The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-15
SULLIvAN'S
INJUNCTION
TRIALS BEGIN
Hearings Continue Today Be-
fore Hostile Judge

With cold, sneering hostility
Judge Denis Sullivan heard the
cases of FIVE strikers in his
court room in the county build
Ing yesterday noon where they
were summoned to show cause
why they should not be COM
PEELED to prove themselves i'm
nocent of contempt of court for
violation of the Sullivan in
junction.
All the cases were put down
for speedy hearings in spite of
the protest of Attorney Sissman
that he was so busy with the
court defense of arrested strik-
ers that it was impossible to
prepare adequate defense by
the time given.
Drum Head Court Martial.
Mollie Friedman, Rose Lewis and
John Cohn must have their defense
all ready by this morning against
Dudley Taylor's complaint that they
picketed, in defiance of the injunc-
ton, in front of his clients place, at
S04 and 308 S. Market street.
Florence Corn and Clara Cabin.
the latter one of the expelled mill
tants who has veen very active in the
garment workers union battle, must
appear Wednesday morning for final
hearing before the contenptible
Judge for alleged violation of the in
junction granted the Francine Dress
company at 205 S. Market street.
On Bosses Side.
The union attorneys objections
were scornfully crushed aside bv the
injunction judge. But courtesy a-plen-
ty he had for LeBosky of the Fran
cine company and Dudley Taylor, the
sleek legal representative of the
Dress and Skirt manufacturers as
ISOLATION.
Suliivan's animus against the
workers leaped out luridly in the ex-
animation Of Miss Corn. The girl
had just denied knowing anything
about any injunction for her shop:
Didn't you know that you were
violating that injunction by picket
ing7" LeBosky rasped at ner.
Sissman interrupted: "Now wait a
minute, where was she picketing?"
Answer the question: snarled
the sallow lips of the Judge.
"But she has answered." said Siss-
man, "she says that her shop did
not have an injunction"
Because I Say So"
THAT is not proper answer"
bar.ked back Judge Sullivan.
Why" asked the union lawyer.
Because say sol" almost shout
ed the judge.
Dudley Taylor, the attorney for
the Illinois Employers Association,
who used the states attorneys Office
recently for the purpose Of grilling
union upholsterers and pr, raring the
conspiracy case against them, cross
examined John Cohn, Mollie Fried
man and Rose Lewis who were
charged with tramping on the picket
line In front of the Graceline firms
place.
Taylor Does the Talking.
When COIN asked the court if the
injunction covered the premises at
304 S. Market street Taylor did not
wait for his black-robed henchmen
20 reply, but answered himself, say
ing that other firms at that premises
were affected by the injunction-bu
he did not say whether the firm Cohn
spoke of had writ or not.
After several perfunctory qlIs-
tons the Judge declared that Sss-
man must have written answers
ready by this morning to all the
affidavits regarding injunction viola
ton which Taylor presented The
union lawyer finally persuaded the
Judge to remit the demand for writ
ten replies but he was unable to OBJ
tain a postponement of the case. He
was unable because he represented
organized labor which Sullivan hates.
You Do and You Don't.
When the two groups of strikers
had been properly lectured and told
about their rights and also told that
IL the court said they had no rights:
presto, they had no rights, four other
strikers were brought forward.
They were Emma Goldberg, Min
mic Sugarman, Jennie Liberman and
Mrs. Eva Birk. They had all been
served with notices to appear in court
70 tell why they should not be cited
to show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt Of court.
Dennie talked to them and said
that he would let them 60 till some
time In the future and then call
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