The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-02


leaders prominently identified with the
teamsters' strike now in progress in
Chicago, were indicted tonight by a
grand jury. Each Indictment contains
six counts, and charges The men with
conspiracy Bills were returned
against the following:
Cornelius f. Shea, president Of the
International Teamsters' Union; Hugh
MCGEE, president of the Truck Driv-
ers' Union; jeremiah Mccarthy, busi-
ness agent of the Truck Drivers I'm
ion; NJ. F. Kelly, president Of the Mar
ket Drivers Union; Charles Wilbrandt,
secretary of the Transfers Joint Coun-
Gil; George F. Golden, president of the
Packing House Teamsters' Union
James B. 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 Dold,
president of the Chicago Federation of
Labor; Steven Sumner, president Of the
Milk Drivers Union; ]. w. Young, bus
mess agent of the Baggage and Parcel
Drivers Union.
The indictments were based solely
on evidence given during the week by
witnesses, who testified specifically as
to the troubles of the labor unions and
Montgomery, Ward & Co. The inveS-
tigation was of a general character
and evidence was heard on all phases
of the strike, including that which re-
the unions interested, directly or indi-
rectly, in the strike, specific acts of the
same leaders in these conferences and
in their conversations with employers.
The important and detailed evidence
on which the voting of indictments was
based, came from Frederick Job, secre-
tary of the Employers Association.
and from Robert 7. ThOrne, manager
for Montgomery, Ward and Co., and
a stockholder in the firm of Daniels &
Company.
One count in the indictments
charges the defendants with conspiring
to prevent all persons not members Of
the Teamsters' Union from securing
employment as drivers. This is de-
scribed in the count as being contrary
to police morals. Another count
charges conspiracy to prevent any
union teamster from hauling goods to
Or from Ward and Company. This is
called contrary to trade morals. 4
third count charges conspiracy to do
all illegal act, in that all teamsters
We're warned not to do any work foe
Ward and Company. The fourth count
charges that the conspirators compell
ed the proprietor of the Windsor and
Clifton hotels to put certain guests out
of the hotel because they were employ
ees of Ward and Company. The other
charges differ from these only i'm mi
nor points.
The strike continued to spread today
and a large number of teamsters EN-
ployed by lumber men, grocers, and
coal dealers went out. The most Sc
rious phase of the trouble today was
the aggressiveness of the packers and
the ice dealers, who have decided that
they would issue orders for deliveries
to boycotted firms, and that IL any
tcamster declined to make them he is
~ oS oAcNhaA SIo. 1hiS uuGdhis
a lockout, for the men have already
declared that they will not make such
deliveries. Some 2,300 men will be in
yolved when this action is taken by
packers and ice dealers.
The wholesale grocers also decided
this afternoon that they would demand
Of their men that goods be delivered to
hoycotted firms, and the prompt dis
charge of every teamster refusing to
comply will be ordered. This will add
500 more to the number OF men now on
strike.
Fighting i'm the streets today was the
most vicious since the beginning of the
strike. Three persons were shot. two
stabbed and fully a score suffered
eruises and scalp wounds. 1t is not
expected that any OF the injured will
die
In nearly every portion of the busi-
ness quarter today there were numer-
Dus hand TO hand encounters between
anion men aud non-union men.