Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-12

CHICAGO, May fo.-Death penalties
win be demanded by prosecutors OF
Chicago labor leaders. alleged incitors Of
gang terrorism.
The union chiefs Will he prosecuted on
charges Of inciting 70 riot. and punish
ment by hanging will be asked.
Indictments charging murder Of two
Chicago policemen wore voted against
eight Of the labor leaders by grand Jury
called in special night session. Among
those named were:
Big Tim Murphy. head Of the gas
workers union and the power behind
the Chicago building trades council
Fred Nader. tool Of Murphy and
president Of the council
Con" Shea, treasurer of the theater
1anitors' ruion and confidant Of Murphy
BAIL QUESTION
Up TO COURT.
Voting OF the indictments frustrated
efforts TO Hberate the trio Of alleged
gangsters by haheas corpus proceedings
Whether or not they will be admitted to
bail rests with the Judgment of the
court.
After hearing but a small part Of the
evidence gathered against the labor
leaders, the grand Jury voted the indict-
ments. Chief OF Police Charles Fitzmor-
ris said that three wagon loads OF evi
dence' had been gathered against the
accused men.
The chief said this evidence proved
conciusively that Murphy Nader. Shea
and one other suspect vet unnamed con-
stituted the brains Of the terrorist gang
The fourth man is reported to have made
a complete confession.
MURPHY's OFFICE
RINGS ARSENAL.
The evidence. according TO the chief
established, Murphy's office was the
arsenal from which the ring was sup
piled with bombs. guns. fuses and caps
with which the acts of vandalism were
committed
News Of the returning Of the grand
jury indictments was carried to Murphy
IN his cell at the Jail. Murphy jumped
from his bunk, where he is confined with
a confessed slayer Of woman. lie was
clad in SILK. striped underwear
Smart fellows these officials are"
Murphy said.
This will all blow over before we
get - trial.
KNOWS LAW
FROM ARRESTS.
II never bombed anybody. All tried
to do was to get the men 10 go n work
They don't know the law ! know more
law than The lawyers just from getting
arrested. It's the bunk"
Fitzmerris said he has had operatives
shadowing Murphy and Nader for
months, and they reported there was
bitter conflict between the two Murphy
sought to oust Nader and Install him
self as car of unionsm in Chicago.
Murphy's plan was 10 accept the
Landis award and order the men back
to work until next May when a city
wide strike would be called" the chief
said. and then, to use Murphys words
put the shake on the town."
Murphy wanted to replenish his war
ch nst" the chief said, Ito fight the case
against any connections with mail rob
berry charges"
Assistant States Attorney German
said: "If the law in the anarchists
case growing ont Of the Haymarket riots
is in harmony with present day law, the
State of Illinois now has sufficient evil
dence TO hang Murphy, Nader, Shea and
possibly others
Five others indicted are Isadore Brav-
erman, Daniel Mccarthy. Jerry Horan.
Thomas Hogan and Robert McCloud
Hogan is a former policeman and
Horan is a saloonkeeper who is said TO
have acted as the employment agent"
for labor leaders desiring the services of
bombers and sluggers. The others are
officials Of various Chicago unions.