The Detroit times., 1914-03-19
MESSENGERS
ARE VICTORS IN
COURT BATTLE

| COVkI BATTLE
Continued From Page one.)
closed on a piece Of money He did
not understand what all the formality
was about, but the money end OF II
pleased him and at the same time
made his companions little envious.
Having been duly served. Emil was
obliged tn take the stand. willy, nilly.
/, With tagging steps. but still wearing
the suggestion Of grin on his face,
Emil approached the witness stand.
Then he received another shock.
The Judge glared at him and shout
ed In an angry voice:
This Is no laughing matter; you
stop that snickerlng or the marshal
will get after YOU"
| Emil looked as II death would have
been most welcome just then.
| 1t was no wonder that he could not
remember the answers that the cor
poration attorney wanted him to.
Didn't yon tell me you saw some
OF these boys attack one OF the CON-
pGny's employees" demanded the at.
tGrney impatientiy.
Il saw the crowd. hnt I hurried
right by without stopping to hnd out
what It vas all about" answered
Emil
Ernest Taverocxi. q 17-year-old
messenger, told the court that he had
received q warning that read: "You're
fol for working because You won't
be able to 20 outside any more be-
The note was signed mo. e."
l - Wn hn ~xs,J
OF 1t OF his former pals attacked him
but he stoutly declared that he could
NOT identity any Of them.
When q strike-breaker by the name
Of McGrath told about being assault
ed and one Of his ribs cracked, Milan.
who appeared In the role OF attorney
for his pals, cross-examined the wit.
ness and made him admit that he was
not attacked while delivering mes.
sages. but IN q saloon. Milan and
Schemansky both took the stand to
refute the testimony introduced by
the attorney for the telegraph com.
pany.
Judge futile cut short thsir testi-
mcny.
II don't propose to be bothered
with this matter unless I have to-" he
said. This court does not propose TO
do police duty In Detroit. The police
and the state authorities ought to be
able to handle the matter In Q salts
factory manner
Turning to the strikers. the Judge
continued: "You boys must under
stand that the kilograms have got to
be delivered They are of more I'M
| 80 tkon
the company. As I said before have
than your strike. but. II I do have to
interfere, you boys Will soon know
about II. Milan and Schemansky, es-
pecially. are to be blamed for stand
Ing back like towards and urging the
younger boys who do not understand
tho seriousness OF interrupting mes
sases."
Benjamin Pagel, the company's at.
torney. stated that the loss resulting
from non-delivery Of kilograms since
the beginning Of the strike q week
ago last Tuesday would amount to
Thousands OF dollars.
The court In denying the injunc
ton, gave the company permission to
renew the petition II the strikers
again interfere with company's en-
ployes.
More than 80 messenger boys,
strikers and their friends, swarmed
into the municipal building, Thursday
morning, to witness the trial OF one
OF their leaders, Louis Schemansky,
rs years old, Of No. 322 Montcalm-st.
east. on charge OF assault and bat
terry.
The boys had Just heard Judge
futile, In the United States court,
refuse to enjoin them against picket.
ing for strike-breaksrs, and they were
flushed with victory and excitement
90 they dashed up TO the police
court. They were ordered out Of the
building, and formed in groups out
on the street.
Schemansky, another messenger
named In the warrant a. John Doe"
and Emil Schwarts, OF No. sos Nc
Clellan-ave., employed ~ bartender
ct No. IL Congress-St. west. were
charged with assaulting Charles Nc
Grath, OF No. 212 Fort-st. west, who
was given q terribbe beating, his
eyes being blackened. his face cut,
and his body terribly bruised. He
says that one Of his ribs was broken.
Schwartz, the bartender, was arrest
ed when It was alleged that he had
helped Schemansky and "John Doe"
to beat up McGrath. Schwartx salts.
ned Justice Stein that his only part
In the 6ght was to put all Of the COM
batants out of the saloon. SchwartE
will probably be discharged when the
case IL taken up again, Saturday,
when . physician wifi testify as to
the nature OF. McOrath's injuries.
McGrath said that he was not q
strike-breaker, and was the victim
OF an unprovoked and most brutal at
tack, and Justice Stein believed him,
and announced that Schemansky
would be punished severely.
Schemansky declared that he was
standing at the bar drinking q glass
Of beer, when somebody" told him
that Mc0rath Was q strike breaker,
carried q big knife. and would use It,
II he got into any trouble with the
strfkQs. On the strength of that,
Schemansky admitted. he slugged Mo
Grath.
ITS just a plain case OF 4 brutal,
unprovoked assault, without any prin-
ciple involved, or any justification"
said Justice Stein.
80 INDICTMENTS
ARE RETURNED
u. 8. GRAND JURY
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