The San Francisco call., 1905-06-16
Startling Revelations of
Bribery and Conspiracy
Made by DriscOIl Be
fore Chicago Grand Jury
LEADING BUSINESS
MEN ARE INVOLVED
Former Secretary of Team
Owners Association Says
Teamsters' Chief Took
$4,000 to Prevent a Strike

CHICAGO, June I5.-The greatest
scandal Chicago has ever known, ac-
eOrding TO states Attorney Healey, is
co follow the disclosures made to-day
before the Grand Jury by John G. Dris-
coll, when the former secretary of the
Associated Building Trades and Coal
Team Owners Association revealed the
entire history of the dealings between
employers and union labor leaders,
particularly that branch of union labor
represented by the Teamsters' Union.
More serious offenses have been COM
uitted than bribery and conspiracy said
States Attorney Healey, ''and the evil
oence presented TO the jury has been of
an extremely sensational character. 1t is
very important and viii lead to startling
results. The names mentioned by the
witnesses are those of prominent men on
both sides II 1 thought there would be
no result from this investigation I would
call a halt Immediately. l believe the
present line of inquiry Will occupy the
attention OF the jury for the remainder
of this week and a portion Of next, but
II necessary all the docket cases will be
sidetracked because Of the great impor-
tance ! attach TO the results of the pres
ept inquiry
Tomorrow will witness the gathering
before the Grand Jury Of twenty or more
OF the prominent business men Of Chi
cago, together with leading members of
the bar, the States Attorney said, but
ii is impossible tonight to learn the
names Of those for whom subpenas have
been issued.
John c. Driscoll was to-day the chief
witness before the Grand Jury and re-
cited what he called the history of the
dealings between employers and union
labor. DriscolI told how the coal team
r,I ka1 IA
the first Joint trade agreement, which
provided that the owners should en-
ploy only members of the Coal Team
sterA' niOn and that the members of
the union should work for no employer
not = member of the Coal Team Own
eTS' Association. The effect of this ar
ran2ement was TO force every coal
wagon owner into the Coal Team Own
ers' Association and every coal wagon
driver into the Teamsters' Union. The
owners behind this provision, that
barred union drivers from working for
men not members of the association
and prevented nOn-union drivers from
driving coal wagons. raised the cart
age rates Of coal from so to so cents a
ton for short hauls and to as high as
81 for long hauls.
1t was learned late tonight that one
of the statements made by DriscOll to
the jury was that President Shea of
the Teamsters' Union accepted $1,000 at
the time of the stOckyards strike last
SIMMER.
This strike was begun on July Il and
lasted nine weeks. About 5000 men were
thrown out Of work and millions of dol
lars were lost by the packers in business
and by the men in wages According to
DriscolI'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 by Driscoll TO have replied:
1T will cost 5000 to keep them at
work"
Driscou declared that he raised the
money and paid il to Shea and that the
labor leader was not able to prevent the
men from walking out Driscoll after
ward, according to his story, demanded
the return Of the money and Shea de-
clared that he had paid il over to two
other men connected with the Teamsters'
Union.