Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-17
Commissioner Gleason Contin-
ues to Take Evidence in Iowa
Central Strike Case
WITNESSES TELL OF ASSAULTS
Many Swear of Acts on the Part Of
Strikers. Committed for tho Evident
Intention Of Intinidatins Central
Employees - Superintendent Hayden
on the Stand - Gist Of Evidence.

Commissioner Fl. w. Gleason con-
tinued this morning to take evidence
in the case of the Iowa Central Rail-
way company against w. L. Davis, ct
al, to obtain an injunction against in
reference with employees now work.
ing for the railroad company in its
Marshalltown shops. Most of the NOR
c. S. Hayden, of Oskaloosa. superin-
tendent of the company, and the OBJ
jections OF T. r. Bradford, counsel for
the strikers. and his alleged grounds for
the Same. AS the taking of testimony
Is before commissioner II Is largely
in the nature of an ex-parte proceed
Ing inlsmuch as objections can go into
the record, but are never sustained
and all witnesses answer any and all
questions asked them. Judge Smith
Mcpherson, OF the United States cir
cult court, can take them into consid-
Grafton when no ponders over the
transcript of the testimony and elm
mate such answers as he thinks convey
irrelevant or improper information.
Mr. Bradford's objections were so
numerous that 1t caused some stilted
passages at arms with Attorney Seev-
ers, for the railroad company, who
said he was not responsible for them.
When Mr.. Bradford started to make
answer the commissioner instructed
Stenographer Hoover not to put either
statement in the record.
II would like to say further that I
am not responsible for the remarks Of
counsel as l am not responsible fer
him, not having created him." added
Mr.. Bradford.
II certainly congratulate myself that
such Is the case" was Mr.. Sewers
concluding remark.
Much Of Mr.. Hayden's testimony was
in line to prove that the Iowa Central
operates interstate trains, carrying the
United States mails. and that it is
necessary for the safety OF travellers
and the proper conduct of the trains to
maintain shops In Marshalltown where
the cars and enginess are repaired and
inspected.
EIe said he had been in charge OF
operation since July l. 1904 1t had
been necessary for the company to
establish boarding accommodations for
tho employees who took the place OF
strikers in order to get them They
were afraid OF violence from the I'M
ion men, now on a strike, he said, and
thu, boarding accommodations are still
fhou NOT Mr
Hayden stated. the company would be
unable to operate it's shops.
Witness testified to an assault he
had seen about Aug. IL, early in the
afternoon. probably $3.50 o'clock. Three
men who had left the office OF the
company had gone up Center street a
couple Of blocks when he saw seven
or eight men attack and knock two
of them down. One came back and
reported the assault, returning to the
shop and not daring to leave. "Chlef
Nicholson stated" Mr.. Hayden said,
eater in the evening, that the man
who committed the assault was Hay
OF Hays," and the witness said that
a man of that name had been en-
r,loyed by the company before the
strike.
~ frequently saw strikers at the
7enot at train time, but l don't THINK
/ saw them talking to passengers VINO
alighted from the trains" said the SUI
nerintendent. "There is the same rear
among the men now boarding on Inv
comnany's grounds as when the strike
commenced-fear of violence from eA-
employees. waited on Mayor lngleoue
and requested him to protect our men,
and about two months ago some spe-
cial policemen were put on.
The superintendent said that the
snecial police force was paid by the
company.
"Why did the mayor refuse to pro-
tect the property and employees OF the
Iowa Central with extra police unless
Tho company paid for them? % said MI
Sewers.
"He said to General Superintendent
n G. Noonan, in my presence. that ne
did not have enough policemen 10 give
nc protection" was the answer. he
,sad language, of which do not re-
member the exact words, but to the ell
feet that he did not have the authority
70 increase the police force nor the
money to pay for such an increase. He
said he could not swear enough men IN
in Marshalltown to govern THESE
rough necks.
"Did he refer to strikers?' q
"The conversation had been about
strikers"
Special officer Testifies.
CIV. Fetters, a special policeman at
he Iowa Central shops, who lives at
,0s North Second street, testified that
there was no material difference be-