Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-02
AUGUSTA LOCALS
CASE OF VIOLATION
OF INJUNCTION IS
FOUND At HEARING
Madison Strikers Hear
ing Held Friday Be-
fore Justice Spear and
Case Against Mike
Patrick Is Found to
Constitute Violation
No Penalty Imposed

! The Madison strikers hearing was held
Friday morning before Associate Justice
A. NJ. Spear at the courthouse in this
| city, as was scheduled. and resulted in the
finding by the court of one case in when
the temporary injunction, issued by JUS
tee Spear on Feb. against certain labor
organizations at Madison, had been vio-
lated. The respondent In the case was
Mike Patrick of Arson. Slav, in the
erlploy of the Great Northern Paper Co
| at Madison, who, according to the evil
dence of William Burton, an employe Of
the Madison Wooden Co.. had called Bur-
toi. rat. At the close of the hearing
Justice Spear stated that he had no dis
position to impose any penalty upon Mr.
Patrick but wanted him to understand
that he and the others must obey the in
junction OF the court while that injunc-
tioh renamed in force, and Justice Spear
suspended any sentence in the matter
The hearing was well attended some
80 or 40 of the Madison workers being
present, and good deal Of evidence was
introduced which tended to show the CON
ditions existing at Madison since the issu-
ing of the INDUCTION by Justice Spear. The
by Justice Spear of several orders against
strikers and some Of their supporters to
appear at the courthouse and show cause
why they should not be adjudeed guilty
OF contempt for violation of the iniunc
tion.
Inc case against Patrick was the only
one brought up at the hearing. all the
others being continued, except the one
against George E. Clifford, which was dis
continued. The counsel in the matter
were f. w. Sawyer of North Arson and
Johh r. Nelson of the law firm of An
a'ews & Nelson Of this city for the Mad
lson WOODEN Co, and A. K. Butler of
okoWhegan, Judge c. o. Small of Madi-
son and b. F. Maher of this CITY for tho
defendants
The temporary injunction had res,r,,ro,
'he members of Madison Local Union M
10A-' chi'eo textile Workers of Ameri-
Cd Madison Local Union No 10, Interna-
llcnai brotherhood Of Papermakers. Mad
'soh Local Union No. H. Pulp and Paner
ana Sulphite Union. and Madison Ioc.,
Lhlon No. 11,642 Federal Labor Init,
from interfering with the free ,,se an,
occupation by the plaintiff, the Madison
WOODEN Co., OF any or all Of its pronertv
or premises Of every kind or Dissertation
frcm interfering with its employees ana
1rcfn giving aid to the 300 employees at the
mill at Madison who had been on a str;ls
since Dec %
In the petition for summary nrocess
to show cause 1t was alleged that on
Feb. IL and IA one of the named de-
fonda ants with
ance of the injunction and contrary to
the terms thereof, was one of crowd
which congregated at or near the
premises Of the plaintiff, the Madison
Wooden Co., for the purpose of intim-
ldatlng its employees and preventing
them from rendering service to the
complaint, that he by intimidation and
threats attempted to induce employees
to leave the employment Of complain
ant and assaulted and threatened said
employees and used abusive language
toward them. and attempted by in
tlmidation and threats to prevent en-
ployes of complainant from continu-
ing in its service and performing their
duties, that he unlawfully interfered
with the free use and occupation by
complainant of it's property and him
dered and INSTRUCTED it's business, and
that the decree or order of the court
had been disregarded and disobeyed.
Evidence at Hearing
The first witness at the hearing was
James D. Riley of Madison. assistant
superintendent Of the Madison Wool
en-. who spoke Of conditions on the
street at Madison since the preliminary
hearing. He said that there had been
crowds congregating at noon and night
as the employees would come and go
from the mill, that people in the crowd
would yell Rats "Scabs" or would
give details. Upon cross examination
he spoke of an instance where three
men came to the mill for employment,