Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-12
States Attorney Says He
Will Invoke Haymar-
ket Riot Act
INCLUDES BIG TIMOTHY
Scores of Other Indict-
ments Said to Be in
Prospect

sH (By Associated Freo9B .etHN
Chicago, May 12-Police and CIVIC
organizations today saw in the indict-
ment of eight Chicago labor leaders
and the states attorneys threat to
use against them the law invoked 36
years ago to obtain executions of the
Haymarket rioters a smashing blow
at what they termed gang terrorism.
In the first night session on record, a
Cook county special grand jury re-
turned true bills charging murder
against "Big Tim" Murphy, head of
the Gas Workers Union; Fred Nader,
president of the Chicago Building
Trades Council and Cornelieus P.
(Con) Shea observation-disclosures Of
the Theater Janitors Union, referred
to as being one of the three vicious
labor circles and five others. 8
The indictments are forerunners of
scores of others, city and county Off
cials said. More than 400 persons
were arrested and but few have been
released with the greater number de-
MED freedom on writs Of habeas cor
fpus. Others named in the indictments
are: Isadore Braverman, head Of the
Fixture Hangers Union; Daniel Nc
Carthy, business agent of the Plum
bers Union, Jerry Horran, saloon
keeper; Thomas Hogan, former po-
lice officer, and Robert McCloud,
clerk in the building trades council.
Have Specific Charges.
The eight are charged specifically
with the killing of Torrance Lyons
acting police. lieutenant. The Staying
of Lyons followed the murder of Tho
mas Clarke, patrolman on guard at
building which previously had been
bombed, police say, by labor men be-
cause it was being erected under the
Lands award, a wage decision hand
ed down by X. M. Lands, former fed
eral judge, which was intended to set
tie the dispute between contractors
and labor.
Efforts of attorneys for the labor
leaders to obtain the release of MUIR
ply, Srea, Nader and the others failed
when Judge Kickham Scanlon declared
that state of war existed between la
Dor and the police. r.
1--WE have sufficient evidence to
hang Murphy, Shea and Nader"
George E.. Gorman, assistant states
attorney, sadi following announce
ment that indictments had been re-
turned.
"If the same law used in the an
archist case is followed, I am con-
vinced that we have enough evil
'dence," Mr.. German said.
Witnesses before the grand Jury
last night included twenty policemen
in addition to civilians, all guarded
carefully because police feared they
might come to harm if labor organ
izations learned who had testified.
Documents seized at labor head
quarters during raids made follow
ing the murders also were intro
duced.
big Tim Not Surprised.
big Tim" Murphy evidenced no
surprise when he was informed of the
indictments.
Anybody can be indicted he said.
"They can even indict man for
concealing ideas. That must be the
charge they have against me.
"How can l conspire with guys I
don't know anything about Z"
as for the death penalty, it's been
announced several times that men
would hang and they are today
free men. Poor old Con- Shea is too
old to conspire with anybody. We are
as sorry for the cops as the officers.
"The whole thing is just big
splash"
"It's shame" exclaimed Fred
Nader, when informed of the indict-
ments.
1t is not charged that Murphy,
Nader or Shea actually shot the po-
licemen, but that they were involved
in the, conspiracy which led to the
killing through a recent series Of
bombings and beatings.