Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
DYNAMITE, cAPSAND
FUSES UNCOVERED
IN LABORER'S HOME.
POLICE IN SEARCH OF EVIDENCE
AGAINST CHICAGO 6OM6ERS
FIND TERRORIST MATERIALS
IN SUSPECTS RESIDENCE.

Chicago, May Dynamite, perchs.
sion caps and fuses were found in the
home OF John Miller at $3.50 South
Emerald avenue yesterday in a raid
by Chief OF Detectives Michael
Hughes
A reported confession naming all
implicated in the crimes IS said TO
have been obtained by the police
Miller has been identified MS the
owner OF the murder car from which
two policemen were shot to death
and a third perhaps fatally wounded
in the labor campaign Of terrorism a
week ago tonight
The evidence found in the police
raid yesterday. according to the po-
lice, establishes the fact that labor
leaders are connected with the bomb
ings and other outrages which have
taken place within recent months,
and which have been directed prin-
Cipally against contractors and build.
ers working under the provisions OF
the Lands award.
Bartender for Koran.
Miller has been identified as a bar.
tender for Jerry Horan whose sa-
loon at South Wood and West Van
Buren, streets has been known as a
hangout for labor leaders and their
satellites.
As soon as Chief Hughes returned
from his raid on the Miller home he
flashed word of his discovery 10
Chief of Police Fitzmorris and tC
States Attorney Robert E Grove.
who were in conference in the lat
ter's Office in the criminal court
building
Tho Herald and Examiner in an
exclusive story Saturday morning
pointed out the importance of the ar
rest Of Miller and showed his con
nection with Koran and the labor
leaders.
Ask Immediate Trial,
Attorneys for Big Tim Murphy
and Fred Nader appeared before
Judge Seaman during the day and
asked that the cases of the two labor
leaders be placed on the docket OF
some judge in order that a motion
for immediate trial might be made. |
States Attorney Grove and FL.
wood Goldman Of the Chicago crime
commission, who has been appointed
a special states attorney in the
labor cases. argued against the mo-
ton, which was made by Attorneys
Francis Walker and Charles f. Erb-
stein, for the defense.
There is no one more anxious
for an immediate trial than l." said
Grove. but We haven't the machn-
cry for it now. ! shall ask for six
or seven additional judges to try the
. labor cases This case should be-
treated as any other. but | should
like to know what the court would
do if | were to ask immediate trial
for the 1000 defendants now under
Indictment
'I'd faint" the court promptly re-
piled. Il believe this is the third
time since came into Office last
September that defendants have
asked for trials. Usually they ask
delays
The argument was terminated by
the judges announcement that he'll
would give a decision tomorrow morn.
ing,
The petition for a writ of labeas
corpus in behalf of Abe Brayerman
was dismissed by Judge Hugo Pam
when it was disclosed that Drawer
man had been released on a previous
writ
big Tim announced to TIE world
that he was through with the labor
game in Chicago and probably would
leave the city as soon as he got out
of his present trouble He asserted
he is being made the goat for oth-I
ers.
Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Nader yes,I
terday started a tremendous drive
to raise 100000 in the shortest posi-
sible time as a defense fund for their
husbands
This fund will be added, it is said.
to the gigantic fund being raised for
the defense Of all the men indicted
in connection with the bombing and