The New York herald., 1922-05-13
FIND BOMB FACTORY
OF LABOR GUNMEN
Raid Follows Confessions I'm
pIicating Chicago's
Big Three
INDICT 3 FOR MURDER
Threats to Kill Police Chief
and Burn City if Gang Is
Convicted.
INDICT 3 FOR MURDER

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO. May 12.--What is believed
to have been bomb factory" where
all the explosives used by the gangs
of terrorists were manufactured was
revealed tonight when a squad of po-
lice raided fiat at 1713 West Adams
street.
A suit case full of revolvers. am
munition, jimmies, fuses and detona :
tion caps were seized. together with
James Maher, notorious safe blower.
who has served several sentences in
Federal and State prisons.
The location of the bomb factory"
was supplied by an out of town busi-
ness man whose identity was not
learned. He visited the Sheriff's Of
fee and said he was convinced he
knew where the bombs were being
made. The information was turned
over to the police.
The raid followed three confessions
said to involve the big Three" OF
Chicagos gangster rule-"Big Tim
Murphy, "Frenchy" Nader and Con
Shea-three of the eight already un-
der indictment for the murder of Act
ing Lieutenant Terence Lyons. These
confessions are of such a startling
nature that convictions for murder
are assured, according to one of the
attaches Of the States Attorneys Of
flee.
The men who have confessed are be-
lieved to be Isadore Braverman and
Robert NJ. McCloud. two of the eight
already indicted. and Harry tsmash)
Hanson.
Identify Lieutenant's slayer.
Braverman. business agent of the
Fixture Hangers Union, was identified
by two policemen as the man who fired
the shots which killed Lieut.. Lyons.
To-day he was rushed TO Chief Fitz-
morris's office, where he was subjected
to long questioning.
McCloud was a clerk In the headquar-
ters of the Chicago Building Trades
Council and served as confidential sec
retary to the president, "Frenchy"
Nader. in whose office the State
charges, many of the sluggings and
bombings were mapped out
That the third confession evidently
was obtained from Hanson was apparent,
when, appearing with his counsel before
Judge Oscar Hebel in the Superior
Court. he made a special request that he
be left in the custody of the police.
Earlier In the day Melville r. Thomson
had appeared before Judge Shurtleff
and asked for a writ Of habeas corpus
for Hanson. Judge Shurtleff advised
the attorney to find another Judge.
When he appeared in Judge Hebels
court he started an argument, but was
interrupted by the prisoner, who said he
did not wish TO be released. Judge
Hebel dismissed the writ and remanded
him into the custody Of the police. He
Is believed to have supplied the police
with important Information concerning
tie activities of Murphy and Nader.
Murder Suspect Escapes.
A bombsheIi was thrown into the
police force to-day when II was discov-
cred that Jerry" Horn. West Side
saioonkeeper. one Of the eight men In
dicted for the killing of two policemen
by labor bombers early on Wednesday,
had escaped from custody by gaining his
release on $50 bonds on disorderly
conduct charge.
Horn fled yesterday. although the fact
was not discovered until the police
sought him in a cell at the Detective
Bureau to-day. Yesterday when several
prisoners we're taken from cells and
booked on disorderly conduct charges.
Horn was among them. He gave $50
cash bail for his appearance and walked
out OF the bureau.
At that moment evidence was being
prepared for the Grand Jury charging
Horn and the seven others with murder.
Horn forfeited his bond when the case
was called to-day. Squads were imme-
diatcly dispatched 10 search the city for