The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-06-02
REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
IN STRIKE INQUIRY AND ARE
HELD IN CONTEMPT.
Two Are Sentenced-Shea Escapes
Punishment on Ground That EAn-
swers Might 1ncriminate Him
More Rioting.


other two labor leaders, escaped pun
ishment because he was under indict-
ment by the Cook county grand jury.
Judge Kohlsaat decided that if Shea
answered questions which were put to
him in the hearing before Master In
Chancery Sherman he might incriminate
himself by admitting that he was guilty
of conspiracy to injure the business Of
Montgomery Ward & Co. On this
ground the Judge declared that Shea
need not answer certain questions that
had been asked of him in the hearing
before Master in Chancery Sherman.
Mutligan and Donaghue had no such
excuse as Shea for refusing 10 answer
the questions. Judge Kohlsaat held
them both in contempt and ordered Null
ligan taken to the Du Page county Jail
at Wheaton and Donaghue to the Kane
county lookup at Geneva. The judge
ordered that the two leaders should be
locked up until they agreed to answer
certain questions asked of them or until
released by due process of law.
Mulligan and Donaghue were taken to
the Briggs house, where they will re-
main for five days in nominal charge Of
Deputy United States Marshals Ruel
and Griffith. Meanwhile their attorneys
will perfect review before another fed
eral judge on habeas corpus proceedings,
on the outcome of which depends their
release.
Governor Pledges Troops.
Chicago, May 23.-Gov. Deneen
has given his pledge to Mayor Dunno
that he would fill the streets Of Chi
cago with troops within two hours of
the receipt of an official request either
from the mayor or Sheriff Barrett.
This response was made over the long
distance telephone in response to an
inquicy from Mayor Dunno. The may
or expressed to the governor his fear
that il would be found necessary to
ask for troops to restore and preserve
peace in this city. The mayor realized
that the police department had reached
the limit of it's ability to cope with the
lawless bands of rioters that are hour
" causing terrific disturbances all over
the city. and had to acknowledge that
with the threatened spreading of the
war the police arm of the municipal
government would be practically par
alyzed.
Chicago, May 24.-All the lumber
teamsters in Chicago struck Tuesday,
1900 of them, shutting down the lum-
Der industry absolutely for the time
being at least and forcing conditions
that will bring stagnation to all the
vast building operations of Chicago,
with idleness for 100000 workmen en-
gagged in the various trades connected
with building.
Police in Constant Battles.
Chicago, May 26.-Many riots kept the
police in constant battle with crowds of
pickets and others who sought to inter-
fere with the nonuniop wagons, now
numbering between 1000 and 5000. The
idle transfers, their numbers added to
by the ever-increasing procession of
strikers from the lumber yards, formed
disorderly gatherings, which quickly
grew into riotous demonstrations.
Further Rioting.
Chicago, May 27.-The forcing of
lumber deliveries with nonunion team
sters Friday caused fierce riots, in which
bricks and clubs were used. Caravans
of lumber wagons were attacked by
mobs, determined to prevent the pas
sage of the vehicles, and battle after
battle occurred. A caravan was at
tackled at Twenty-second street and
Ashland avenue by crowd of pickets,
who, taking advantage Of the small
number of police on hand, hurled bot
ties and other missiles at the drivers.
The street was blocked in a few min
utes by the mob that collected, and the
wagons were stalled. The police guard
advanced in body and ordered the
mob to dispense, but the hooting and
1eering only increased. The police then
fired over the heads Of the crowd,
which became panic-stricken and broke
up. Two men were arrested and the
wagons proceeded on their way. An
other riot occurred at Sixteenth street
and Blue Island avenue, when wag-
on of the John Spry Lumber company
was forced into a rut by another
truck. Several hundred boisterous men
surrounded it, and the police charged
the crowd after number of bricks had
been thrown. In riot at Thirty-flfth
and Morgan streets Policeman George
Teape was hit on the head with brick
and seriously hurt.
Fresh Complications.
The building industry in Chicago is
rapidly being tied up by the Transfers
strike, and now q fresh complication
has appeared in sympathetic strikes
among carpenters and other building
workmen. At dozens of buildings the
contractors faced the alternative of
sending back consignments of lumber
delivered by nonunion teamsters or
having strikes on their hands. In a
number of these instances the lumber
was accepted by the contractors,
whereupon the carpenters and other
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