The Washington times., 1912-03-15
SAYS LABOR'S DEFY
/. TO COURTS IS WORSE
THAN H|LLSV|LLE
Pleader In Contempt Case
Refers to Tragedy AS
Instant Recall"

Analogy between the assassination OF
the Virginia court officials at Hillsville
: which he characterized as instant re-
CALL and the alleged contumacious
acts of the three labor leaders accused
OF denying the local judiciary, was
charged this afternoon by Prosecutor
Daniel Davenport in bitter arraign-
ment of Samuel Gompcrs, John Mitchell,
and Frank Morrison on trial before JUS
tice Dan Thew Wright, in the District
supreme Court The case was closed
today, and was taken under advise
ment
while not attended by such deeds of
violence and blocdshed as were enacted
In Virginia yesterday, shocking the SEN
lsibilities of the nation, yet to the eye
OF the statesman and the patriot this
Gaze is Infinitely greater IN results" ne
Numbered
AS l read of the assassination of the
members of that Virginia court by a
disappointed ltigant, thought of what
little consequence this instant recall
although a terrible example of some
thought of the times-is compared with
the blow struck at this court.
Blow At Court.
There are other men who will tako
the place of the assassinated officials,
but the complete, deliberate, and eff
Ifectual disobedience of the injunction
in the Bucks Stove and Range Com
Ipany case wiped out this court so far
as that case was concerned. The blow
was to destroy the court itself when
Justice Goulds order was instantly dis
Regarded"
Attorney Davenport was the last
nrOC-AeIinRS
lcluded the argument for the committee
of prosecutors. The court took the case
under advisement; The prosecutor
Bucks company was gigantic con-
,spiraCy to crush the corporation as an
example of organized labor's vengeance.
Opposing Counsel Spar.
Badinage between opposing counsel
continued, the participants in the par
leying usually being Attorneys Daven-
port and Jackson II. Ralston, the lat
ter one of the counsel for the re
spondents. Thus far neither Justice
Dan Thew Wright, who is presiding,
nor his four associates have interCeded
in any of the clashes of counsel. per-
hitting the repartee to relieve GER
tain monotony resulting from hours of
oratorv of all brands.
Reference to the recall of judicial de-
cisions in a disparaging way by Attor-
ney Davenport when he cited a GER
tain opinion of the United States Su-
preme Court and declared 1t will ever
be the law till this thing recall comes.
evoked laughter from the spectators,
smiles from the Justices, and rapping
by the bailiff
Attorney Davenport has appeared In
many disputes between organized labor
and manufacturers and other employ
ers.
After giving the history of the Bucks
Companys trouble with labor unions
because of its "open shop" Attorney
Davenport read long extracts from a
biography of Samuel Gompers in which
the president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor was depicted as great
,hrainy leader of men, man whc
conferred and parleyed with Prcsl'
dents" and other laudable characters
Lauds Gompers.
IT read this to show your honors that
this respondent is not an ignorant man.
not like some Of the llliterate individ
uals who have been sent to jail fol
violating injunctions, but an intelligent
man, who has risen by the might OF
his intellect from a poor workingmar
to the leadership Of millions of fellow
men," asserted Mr.. Davenport.
litter swept over the court room
when the prosecutor CharacteriEed
the National Civic Association, OF
which Mr.. GompCrS was once wee
president, as sort of an attachment
of the American Federation OF La
Dor" Attorney Ralston, laughinRly
suggested that the speaker meant the
Manufacturers and ErectOrs' Associa-
ton, which run down the dynamiters
but the latter replied negatively.