The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
COURT CONSPIRES
TOHAVE UNIONS
LAWYER BARRED
Conspiracy Cry Raised
Against |. L. G. w. y.


Nettled by the determination the
garment strikers are showing IN
fighting their battle against the
bosses Dudley Taylor, attorney for
the dress manufacturers announced
yesterday that he intended to prove
the existence of a general con-
spiracy" on the part of the 1nterna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers IN
ion and their Representatives to vio-
late the injunction.
Taylor made his announcement IN
the court of "Dennie" Sullivan, the
willing tool Of open shop employers
during the afternoon while the cases
of ten strikers, charged with "con-
tempt" under injunction proceedings
were being heard.
Return to Picket Line"
Detective Patrick Collins, of
States Attorney Groves staff had
Just taken the stand and testified that
he had personally made 70 arrests
Of pickets and that the pickets in
variably returned to the picket line
as soon as they were released.
4 Lee Heller, a manufacturer, had
also appeared with loud complaints
about an alleged assault upon him by
three strikers at his home at 2S13
w. 18th Place, but he admitted to
Attorney Peter Sissman, while Judge
Sullivan scowled, that he could not
: identify any of the strikers and that
: he had not been hurt.
Defense Attorney On Stand.
Here Taylor stopped the proceed
ings and announced that he wanted
! Defense Attorney Sissman put on the
! witness stand.
, Replying that such proceeding
, was most unusual Sissman took the
: stand.
The employers attorney then de
! manded as tho he were accusing
him Of crime, whether Sissmal
4 represented the union and the in
i junction defendants.
+ Sissmai frankly said he represent
!. ed Meyer Perlstein, vice-president o
the /. L. G. w. u.
Then Taylor asked him where h
got the money to pay the fines o
the girls who had been sentenced b
Judge Sullivan.
Frame-Up Plan Seen.
1t was now apparent that the en-
ployers' attorney was seeking
frame an injunction charge againi
the defense COUNSEL most unpr'
cedented proceeding.
Taylor himself removed all doul
of this by declaring that he intende
to prove a general conspiracy"
There was a pause. Sissman r
piled that he would refuse an answ,
unless the court insisted.
/ Sullivan Seconds Taylor.
There was a pause. Court q
n taches afterwards told the Dali
A WORKER reporter they had new
A known a judge to put a defense {
y torney in an injunction proceedil
into a position that might disquali
j him from representing his clients a
: giving them the legal defense t
: constitution safeguards.
6 But Judge Sullivan insisted that
3 answer.
l. Sissman then replied that he h
2. received the money from a m
y i whose name he refused to give.
J. Defense Attorney Sees Trap.
u The defense attorney, seeing
ia trap, determined to stand on
'e rights and refused to play into
'e hands of the employers represen
tive who had declared he intended
y prove the existence of a gene
r conspiracy"
7. Judge Sullivan, whose plans
~ been partly blocked, said that
,y would strike out this testimony If
rs PENDANTS to be put on the stand W
:" not shown to be connected with |
conspiracy.
Taylor's point was that Sissms
connection with the union---which
Taylor, insisted was violating the
junction, was sufficient TO have
10 barred. But Sissman will continue
Eappear.
Clara Cabin, one Of the expe
" q left wingers who has been takin
OF very active part in the strike, (
rica founded LeBosky, with her clear
race and direct answers.
> IN Put Out Students.
DO Sullivan, irritated at the effec
va, We replies Of the strikers, took his
,osi- venge by having two University
here Chicago students who smiled at
Gao Of his sallies, put out Of the CO
All injunction cases we're put
ana for another day, after prelimil
hearing, "Dennie" having an apo
for ment. The other strikers appea
, for yesterday on contempt proceed
were: Morris Cravis, Minnie 81
Rose Lewis, Eugene Schlater, Els
Monart, John Gotleib, Fannie
g. len, Anna Feldman and \
and Gureitz.
viii Margaret Wells and Emma .
was ing were not convicted before
lues- Ivan the day before as the paper
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