The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
Shoot Defiant Suspects
Lettering Near Building
Work, IsSOrder.
MARTIAL LAW PUT
ON CONSTRUCTION
Apartment Fire Follows
Letters Threatening
Such BlaZes.

CHICAGO, May 17.-Every piece Of
building construction here coming
under the terms Of the Lands award
has been placed under what is
practically martial law as a defens-
i've measure against the bomb and
arson campaign of Chicago's labor
terrorists-
The police fear the partial burn
ing Of a new s50o.OoO apartment
building may be but the beginning
of a gigantic war of incendiarism,
and drastic measures are being
taken to safeguard Chicago against
what Is considered one of the most
serious drives of organized lawless-
ness an American city has ever had
to face
Gives Order to shoot.
Shoot down all suspects found
lettering around a building being
erected under the Lands award. who
refuse to submit to arrest and ques-
tioninE. II they run. fire.
This order was given by Chief of
Police Fitzmorris to hundreds of ex-
ira police guards sent out early to-
night to protect construction work.
The apartment building fire. Fitz-
morris declared. was the direct re-
suit of the arrest and Indictment
Of Fred "Frenchy' Nader. presi-
dent of the Chicago Building Trades
Council Big Tim" Murphy, Con"
Shea, and five other labor leaders
on a charge of murder, and the
round up of 100 other suspects
Threatening Letters Sent.
Letters threatening to start such
fires throughout the city IL the
big three" remained in prison
over the weekend were received
by officials last Friday.
We were warned that incen-
diartsm would be the next step In
the labor war" FitzMorris said.
1T has arrived"
Drastic action will be taken.
We cannot AFFORD to jeopardize life
and property. This Is war-the
hoodlums started it and they'll be
begging for mercy before the po-
lice finish it"
Speedy Trial Forecast.
The fire was started in three dif-
ferent parts of the seventy-two-
kerosene in large tanks had been
carted in to help the blaze along,
according to police. Two families
in an adjoining building were
warned to get out by a man who
shouted ITO hell with the Lands
award"
The speed with which State At
torney Grove and his assistants
hafr
Nader. Murphy. Shea and the others
indicted for murder was seen when
attorneys for the big three" ap-
peared before Judge Kickham Scan
Ion to push their demands for an
immediate trial. Assistant State
Attorney German told the court the
State might be in a position to
give them such a trial by Monday,
and decision on the plea was re-
served until that time.
Confession Hits Big Three.
Last nights FIRE came in the midst
of the clearing up of the murders
of Lieut.. Terrence Lyons and Po-
liceman Thomas Clark.
The case against Murphy. Shea
and Nader was greatly strengthened
by admissions of Mrs. Margaret
Miller, wife of John Miller, driver
OF the bombers' car, the night Ly-
ons and Clark were slain. Police
say she made a confession which
may result in her Indictment Ac-
cording to Mrs. Miller's confession.
her husband and three bombers
started from the Miller residence in
q battered car owned and driven by
Miller. They were gone an hour,
Mrs. Miller said.
One Of them was wounded in the
encounter with the police. Mrs. Mil
Ter, according to the alleged con-
fession. said she gave the wounded
man hrst aid. Miller's confession.
police say. named other mfmbers of
the bombing party and finked the
big three" labor leaders with the
plot. The go-between, who hired
the bombers is said to be a
missing saloon keeper whose place
was the headquarters for the bomb
ers.