New-York tribune., 1922-05-18
Shoot Bomb
Suspects, Says
Chicago Chief
Orders Police to Open Fire
on Plotters Seen Loitering
Near New Buildings, if
They Attempt to Escape
Death Threat for Two
Driver of Dynamiters' Car
Said to Involve ''Big 80
Labor Heads in Confession
Special Dispatch TO The Tribune

SPeCiub DtSpOICh 10 IUS i 3tOIho
CHICAGO, May 17.-Chief of Police
Fitzmorris took drastic steps to-day to
combat the operations of labor terror
ists," who are charged with the mur.
der last week of two policemen and
the burning last night of seventy
two apartment building and numerous
bonn bings.
The Chief received q warning during
the day that the reign Of violence
will spread to all parts of the city
as protest against the arrest of Fred
Nader, president of the Building
Trades Council; Con" Shea, former
head of the teamsters' union, and Big
Tim" Murphy, Of the gas workers
union. Fitzmorris also received what
is termed final warning to lay off,
his fight on labor men or his life
would be forfeited. The threat was
sent by mail and is similar to ones
that have been received by other Of
ficers who are active in the prosecu-
tion of the big Three
Chief Fitzmorris's answer to the
threat was to repeat his order issued
earlier in the day to shoot AL sus-
poets found lettering near building
being erected under the Lands award,
if they attempt to flee. This order was
sent out following the assigning of
hundreds OF extra police guards who
will rnard construction work
Warden's Life Threatened
Drastic action will he taken said
the Chief 1--WE cannot afford to jcop-
ardize property and life. This is war
the hoodlums started it and they will
be begging for mercy before the police
fnish.'
To the numerous threats and "tips"
Of violence received by the police and
States Attorneys office in the last few
days was added letter threatening
death TO Warden Wesley Westbrook
Of the county jail, where Nader, Muir
ply and Shea are confined
The police are trying to trace the
letter received by Chief Fitzmorris i'm
m ediately after the first roundup Of
bombers. The letter contains the
threat that il there is one labor man
in Jail by Saturday night fires will start
in every corner Of .ne city simultane-
ously. The letter declared the Hay
market riot was caused by cond itions
similar to those that exist to-day.
Last nights FIRE came in the midst
of the clearing up of the murders of
Lieutenant Terrence Lyons ana Police
man Thomas Clark. The case against
Murphy, Shea and Nader is said to
have been greatly strengthened by ad-
Of Mrs. Margaret Miller. wife
of John Miller, driver Of the bombers'
car on the night Lyons and Clark we're
slain. She is said to have made a
of the crime
According to Mrs. Miller's alleged
confession. Miller and three bombers
started from the Miller residence in
a battered car owned and driven By
Miller. They had talked over orders,
presumably received from Nader.
Murphy and Shea, before leaving. The
men were gone an hour, Mrs. Miller
said.
One Of them was wounded in the en-
counter with the police. Mrs. Miller
said she gave the wounded man first
aid. Her confession. linked with that
Of her husband the States Attorneys
office admits, reveals all the details
of the bombing expedition. The prose
cutor admits that Miller has talked,
but it is not believed he has told every
thing he knows. His confession, it is
known. named other members of the
bombing party and directly linked the
Big Three" labor leaders with the
plot as the directing heads. The GO
between who hired the bombers is
said to be a missing saloonkeeper,
whose place was hcadauarters for the
bombers.
Another confession. said to be vital
in the chain Of evidence. is that of
city employee. He Is alleged to have
tbed how ne stole dynamite and black
powder from the city supplies and
turned them over to the bomhers. His
arrest and subsequent confession re-
suited from the stories told by Miller
and his wife. In barrel in the base
mont Of the Miller home were found
enough explosives to blow UP a, city