Warren sheaf., 1905-06-01
LABOR LEADERS
face JAIL TERN
REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
IN STRIKE INQUIRY ANDARE
HELD IN CONTEMPT.
Two Are Seutsuced-Shea Escapes
Punishment On Ground That An
swers Might Incriminate Him
:. More Rioting.

Chicago May 26.-Bernard MuIIigar,
president OF the Express Wagon Driv-
: erS union, and John H Douaghue. a
member of that organization were Or
dered to Jail yesterday by Judge Kohl
saat- Cornelius P. Shea, president Of
the Teansters' International union,
Wso was cited for contempt with the
other two labor leaders, escaped pun
1shment because he was under indict-
ment by the Cook county STsrd Jury.
Judge kohlsaat decided that If Shea
answered atiesttons which were put to
him in the hearing before Master in
Chancsry Sherman he might Incrininate
himself by admitting that be was guilty
OF conspiracy to iniure the business of
Montgomery Ward & CO. On this
ground the Judge declared that Shea
need not answer certain questions that
had nssn asked of hiIn in the hearing
before Master In chancery Sherman.
MulIigaa and Donaghue had no such
excuse as Shea for refusing to answer
the questions. Judge kohIsaat held
them Doth IN contempt and ordered MuI
Ggan 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.
MuIlfgan and Donaghue were taken to
r the Briggs house, where they will reA
main for five days in nominal charge OF
Deputy United States MarshaIs Ruel
and Griffith Meanwhile their attorneys
will perfect & review before another fed
eral Judge on habeas corpus proceedings,
on the outcome of waFeh depends their
release
Governor Pledges Troops.
Chicago, May 23.-Gov Deneen
has siven his pledge to Mayor Dune
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
inquiry 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
Iawless bands of rioters that are hour
1y 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
aIyzed-
Chicago, May 24-Au the lumber
teamsters in Chicago struck Tuesday,
$500 OF them, shutting down the lum-
ber industry absolutely for the time
being at least and forcing conditions
that will bring stasnation to all the
vast building operations OF Chicago,
with idIeness for 100000 workmen en-
gagged in the various trades connected
with building
Police in Constant Battles
Chicago, May 2s--Many riots kept the
police in constant battle with crowds OF
pickets and others who sought to inter
fere with the nonunion wagons, now
numbering between 1000 and 1000 The
idle teausters, 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 Riotins.
Chicago, May 27-The forcing OF
lumber deliveries with uouuuion 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 piekeGs,
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 few min
uEeS by the mob that collected, and the
wagons were stalled The police guard
advanced in body and ordered the
mob to disperse, but the hooting and
jeering only increased The police then
fired over the heads of the crowd.
which became panie-striehen 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 rut by another
truck. Several hundred boisterous men
surrounded it, and the police charged
the crowd after number of bricks had
been thrown In a riot at Thirty-ffth
and Morgan streets Policeman George
Teape was hit on the head with a brick
and seriously hurt
Fresh Complications
The building industry in Chicago is
ranidTv being tied M by the teamSrerS'