Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-16
GREATEST SCANDAL
CHICAGO HAS SEEN
VIII Follow Disclosures Made
Before the Grand Jury by
John E. DriscoII
PROMINENT MEN INVOLVED.
Alleged that Shea Of the lcamslers
Cnlon Received Thousands Of
Dollars,

Chicago, Juno TO- THE grcatctt scan.
dil chicago has ever toeu according
IN states Atly lloaN rs to follow the
disclosures made toby before tho
grand jury by John G., Drlscoll Whou
the former secretary Of the Associated
Buildings Trades and coal Foam own.
crs up'oolUtlon roy1ls the entire hig'
tony Of The dealings bolNoon employers
and union labor leaders, particularly
that branch Of union labor represented
By the 'roamslers' union
states ATTY lIcaly sald'
More serious offensos nave been
committed than bribery and conspiracy
ana tho evidence presented to the Jury
has been Of AN extremely sensational
diameter II IN very important and
win lead 10 startling results The
names mentioned by the Witnesses arc
those Of prominent mon on both sides,
II ! thought there would be no result
from this investigation | would eau "A
halt imodlUtCly | believe the present
line Of Inquiry Win occupy the atten.
ton OF the Jury for the remainder OF
this week ana a portion Of next hut
II necessary All the docket cnHCs win
be- sldo.liaokcd because n the gront
importance ! attach to the results OF
the present inquiry"
Tomorrow VIII WllncsH the gathering
before the Grand Jury of 20 or more OF
the prominent business men Of Chicago,
together win Leading mombow OF the
bar the states attorney said, but II N
impossible tonight 10 learn the names
of those for whom Hnbpoenns nave been
issued,
John G. Drlscol was today the chief
witness before the grand jury ana re-
cited what me- called the history of the
dealings between employers ana union
labor Driscoll told how the coal team.
sicre and coal team owners had made
the INST JOINT trade agreement which
provided that Che owners should employ
only momhors OF the Coal Transfers
mIom and that the mcmbors of the
union should work for no employer not
u member Of the Coal Team Owners
associations
The oncct Of this arrangement was
10 force every coal wagon owner into
the Coal Team owners association and
every coal wagon driver into the
Transfers union The owners behind
this provision, that barred union drivers
from working for men not members of
the association, ana prevented non.
union drivers from driving coal wagons,
raised the caiuge rates Of coal from
30 tu 90 cents n ton for short hnuls
and 20 nv high na 81 for long huulu,
II was learned late tonight that ono
of the statement made by Drscoll 10
the jury WAS mat President Shea of the
Transfers union accepted 5000 NJ the
time Of the stock yards strike last sum-
mcr
This strike began on July ~ and
lasted for nine weeks About 10000
men were thrown out Of work and mil.
Hons OF dollars were lost by the pack.
en- In business ana hy the men I'm
Nugos According 10 DriscOls story
he went to shea To see n the toanstors
could not be prevented from going out
on u sympathetic strike, shea N said
by Drlscoll 10 have replied,
~ WIN cost $1,000 To Keep them 0t
work"
Drscol declared that he raised the
money and paid II TO shea, and that
the labor leader was not able TO pre-
vent the men from walking out, Drls-
coll afterwards, according TO his story,
demanded the return OF the money, and
shea declared that he had paid Il over
10 two other men connected with the
TtamslcrF union,