Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-13
MICHAEL KELLY SAYS HE WAS
INSTRUCTED TO FIND WHO
WOULD FURNISH THEM
GIVEN 81 TO BUY ACID I
Shea, on Trial for Conspiracy, Gave
Him the Orders, According to His
Testimony-WItness Undesroes Rig
i'd cross-Examnation

Chicago, Dec. 12.-The cross-exam-
1nat1on of Michael Kelly, the ex-team-
ster, who yesterday testified that Presi-
dent Shea of the teamsters' union dis
cussed with him the advisability Ct
using dynamite to blow up building
In which non-union men were housed,
commenced with lie opening of the
court today The witness was asked:
Was Shea the first man who talked
with you about using acid?"
"Yes."
did you know this acid was to be
used for the purpose OF injuring
horses?"
YES"
"And you say Shea gave you 81
with which to buy acid?"
"He did"
And when you sent the man to buy
1t you knew it was to be thrown upon
horses?"
II did,
Use of Dynamite.
Chicago, Dec. Contemplated use
OF dynamite against non-union team
sters during the teamsters' strike, to-
gether with list Of the members Of
the United Mine Workers who were
to supply the dynamite, was shown by
the testimony of Michael Kelly in the
trial of Cornelius Shea and his CON-
panions for conspiracy yesterday af-
| ternoon
Tells Of Shea's Letters.
The fact that Shea issued letters to
members or former members of the
Tcamsters' union who happened to
be on the police force or employed by
private detective agencies authorizing
4 them to hold their positions during
/ the strike was also brought out by
Attorney Miller in his redirect exam
ination Of Kelly.
| Kelly also testified that Shea had
instructed him to use his position on
the, police force, secured May 8, 1905,
to hand the scabs one wherever he
could" He told me that he would
see that / was protected" said Kelly,
4 If i batted a few Of the scabs and ran
them in.''
The letter from Shea to Kelly show
/ ing the authorization of policemen
and detectives from the union ranks
read as follows:
Act for Union Interests.
i Michael j. Kelly.-Dear Sir and
Brother: wish to make statement
relative to your position as police
man during this strike and also as
special detective in the employ Of the
4 Buckminster Detective agency. To
whoever may question your loyalty to
the teamsters' cause you may say en-
phatically that it was in accordance
with my desires and those of the mem
bers of the strike committee that you
acted In these several capacities and
that in occupying the positions you
do, you do so for the interests of the
teamsters union. Fraternally yours.
Cornelius P. Shea,
John Sheridan.
Charles Robb.''
The letter was offered and accept
ed in evidence.
Kelly also threw further light on the
!. attacks on union teamsters alleged to
be behind in their assessments.
Had SIueged Union Member.
Kelly testified that he had, at the
instigation of Srea, gathered together
a band consisting of "Red" Scully
> Tom Farrell, Schultz, Yiddo ana
man named Brady, and that this band
had stopped and slugged union team
: ster at the corner of Wabash avenue
and Sixteenth street because his book
!. did not show the payment Of strike
assessments.
q Kelly also testified that he had two
J. men slug a teamster who had deliver
ed goods to a strike bound house. and
! that the sluggers had reported that
|. they did the scab good and proper