Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-10
SUES MUSICIANS FOR 35,OOO

B.. The Musicians Protective Union. Local No. 235, American Federation of Musicians, is the local body of said federation having sole Jurisdiction within
 the limits of the town and city of Nor wich, where the plaintiffs place of busi-
 ness is located.
 G. The defendants, Benson, Lang, Stew
 ems, Clark and Swahn are members of the defendant organization, Musicians
 Protective Union, Local No 235, Ameri- can Federation of Musicians the defend- ant Lang being the president and the de-
 defendant Clark being the secretary and treasurer thereof and the defendant Fels-
 burg is also a member of the American Federation of Musicians.
 T. On or about the sth day of June, 1920, the said defendants together with certain other persons, unknown to the plaintiff, conspired together for the pur- pose of injuring and destroying the plain tiff's said business which conspiracy. still exists. r s. Pursuant to the said general con spiracy and as part thereof the said defendants refused to admit any menebr of said Local No. 235. or of the Ameri- can Federation of Musicians, to enter the employ of the plaintiff as members of the orchestra in his said theatre, and di-
 rected and compelled the persons then playing in his orchestra, who were mem bers of said organization, to withdraw from said orchestra and further refused to admit to membership in said Local No 235 or to give any transfer card so called such transfer card being evil
 dence of such membership, to any mem bers of the said federation who desired to come to Norwich and enter the employ of the plaintiff as members of his or chestra.
 g. And in further pursuance of the sob- | jects of said conspiracy. the defendant, Clark, by and with the knowledge of the other defendants, wrote and mailed to
 the plaintiff the following letter:
 Norwich, Conn, June 16, 1902.
 MT. A. Davidson.
 Dear Sir: At meeting of Local No. 235. A. F. and M, held June 18th, your petition for consent to engage a ladies' orchestra was presented by me and I
 was instructed to notify you that this To- cal will not grant your request of June
 18th, 1920, (under the existing condi- tions) and no members of the American
 Federation of Musicians either (male or fema1e) will be allowed to work in your house.
 Respectfully yours,
 IN. Secretary No. 235. 9. As a result of the actions and ] conspiracy as above set forth the plain | tiff was and still is unable to operate his said theatre, and was unable to en-
 gage any persons to operate his moving 1 picture machine or to perform acts of i vaudeville or to accept employment as
 stage hands in his said theatre. such classes of employees and performers be- | ing members of organized bodies. which are affiliated with the said American | Federation of Musicians through and In connection with the Amreican Federation
 of Labor and refusing and declining to
 accept employment or to give perform ances in any theatre. wherein the orches- | tro or musicians are not members of the | American Federation of Musicians
 which facts were well known to the
 said defendants and each of them and
 was the result intended by them in the
 formation and carrying out of the said
 conspiracy.
 1-2. The services of an orchestra
 are necessary to the plaintiff. In connec.