Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
SHEA UN6ER ARREST
Lltest Phase Of Teamsters'
Strike in Chicago.
CHARGED WITH LIBEL
ACTION BROUGHT BY EMPLOYS
OF AFFECTED FIRM.
Despite Rioting There Are Mou
Hopeful Signs of End of the
Trouble-Conferenc

president of the International Brotherhood
| OF Transfers, was arrested late this after.
| noon on charge of criminal libel. pre-
| ferred by Robert J. Thorne assistant pen
eral manager of Montgomery Ward & Co.
Sfea was arrested a capias issued by
Judge 5. II. Bethea of the United States
district court following the fling of a suit
| os ihorne, who, in addition to making the
! charge OF criminal libel asks for damages
to the amount of s2500o from Shea. The
suit is based on interviews given out by
| President Shea to the newspapers and on
statements he is said TO have made to the
ERECT that he had been offered $4,000 by
Mr. ThorIle TO call a strike against Sears
| Reebuck d Co, which is a large house in
the same line of business as Montgomery
| ward d Co. Shea made the assertions
| against Thorne before the county grand
jury in addition to making them to news
| papers, and, after making them, insisted
| 1t is said, their accuracy,
Mr.. Thorne denies all of the alleged state
ments of President Shea. and In his bill de-
clares that his standing and reputation as
| a business man have been injured by the
assertions OF President Shea. 1t was stated
in the bill that inasmuch, as President Shea
| has no stated place of residence and is
called from place to place to take charge
pretended and placed under bond
Judge Bethea at first refused to take
charge Of the case and directed the at
torneys of Mr.. Thorne to go to Circuit
Judge kohlsaat with it, Judge Kohlsaat
|, was not in the federal building and no other
/ federal judge was available Judge Bethea
then issued the capias and Deputy Marshal
M. E. Patterson was sent to make the
arrest. President Shea was found at his
hotel and at once accompanied the deputy
marshal to the office of United States
Marshal Ames and from there he was
taken to the court room of Judge Retbea
where he gave bonds for his appearance
when wanted in the sum Of 5000
Despite the fact that there was more riot
ing today than at any time for a week,
there were more hopeful signs of the end of
| the strike. Nothing tangible had resulted
| by nightfail, but the fact that negotia tions
had been reopened was regarded as aus
picious.
Conference of Strikers.
A committee of five representing the
! strikers was in session late this afternoon
| considering the terms upon which they
| would settle the strike, and Attorney
Mayer of the Employers Association hear
| ing of the conference sent word to the
men that he would be glad to meet them
at any time that suited their convenience
| In a short time after receiving the mes
sage the committee adjourned to the office
| Of Mr.. Mayer. and extended conference
resulted. The men offered to settle the
strike as far as the business houses were
| concerned, provided that the union men
would not be asked to pick up the goods
| from, or make deliveries to the express
| companies.
| They announced that they would con-
| tinue the strike against the express COM
| panies indefinitely. This action on the part
nf t1an laf 1aa1
of President Mulligan of the Express Driv-
| ers' Union, who declared that he saw no
| reason why the strike should be continued
against the business houses and was en-
| tirely willing that it should be settled with
| cut reference to his organization.
Mr. Mayer informed the men that all the
| interests involved in the strike stood to-
eether and that he was without power TO
make a settlement that did not include
everybody. He also declared that there was
absolutely no chance whatever that the eX-
press companies would agree to reinstate
the men who had gone on strike. At
O'Clock the conference adjourned, to meet
later
Police Fought Immense Crowd.
Twenty policemen fought with crowd of
1,J00 persons at 18th street and Center
avenue for twenty minutes this afternoon.
| two officers being nearly killed. The riot
| ing at this point was followed by another
| disturbance in the vicinity The first riot
began when a crowd gathered about an
American Express wagon which had stuck
| in a rut, and began to throw stones. sticks
and tin cans at the vehicles.
Two deputy sheriffs guarding the wagon
became excited and discharged their
volvers toward the crowd AS they did so
the express driver whipped up his horses
and escaped under shower of missiles. Tt
was later reported that twelve-year-old
boy had been shot
The sound of the shots soon attracted
n ny1yd of =
wagon belonging to the Lord & Bushnell
Lumber Company was passing on the way
to the yards at 22d and Thrcop streets. The
crowd attacked the wagon. Policemen
Hanson and Larsen used their clubs freely
to beat back the mob. and were almost
killed in doing The non-union driver
whipped up his horses and reached the
lumber yards safely. Then he notified the
policemen at the yards that the policemen
were being attacked Additional officers
were sent to the scene. Policemen Hanson
and Larsen bleeding from many cuts about
their bodies and nearly exhausted, We're
rescued. Order was then restored
Will Continue to Stand Together.
CHICAGO, June 3.-Edward Hillman, who
is said to be working for peace on the en-
ployers SIDE said today after conference
with most of the members of the employers
executive committee: II expect that the
employers will have some kind of repre-
sentation to meet the teamsters. However.
there VIII be no recedlng from the STAND Oh
the employers. The state street stores Will
not take their men back and leave the other
concerns against whom the strike has been
declared to their fate. We will continue to
stand together. No other position viii be
entertained"
Disorder on the Streets.
Disorder on the streets continue on
small scale. John Brown. an insurance
agent was mistaken for a non-union team
ster today and severely beaten at 37th
street and 5th avenue. After he fell to the.
street unconscious his assailants fed
Three policemen guarding wagon be-
longing to the Bartlett Manufacturing COM
pany, were attacked by crowd at 35th
street and Ashland avenue. Several hum
dred persons threw stones and other mis-
siles The policemen used their clubs, drew
their revolveFs and threatened to shoot.
The crowd fell back and the wagon con- !.
tinued. /
Charles Smith a colored non-union driver, )
employed by Crear, Clinch Co., was
fred at 1t is said by ono of three men who
| xuo riding in hugQy during "A disturbance