The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
INJUNCTION ASKED
AGAINST GUARDS
BY BR0THERH00DS

of the homo of one of the shopmen,
when they were asked by his wife
what they wanted. In addition to
these specific charges, the petition
named the following men as having
been wrongfully impriso ned by the
military authorities: Joseph Bristol,
c. l. lessee, G. M. lessee. Richard
Crunk. ]. D. Mcfarland. Kelly Bar
nett, E. T. Cox. Carter Dalson.
The petition declared that mem
bers of labor organizations repre-
scented as compliments are without
protection, and that their rights as
American citizens have been tram
pied upon. A plea is made for tenn
porary injunction preventing further
arrests.
Complainnnts Named
Following are the names appear
ing as complainants in Mr.. Altmans
petition for Injunction: Iron City
Lodge No. 60 of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America Local
No. of the International Brother
hood of Boilermakers; Iron Ship
anu AlCiPSi . VI <thlCiiCdt Il -
deity Lodge No. Z OF the Interna-
tionai Association of Machinists;
Local No. IS of the Amalgamated
Sheet Metal Workers International
Alliance: Local No. of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Blacksmiths.
Drop Forgers and Helpers; and G. e.
Larkin, r. J. Kearney. William A..
Thompson, j. p. Walker, A. ]. Bag
gett, A. C. Fleming. ]. l.. Busby. AL
bert Harris and A. A. Gentry.
The petition was addressed to: Ro-
maine Boyd. C. B. Smith, d. A. Greene,
Hugh A. Locke, Richard Evans. j.
B. Arid, j. @. Smith. as judges of
the Circuit court, Tenth circuit Ct
Alabama.
Gross Misstatem
Charging a gross misrepresenta-
tion of the facts surrounding the ar
rests by the military force on duty
in Birmingham of three men in con-
Eection with the many bombing out
RACES and strike disorders. Mai.
w. L. Baldwin in charge of the
forces. issued a statement yesterday
afternoon, In which he branded the
statements regarding the arrest as
far from the truth" and without
foundation.
Preceding the statement. Major
BALDWIN said tnat mis- FORCES at the
present time are hol6fng two men.
Kelly Barnett and Ed Cox. at mill
tary headquarters in connection with
the many strike disorders in Biz
mingham. growing out of the railroad
shop strike during the summer. He
said these men will be turned over
to federal authorities Monday. Just
what charge will be placed against
the men was not announced by
Major Baldwin, pending further legal
advice.
Two of the three men referred to
by Major Baldwin are being held now
at military headquarters. One of
them, Arnold Sharritt. was released.
prior to filing of habeas corpus
papers before Judge III. p. Heflin, of
the criminal division Saturday. The
other tive: Il. T. Cox and Kelly Bar
nett, are still held. and it is under
stood that habeas corpus proceedings
will be instituted in their behalf
Monday
Arrests will continue to be made on
dynamiting charges-until action, is
taken on the petition for injunction.
1t was authoritativcly stated Satur-
day. Matte nal guardsmen, under orr
ders froms the Governor of the state,
have been stationed as sentinels
about railroad tracks and other prop
erty of the Louisville and Nashville.
Southern, Illinois Central, and other
railroads since the dynamiting oc-
Cured several weeks age Most OF
the arrests have been made in con-
nected wit hthe dynamiting of Louis
vile and Nashville tracks