New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-13
President of ChauffeurS' Union
and Five Others Charged
with Planning to Blow
Up Mail Trucks.
WARRANTS FOR II MORE
Officials Unearth Conspiracy
to Interfere with Delivery
$4,000 Fine and Two
Years in Prison Max
imum Penalty.

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which are housed the government mail
trucks and wagons. Just how far the
| alleged plotters had developed their
plans to cripple the operations of the
mail service the federal attorneys
would not divulge.
United States Commissioner Shields
and Assistant United States Attorneys
| Osborne and Stanton were Informed OF
| the alleged conspiracy by Arthur
! Windham. one OF the dispatChers en-
/ ployed by the Postal Transfer Com
pany. Windham alleges that while at
the headquarters of the local union OF
the International brotherhood Of
! Chauffers. Stablemen and Helpers, at
Harley's Hail. 14th street and Avenue
/ A. two weeks ago. he discovered a
number OF sticks of dynamite.
/ lie said that the strikers believed
! him TO be entirely in sympathy with
/ them in their revolt. so he asked to
/ what use the dynamite would he put
| Those whom he questloncd-thelr
names are said to be in the possession
Of Commissioner Shelds-he said, told
him of the plan to blow up the garages.
Six Strikers Arrested.
! The federal officials AS result ar
rested yesterday the president. eN-
| president and acting president or the
| local union. along with three others.
| They were held in 5000 bail each by
| Commissioner Shields. The men were
! charged with conspiracy 10 obstruct
and re;ard the operation Of the gov
ernment mail service. The officials
! have warrants for twelve more strik-
ers. and further arrests are expected
al any hour.
Assistant United States Attorney
/ Stanton. who has been working upon
the strike since it's inception. has re-
| ceived a threat from one OF the ar
rested strikers. The strikers face
penalty Of a fine Of $1,000 to $4,000
and two years imprisonment.
The prisoners were locked up in the
Tombs. They are Louis C'Big'D Terry.
ex president Of the local and a former
employe of the government. William
/ Eusilis, a prominent member OF the
union; Patrick Johnson, president.
David Hockberg, acting president for
the last two weeks George T. McGraIh
and William B. Clock. Johnson and
! Hockberg were arrested the first day
! OF the strike for assaulting mail
chauffeur and were out on bail.
Two days before the strike special
meeting of the local union was held.
| At that meeting, it is said, strike vote
was taken, at which the majority Of
members voted against the strike. The
next day, however, the opponents of
the strike plan were Informed tina: "a
/ strike had been declared. 1t is believed
! by federal officials that the personal
influence OF three or four Of the more
prominent leaders, including the oiii-
GERS. had prevailed over the votes Cf
the members themselves.
| -Four or five members of the union. 1t
is said. called upon the federal autho.i-
| ties on the second day of the strike and
said they were not in sympathy with
the strike. They intimated also that
they were not alone in their attitude.
They said that if they attempted to
openly oppose their leaders things
were sure to happen" intimating that
| they expected attack from such mem
hers as were with the officials. These
men were then drafted by the federal
authorities as special deputies, with or
ders TO await further instructions. They
were told to go about their work in the
usual way.
Threat to Got Mail Service.
| These men informed the federal au-
thorities that the union leaders had in
structed the strikers to go out and lie
I'D the mail service. Get the men off
their trucks by any means whatever.
Try persuasion, and If that doesn't
work try using your own judgment"
On Election Day the special depu-
ties reported that the strikers were told
to 60 out with an election horn in one
hand and a brick in the other"
Although indictments have not yet
been drawn up, She papers in the case
I have been prepared and submitted to
the federal grand jury. The arrests
were made by Marshal Henkel and his
special deputies
II had been thought that the police
men guarding the mail wagons would
be withdrawn at the beginning & this
,yeek hut on account of recent mani
feetations of lawlessness ii was con-
sidered necessary to hold the policemen
,or some time longer. F. Murphy,
osoistant postmaster, said yesterday
,hat the Postoffice Department ap-
nreciated the protection afforded by
,ha nolice since the strike started.
.In> fact" he continued. lit has at
,racted attention at washington.
postmaster General Burleson and Post
master Morgan Of New York have both
written TO Commissioner Waldo COM
,,,rnortine the Police Department on
,he excellent protection afforded. II
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