The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18
WRIT IS RETURNABLE
ON NEXT THURSDAY
MOffitt and Strikers Sentinels
Named in Document Vice.
Chancellor Acts Upon.
SAYS EMPLOYEES SLEEP
IN SHOP THROUGH FEAR
Police Commissioner. Who Is Or
ficiaI of Company, Puts Loss
at 100000.


\ temporary Injunction WIS granted
today by Vice-ChaneeIlor Howell
=suinst Joh- A. Mofitt. president of
the United Hatters of North America,
prohibiting the placing of pickets
around the factory of r. Berg & Co.,
manufacturers In the Orange valley,
who are now operating their factory
With non-uniOn mem.
The writ is returnable March 25, and
is the second order that has been
served on President Moffitt within the
past ten days. The first was a rule to
show cause granted by Judge Cross, of
The United States Circuit Court, and
is returnable March 29. 1t calls upon
Moffitt to show cause why he should
not be enjoined from interfering with
tile non-union men.
The writ today was obtained by
Colby. Whiting & Sommer, counsel for
r Berg & Co., who represented the
firm in the previous application before
Judge Cross.
The Berg Company is acting for it,
self alone, it's counsel declared, and not
4 for any other manufacturers or asso-
siation of manufacturers.
The following pickets are also named
in the injunction, and are entoined from
doing further duty:
William Ilearney, John Leonard.
Thomas Bremen, Lewis Dech. Harry
Forsyth, Harry Lewis. Patrick Con-
roy, Jacob Portlsw, Daniel McTesney,
George t>earney. Ross Coleman.
Thornas Cullen. William Williamson.
a. Reister Frederick Chapman, Will
lam Spottiswoode. Caspar Boyer, Oc-
tavlo Crosse.
Mary Muvaney. Lottie Kearney,
Louise g9adzinskN. Kate Kennedy,
Amelia Mutachio Margaret Mosco.
say They Lost 100000.
Declaring they had lost 100000 since
the beginning OF the hat strike two
months ago, r. Berg & Co, of Orange
valley, whose factory has been the
storm centre in the troubled Orange
district, decided that their only alterna-
tive was to seek the injunction granted
today.
The papers were served on Mr.. Moffitt
for himself and the other defendants
this morning, and the affair will be
threshed out Thursday morning of next
week in the Chancery chambers, this
city The legal documents in the affair
include voluninous afiidavits of men,
ber5 OF the firm. those who have re-
turned to work in the Berg shops and
others, sll of which recite that there is
interference of greater or lesser seri-
ousness with the efforts of the employ
ing firm to resume work.
The affidavit of Police Commissioners
Henry Berg, who is vice-president of
the concern alleges that the Berg plant
represents an investment of S750,000.
IL -. i - N
s1,5oD,000 trade a year prior to the re-
cent interruption. The weekly payroll
before the present disturbance, Mr..
Berg Says, totaled $4,000 for the $50
men and 200 women who we're employed
there up to the time Of the trouble.
Fear to Leave shop.
The papers recite that the firm has
engaged the services of some 100 en-
ployees, but that owing to fear of
bodily harm it is compelled to house
the men and women in the factory. 1t
Is alleged that sixty-f1ve people sleep
and eat in the big concrete structure
as a result of fear of trips outside the
factory, and it is stated in the papers
that many riotous disturbances in the
streets have added to the troubles
there.
The proceeding is the second in the
present trouble. Samuel Mundheim
Company, of Brooklyn, have asked an
injunction, and that case will be argued
in Trenton March 20 before the United
States Circuit Court. Rules to show
cause why injunctions should not issue
have been given. and both sides are
preparing for a big legal fight over the
points involved. Mr. Mofitt has made