The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10

machinist employed in the railroad shops up to the time of the strike, was then called by the defense and outlined what he remebered of the Schleifer speech.
 Attorney S1ade for Schleifer asked regarding the matters of lead pipe, humping few off, sand i'll the jour nals," and the rest of the phrases alleg- ed to have been used by Schleifer, whe- ther witness had heard these things, the latter replying that he had not
 Under cross examination witness said he had heard Schleifer speak on the sub ject of the federal injunction at an earl fer meeting
 He had heard him speak previous to the speech about the Hartford affairs, when the injunction was referred to. Col. filling Are you on strike now.' Witness: "No, 1 am working" But not for the railroad?" "No,"
 Frank D. Kingsley, of New Haven, former car inspector, took the stand. The examination turned on the subject of separating the brake shoe key from | the brake shoe proper. He described 1t as difficult job needing bar and heavy Stilson wrench, and as rule they are bent and extremely difficult to remove. Asked whether he was present at the meeting of November 2, witness said he arrived late while Schleifer was speaking and that he heard him for some l 25 minutes
 He repeated the testimony offered by l former witnesses as to Schleifer saying | that at the Hartford meeting President Pearson had alluded to the temporary poorness of service, promising improve | ment and saying that the railroads were going out to get injunctions. He said that Sch1eifer had described ! the methods adopted in the west, but did ! not recommend them. The speaker had expressed that some of the young men
 walking around might inquire from the new workers but he told them especially to conduct themselves properly, and nev- ! CT to approach men more than one at 2 | time and thus avoid any possibility of forming a crowd. The speaker had said | continued witness, that a fight arising
 over a gambling game had been attribut- ! ed to the strikers; also that the speaker had been recently travelling in train | which dropped connecting bar, adding ls"I suppose If they knew l had been on | the train I should have been blamed for t'
 Then followed the quesstio as to the phrases used by Schleifer according to the state, similar to those put to previous witnesses, the witness offering categori- ical denia1s.
 Cross examination followed, witness stating that since the strike he had work ed at other business than car inspector, and that previous to joining the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road he had worked for other railroads The states attorney exhibited brake shoe key, with which witness said he was familiar, and described how the same was inserted, stating that at times bend ing was necessary, under certain con ditions, and also bend 1t some at the end III order that 1t may not come out easily, in some cases.
 Col. filling examined witness as to the removal of the brake shoe key, he de. scribing the process as difficult Ill most casese, needing heavy blow on the bot tom and a crow bar at the top In some cases they would come out easily but no often. Cross efflamination closed.
 Under redirect examination w itness described the power of the brake-shoe itself, further detailed the removal of the key. He testified that sudden appli cation of the brakes when travelling at high speed had tendency to bend the key.
  ness assembled brake-shoe and brake shoe key for Col. filling, whoalso off cred brake-head as States exhibit, the whole outfit being assembled by wit ness.
 Michael J. McCofrey, of Clover street former car-builder in the railroad shops who went on strike, July 1, 1922, was then called by the defense and with the combined brake head and brake shoe be- fore him explained to the court, the ac- ton of the brake apparatus when the air is applied
 As to the removal of a brake-shoe key he described this as a difficult operation, in many cases necessitating the lacking up" of the car itself.
 Mir. Slade "In your years of expert ience how many times have you been able to remove the brake-shoe by hand. !"
 Witness, smiling: "Not many"
 Pressed for figures he estimated, "per-