New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
SHEA HELDFOR ASSAULT
No Bail for Labor Nan Charged
zcith Stabbing WOnlGn.

CornaIius p Shea ex-president OF the Interna-
tional Teamsters Union, was arralgned IN Ihe
Jefferson Market court yesterday morning. charged
with stabbing Alice Walsh eleven times win
pocketknife Friday night in the rooms which they
occupied al No. 222 West 18th street Magistrate
Barlow committed him TO prison without pan IoI
appearance before him tomorrow. Ahce "als.'
who Is twenty-four years old. is in ST vincent
I4osnital in q precarious condition and is not ex-
pected live.
According to Inspector McCaherty Shea admitted
yesterday that he had stabbed the woman because
he wanted to get rid Of her as his wife was COM
inc n New York from Boston In a short time.
The inspector declared that Shea had been IN the
city about three months coming here from chi
cago with several strong arm men FOR the puF-
pose Of taking charge of the teamsters strike
Shea has figured prominently In such strikes III
all rarts of the country. He was born in cam
bridge Mass. thrty-six years ago and mas I'eu
at various times in Charlestown, Mass; Ihdlail-
apos Chicago and this city. He has WiIe anu
two children living in Boston
When a young man Shea was employed by MS
father. who was q tpcart contractor and IN ~"
he ioined Tipcart Drivers Union, No Isl' OF boS
ton In 1903 ne went Is a delegate to the natlonal
convention Of the international Transfers Union
at Niagara. The convention was a stormy one
and because OF his ability to reunite the warning
factions he elected president OF the BODY
Al the next convention he reelected by ac-
clarnaton but in the following year ne had 10
fight for the place against strong opposition IN
ls.s the convention went Chicago and nearly
hundred delegates bolted and formed new union
with "AI' Young president. Shea was defeated
for reelection In 1907 by ten votes Daniel J. Iob
also OF Boston. succeeded him.
The day that Edward r Dunno was elected
Mayor Of Chicago. April s. 1896. Shea arrived IN
that city and called big strike which cost
Sl5 OO00O Fourteen lives were lost during the
strike and five hundred persons were seriously IN
iurcd In the same month he was indicted 1or con-
sIlracy but the indictment was quashed.
4 second Indictment was found. but Shea was
acquitted. i said that the trial cost COOK
comfy $4,000 He was accused Of advising the
sa OF dynamite and powerful acids 10 destroy the
property OF opponents OF the strikers Shea leo
the big teamsters strike in Boston IN lsH whlch
was marked by violence and rioting-
The belief was expressed yesterday that me ar
resi- Of Cornelius Shea would be followed by a
srea5y end OF the teansters' strike. The strike
beren In January and has been accompanied hy
assa11rts on new drivers. including binding with
ocid the cutting of traces and the poisoning or
horses shea spoke at various labor meetings on
bealf Of tho strikers. but later made statement
declaring that he not the leader
{ Goldberg president of the New YORK Jcan
owners, Association. said last evening.
whether or not Shea was the leader OF the
-t.;lsrs there has been little violence since he
dlsclaimed the leadership. The rank ard NE ot 'e
strilars are decent men, and surely now they VII
., thar a leader like Shea only discredit a
union We have diminished the number OF guards
on the trucks with strike breakers. and next week
u.e hone 10 discontinue them all
r2enresentatives Of the Transfers Union sought
yesterday to excuse his assault on Alice Walsh
I,,, saving that he man OF quick temper anu
eLe had hounded him. There is some talk or rals-
ing fund for his defence