Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-12-25

The ruglar grand jury will finish
the investigation, which, 1t Is said, Is
only about half completed. All OF
those indicted will be brought TO trial
simultaneously early in January, II has
been announced.
Union Gets Clean Bill of Health
desperate attempt to involve the
officers of J~ourneyman BARRIERS Un-
ion No. 54S in the bombing of barber
shops and other business places met
with complete failure, although five
members of that union are among
those indicted. They are Louis DAN
dry, George Martini, Jack DAVIS,
George Mills and Joe Avenzi.
Davis, a former coal miner, IS
charged with being the maker of the
dynamite bombs. tits alleged that he
was in the employ of Joseph M. San
german, secretary and business rep
re~sentative Of the North Side Master
BARRIERS Association. Davis has
been in the employ Of the journey
mems union, Notwithstanding the
newspapers published the statement
that Davis is ex-president of the un-
ion.
George Mills is a former information
al organizer Of the BARRIERS, but was
fired some time ago. Following that
he got mixed up with the bombing
crew, a mercenary outfit which would
hire out TO bomb anybody or anything,
il is alleged, at from $500 to $500 or
5000 a job, according to the amount OF
danger involved.
Sougt TO Rule BARRIERS Union.
Louis D'Andry has had ambitions 20
dominate Journeyman BARRIERS I'M
ion No. 54S and was a candidate for
president at the last election. w. ).
Leidig, the incumbent, who is a con
servative, defeated D'Andry by 1000
votes.
George Martini and Joe Avenzi are
soldiers Of fortune, willing to sell their
services to anyone, it is said.
Lieut.. Cahrles Egan, head of the
detective bureau bomb squad, planted
one of his men among the alleged
bombers and had another detective
hired as a %janitor in the building where
the BARRIERS Union offices are locat-
ed.
Attempts to Fool Union Executive
The detective, who wOrmed his way
into the confidence Of the alleged
bombers did so through Mills, the
former organizer. Mills took such a
fancy to the detective, whom Mills
was led to believe was a criminal, that
Mills introduced the detective TO w.
s. Leidig, president of the union.
The detective sal dhe had just come to
Chicago from Detroit and that he had
got into trouble at the latter place
while running rum from Canada into
the United States. He wanted Pres
ident Leidig to place him under cover
in one of the outlying shops until
the police got off his 1.-THE detective's)
trail.
President Leidig gave the detec-
tive a good bawling cut. He told HIM
that Journeyman BARRIERS Union No.
54S was not a haven of refuge for
criminals or fugitives from justice. He
was told to 20 out. and hunt a job for
himself and if the were caught he
would have 10 stand the consequences.
He was also informed that the mia
ton fee was $50. The detective could
only report back to Lieut. Egan that
Leidig was on the square.
Union Office Closely Watched.
Dietapraphs were placed in the IN
inn headquarters and the telephone
wires we're tapped. President Leidig
and othr officers were constantly sha-
lowed. The police had a report on
every bit Of conversation that o
nlare at the headquarters Of the IN
Ian. il is said. They wen had a report
IN the conversations 0 fine two young
women who are employed in the Of
resident Leidig has informed In
+erpational Labor News Service that
tbis same crowd which is under 10
dietment has made desperate efforts
N cain control Of J~ourneyman Bar