Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
ACTION IS RESENTED
Promotion of Capt. Mathews
and Lieut.. MuIhaIl.
PROMPT STEPS TO BE TAKEN
Engineers, Firemen and Trainmen Are
Interested.
IAN INSULT AND AN INJUSTICE"
Situation Growing Out Of the Death
Of Hugh S. Murphy-Crushed
Beneath Locomotive.
IAN INSULT AND AN INJUSTICE

The statement is made on authority that
the promotion of Capt. Matthews and
Lieut. Mulhall Of the police force. while
they were under charges. has been officially
taken up by the National Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers. Firemen and Train
men, and that prompt steps will be taken
by those organizations to right what rep
resentative terms IAN insult and injustice"
Word has been received that at the next
meeting of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers resolutions will be passed au-
thorizing the distribution among the labor
element of the country of hundreds of thou
sands of circulars calling attention to the
alleged injustice done that organization by
the superintendent of police.
1.-The acquittal of either Mathews or
Mulhall under existing circumstances a
representative of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers said. would be but add
ing injury to insult. We realize that it Is
now very necessary that both men should
be acquitted. but have great faith in
Commissioner Macfar'and and know that
he will not stand for any evasion at this
time but will see to it that our organ:za-
lions of railroad men, with members from
Maine to California and away down to
Florida, are given an absolutely square
deal.
Says Case Was Made Out
eve contend in the light of the evil
dence adduced at the trial board hearing
that our case was made out against both
Mulhall and Mathews, and when we cir
culate hundreds of thousands of pamphlets
containing the printed evidence We will be-
perfectly willing to abide by the verdict
of the American people. We are very much
in earnest In this matter and propose to
aequaint every senator and representative
in Congress with the arbitrary manner in
which we have been treated and the slap
that has been administered squarely in our
faces.
THE organized railroad men are noted
for their conservatism and the fact that
they will not strike and tie up the wheels
of commerce and travel until all other
resorts fall. In most communities the
police our friends. and am. therefore.
sorry to see the tendency manifested here
seemingly in resentment because We dared
to prefer charges against two police Off
GERS in connection with the death of one
of our most valued members. the late
Hugh s. Murphy,
Interference Alleged.
Capt. Mathews and Lieut. MuIhall are
under charges of conduct unbecoming Of
ficers. 1t is charged that they interfered
with the efforts of railroad men to rescue
Engineer Murphy from beneath his engine
on the Southern railroad in this city last
September
4 member Of the Central Labor Union
is quoted as saying:
1.-The majors action in promoting these
officers in face of the opposition and be-
fore the findings Of the police trial board
were made known is a direct slap at or
ganized labor. He has defied the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers. and to
add insult to injury has deliberately ex-
pressed his apparent contempt for labor
by promoting two men over whose heads
hang serious charges"