The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-17
SHOOT FIRST,
TALK LATER,
POLICE TOLD
Police Army Spread Through
out Chicago to Combat At
tempt to Rule City by Ter
rorlsm.
SEARCH FOR BOMBS
fBv Associated Press>

police with orders to kill any suspi-
cious appearing person who failed to
comply promptly with all police orders
was spread through Chicago today to
combat what is described by officials
as the attempt of convict labor lead
ers to rule the city through murder,
fire and terrorism.
The city was said by police authori-
ties to be in war terms IAN occupied
area" with every public building and
the majority of buildings under con-
struction in various sections of the
city under guard to prevent carrying
out of anonymous threats to burn
the city in retaliation for the drive
of law authorities against murders,
bombings anG fire, believed to be part
of campaign by some labor leaders
against the Lands Building Trades
wage war.
A special guard was placed around
| the county jail when reports were re-
ceived a delivery of big Tim" Muir
ply, Fred Nader, Con Shea and other
| labor officials held there on charges
of murder, was planned. A guard
also was placed around most of the
buildings under construction, a move
brought on by the ineendiary fire
| last night in a 20 apartment build
| ing in the north shore residential sec
tion. Chief Fitzmorris told his men
10 shoot first and talk afterwards.
To Shoot to Kill
"You are ordered to arrest any per-
son found lettering near these build
ings,' the order said. IF any loiterers
! attempt to fee from you or do not
/, comply with every instruction given
by you, you are ordered to shoot at
once. In shooting you are to shoot
to kill and take no chance"
/ When asked for a statement on last
nights fire, Police Chief Fitzrlorris
/ merely said: 1--WE were warned that
incendiarism would come 1t is here,
The men responsible will pay 20 times
over before we are through"
While these precautions were being
taken new series of threats were re
ceived by various city officials and
private citizens.
A letter received by Warden Wesley
Westbrook of the county Jail read: g A
dog you are and dog you must end
Condemned to die sooner or a little
later are you. Get your insurance 3"
1t was signed IS. T." "T. M" CIV
B." On it was drawn a black hand
and skull and crossbones.
Probe Threats
At the same time the police said
they were investigating a death threat
said to have been received by a prom
inent clubwoman who criticized the
warfare of murder and incendiarism
Her name was withheld.
Judge Kickham Scanlan in effect to
day refused the plea of attorneys fol
Murphy. Nader and Shea that the
three be brought to immediate trial on
the murder charge. He indefinitely
continued the hearings on the plea
that 'the defense cannot set a trial
date; that is the states privilege"
!, Search for Bombs
!, Police today searched for unex
ploded bombs believed to have beer
placed in 100000 apartment build
ing in North Chicago which was dam
aged last night by fire, which, police
say, was started by terrorists.
Another development on which au
thorities concentrated their efforts to
day was the confession said by police
to have been obtained yesterday from
Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife of Johr
Miller, now under arrest as to the al
|, legged driver of the death car" from
which shots were fired killing two po
: licemen early Wednesday in the Labor
feud
Police connect the firing Of tbs
building with labor disorders through
a man who warned two women in al
adjoining building to escape before
. their building caught fire He rar
down the steps. shouting ITO hell will
the Lands award!"
,, The building damaged by fire, witt
an estimated loss of 100000, was be
ing erected under the Lands wag'
award, a decision handed down by X
. NJ. Lands. former federal Judge, act
! ing as arbiter. which was intended I,
. settle labor disputes between contraC
tors and members of the Chicag'
l Building Trades council. The struc
ture was owned by a contractor VIII
denied receiving threats from labo
! men The force of 100 men employe,
I in construction are divided into tw,
classes, steamfitters and masons
working under the Lands award, an
carpenters and plumbers, working un
der the old union scale.
!, lncendiary Blaze
That the fire was set has beel
. proved beyond doubt, police say, TO
it was started on the first and secont
floors in various parts almost sim
: ultaneously.
The questioning of Mrs. Miller. pc
lice say, brought full confession
from her in which the names of othe
occupants of the death car" wer,
: given and substantiated by a previon
confession said to have been obtainet
; from her husband. Police said Mrs
: Miller admitted caring for the occu
pants of the bandits car, who wer,
J. supposed to have been wounded b,
: shots from the policemen's pistols
;, Mrs. Miller also admitted sitting Il
conference with labor leaders in whiel
L bombings and attacks were discussed
!. police said, and admitted knowing tha
L explosives were kept in her home l.
d be used by labor men in their figh
s. against the Landis award.
D. WALES SAILS FOR ENGLAND
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