Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
SHEA SCORED P|CKETS
Thought Them Lax During the
Chicago Strike.
ALBERT YOUNG ON STAND
Told of Knocking Down Non-Union
Transfers.
WRANGLE AMONG ATTORNEYS
Fight With the Strike Breakers at the
Barns Of the Forbes Team
ing Company.
ALBERT YOUNG ON STAND
WRANGLE AMONG ATTORNEYS

CHICAGO. December 3.-Albert Young,
former president of the Transfers Union
and the present head of the United Team
sters of America, was again called to the
stand today, when the trial OF Cornelius +.
Shea, president of the International Broth
erhood Of Transfers, was resumed. Inc
attorneys for the defense entered vehement
protests to nearly every answer given by
Young to the questions of Assistant state
Attorney Miller and the trial progressed
slowly. The state at the opening of the
session sought to prove In general way
through Young conversations said to nave
taken place between Shea and pickets
placed by the Transfers Union. The at
torneys for the defense insisted that the
witness should confine himself to specific
instances. and the state declared that
general examination was legal and proper.
Judge Ball ruled that the witness must des-
ienate the time and place of all conversa
lions, and If possible make clear the iden-
tity of all persons taking part in the con-
versations.
Knocked Man Down.
Young was asked If he had done picket
duty himself and replied:
Eyes, I did"
do you remember an occurrence that
took place durink the strike near the Wash
ington street tunnel?'
II do"
"Who was there at the timer
Jerry Mccarthy. business agent Of the
Truck Drivers Union. and myself.
What happened there?'
II saw a man hit a driver employed by
Franklin MacVeagh & Co. and knock him
down. When the man got up hit him my
self"
The witness declared that the pickets sta
toned around the stores where strikes had
been declared made frequent reports to
President Shea. and that he personally
heard many of them Witness asserted
that he had heard the pickets report to
Shea regarding the work they had done,
and that Shea several times said in reply:
"'You have got to do better than this: If
you do not I will have to take you off the
pay roll and have others placed there.
The witness was then asked what the
pfckets reported to President Shea and the
defense entered strong objection, which
led to a long argument between the attor-
neys The defense insisted that evidence
could only be received touching upon spe
cifc cases. and the state contended that
any man who was cognizant Of the strike
situation and took part in it was party to
the conspiracy which Is alleged against
Shea and the other men on trial. and that
his words and acts are competent evidence
In the trial.
Generalities Barred.
Judge Ball ruled in favor Of the defense,
declaring that the prosecution should show
particular things. and not things in general
In answer to the questions of Assistant
States Attorney Miller. Young then re-
counted statements made by President Shea
at meeting of the teamsters' joint council
just before the end of the strike. He de-
clared that Shea said that if there were
fifty men who would follow him he would
still win the strike.
did you hear Shea say that with fifty
men he would put the trade of Chicago on
the 'bum?"
II do not remember whether or not he
used the word bum "
What was the work expected of a pick
et?" asked the assistant states attorney.
"They were to stop teams from going to
or leaving strke-bound houses
The witness then told of going with Shea
and Mccarthy to the barns Of the Forbes
Teaming Company and calling a strike of
the union drivers and described the fight
that took place Immediately afterward be-
tween the union and the non-union men.
He took no personal part in this fight, he
declared.