Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-11
LABOR LEADERS
NOT TO SERVE
SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE CON
TEMPT SENTENCES IMPOSED Up
ON GOMPERS, MITCHELL AND
MORRISON.
OUT OF BUCK CASE
GOMPERS WAS SENTENCED TO
ONE YEAR IN JAIL, MITCHELL
TO NINE MONTHS, AND MOI;Ei-
son To SIN MONTHS.
(By Associated PrCSs).

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Washington. ID. c. May 1.-THE con
tempt eases imposed by the District of
Colsnbia Supreme court upon Samuel
GUmpers. John Mitchell and Frank Nor
rison. the labor leaders. today were set
aside by the United States Supreme court
for the second time rs barred by the
statute of limitations.
The contempt charges against Comp
crs Mitchell and Morrison grew out of
the injunction issued by the District Of
Columbia Supreme court 10 proaibit the
Federation boycoitinc the Burk's Stove
and Range company. Proceeding rs il
the contempt eases were part OF the in
junction suit. the Districf Supreme court
held the labor leaders in contempt and
sentenced Gonpcrs To one year in Jail;
Mitchell to nine months and Morrison to
six months. The Supreme court If the
hose sentences holding hat penal son
fences had been enormously imposed in
n civil suit.
The day after the sentences were set
abide. the District supreme court began
new proceedings against the labor lead
rrs. \ committee was appointed 10 re.
port whether there was reasonable cause
for holding the men guilty of contempt.
Ii consisted Of j. y. Darlington. Daniel
Davenport aad James VI. Beck. attor.
ieys Of record for the Bucks Stove and
range company.
The committee reported that the three
men had been guilty of contempt. Ii
charged that tiomIcrs in DcccEbcr. 1907.
had hurried out an issue of tho American
Fcdcraiionist. containing the name 81
the Bucks Stove and Range company on
the We Don't r%atronizc List - ~ IL
have il published before the injunction
took effect AMI circulated the edition
after The Injunction became effect. II
charged contempt for the court in var
aud cditorialll ia the Fc,leraiionist
Still another charge was that he PRINT
cd and circulated "A paper known n An
urgent appeal for financial aid i'm do-
fcnc' of free press and free speech il
whish IL was contendcd that he suggested
mcm.rr> Of the Federation might violate
the rljumriion and defeat its -biect pro-
,idcss the. were not within the District
IF Columbia.
Ff-nk Morrison was charged with 60
Ioper ting with Gompcrs. as secretary of
the FEEDER ton. in making these publ
'cati'As. 4itchell was Likewise charged
With cooI ration in the circulation Of
the sscdcra ionist and of the Urgent Ap-
peal anS with presiding over u meet
lug : the i'nitcd Mine Workers ON Jan.
uar..1 -. NJ. when Il resolution was
a'los4ei sf,cing the Bucks Stove and
Ramp ou*t'any an the unfair list. and
pros)dingT or fines for members who
p~urthaseo $lch a stove or range.
Th:, reIA was approved by the Dis.
trict; Sup%elrc court aud the identical
sentences of the first pro dwellings wers
imposed. \
The bis rict of Columbia Court OF Ap
pcsls rcmandcd the ease with direction
hat the sentence ON Gompers be modi
fled 10 one months Imprisonment and
the Imprisonment of Mitchell and Nor.
risen he changed To a Zine of 500 for
each man.
Tha District Supreme court committee
ihsi>f'd before the Supreme court that
the s'onrt Of Appeals had no, right Ia
m1lisy he sentences. Alton Il. Parker.
one slime presidential candidate and
Jack ON III. Rh>ion. coutcndcl the men
had cot been guilty Of any contempt.
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