The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-23

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ly true at the lumber yards. The
teamsters are eager to return to work,
and, convinced that the end Of the
strike is at hand, they are taking time
by the fOrelock.
Chicago June IS. - The greatest
! scandal Chicago has ever seen, accord
ing to States Attorney Healy, is to fol-
| low the disclosures made before the
grand jury by John G. DriscOll, when
| the eX-secretary of the Associated
Building Trades and Coal Team Own
ers' association revealed the entire his
tory of the dealings between employers
and union labor leaders, particularly
that branch of union labor represented
by the Chicago Transfers union.
Chicago. June ia large number
of the retail grocers of the city have
addressed a communication to Mayor
Dunno in which they demand the re-
vocation of the licenses Of team own
ers who decline to make deliveries to
| bOycotted houses. The attention Of the
mayor is called by the retail grocers
to sections of the municipal code which
render determinations as at present
practiced by the team owners misde
meanor. If the mayor acts as re-
quested by the retail grocers the team
owners will be forced to take the
chances of a strike, or lose their IL
censes.
| Driscoll Before the Grand Jury.
John c.. Driscoll the much desired
witness in the bribery probe being con-
Quoted by the states attorney and the
grand jury in connection with strike
| troubles, appeared before the inquisi-
| tors. DriscOll did not appear at the
| criminal court building until the states
attorney had threatened to send de-
| tectives after him. DriScOlPS evidence
| covered the historical points in con-
nectiOn with various labor OrganiZa
| tons and he told in detail Of the work
he had done in forming the Coal Team
| Owners association, as we'll as the con-
nection of Albert Young, formerly
| president of the Transfers union, with
that organization. He told of specified
| strikes. the causes. the terms of settle
ment and stated the amounts OF mon
ey which were, he declared, paid to
various labor leaders.
It is learned that one of the state
| ments made by DriscOll to the jury
was that President Shea, of the Team
| sters' union, accepted $4,000 at the
time of the stock yards strike last
summer This strike began on July 70
and lasted for nine weeks. About &c.
600 men were thrown out of employ
| ment, and millions Of dollars were lost
| by the packers in business and by the
men in wages. According to Driscoll's
story he went to Shea to see if the
teamsters could not be prevented from
going out on a sympathetic strike.
Shea is said to have replied: 1T
will cost $4,000 to keep them at work"
| Driscoll declared that he raised the
money and paid it to Shea, and that
! the labor leader was not able to pre-
vent the men from walking out. Dris-
coll afterward, according to his story,
demanded the return of this money,
and Shea declared that he had paid it
| over to two other men connected with
| the transfers union.
Shea Says 1t Is Untrue.
Referring to the alleged statement
| hnfnpn hn mr. Inv 0riC hot
Shea had been given $4,000 last sum-
mer to prevent strike of teamsters
in connection with the stock yards
strike, and that he had failed to pre-
vent the strike, but had not returned
the money Shea declared it was alb
| surd and that there was no truth in
| it, All the labor leaders seen repudi-
ate as false any story that accuses
them of graft or bribery.
Lively Time in Court.
Albert Young. eX-preSident of the
! Transfers union, occupied the stand in
| the hearing before Master-in Chancery
Sherman. When Attorney Austrian,
acting for the employers. was inter-
rupted during his questioning of the
witness by Attorney Leboskey for the
| defense. he appealed to the master, say
ing: Am Ito be lecrured by this grease
sent here?'
Some Unkind Remarks.
Tht attorneys for the defense. ris-
ing to their feet in a bunch, objected to
this language from Attorney Austrian,
and Attorney Slack, colleague of At
tOrney Leboskey, insisted that Austrian
apologize to Leboskey. :" Twill not beg
his pardon now or at any other time -
answered Austrian
Lebroskey shouted: you are not
gentleman enough to apologize and you