The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
PREP airing TOPROVE
A NATIONWIDE PLOT
TO DESTROY ROADS
Government Sends Truck
loads of Evidence Bear
ing on Sabotage.
35 MEN GUARDING 1T
Conspiracy to Murder and
Wreck Trains Sought
to Be Unfolded.
SHOP CHIEFS FIGHT BACK
Motion Filed for Jewell and
Scott to Vacate Injunction
Against Them.
SHOP CHIEFS FIGHT BACK

Special Dispatch to THE New yosK HEaALn.
CHICAGO, Sept. "a nationwide plot
having as its ultimate object the
physical destruction M the railroads
will be disclosed in the hearing for
permanent injunction against officers
and members of the striking shop
crafts in Federal Judge Wilkerson's
court Monday This was announced
by high Government official at the
Federal Building tonight.
1t is expected by Government ON
Gals that wholesale indictments will
be returned against members of the
shopmen's unions and striking SYM
pathizers following the injunction pro-
ceedings.
eral program has been mapped out
against the strikers, was brought to
Chicago late Friday night in a special
freight car. which contained letters,
kilograms. photographs, together with
statements of 1900 persons from all
sections of the country.
Guards Protect Evidence.
Five automobile trucks were used 70
transfer the exhibits to a Government
warehouse Thirty-five heavily armed
agents OF the Department OF Justice
have been assigned TO guard the build
ing until the evidence is transported into
the court room Monday.
1t was also reported tonight that an
other carload of evidence is in transit
to Chicago This car contains tools OF
violence said to have been seized from
striking shopmen. The car Is due to ar
rive in Chicago tomorrow.
According to the Federal authorities
here evidence will be produced that a
conspiracy was In progress to wreck
trains, TO murder certain persons at
tempting to obstruct the sabotage cam
paign, and 10 throw out bearings on
passenger mail and freight trains, caus-
Ing wrecks that could be blamed TO poor
equipment"
1t is also sought to prove that the
conspirators planned the pullings OF rail-
spikes so that trains would be derailed.
the burning of bridges and viaducts.
dismantling signal systems so that they
would not function accurately. putting
engines out OF commission (this part Of
the sabotage plot is in the possession OF
the Government. II Is said).
Government Attorneys Arriving.
Oliver T. Pagen. the Governments in
dictment expert, arrived in Chicago
from Washington accompanied by
Blackburn Easterlin, Assistant Solicitor
General. late this afternoon. James NJ
Beck Solicitor General OF the United
States, will arrive here tomorrow. \
small army OF Government attorneys
arrived from the Capital late tonight.
The arrival OF Mr. Pagen carries Tho
significance that an immediate empanoI-
ing OF the special Grand Jury TO hear
criminal charges against the shopmcn
will take place
Mr.. Pagen has drawn UP all the in
dictments in the Governments prin-
cipal criminal prosecutions for ten
years. He was engaged tonight re-
viewing tho mass OF documentary eva
dance transported TO Chicago via the
freight car.
Federal authorities declare that they
will insist upon an opportunity to ques-
tion all defendants. because OF the
criminal charges which have developed
aS a result of the strike.
Ask Release From Writ.
A motion TO vacate the Governments
temporary restraining order against the
railway shop crafts unions was filed in
the Federal Court to-day on behalf OF
Bert NJ Jewell. resident. and John
Scott. secretary OF tle railway employees
department OF the American FederaSt
or Labor. who. w..h -lapv other strike
leaders have been summoned before
Judge wllkerson Monday for hearing on
Attorney General Daugherty's petition to
make the Injunction permanent.
The action was started on behalf &C
the railway employees department by
Ronald Richberg. II asked that the In
junction be vacated only so FAR as II
applied to Jewell and Scott. The motion
was based on three general allegations:
That the Government had failed 70
make case.
THAT the relief asked and obtained BY
the temporary order was prohibited by
the Clayton act.
That the relief was songh. and Oh
tanned with ult-rior objects and n'srep-
reservations.
Text OF the Motion.
The text 81 the motion nled by Mr..
KlCNuGTE ibilQMns
Now come Bert VI. Jewell and John
Scott. defendants individually In the
above entitled cause, by Donald #
Rlchberg. their solicitor. and move
that the restraining order heretoforc
entered IN the above entit'se cause
be vacated and that the bill Of COM
plant fled therein be dismissed upon
the following grounds. namely:
/. That the complainant has not
In and BY It's said bill made or stated
such a case as entitled Il In a court
OF equity 20 any relief against the
defendants as to the matters con-
tained in said bill or any Of said
matters.
.. That the relief prayed for In said
bill. and granted In said restraining
order. is that relsr which. under the
provisions OF the act of Congress COM
monty known as the Clayton act. no