New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
ChicagoLabor
BOnbe1.s Stole
City Dynamite
TerrOrists Took Sufficient
Explosive From Store
houses at Tunnel Job
TO Blow Up Half Town
Four More Shot to Death
Dozen New Suspects Taken
by the Police; Many Are
Held in Secret Places
specsoE D.spotch 10 The T-isnne


CHICAGO, May 13. - The dynamite
used by labor terrorists in their waI
against the Lands building trades
award was stolen from the city OF
Chicago. Hundreds of pounds of it,
enough to blow up half the city. was
hauled away. This disclosure came to-
day with new confessions and admis-
missions to Charles &. Fitzmorris
Chief OF Police. that are so amazing
n scope that they were said to tear
the masks off the higher ups" as we'll
as the "killeys" in the bomb and mur-
der Camorra that eliminated early
Wednesday ii the killing of two police
men.
While the police were rcdoubling
their efforts to clear up the latest de-
eeiopment in the bombing outrage
which has aroused all Chicago to wage
war on criminals, four persons were
killed in the city as result of assas-
sination and street fights between the
police and gunmeu.
Four Killed in Day
Two patrolmen early to-day killed
Two bandits. wounded a third and &C
cidentally wounded a bystander. One
policeman was wounded in the fights
while the, other two deaths came when
unidentified men entered an Italian
barber shop and without warning.
Giorgio and James Cascie, OF New Or
leans Giorgio was being shaved at
The time.
The dynamite was taken from the
storehouses of the big water tunnel
being laid in Southwestern Avenue
from Sixty third to Sixty ninth streets
1T was to be used for the solid rock
blasting. Special police details were
put to work in the hope of running
down the dynamite thieves, as the
officials in charge Of the labor bomb
ings and killings are convinced that
these men. if apprehended, can name
the plotters.
While this new information Was be
ing obtained by Chief Fitzmorris,
picked men Of the Police Department
were reported to be slowly closing in
on the actual gunner in the bombings
aud killings early Wednesday. Ar
rests were said to be imminent More
tnan dozen new suspects, rounded up
overnight, as they were drawn into the
rigid police inquisition, were grilled
by Chief of Detectives Hughes. Their
names were closely guarded. Some
were hidden in outlying stations.
with the arrest of the additional
uspects in the murders of the police
men, prosecutors prepared to go before
The grand jury at once and ask addi-
tional indictments
The arrests were made. Chief Fitz-
morris admitted, on information re-
ceived ir three confessions of suspects
plcked up with Big Tim" Murphy,
fred Nader. Con Shea and other labor
leaders already indicted for murder in
connection with the slayings.
Ask Immediate Trial
Attorneys Charles T. Erbstein and
Francis W. Walker appeared in the
court, presided over by Chief Justice
Scanlan, and asked an immediate trial
for Murphy and Maders.
We are ready to go on trial at
once" said Attorney Erbstein, land We
do not want to delay Justice"
Judge Scanlan continued the motion
to Monday after protest had been
made by Assistant States Attorney
German.
While the motion was being argued
TWO policemen came into court with
shea IN custody to answer a writ of
habeas corpus filed late Wednesday.
The writ was dismissed when il WAS
announced he had been indicted and
he was served with q capias by dep
uty sheriff and taken forthwith to the
county jail.
Prisoner Fights Release Attempt
One of the confessions already OBJ
tanned was made by Henry Hanson,
who made an appeal to be allowed to
remain in jail when a writ of habeas
corpus for his release came up before
Judge Hebel.
please don't release me-" he asked.
Allow mo to remain in police Gus
tody."
Hanson is said to have implicated
Shea as an actual member of the auto
smuggling gangs and Murphy as the di-
lectIng head of the campaign Of ter
Iorism.
While Chief Fitzmorris to-day WAS
tlylng to run down the actual siavers
thousands of persons paid final honors
TO the two policemen who were killed
by the gunner. Impressive ceremonies
OF semi-military character marked
the funerals of the victims. Lieutenant
Terrence Lyons and Patrolman Thomas
Clark. held simultaneously this morn
'ng at their homes and churches.
Father W. l.. Frawley in his sermon
decrled the lawlcssness of "the beasts
OF who