Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-12
MASTER PLUMBERS
CLOSE THEIR CASE
Four Witnesses Examined This
Morning Complete Testimony
OF Applicants.
THE ETHICS OF UNlONIsM
President of Union says lie Believes
lie Has Right to Present Ills Side
TO Working Members.

After examining four more witnesses
10 show that the members Of the local
plumbers union had intcrferred with
their work and ntimiJated their men,
the master plumbers closed their case,
in which they seek 20 secure an I'M
junction against the striking plumb
ers The defense opened It's case by
calling r. y. Evans president OF the
local plumbers union, and on cross
examination some ethics Of unionism
were brought out Evans declared that
he thought that he had a right 20 go
TO places where plumbing work was be
ing done by non-union men and at
tempt 20 induce the plumbers 10 quit
work for a money consideration or 9TH
cr Inducements as long as he did IL
peacefully. He admitted that the union
had paid one mans fine who had as
saultcd a non-union plumber and as
sisted him to leave the city. lie denied
tha4 he had indorsed any methods OF
using violence IN compelling the non
union men 20 stop work He admitted.
however that he could not control the
tactics of the members OF the union.
Parley Burt. the secretary OF the
strike committee. was the next witness
called lie was under a searching cross
examination when the court took an
adjournment for the noon recess
INTIMIDATION OF MEN.
Direct evidence Of interference and
intimidation with tine non-union men
by the striking plumbers was brought
out yesterday afternoon In the lnJunc-
ton suit brought by the master plumb
ers against local union No. is Of jour
neymen Plumbers. W. +. COOK, VINO
was employed by Charles Hlgson. a
master plumber. testified in regard to
the assault made upon him by the
strikers Cook was hired by Higson
In Cleveland. o.. TO come to salt Lake
and work FOR him during the strike,
Cook arrived here with others on July
- last. Upon reaching the oregon
short Line depot In the evening they
were met by delegation Of plumbers,
who gave them "a very warm reception
and greeted them with cries Of 'scabs,
rats" Sinners" and other offensive
expressions.
He replied It "was none OF their bust
ness where he was from. and that haV-
ing gone but five or six steps, some
man ran back of him and Kicked him,
lie llefNApOnt Win MS party hptfNeu
a streetcar accompanied by the delega
ton OF union men that had been at the
train, and proceeded TO the corner OF
First South and Main streets, where
they all left the car.
At this place the same man who had
kicked hlm at the depot ran up behind
him and struck him underneath the jaw
and In the forehead. causing him 10
stagger and TO drop his suit case. and
that his hat flew on: that policemen
were then secured and they proceeded
10 Higson's shop, still accompanied by
the local plumbers, and that after re-
naming there for some time they were
taken to the Tuxedo hotel for the night
on various occasions afterward, at
restaurants. at his work and on the
street, Cook was approached by mem-
bers Of the local plumbers union and
told to get out Of town or they would
carry him OUT" that they would
''gct him." and made other hostile DEM
onstrations.
Roy Spencer, who was also employed
as a strike breaker. was a witness to
the assault made upon Cook He said
that II occurred at the corner Of First
South and Main streets on the night
OF July 20, and that the assault was
made by union plumber named Mel
cher, and that he Ohe witness) was
himself assaulted about the same time
in front OF the Pacific Express COM
panys office on First South street by Q