The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-06
TICKETS DIDN'T THREATEN THEM,
 WITNESSES SAY
Testimony in Silver Com pany's Suit Against Strik-
 CTS Refutes Charge.
FEARED TROUBLE"
 so SOME QUIT JOBS
Completion of International Co.'s Damage Action
 Fastened By Judge.

New Haven, Jan 6.-The hearing on the petition for an injunction against the striking former employees of the International Silver company in it's Meriden and Walingford factories, asked for by the company, was re- sumed before Judge James H. Webb today The likelihood was that the hearing would end during the day, as Judge Webb is to sit at Waterbury to- morrow.
 asked to present evidence in concise form Ralph O. Wells, of Hartford, for the petitioners, devoted yesterday af- ternoon to calling individuals who re- lated, in response of his questioning, experiences they had had since the strike began. Some told of being called names, others of being threat ened and others of being frightened into staying away from the factories some witnesses were strikers and some Workmen who had refused to go out or having gone out and joined the union had gone in again. c. J. Dan aher, for the respondents. frequently cross-examined the witnesses seeking to ascertain if incidents related were of recent occurrence !, or had taken place in the early days of the strike He sought to show and did show in several instances that recently there have been no untoward acts. x The chief witness yesterday was James B. Hill, president of the local which gathered in strikers and fac tory employees who were not mem bers of a union when the strike was called. He sWore that at all times he coun- selled peaceful picketing and that the Connecticut Federation of Labor. the Meriden Central Labor Union and President StrernIau, of the Fed ton or Labor, had nothing to do with the strike.
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 as yesterday when the hearing opened. MT Wells devoted most of the morn ing to calling as witnesses men who had been sent to Wallingford to apply for positions in the factories there by the employment bureau maintained by the manufacturers. These men were asked to relate what happened after they reached Wallingford and why they did not get work Mir Danaher frequently objected to the questionine 2 because the witnesses did not adhere closely to what they personally expe- r1enced nor did they hold strictly to what they said to persons whom they met.
 MT. Dananer told the court that he preferred to have witnesses use the personal pronoun fFI'' more.
 William R. Taylor, grocer,v1o filled from $15 to $3o worth of strike orders was questioned by Mir Wells as to
 
 CTS in Wa1Iingford tried to induce him not to sell to workmen who had re- fused to strike but the witness said nothing of this sort was said to him
 Everett C. Stevens; assistant super intendent of Factory P. told of see ing a. crowd of strikers at the Wal 1ingford railroad station on Dec. .22 when a carload of men came in from New Haven. The crowd induced these men to return. He recalled that Mrs Scul1y had said that there was nc strike on in Wallingford and help was not needed. Witness saw others there whom he mentioned by name.
 w. c. Sanford, Nof New Haven, told of two trips he had made to Walling- ford with the intention of getting work at the factory. On his first visit he was told by man who met him that he did not need to go to the factory ii he was looking for work. He would be taken care of. He said he did not go to the shops: On his second visit he was met by two men and after talfng with them again, changed his (Contfnued on Page 2.)