The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04
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Attorney O'Connell Makes
Threat Against Sheriff
In Wordy War
KING CASE is HEARD
Judge Coffey Refers Prison
er's Complaints to
Grand Jury

county Jail in which he was confined
with cruelty. No decision was rem
dered. with the principal development of
the hearing was a wordy war between
Daniel O'Connell. attorney for King.
and Sheriff O'Neil.
According to Kings affidavit, he was
kept in a dark cell for sixteen weeks.
Chief Jailer E. ]. Kerwin, in answer to
that charge, testified that King was
incorrigible, that he used opium and
that his general conduct and debased
morals made il necessary to keep him
away from young prisoners. While
Kerwin was testifying Sheriff O'Neil
sat on q chair beside him. Attorney
OConnell called the attention of the
court TO O'Nefrs position and entered
an objection
You don't think that would mis-
lead the witness?" asked O'NeIi.
I don't know what you would do
replied O'Connell, but I am taking no
chances"
ONeil found another seat and the
hearing went on. Judge Coffey sug
gested that the case be submitted, to
the grand Jury. He continued the
in the meantime steps be taken to i'm
prove the conditions against which
King had made protest.
Out IN the hall O'Neil and O'Connell
had more words. Trouble was renewed
when O'Neil said to Assistant District
Attorney Harrison:
"The grand jury is in session; why
don't you take ii up nowT
TIL take it up" said O'Connell.
1T may be your CASE said O'Neil,
limiting that he would ask an investi-
cation of Kings affidavit
1T will be your turn next" retorted
NO'Connell
O'Neil resorted to argument BY way
of emphasis he put his finger on
O'ConnelPs arm.
Don't you put your finger on me-
shouted O'Connell Whereupon O'Neil
removed his finger and the trouble
ended.
the employers liability companies" !"
said Frank Feeney. the president of
the central labor union, recently. The
employers who most strenuously OBJ
ject to our liability law are the very
ones who have set the pace for US. u
things were like they were in olden
days we might not need an employ
ers' liability law. The employer would
take an interest in the safety and well
fare of his employees. and II any ac-
cident happened the kindly disposed
old fashioned employer would en-
deavor to do justice TO his faithful
employe injured in his service. There
are some of those employers still.
But the most modern way, the most
prevalent way, is for the employers to
take out a policy in one of the modern
casualty or liability companies. In
theory, these casualty policies in
sure the lives of the firms employees.
Some employers believe that they do.
others don't care whether they do or
not so long as the casualty company
attends to all their damage suits for
them. Now, in practice, these casu-
atty companies amount to a pool of
employers combined to deny their in
jured workingmen even the most
scanty justice. The casualty COM
panies are not in business to insure
the lives of employees: their business
is to insure employers against all
claims; their business is to pay
nothing to -snybody. the manned, the
widows or the orphans. The casualty
from one court to another wearing
out the penniless plaintiff. drilling it
into the heads of all other employees
that they have no show in court. We
have injured brothers In every union
who have been the victims of employ
ers taking chances on the lives of
their employees because casualty pol
icies are cheap and the casualty COM
panies must do something to earn their
money"
There is considerable feeling between
the American federation of labor and
the knights of labor. Recently Simon
Burns, president OF the windowglass
workers association. l.. A. No. 800,
knights of labor, and grand master of
the knights of labor, said:
OF all the trusts and combinations Of capital
in the country organised for the purpose CT
crushing competition there fs none TO be COM
pared in downright meanness and In Its methods
to the American federation of labor, which seeks
70 crush down the very organization that gave IL
life and supported IL in its weakness.
Time and time again. when organizations that
are affiliated with Gompers trust came to us
for financial help or aid that we could give in
any way, we have given; and / have the
records to prove my statements IL any one
a9SSs os es the has uDsas SsR a
council were told that they must either desert
the united labor league or they would be put
out Of the Iron City trades council. We have
stood about all We are going TO from these
people.
We have never opposed them. We have not
fought them They attack in other cities
as well as this. short time ago In wash
ihs'1n f n5sed mem 1s employed On one Of the big
buildings in the city. The skilled men all be-
longed to organizations affiliated with the Amer
heard that the unskiled men had been organized
into the knights Of labor they struck on them.
They were willing to work with them when
thev were nonunion men, bat never when they
were knights OF labor men. This has been their
policy everywhere It Is short sighted policy
that is dictated TO them by their great chief
Samuel Gompers They would rather have the
workmen ali unorganized In the city Of Pitts
burg than have them belong TO the knights OF
labor They had better look out or they win
al be unorganized. We have stood all we are
going TO stand They come around to want
ing TO sell goods with union labels them.
Let them Try II again. | wonder IL they would
have the hardihood-
The following from the Michigan
Union Advocate OF recent date is of
general interest to all labor unions:
Judge Anderson Of the United States court
has rendered a decision in indianapolis which is
somewhat unique.
strike of machinists took place In the Pope
motor car company in that CITY and the pro-
ceeded TO picket the plant TO prevent nonunion-
lists from being employed. The company brought
number Of men there, but many OF them never
reached the plant, being persuaded to return to