Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-11
Hearing IodayOnRal
 Strike Injunction
Government Has Two Car Loads of Evidence in Sup port of Its Case.

Chicago, Sept. 1e.-tBy The A. P.)- With the arrival today of Harry NJ. Daughertyj attorney general of the United States, the stage was set for the hearing in federal court tomorrow of the governments application for permanent injunctnon against the striking railway shop crafts.-s.
 James Beck sol bcftor- general, accom- panied MT. Daugherty. They were pre- ceded yesterday by Blackburn Estepr- line, assistant to the, solicitor gen eral. Oliver E. Pagan; the governments
 ndietment expert, and two carloads of eyedence which, 1t is was said, would be used in an effort to prove a widespread conspiracy to cripple the nations trans portation machine
 The existence of such a pot was charg- ed directly by the attorney general when he obtained on September 1 what has been called the most sweeping tempor- ary Injunction ever issued in such case. Union leaders have not only denied the existence of a conspiracy, but have de- manded the vacation of the order against them and have taken the ground that the government has failed to make out a case, that the injunction is in viola tion of the Clayton act, and that it was obtained through misrepresentations for "uiterior and unlawful motives.
 In preparation for the governments
 battle to;make the injunction permanent federal agents were said to have collect
 ed evidence from all parts of the coun- try including thousands of telAgrans letters, photographers, blue prints. and , books, tools of violence and transcripts of statements of some 1000 individuals All of this evidence, it was, said by fed eral agents, would be used in an effort l to show that since the strike began there have been twenty-five murders and that l 50 900 railroad cars have been. tamper' ed with and fourteen railroad bridges I burned in the last seventy days.
 Tomorrow's hearing will be before 1 Federal Judge James H, .Wilkerson- whc granted the. temporary injunction. Rep resenting the union leaders and opposed to hhe brilliant array of government counsel will be Donald R, Richberg. : young Chicago attorney and personal
 counsel of B. NJ Jewell, head of the shoI crafts. MT. Jewell, himself, and Johr Scott, secretary treasurer of tfie organ i ization also were expected to be in court Government agents indicated that if thi 1 two union leaders appeared they nigh be, called to the witness stand and grill l ed by the government.
 Another plan to- subpenea everyone 0 I the .24 sunion leaders named in the tenn l porary- injunction and place them cS I the and was heinz discussed tonigh I by the government representatives. T j was indicated that no definite decision q I this procedure had been reached and l was Indicated that, if carried into ef
 feet; it would prolong the hearing fc I.naany weeks. .sis l While a corps of federal agents wer
 sorting over the governments evidenc for the court hearing which Is schedule
 to open at 1e.s0 in the morning, unioi leaders from all parts ofsthe ountry wer 1 arriving fora meeting of. the shop craf l policy committee of ninety which hal been 4ses to begin in an outlying hotel. half hour earlier.
 T At the1beEinning -of it's eleventh week T the strike was estimated to have COS the men who walked out on July l nor I than $io0,oo0,o 900 in lost wages.
 i Mir. BaughertS spent most of the da
 in conference with his aides and tonigh
 issued statement sa Eng in part:
 "We are ready. so far as the govern
 ment is concerned, to proceed with tn
 hearing of the case. Requests have bee
 made for modification of the restrainin ! order in some, respects. We will, c f course, consider them in due tim. These are questions which must be sub
 n1itted to the court"