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Show SHEA ESCAPES JAIL SENTENCE Federal Judge Decides in His Favor. I Under Indictment, Answers Might Prejudice His Case. Other Leaders Are Committed for Contempt Strike Seems Almost Ominously Quiet. CHICAGO, May 25-Comellus P. She. president of the International Teamsi srs union, was upheld today by Judge Kchl-satt Kchl-satt of tho Federol court In hfs refusal to answer questions b of ore Master in Chancery Sherman which might tend to Incriminate him Shea Is now under indictment in-dictment in the Criminal -our:, and Judge Kohlsaaf declared that answers to some of tho questions put to him might prejudice preju-dice the hearing of too case. Others in Contempt, In the same decision which excused Shea, tho court ruled that Bernard Mulligan, Mulli-gan, president of the Express Drivers' union and John Donohue, a member of the samo union, had refused to answer questions which could not In anv way connect them with any criminal proceedings, proceed-ings, and they wa-. th n for j In contempt Of, court. He sentenced both men to jail, hut allowed them to remain in nominal custody in tho hands of I'nlted Slates Marshal Ames for rive days in order that their attomsyi may perfect a review on habeas corpus proceedings before anotner Federal Judge The men will be held in a, hotel for the five das in charge of two deputy marshals Shea and Mayer Meet. Arguments on the mulon to commit tho men were heard during the morning, and Judge Kohlsaat announced 'its decision late In the afternoon. The courtroom was crowded with labor le.idrs and mmbers of tho Teamsters' union and many rapre-bontatlves rapre-bontatlves Of the employers. At the conclusion con-clusion of tho hearing a large crowd gathered about Attorney Mayer, who had asked the court to commit the men for contempt President Shea edged his way through tho crowd to the attorney and they shook hands. "Well. I got vour co-consplraiors." said the lawyer with a laugh "Yes. but you did not get me," answered answer-ed Shea, Hiring- Will Be Resumed. The hearing before Mast'-r In Chancery Sherman will be resume.1 at 10 o'clock tomorrow to-morrow morning Hugh McGee. anoth m-official m-official of the local Teamsters' union, will oe one of the first witnesses Jan.es B. Barry, business agent of the same union, will also be called within the next few days The strike did not spreael to any great extent today and there was practically i.o disorder A number of the lumber firms made a few deliveries, but did not attempt at-tempt anything like their normal amount of business Drivers Are Not Molested. For the first time since tho commencement commence-ment of the strike) a 'arge number of coal wagons handled by colored teamsters passed through the down-town streets without police protection. None of them was molested In any way. The large Stute street stores also made deliveries, going even Into the outskirts of the dtv without guards and no trouble was experienced ex-perienced Mayor l inne and Chief of Police O'Neli did not men today with the response ex-i ex-i ected when they called for 1000 volunteers volun-teers for additional policemen. Not over loo men responded, and onlv three-quarters i f these proved acceptable. Lumbermen Wont Soldiers. In the lumber districts several concerns when offered police protection refused to accept It. saving that It was not pos-s'ble pos-s'ble for them to make deliveries unless their wagons were guarded bv soldiers. Chief of Police O'Neli replied that h would not force officers unon them and that thev could wait for soldiers if so desired, de-sired, but that he would cai.se their yards and the territory around them to bo patrolled by his officers. No Prospect of Settlement. There is tonight no apparent prospect in any direction of a settlement of tho ntrike. Tho express companies absolutely refuse to recede in the slightest degree from their declaration that none of their olel men will he re-employed and no move looking toward a settlement has been started It any other direction. |
