Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-31
DANBURY HATTERS
PAY The SHYLOCK
Savings Bank Delivers Funds
to D. E. Lowe 6 Co.
judge Rules Estates Of Deceased Union
Members Cannot Be Coniiseated;
History Of This Famous Case

A pres dispatch this week from Dan
bury. Conn. says that notice of inten-
tion TO ioreelose was filed there by at
torneys for d. +. Loewe & company,
against Is defendants in what is known
a. the Daubury Hatters' case. The
cases are retuTnable in Hartford on
Septemter I OF the individual defend
ants against whom DEGREES OF fore
closures are asked, Ill own property in
Danbury. IL are owners OF property in
Betbei,aud 10 have property in Norwalk.
The sum OF sla.423.03 on deposit in
the Saying, Bank of Danbury and be-
lonEing 10 the defendant matters in the
Loewe rompany's suit. was transferred
by the hanks attorneys to the sttor-
news fOI D. T. Loewe q Company iast
week. Jli- sum was on deposit when
the I.oesE. -uit was brought and was at
tachcd p, surety for amy damages that
might b. rroyered.
Suffer No Actual Loss.
The h8Ht also turned over to the Unit
ed Hate OF North America Sl3.2OO
belonging % the estates Of decreased for
mer emr1yes OF the company, upon
which attachment had been released by
the attoTueS- for ID. r.. Loewe & Com
pany on The death OF the employees.
In ths transfer OF the bank deposits
the defeuilnts have not suffered the
actual ios- OF this money. a. the bank
book a. nearly every defendant had
been taken up previously by the Nation
al Ilatisr. Mon and the face value OF
the deposits psid over TO the depositors
by the union.
The local hatters' union /. collecting
a d-fenss iund which amounted in the
first week TO about 81 500. from / per
ecut assessment on the earnings of To-
cal hattsrs This money will be used to
pres-rf ,tirr defendants from suffering
any iRoretary loss the result of the
forcinsnro proceedings.
Deaths Rob Shylock Loewe.
Judge William T. Tammany of coun-
SCI in the SUIT stated recently that the
s2joOna damages obtained by ID. r.
Loewe & Co. against Martin Iswlor and
other hatters. in the famous Danbury
Hattcrs' case in collection would fall
short Of that amount by about 100000
becau-c of the death of many of the
halter involved since the action was
brought in la03. At that time suit was
brought against 80 hatters. their homes
and other property. as well a. money in
the banks. being attached. Judge Tam
many pointcd out that in cases where
conspiracy is charged. such as in the
halter, case. the suit must be brought
directly against the person involved
rather than against his estate, and for
that rcason the death OF the person re
lease, the property attached in that
case.
history of the Danbury Case.
The light between the Ioewe hat man
uiaciuFers and the Danhurv local of
the uited Hatters of America dates
from Ne strike OF the union in nanbury,
Conn. which started in the Loewe fac
tory 0n July -. 1902
Ahout 2s2 employees. union and non
uniou -eascd work. Men connected with
the strikcrs visited customers OF the
LocNyr factory. it l. charged. and stated
that ll,less they cancelled orders they
had given for Locwc goods. their fac
torics would be tied up and the men
called out"
The United States court OF appeals set
aside verdict OF damages awarded by
4 lower court, only to have its decision