The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-11
DAUCHERTY WILLPUT
JEWELL ON STAND IN
PLOT CHARGE TODAY
Directs Greatest Array Of
Legal Talent U. S. Ever
Used in One Case. i
CITES MANY CRIMES
Will Tell Court of % Muir
ders and Innumerable
Cases of Sabotage.
TO MODIFY INJUNCTION
Grim and Other Officials Ar
rive in Chicago With the
Attorney-General.
TO MODIFY INJUNCTION

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YonK Herald.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1o.-When the Gov
ernment's application for a permanent
injunction against officers and mem
bers of the striking shop mems union
comes UP tomorrow in Federal Judge
Wilkerson's court the greatest bat
terry of Government legal talent ever
Identified on one case will undertake
TO establish proof of gigantic nation
wide plot against the railways.
Heading the array of Government
lawyers, who number approximately
twenty, is Attorney General Daugh-
erty. Mr. Daugherty arrived here
to-day and was met by Blackburn Es-
terline, Assistant Solicitor General. and
James Rooney, Chief of the Depart
ment of Justice Bureau of Investiga-
ton. Other than TO say that he would
personally direct the Governments
fight to have the injunction made per-
manent. the Attorney General refused
to discuss the Governments plans.
1t was learned tonight that tho
Attorney General will modify his in
junction suit. eliminating the part that
conflicts with free speech and allied
rights.
According to Government plans, an
attempt will be made to prove a
nationwide conspiracy TO murder. To
destroy railroads, impede the mails
and commit sabotage"
VIII Cite Many Crimes.
Innunerable sabotage and violence
cases committed since the strike began
on July will be cited by the Federal
prosecutors at to-morrow's hearing. Ad
ditional evidence was brought 10 Chi
oago to-day in addition 10 the carload
which arrived here on Friday night.
According to Federal officials the
charges will specify twenty-five muir
ders, damage to $4,000 cars the burn
ing and wrecking OF seventeen bridges.
destruction OF railway equipment and
pulling OF spikes from rail ties 70 wrecS
trains.
II was intimated tonight by one OF
the officials OF the Federated shop
Crafts Union that to-morrow's peace
conference called by q. NJ. Jewell head
OF the striking shopmen. simultaneously
with the start or the Governments legal
battle will be delayed.
The Government officials announced
that they intend 10 place Mr.. Jewell on
the stand as the first witness. This
move undoubtedly will necessitate tho
postponement OF the union meeting
g.
obtaining permission 70 negotiate separ-
ate strike settlements. The shop crafts
union policy committee OF ninety has
been called TO Chicago 20 adopt Mr..
Jewels report on his recent conference
with Mr.. willard OF the Baltimore AMI
Ohio and his group OF minority railroad
heads for Individual settlements.
II IL said that since tn calling II the
strike on July ! every available Depart
ment OF Justice Investigator has been
engaged in collecting evidence bearing
on the strikes conduct. particularly as
related TO the mails and general com
merce. They have gathered data. ac-
corfinE TO a Government official, which
nof only support charges or murder and
Gripping cars but which reveal how
such violence was directed and the de-
tails or the plot 10 broaden the scope
OF AfIEOIlhln as the StFike pfNETesseu
shops Crafts Deny PIot.
l'oion officials to-nish, denied en-
nhatlcaIly that the Federated SHOP
crafts Union had anything to do with
The alleged conspiracy. pointing 10 their
petition filed Saturday In the Federal
Court TO vacate the temporary injunc-
ton.
They reiterated their charges thu
the temporary order was obtained
through false representations by the
Government. and that X was obtained
20 prevent them from any effort toward
settling the strike. They also charged
that MIR. Daugherty obtained the order
for Interior motives
Attorney Donald Richberg. III charr-
Of the defense for President Jewell arl
Secretary-Trea.urer Scott. declined tn
discuss the disclosure Of the alleged
widespread sabotage plot, declarin-
that he was too busy preparing his
plans toward the vacation Of the iniunc-
ton order.
Mr.. Richberc charged that Mr. Daugh-
erty had miErepresented facts IN oh
tanning the temporary INDUCTION. Mar
important facts and matters OF law were
suppressed By the Government. Nj
complaint Of the Government would not
hold in any court ~ equity.
Chicago railway executives declined
10 discuss the Government charges To-
day. Their reticence Is explained hy
tho fact that the Government has an
nounced that IL was assisted BY tNs
railroads I'm gathering the evidence Il
tho alleged conspiracy TO wreck trains
shop crafts Meeting To-day.
"Details for the rail peace meeting e..
morrow al the Sheridan Plaza Hot
when the shop crafts policy commit
win vote on the separate settlener
,lsns already approved by the Dan
willard group Of the railroads, wep
completed tonight by the executive corr
mttoo OF the shop crafts crganizatiah
As mentioned previously, Tho W.T.
saSsalals declare that in the event tn