OF in
digration against the foreign labor
agencies in New York amongst the
American laborors at the lumber
camps, and they are looked upon as
being responsible for the big ship
ments Of the undesirable class Of i'm
migrants into the undeveloDed re-
gions in the soutehrn section Of the
state. Even some Of their own coun-
trymen have little use for these Ia
Dor agencies, and expressed them
selves in such manner when in the
city,