The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-24
Following Order Issued By Cir
cult Judge O'Brlen Many
Strikers Are Taken in Gus
tOdy at AIIou'z and Mohawk
Today.
Troops Assist Civil Authorities
and Prisoners Are Taken 10
Houghton; E1 itement at the
Court Of Justice JackOIa Late
Yesterday.

The arrest this morning of 20g strik.
ors, "a majority of whom reside in
the nortn end of Houghton county aud
keweenaw, followed the issuance of
an order to Sheriff James Cruise
Cndersherin Wm- Heikkila and deputy
sherifis cf Houghton county by Cir
suit Judge O'Brieu late last night. to
enforce the injunction obtained by the
mining companies TO prevent interfer-
cnce with their workmen A request
Cor the order was made by attorneys
Of the mine corporations and the or
der had been issued to every deputy in
the county by o'clock this morning.
one hundred and forty-one of the
prisoners Were arrested 1t the Allouez
street car station by the civil authot-
ties, assisted by the troops. The fed
Grafton men nave been gathering It
that point each morning, appareuuy
TO intercept workmen as they alighted
from street cars. Three special cars
were dispatched To the station and the
prisoners were placed aboard and TAX
on to Houghton Deputies and soldiers
guarded the cars.
Meanwhile, deputies Of Keweenaw
county, assisted by artillerymen. ar
rested sixty-eight strikers at Mohavl-
and two special cars were necessary
20 take the men to Houghton.
Fearing an attack on the cars, Capt
Mccormack. of the artillery corps
placed "a guard along the street ca
tracks. and the entire distance fror
Ridge Junction to Albion, was patrol
cd. No attempt, however was made to
stop he cars.
While the strikers were en- route 20
the county Jail. a special train bearing
three coach loads of imported work
men was en- route 10 Calumet The
train was switched TO the <. * n
tracks and taken 10 the comrauv's
rroperty There was no attempt 10
interfere with any Of the occupants Of
the cars
Hearing Before Judge O'Brien.
The Eearing in the contempt pro-
ceedinss against the men arrested this
morning charged with violation OF tine
Injunction, was opened by Judge
OBrien at 1880 o'clock Attorney
Rees, Robinson & Petermann appear
ca for tho companies as complainant.
and Attorneys Kerr, LeGendro and
McNally appeared for he defendants.
Preliminary 10 the hearing. lr Rees
suggested that time be taken 20 serve
the defendants with the proper uapcls
but Mr.. Kerr objected and insisted
upon the immediate prosecution Of tb,
men in court. judge O'Brien accepted
Mr.. Eerr's suggestion. and the ia
men arrested ar Allouez were first
produced. They occupied nearly al
OF the available seats in the court
room
AIr Kerr moved that the defendants
hc discharged on the ground that the
writ issued bv Judge O'Brieu last night
gave Sheriff Cruise judicial powers,
and ON The further ground that Che al
legged contempt was not committed m
the presence Of the court. and there
fore, the men could not ne arrested
summarily. but should have Eeen sery-
cd with citations to appear before tie
court and show cause why they shouli
.l'l bt Il'Nleiitbs tlc dIENtN lltl IlG
arrests this morning deprived the men
of their liberty on advance oC their
conviction. when no court has author
ity Co 40, excepting when the con-
tempt is committed in the presence ut
the court.
The gist of Attorney Rees' onsv,.
is that q court Of equity has the au-
thority TO enforce its own DEGREES.
The court owes this duty TO itself
rather than any duty it owes to tho
:ompiainants or the defendants" he
said.
He also said that the writ was is-
sued on q proper showing by afHdavits
The arguments consumed the en-
tire afternoon session UP to the time
The News went to press
List OF Allousz Strikers Arrested.
Following are the names of the
arrested at Allouez:
Ellac Hendrickson, Peter Manerich,
Sam Uiteric. Alex Julius. Jacob Ton
lone, Tony Rurick, GEORGE Svetlicich,
ole BeTg, Paul Lind. John Jackola
Frank Jory, Henry wintala, John Jak-
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