The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
CHARGE VIOLATION OF A RESTRAINING
 ORDER AT GAMBLE
Judge Clayton of Federal Court Cites Men to Appear Before Judge Grubb to Answer
 Accusation of Contempt

Charging that they violated the order issued in the United States court restraining them from interfering in anyway with the operation of the mines of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company at Gamble, or ders citing Jack Bradford, Curtis Henderson, Ellis Hen derson, Leonard w. Pearce and Walter Benson with con- tempt of court have been is- sued by Judge Henry D. Clay ton of the United States court.
 These men are cited to appear before Judge W. T. Grubb of the northern dis trict Of Alabama, who is now presiding in the United States court in New York city, and show cause If any reason there be, why they should not be adjudged in contempt of court
 INTIMIDATION
 Petitions asking that they be cited were filed by the Pratt Consolidated Coal company. Attorneys representing the plaintiff and the defendants will meet today to decide whether or not these contempt cases will be heard dur ing Christmas week when Judge Grubb will be in Birmingham spending the holi- days before returning to New York.
 It is alleged in the petition that since the service of the injunction restraining the defendants from interfering in any way with the operation of the petition CTS mines at Gamble they have re- peatedly violated the restraining order
 The petition alleges in each case that in violation of the restraining order the defendants in this case are in the habit almost daily of congregating at the Gamble mines station upon the arrival of the trains for the purpose of in- timidating or coercing persons who arc disembarking from the trains to enter upon the service of the petitioner in the operation of it's coal mine at Gamble, and that while so congregated at said sta- ton they use abusive and profane lang uage towards the employees of the com plainant and against the guards and state soldiers stationed at the said mines and that their conduct is so profane boisterous, indecent and threatening while so congregated at the railway station as to make the place unfit and unsuitable for law-abiding persons to be. That said conduct is intended to create an atmosphere or intimidation and to create q dread and fear upon the part of the employees of the petitioner if they continue at their work.
 REPEATEDLY VIOLATED
 It is further alleged that the restrain ing order has been repeatedly violated by the defendants by insulting or in- timidating petitioners employees and their families to coerce them to leave the service of the complainant. The petition charges that the restraining or der has been further violated by the defendants by entering upon petitioners s pr roperty in the vicinity of the mines or ir the vicinity of the residence of it's employees and then and there by force, threats or intimidation prevent com plainant's employees from working at the said mine or by such means preventing other persons from entering the employ ment of the company
 In each petition several separate in- cidents where alleged attempts were made to intimidate the. employees of the complainant company were set out.
 The order restraining the striking miners from interfering with the opera ton of the mine of the company at Gamble was issued following the strike several months ago when practically all union miners were called out.