Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-26
In Refusal to Answer Ger
tain Questions in Court.
Two Other Chicago Strike Lead
ers Guilty Of Contempt.
Few Police Duty voluneers..A Quiet Day..
Armories Under Guard.

| Chicago, May 25.-Cornelius p. Shea
president of the international Team
sters' Union, was upheld, today, by
Judge kohsaat Of the federal court, in
his refusal TO answer questions before
Master in Chancery Sherman. which
might tend to incriminate him. Shea
is now under Indictment in the crimi-
nal court and Judge Kohlsaat declared
| that answers to some of the questions
put to him might prejudice the hear
| ing of the case.
In the same decision which excused
Shea. the court ruled that Bernard
| Mulligan. president of the Express
Drivers Union. and John Donahue, a
| member of the same union, had refused
| to answer questions which could not in
| any way connect them with any GRIM
inal proceedings and they We're there
| fore in contempt of court. He sentenced
| both men to Jail. but allowed them to
| remain in nominal custody in the
hands of United States Marshal Ames
for five days, in order that their at
tnrneys may perfect review on ha-
beas corpus proceedings before another
| federal judge.
The strike did not spread to any
great extent. today, and there was lit
tie disorder. A number of lumber firms
made a few deliveries. but did not at
tempt anything like their normal
| amount of business For the first time
since the commencement of the strike.
| a large number of coal wagons handled
by cOlored transfers passed through
the downtown streets without police
| last
ed in any way. The large State street
stores also made deliveries and no
| trouble was experienced.
Mayor Dunno and Chief Of Police
O'Neill did not meet, today, with the
response expected When they called,
Yesterday for 1000 volunteers for addi-
:ional policemen. Not over 100 resopnd-
ell and only IS of these proved accept
able. In the lumber yards, several con-
Germs when offered police protection re-
fused to accept it, saying that it was
not possible for them to make deliveries
unless their wagons were guarded by
soldiers. Chief of Police ONeill replied
that he would not force officers on
them. but that he would cause their
yards and the territory around them
to be patrolled by policemen.
There is. tonight. no apparent pros
poet in any direction of n settlement Of
the strike. The express companies re-
fuse to recade in thu slightest degree
from their declaration that none Of
their former men will he re-employed
and no move looking toward a settle
mcnt has been started in any other di-
rectiOn.
Efforts to increase the force of police
CT active duty guarding wagons for
strike bound business establishments
were carried on. today, with the utmost
vigOr Sixty detective scrgcants. many
of whom had not carried a club for Is
years found themselves marching. to-
day. from the city hall :rmed with the
regulation hickory.
c. s. Wicke secretary Of the Hines
Lumber Co., said that inside of week
100 600 men who work i'm wood, would
be out of employment if the tie-up in
the district continues.
Mr.. Shea of the Transfers Union
die not agree with the prophecies of the
lumber dc alers. He said:
IAN this talk of lying up the build
irg industry is idiocy. The lumber job
bcrs can get all the union transfers
they want and can supply all the um-
Der that is required and at lower prices
than the Lumber Association dealers
will SELL
Before leaving for Judge Kholsaat's
court. where he was Instructed to ap-
pear to answer to a charge of contempt,
Mr.. Shea conferred With several labor
representatives and outlined plans for
the strike. today and tomorrow. Later
he remarked:
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