Charles A. Barnes
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- Jul 18, 1894Tacoma Takes the Railroad Strike Into Federal CourtA grand jury indicts a former Northern Pacific wiper for beating strike-breakers, while a judge weighs whether union leader Charles A. Barnes's words were contempt or free speech.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 22, 1894Tacoma’s Strike Trials: Jail, Fines, and a $500 Lesson for Union MenAfter the Pullman boycott collapsed, a federal court in Tacoma convicted American Railway Union officers of contempt, jailing three men and fining a former Northern Pacific clerk $500.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 11, 1894The Union Man in the White Suit Walked Into JailAfter the 1894 railroad strike, Northern Pacific committeeman Charles A. Barnes lost his bondsmen and surrendered in a canvas suit and straw hat, telling the marshal, 'Here is my body.'Pierce County Jail, Tacoma, WA