South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-14
POLICE LAY net
ABOUT INDICTED
UNION OFFICIALS
Motions for Immediate Trial
of Murphy, Shea and Nader
to Be Heard Monday.
100 SUSPECTS ARE HELD
Confessions Reported TO Have
Been Made by Suspects I'm
plicates Leaders.
BY AssocLated Press

by ANSoclafeu Press
CHICAGO. May lS.-Whlle polics
We're attempting today through re-
ported confessions Of three men 20
determine the actual slayers OF two
policemen shot 70 death during
Tuesday nights labor bombinss.
steps were taken by both the prose-
cution and defense 20 bring about
the speedy trial OF those slread Nv
Indicted N connection with the slay-
ings. Those included Big Tim
Murphy head Of the gas workers
union Fred Nader. president or the
building trades council: Con" Shea,
who directed the teamsters strike
here and five other persons
Meanwhile the police had round
cd UP more than dozen suspects
and added them O about a hundred
now In custody The latest arrests.
Il was reported, resulted from state
ments made by Harry Smash
Hanson. who yesterday refused 20
accept his release on habeas cor
pus writ, 10 being minated he fear
ed violence If given his liberty Isa-
dor Braverman and Robert NJ Nc
Cloud, both under Indictment. are
the others who ere reported TO have
furnished the police with valuable
information.
duplicates Leaders.
While the police were retioent
about the latest arrest. Il was re-
ported that recent devel opments in
the actual labor warfare. Shea was
taken from the custody Of the po-
lice today and turned over 70 the
sheriff, being placed in the county
jail where Murphy and Nader are
held.
] Police also were waiting today 20
I question William Smith. arrested
/ last night in St Louis He IS al
| legged 10 he a friend or Shea and %
I have helped in the sale % alleged
stolen automobiles. Search for
/ Jeremiah Horn. one Of the eight
men being indicted fer the Killings.
and who was released under fifty
dollars bond by mistake. was Tn
availing today
Hear Motions Monday.
Motion for immediate trial OF
Murphy Nader and Shea VIII be
heard Monday In addition % the
men who are said 20 have made con-
LESSONS. Il was reported that sew
eral others now In custody have
made statements Of value and are
not anxious % obtain their release.
Questioning or John Miller. owner
Of the automobile from which the
Ecemen. were fired. was continued
shots that killed the pursuing pv-
by the authorities today Police said
his stories or theft Of his automo-
bile We're contradictory.
While the police continued their
policy announced by chief Charles
Fitmorris o. making open war
fare" on criminals grea- -hrones at
tended the funerals Of Lieut. Ter
rerce Lyons and Policeman Thomas
Clark. the two oRcerz killed during
the fights following Tuesday nights
tCmbings Automobiles heaped high
with flowers followed the funeral
cortege which in each case was led
by a squad Of policemen
Threatening Letters
Several threatening letters have
been received as a result OF the in
vest cation 10y the police e. was dis
closed today One message which
was made public was signed "A
good bomber and threatened the
Efe Of Chief Fi-zmorris and also ex-
pressed the intention NJ starting
fires In every corner and section ~
Chicago" unless all labor suspects
had been released Dry shutdown 60
night Chief Fitzmorrs did not take
the threats seriously.
The police war on crime had de-
finite results today when the police
acting under orders 20 shoot on the
least pr0vocat.ons killed two ban
dts and wounded another while a
policeman and a pedestrian were
wounded during the shooting