The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-13
ENTERS
/ GENERAL. DENIAL
Number of Witnesses for Strik-
inc Plumbers Swear NO
Violence Was Used.
|ADMITS UNION CANNOT An,
CONTROL IT'S MEMBERS
Ayyument Concerning Import
sut Labor Injunction Case
TO Be Heard Later.

Il The sluglc N'i'
III the evidence introduced by
,,,Orse in the labor injunction case
,.a,o NJ. l.. Ritchie's district court
The entire day was given up
.,,t;ng one witness after another on
,tond. ali members of the local
-hc,s' union, who in answer to
,,,.ieally the same series of questions
-. that no assaults had boon made
Eroonuior men or on any one else,
80 Tho terms "scab, rat and
..h;rer', ever been used in connec'
IN with the present strike
Tho only two witnesses who testi'
H. n ANYTHING of Importance. outside
II rsreral denials Of the contentious
IL ,bo master plumbers. were Ralph ID.
r. nresideni Of the local union. and
n o,conner. chairman of the strike
E,t;t,eo OiConuer : general tcStl-
wss mnch like that OF the other
,.o,.es IN that he denied that any
fpg unusual had ever occufreu con
,r,rs IN. noDuuiou plumbers coming
Ut,o Salt Lake.
E0p rross.examination, however, nc al
Sted that fight had taken place De
..n himself and one Of the master
Ismbers named Spencer, put CLAIMED
IL, Il had nothing 10 do with INC
EIse According to . Conacr' ihc
IN was entirely with Spencer, Who
la drst attacked the witness. MS
Erimoty was practically opposite IN
IN, 10 what Spencer tcstlhcd TO the
~ before.
linton Cannot Control Members,
Io.coOucr also admitted that the strike
nmttee could not control the other
L,-ber. of the union. This point, the
Ibur.el/ for the master plumbers prompt
,,lled 10 tho attention of the court,
Eorc that If the union could not con
Ei Is members that that was why
IN ras,cr plumbers asked .wbaC the
B,Ssot Injunction be continued.
I0'Counor also denied that anything
!, .pickctiug had taken place dur
,lc strike. but later in has tcstI-
S,y vsed ,he same term himself, and
ier eros, examination admitted tlat
lain things had occurred that might
Il gnod 'pickcting.
NElrcp, with O 'Conuer and Exams the
Ibiaiif usually confined the cross.qurs-
niav to few questions, and IN
a rty eases asked none. The proceed :
=. mos, Of the day. were dull and
rr,iiion Of what had come before.
Fl " the close OF the day the court
Incm3ed thaN,he hearing would come
s temporary close at 1870 Saturday
Io-. This will throw the arguments
n ihc easc over fiil some later day,
X snep, has not vet been decided,
til understood dat every member Of
nhmbcrS union uOW in the city
~ be pul on tho stand. at least so
rHl far the defense announced FRI
1 H. All told, there arc understood TO
u, members Of the union, but all
hen are TO, Imw III salt Lake.
II Evans on the Stand.
Is the testimony Of President Evans
lhc Dnlon is fair example of prac-
ally all The evidence submitted on
'shy il is given in part as follows:
Ie Calling YOUR attention 10 the
lse concerning which there has been
Inquiry. lust state briefly what ne.
lniIms were had between the
habers aud the master plumbers pre-
rraw 10 scuding the letter to which
loygce has been made.
L. Well. the matter WAS brought
N our association and was talked
aod con at the time. aud ii was
dsl 10 send ont Il committee. which
called an arbitration committee,
% gei Like committee from he
Aci Plumbers association. The
"ilec was appointed about the
9 June. ! believe they arranged
III meclog or had~ some kind of q
H,harE meeting about the Satur-
slcr the first of June. aud then
Ne 9TH of June thcv met with
master plumbers. Well. on The
LIZ 0'y held ihc first conference
LII ,lofted back 10 our meeting on
IlEL Ih That thc master piumD Dcrs
W Doic tune 10 consider The
as %llioas aud they had another
il Sup ou Tine 10th of june which wa:
i 10 pnr meeting on The 22ud
an. WV arbitration committee from
W. ~l plumbers had llatly refused
%'sie IN The matter. and the ac
1lll NsnlcI 'akcn MP then and thj;
hH evi ho,lce seuf out.
:odts . Regarding Melchor.
NV n Evans. rs president Of III,
if,r5s""u' and as a member uf III,
l0u rS,t ofganzation, | will ash
~ ,,'ssI sn'' OF not you, as president
"A Essl,aSss;'ue TOR and in behalf of tn.
| Ilu N W' nave endorsed the con
~ MI I' 1lclrh"r or tho conduct o.
IA h,,s% VI any violence that wa.
.tu' Nv u any was cummittcd3
NO. No. ar; did not.
oaf p,, MA, did the organization do il
" VI meetings and instruc
. dof snkc 'ne manner of couduutin,
Hof w. ,ne assoei1tion at tl
sas W. SrEe-thc strike commit
n len power 10 run the StriI,
thaI sh m' wouldn't be mylhinl
w. tonld pctWecn meetings wbgr
anfI SloIe "Ia's To have meeting o
Etss .S pEl}' hut M the rcgula
satle,"a'ised members always Il
g Q, ,laplV and not use any ca
Have" ",ua's % thward ANYBODY.
"a nh srybn5,'eu 'hllmidstcd or threat
" noo' That kbov. of
~ assaulted anvhodys
and a ., nave m you known of any =,
,9aui,tcS or lntimidatioms-
on( aSr Of ,ba in your presence by an
lup NJ, .ir union or anybody else
W Ni,h G'ye heard some Of the te,
hun Respect TO these MI alice
Pay 'ASe YOU ever committed GH an
xA 10, sir.
ME ,Ier"dd d9a present when any d
D. Sos%; ASSAULTS were committed
III Il-
\" "D'" anything Of them,
.d ihc' '9u an,; approve, aud if S,
- Of TS'l99 TSS'l9n taken in respect Re- + /