The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-30
UNION LEADERS
ARE INDICTED
Chicago Grand Jury Mixes IN Team
Sters' Strike.
TWELVE MEN IN TROUBLE
ROOSEVELT MAY BE ASKED TO
INTERFERE.

n HlCACiO. April 29.-TweiVe of the
Ii labor leaders prominently identi-
fed with the teamsters' strike
now in progress in this city were in
dfcted tonight by the grand jury This
was the last day Of the present ses-
sion of the jury. and the Indictments
were returned to Judge McEwen Just
before the jury adjourned. Each in
diCtment contains six counts and
charges the men with conspiracy.
Bills were returned against the fol-
lowing. Cornelius P Shea, president
of the International Transfers union
Hugh MCGEE. president Of the Truck
Drivers union. jeremiah Mccarthy.
business agent of the Truck Drivers
union, NJ. +. Kelly. president Of the
Market Drivers union: Charles VIII
brant secretary of the Transfers joint
council; George F Golden. president of
the Packing House Transfers union;
James p Barry. president of the Rail
way Express Drivers union; John
Smyth, president of the Coal Drivers
union, Harry Lapp. business agent of
the Coal Drivers union; Charles Cold.
president of the Chicago Federation of
Labor; Stephen Sumner. president Of
the Milk Drivers union; j. w. HounS.
business agent of the Baggage and
Parcel Drivers union.
Great Secrecy Observed.
Much secrecy marked the return of
the indictments. and even after they
had been returned to the court an eff
fort was made To keep the names from
being learned.
The indictments were based solely on
the evidence given during the last
week by witnesses who testified sDe-
cihcally as to the trouble of the labor
! unions and Montgomery Ward q Co
| The investigation was of general
character and evidence was heard ON
all phases of the strike including that
which related to conferences between
leaders of the unions Interested and
not interested in the strike. specific acts
of the same leaders in these confer
| euces, and the conversations with en-
plOyerS 1t is not expected that any
of the men indicted will be placed un-
der arrest tonight. and Judge McEWen
did not order the issuance Of caplaseS.
as il is expected that the defendants
viii appear in court on Monday and
furnish bonds for their appearance
J when wanted
Evidence of Three Men.
The most important and detailed evil
denCe ON which the voting OF the m
! dictments was based. came from Fred
] erick lob. secretary of the Employers
/ association. and from RObejt J. Thorne
manager for Montgomery Ward 4
/ co. and a stakeholder i'm the coal firm
I of Daniels & Co.
I
instigatiOu of the members of the SranC
Jury. and at the start II was planned
rather to secure evidence OF a conspiracy
/ on the part of the labor leaders tnan 10
vote indictments i'm connection with spe-
cific acts OF violence The Jurors con-
Guided that the question OF violence Was
too broad for them to take I'D IN the
limited time at their disposal and con-
I fined themselves TO the question 81 con
S0iracy alone One count in the indict-
meut charges the defendants with con-
spring To prevent all persons not mem
0 r
/ curing cmployment as drivers. This is
described in the count as being contrary
f to police morals Another count
! charges conspiracy to prevent any union
teamSter from picking up or dellNerlng
/ any goods from Ward x Co rms #
called trade morals" third count
/ charges conspiracy to DO an Illegal act
4 in that the teamsters We're warned not
( to do any work for Ward x Co The
I fourth charges that the cOnsDiTatorS com
I PEELED the proprietor Of the Windsor
J Clifton hotel To nut out certain guests OF
J MONTGOMERY. Ward < Co. The other in
dictmeuts differ only in minor points
Strike Spreading.
J The strike continues to spread today
Z and large number Of teamSterS en-
T ploycd by lumbermcn, GroCers and variou:
/ rious phase of the trouble today was tn,
F aggreSSiVeUeSS Of the packers. Ice deal
. arS and commission men. who have de
. CIded that they viii stand with INT
+ Employers association, and demand tina
/ their tCamStcTS make deliveries wher'
the firm employing them desire such de
iveries 10 be made 1t WIS decided 10y
! the packers. ice dealers and commission
men that they would issue orders for de
. liverics TO boycotted firms. and that /
. any teamstcr declined to make them he il
. to be instantly discharged Lhis means
/ lockout. for the men have already dc
I clared that they will not make such de
/ HVeries. More than 200 men Will be in
3 VDlVed when this action is taken by an
packers. ice dealers and commission men
/ The wholesale ErocerS also decided thI
afternoon that they would demand o
I their men that goods be delivered to boy
8 cOtted firms. and prompt dismissal %
Z every teamStcr refusing TO comply VII
be ordered. This will add 800 more to tn
number of men now on strike
Coal Drivers Out.
The men employed by the Hartweu Goa
lrorun.frly- yyaur ont this a afternoon TIN