Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
SCANDAL IN LABOR CIRCLES
Startling Revelations Told the Chicago
Grand jury

Inc greatest labor scandal Chicago has
even known, according to States Attorney
Healy. is to follow the disclosures made i'm
Chicago yesterday before grand fury by
John c. Driscoll, formerly secretary of the
Associated Building Trades Council and of
the local Team Owners Association Dris-
coll revealed the history Of the dealings be-
tween employers and union labor leaders.
particularly that branch of union labor
represented by the Chicago Transfers
Union. States Attorney Healy said:
More serious offenses have been COM
mitted than bribery and conspiracy, and the
evidence presented to the jury has been
of an extremely startling character. 1t is
important, and will lead to surprising re-
suits. The names mentioned by the wit
nesses are those of prominent men on both
Sides If I thought there would be no re-
suits from this investigation I would call
a halt Immediately. 1 believe the present
line of inquiry will occupy the attention of
the jury for the rest of this week and a
portion of next week, but if necessary all
the docket cases will be sidetracked be-
cause Of the great Importance 1 attach to
the results of the present inquiry"
1t was learned last night that one of the
statements made by Driscoll to the jury
was that President Shea of the Transfers
Union accepted $4,000 at the time of the
stock yards strike last summer.
Today will witness the gathering before
the grand jury Of a score of prominent
business men, together with leading men,
bers of the bar Subpoenas for them were
placed last night in the hands of detectives
employed by the states attorney.
Driscoll told yesterday how the coal team
sters and coal team owners had made a
trade agreement which provided that the
owners should employ only members of the
coal teamsters' union and that the mem
bers of the union should work for no en-
ployer not a member of the coal team
owners association.
The effect of this arrangement, the wit
ness declared, was to force every coal
wagon owner into the coal Team Owners
Association and every coal wagon driver
into the Transfers Union. The owners be-
rates Of coal from 80 cents to so cents a
ton for short hauls and to as high as 81 a
ton for long hauls.
Driscoll took before the grand jury sew
eral check books, which. together with the
Cancelled checks, are expected to prove
many of the charges made by him against
business men and labor leaders.
Driscoll was agitated as he left the Grim
inal court building. He refused, however,
to discuss the nature of his testimony,
merely saying: Il told the jury about
strikes in which I have been involved for
several years, and also told what I knew
about the present strike. That is all can
say now.
John " Farwell IT., chairman of the
Employers Association. declined yesterday
tie the teamsters' strike submitted by the
state board of arbitration. Grand Master
T. g. Hanrahan of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, after talk with
Mayor Dunno, said he would use his good
offices to effect settlement. 1t is believed
by some that prominent railroad officials
have Induced Mr.. Hanrahan to make the
effort.