Labor Conspiracies Against Capital

BOSTON, July lst. Tho Supremo Court has given a decis ion in t.lü' oase of John Carew vs. Ales ander Eutherford and othors, a suit t recover back money paid tho defendants -aIhi are members of the Journeyinai l'n.-rstono Cutters' Assoeiation oí thi city and vioinity. It appcarod that th plaintUf, who is :i cutter o iSouth Boston, and not a memberof Un as.sociu.tion, had made contracta to f urn ísli out freestone fot various" buildings among othors tlio lioraan Ciitholic cathe deral. By a vote oi' th.e ton penalty oí $500 was imposed apon fin plaintiü' because he had Bent Bonie of las one to New York to be cut, con trary to tho rulos of the association. Tin plaintiff refused to pay this sum, but subscqufiitly paidit.it being otherwise impossiblo í'or hiía to perfonn his contract. He now sued to recover this sum back and damages for injury.sustained by him, by roason of the acts of the dofendants. At tho trial in tho Superior Covirt the judge ruld that the plaintiff could not maintain the action, and judgment was entered lor the defendonts. The plaintiffalleged exooptions, which have been sustained by the Supremo Court. The regeript i as fullows : A c againa) a meohanio who is under tho necessity of employing workmen in order to carry on bis business, to ui, tuin a sum of money fiom him which hc is under no legal liubility to pay, by inducing his workmeD to leave him, and by deterring others from entering into hm employment by threats or otherwise, so thathe iainduced to pay tho monoy demanded under a reasonable apprehension that he cannot oarry on hu business without yiolding to tho illega] demand, is nu illegal oonspiraoy, and the acta done under it ure illegitl, and tho money thue obtained may be recovered back; and ü' the parties Buoceodin injuring hia business they are Hable to pay all the damage they have dono him.