The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-11-28
PROPR|ETRESS OF
BOARDING HOUSE IS
SUING FOR DAMAGES
FEDERAL CO., UNITED STORES
AND INDIVIDUALS NAMED As
THE DEFENDANTS.
Violation Ct Statute Is Alleged and
Coercion and intimidation Of EN-.
ployes Of Morning Mine and Mill Are
Charged by Mrs. Kate Laughlin.

| Alleging IN a lengthy complaint that
her business has been made to suffer
greatly and that she has already sus-
tained loss of $4,000 by the acts Of
the Federal Mining and Smelling COM
pany, the United Stores company,
County Commissioner John p Murphy
and number of the employees Of the
two corporations named, which acts
consisted of forcing number of the
employees of the Morning mine and
mill to patronize the boarding house
at the company's main tunnel, and to
withdraw their patronage from her
boarding house. under penalty of dis
charge from the Federal conpanys
service. Mrs. Kate Laughlin has
which she seeks $1,000 damages, to-
gether with costs of the suit, and
perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants from interfering with the
rights of the employees to board and
lodge where they choose. The suit was
filed Monday and will test u law passed
at the last session OF the state legisla-
ture.
The defendants named in the COM
plant include the Federal Mining and
Smelling company, The United Stores
company, Harry L. Day. John P. Muir
ply, William J. Hall. S. P. Tobin, Ellis
Hale. George T. Edmiston, John Hi
land. Harry Harris. John Brown and
others. In the complaint 1t is alleged
that the plaintiff is a widow and the
head of family consisting Of herself
and four minor children. That at all
times mentioned in the complaint the
plaintiff has been and now is engaged
in the business of conducting board
ing and lodging house, and In furnish
ing meals and lodging in the city of
Mullan and that since June II, 1912,
this business has been the sole means
Of support of herself and children. and
that the business was profitable one,
the boarding house being the tempor-
airy home Of about 80 persons in the
employ of the Federal company.
That the said defendant. Federal
Mining and Smelling company un-
lawfully and without justifable cause
and with malicious intent to mDlest
obstruct. hinder and prevent the plain
tiff from carrying on her said busi-
ness and making a living thereby for
her said minor children and herself
on or about the 18th day Of July 1872
and at divers times thereafter and un-
til the filing of this complaint, did
combine confederate and conspire to
and with the said defendant The Unit
ed Stores company. and with the said
Harry l.. Day, John +. Murphy. Will
liam J. Hall, Ellis Hale" and other de-
PENDANTS above named and "other per-
sons to this plaintiff unknown, to Coz
men employed by the said defendant
Federal Mining and Smelling company
as wepe boarders, dodgers and CUSTOM
ers Of the plaintiffs boarding house
and lodging house, and by such coer-
cion and intimidation to cause the said
boarders. dodgers and customers Of
plaintiff to leave her said boarding
house and lodging house and to re-
fuse to patronize the plaintiff"
The complaint further charges that
4 tt,. ,s1,J t.,
about the Morning mine and mill were
tn board ana lodge with the
defendant The United Stores company.
and that the defendants named "caus-
cd to be discharged from their en-
ployment such of the unmarried work
men employed by the said defendant
Federal Mining and Smelling company
as refused to comply with the said
unlawful conditions"
The action Of the defendants is al
legged to have resulted in damages to
the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000.
she asks that the defend
ants. their agents. attorneys. repre-
sentatives and servants. be perpetual
" restrained and enioiued from the
performance Of said acts herein COM
planned of and from in any manner In
terfering with the plaintiff in the con-
duct of her said business and from
coerclng, intimidating or
with such workmen of said
defendant Federal Mining and sSmelt-
ing company as desire to board or
lodge with the plaintiff or from re-
quiring Of any workmen Of said COM
pany as condition Of their 4tAploy
men that such workmen board or
lodge with the said defendant. The
United Stores company"
Franklin Pfrman represents the
plaintiff In the action.