South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-13
BELIEVE KORAN
HAS FLED CITY:
INSTITUTE HUNT
Man, Indicted for Murder. Re
leased on Disorderly Con-
duet Charge.
CONFESSIONS OBTAINED?
Chicago Police Chief Sued by
Several Men Caught in
Recent Raids.

CHICAGO. May 12.--Escape Of one
of the eight labor leaders indicted on
charges Of murder in connection with
the reign of bomb and sun terrorisss
and rumors that confessions had been
obtained from several OF the scores
of persons stin being held by the
police. marked Fridays investigation
of recent lawless outbreaks which
have been blamed by the police on
labor warfare I'm the b4idinE trades.
The sudden departure from the
police ken Of Jerry Koran. indicted
with Fred Nader. president Of the
Building and Trades Council. Big
Tim" Murphy. head Of the gas work
ers' union and out on bond following
his conviction and sentence 10 prison
on a charge of mail robbery and
Cornelius C''Con') shea. who direct
ed the 1904 teamGers' strike. was
first noticed when the Indictments
were returned Friday.
Police Make Search.
Not knowing Of the more serious
charges pending against Koran, police
had booked him on a disorderly con-
duct charge and he was freed on $50
bond. When his absence was discoY-
cred special squads of police We're
sent to hunt him but he is believed
to have left the city
The admissions obtained from the
prisoners directly Involve three OF
the men being held In the Staying OF
two patrolmen and wounding Of
third 1.rr t,os- t-e-r w. I r,-.-F.-- Tf mae
this outbreak. the elimination OF
long series OF disorders. which started
the present investigation and led %
the raids in which more than $50
labor leaders and alleged gunner
were seized 10y the police. OF those
seized. besides the men under indict-
ment, the majority have been releas-
I ed because Of lack Of evidence. 9th
! ers obtained their liberty on writs OF
! habeas corpus.
The action OF Judge Joseph David
in taking two Of the prisoners from
I the police and turning them over TO
the sheriff precipitated a clash be-
tween the Judge and Charles Fitz-
morris. chief OF police The chief,
in a statement accused the Judge OF
'hampering' him in his efforts 10
wipe out lawlessness. The judge rec
piled with a statement upDTaidiss
Chief FitZm0rrls cas- having no re-
spect for law. order or the consttu-
ton" and for criticism Of the courts
when the decision or ruling of any
such court does not please him"
The chief was aesliled also In
damage suits for $4,000 each dled
today by Melville +. Thompson. an
attorney. on behalf OF himself and
four others caught In the raids on
the building trades council headQuar-
ters. The other plaintiffs are Emmett
Flood. and American Federation OF
Labor organizer; his son. Emmett,
jr.: mis- daughter Miss Evelyn Flood,
and John a. Sweeney, labor editor.
The suits according 20 Thompson.
are based on false arrest and mpris-
onment
Among the prisoners whose rec
lease was sought today was Michael
Murphy. brother OF BIG Tim "
required the muscular efforts Of three
policemen to keep Mrs Catherine
Murphy mother Of the two men,
from interrupt-nE a conference ln the
Office of Chief FltZm0rr-s When
told the chief was busy She replied,
"Im going in" and swung her um-.
brella and showed the policeman out
Of the way II was not until the
three policemen had Joined The tus-
sic that her progress was stopped.
Of can't see the chief here" she
said. 'TE sit on his doorstep ali
night waiting for him"
The Chicago labor war. now ca tn
fuu blast has been waeed IN more
or less violent fashion FOR u years
Causes behind the present trouble
are these:
Refusal by 10 OF the u building
trades unions % accept the c0ndi-
rons laid down In the Judge Landis
award. cutting building trades
workers wages approximately 12.5
per cent
Reputation hy the 10 unions OF
their agreement 20 the lands
award
Emn1ov-re EFT ~ outside rrn-union