Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-19

w tlSCiihto' w ft' Aie'5 > 80 ~
bone of Albert Book, non union
miner, at Glendale, WAS dynamited
this morning. Windows within a
radius of one half mile were shat
tered by the force of the explosion
day what is termed final warning
to :" lay off his fight on labor
leaders CT his life would be forfeit
ed The threat was received by mail
and was similar to ones that have
been received by others who art
active in the prosecution, of the
Big Three"
Chief Fitzmorris' answer was tC
repeat his order issued earlier in
the day To shoot al suspects found
lettering in a building being erected
under the Lands award, who re-
fused to submit to questioning
This order was sent out following
the assigning of hundreds of extra
police guards, who will guard con
struetion work from incendiaries
His order came after an investiga
tion of the fire, which practically
destroyed 72-apartment building
0n Sheridan road.
This Is War;" Says Chief
Drastic action will be taken, -
said the chief "We cannot afford to
jeopardize life and property, This
is war-the hoodlums started it
and they will be begging for mercy
before the police finish.'
TO the numerous threats and
tips" of violence received by the
police and states attorneys office
in the last few days was added
a letter threatening death to War
den Wesley Westbrook of the county
jail, where, Nader, Murphy and
Shea are confined.
The police are trying to trace
the letter received by Chief Fitz-
morris Immediately after the first
roundup of the bombers The let
ter contains the threat that if there
was one labor man i'll Jail by
Saturday night, fires would start
in every corner of the city stimuli
taneously. The lettor declared that
the Haymarket riot was caused by
conditions cimilar to those that ex-
list yesterday.
Drivers Wife Confesses
Tuesday nights fire came in the
midst of the clearing up of the MUIR
ders of Lieut.. Terrence Lyons and
Policeman Thomas Clark. The case
against Murphy, Shea and Nader
was greatly strengthened by ad-
missions Of Mrs. Margaret Miller
wife of John Miller driver of the
bombers' car the night Lyons and
Clark were slain. She is said tc
have made a detailed confession OF
her knowledge of the crime, which
probably will result in her indict.
ment on charge Of murder. Ac.
'cording to Mrs. Miller's confession
Miller and three bombers started
from the Miller residence in q bat
tered car owned and driven by Mil
Ter. They had talked over orders
presumably received from Nader
Murphy and Shea before leaving.
hTe men were gone an hour, Mrs.
Miller said.
One Of them was wounded in the
encounter with the police. Mrs.
miller said she gave the wounded
man first aid. Her confession. link
ed with that of her husband, the
states attorneys office admits, re-
vcals all the details Of the bombing
expedition. The prosecutor admits
that Miller has talked but il is not
believed he has told everything he
knows. His confession, it is known,
named other members of the bomb
ing party and directly linked the
Big Three" labor leaders with the
plot as the directing heads. The
go-between who hired the bombers
is said to be Jerry Koran, missing
whose place at Van
Buren and Wood streets was head
quarters for the bombers.
Another Confession Obtained
Another confession said to be
vital in the chain Of evidence is that
Of city employe. He is alleged
to have told how he stole dynamite
nd black powder from the city sup