The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30
GRAND JURY
 INDICTMENTS Surprise Sprung 4 Chi cago Labor .derS.
 -N CHARGE Iss CONSPIRACY Trouble in the Windy City
 Still Spreading. President Roosevelt May Be Urged to Take stand by Asking the Elm
 ployers to Consent to
 Arbitrate.


 Chicago. April 2s.-Tweive of the la bor leaders prominently identified with the teamsters' strike now in progress in this city were indicted tonight py the grand jury. This was the last day of the present session of the jury ana the indictments were returned to Judge McEwen just before the jury adjourned Each indictment contains six counts and charges the men with conspiracy.
 Bills were returned against the fol- lowing: Cornelius P. Shea, President of the International Teamsters' Union 1; Hugh McGee, President of the Truck Drivers Union; Jeremiah Mccarthy, Business Agent of the Truck Drivers Union; NJ F. Kelly, President of the Market Drivers Union; Charles Will brandt, Secretary of the Teamsters Joint Council; George F. Golden, Pres,- dent of the Railway Express Drivers Union; John Smyth, President Of the Coal Drivers Union; Harry Lapp, Busi- ness Agent of the Coal Drivers Union; Charles Dold, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor; Steve Sumner, President of the Milk Drivers Union {: J. w. Young, Business Agent Of the Baggage and Parcel Drivers Union.
 The indictments were based solely on the evidence given during the last week by witnesses, who testified spe- officially as to the troubles of the labor unions and Montgomery Ward X Co. The investigation was of a general character and evidence was heard on all phases of the strike.
 Some of the men indicted were pe@ fore the grand jury and testified to the labor side of the controversy. It IS expected that the defendants will ap- pear in court on Monday and furnish bonds for their appearance when wanted.
 Source of Evidence
 The most important and detailed ev- idence on which the voting of the in- dictment was based came from Fred erick Job, Secretary of the Employers' ] Ass0eistioB and fram Robert ]. Thorn, l manager for Montgomery Ward & CO, l ana a stockholder in the firm of 1 Daniels & Co. The latter told of the | beginning of the strike of the garment workers employed by Montgomery 1 Ward & Co. and of their being replaced | by non-union men. He narrated the story of the conferences held between | him and the labor leaders, the threats made against Ward & Co., and the final strike of the teamsters. In testifying l to the conversation had with various labor leaders, MT. Thorn gave testi- | mony tending to show that the strike l of the teamsters was not called in sympathy with the garment workers, | hut for other reasons and he declared 1 that there had been an understanding l among the labor leaders to strike a 1 heavy blow at the interests Of Ward | & Go.
 MT. Job gave evidence of practically the same character. One count in the indictment charges the defendants with conspiring to prevent all persons not | members of the teamsters union from securing employment as drivers; this Is described in the count as being con trary to police morals" Another count charges conspiracy to prevent any union teamster from picking up or delivering any goods to or from Ward | & Company. This is called trade morals" third count charges con spiracy to do an iI.egal act in that all teamsters were warned not to do any work for Ward Company. The fourth charges that the "conspirators' compelled the proprietor of the Wind Clifton Hotel to put out certain guests of the hotel because they were employees of Ward & Company. The 1 other indictments differ only in minor points.
 Indictments . Surprise.
 The voting of the indictments came
  and for that matter to the public ds l well, The strike continued to spread | today and large number of teamsters employed by lumbermen, grOcers and various coal companies went out. It IS | believed that the meetings to be held tomorrow by the labor men will fore cast accurately just what extent the trouble may go. Several mass meet ings are to be held and at all of them addresses will be made by the labor leaders and in all of their speeches there will be the request for aid from the unions that have not yet gone out It Is indefinite at this time what aid they may receive.
 The most serious phase of the trouble today was the aggressiveness of the packers and ice dealers, who have de- cided that they will stand with the members of the Employers Association and demand that their teamsters make deliveries where the firm employing them desires such deliveries to be made This means a lockout, for the men have already declared that they will not make delivery to boycottec firms The wholesale grocers also de cided this afternoon that they would demand of their men that the goods be delivered to boycotted firms and d prompt dismissal of every teamster @ re, fusing to comply will be ordered This will add 800 more to the number of men now on strike.
 Serious Consequences Possible.
 The men employed by the Hartwel Coal Company went out this afternoon This concern delivers all of the coa to the Peoples Gas Light and Goa Company. which supplies the city gas and if the coal supply of this concern i' allowed to run out. serious conse duences may follow.
 The express companies made some deliveries today but their business, comparatively speaking. was al a complete standstill Large quantities of perishable articles are stacked up in the houses of the express companies and the most of 1t Is expected to spoil So far the strike has not in any ap- preciable manner interfered with the food supply of the city save to make the arrival of certain articles some what slow.
 At a meeting of the Chicago Elm ployers' Association today it was unanimously voted to present to Ser geant Richard Cummings of the Chi cago police force S1,000. The money accompanied by vote of thanks wal