The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-04
Labor Leader is Put Under
$4,000 Bond
THORNE IS THE INST GATOR
Denies Statement BY Shea That He
Offered Labor President $4,000
to Call Sears-Roebuck
Strike.

Chicago, June 3-Cornelius p. Shea,
president of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters, was arrested late this
afternoon on a charge of criminal libel
preferred by Robert j. Thorne, assistant
general manager of Montgomery Ward
& Co.
Shea was arrested on capias issued
by Judge s. S. II. Bothea of the United
States district court, following the filing
of suit by Thorne, who in addition to
making the charge OF criminal libel, asks
for damages to the amount of s2500O from
Shea The suit is based on interviews
given out by President Shea to the news
papers and on statements he is said to
have made to the effect that he had been
offered $4,000 by Mr.. Thorne to call
strike against Sears, Roebuck & Co..
which is a large house in the same line
OF business as Montgomery Ward 81 Co.
Shea made the assertions against Thorne
before the county grand jury in addition
to making them to newspaper men, and
after making them insisted, it is said,
upon their accuracy.
Thorne Denies Statement.
Mr.. Thorne denies all of the alleged
statements by Mr.. Shea. and In his bill
declares that his standing and reputation
as a business man have been injured by
the assertions of President Shea. 1t was
stated in the bill that nasmuch as Pres-
dent Shea has no stated place of resi-
dence. and Is called from place to place
to take charge Of strikes. 1t was neces-
sary that he be apprehended and placed
under bond.
President Shea was found at his hotel
and at once accompanied the deputy
marshal to the office of the United states
marshal, and from there he was taken
to the courtroom of Judge Bethea, where
he gave bonds for his appearance when
wanted in the sum of $1,000.
Twenty policemen fought with a crowd
of 1900 people at Eighteenth and Carter
avenue for twenty minutes late this after
noon, two officers being nearly killed. The
rioting at this point was followed almost
Immediately by another disturbance in
the vicinity. The first riot began when
a crowd gathered about an American ex-
press wagon which had become STALLED
in a rut, and began to throw stones,
sticks and tin cans at the vehicle. Two
deputy sheriffs guarding the wagon be-
came excited and discharged their revol-
vers towards the crowd As they did the
express driver whipped up and escaped
under a shower of missiles. 1T was later
reported that a i2-year-old boy had been
shot.
Great Crowd Attracted.
The sound of the shots soon attracted a |
crowd Of 5000 persons. At this time a |
wagon belonging to the Lord X Bushnell |
Lumber company was passing on the way |
to the yards at Twenty and Broop |
street. The crowd attacked the wagon. |
Policemen Hanson and Larson used their |
clubs freely to beat back the mob and |
were almost killed In doing so. The nom
union driver whipped up his horses and |
reached the lumber yard safely. Then |
he notified the policemen at the yards that |
the policemen were being attacked and |
additional officers went to the scene and |
succeeded In restoring order.
Despite the fact that there was more |
rioting today than at any time for a |
week, there were more hopeful signs of |
the end of the strike. Nothing tangible |
had resulted by nightfall. but the fact |
that negotiations had been opened at all |
was regarded with much satisfaction all |
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