Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1902 — Conkey Strikers Freed. [ARTICLE]

Conkey Strikers Freed.

Twenty-four of the twenty-seven Ctonkey strikers oharged with riot by the W. B. Conkey Printing Company of Hammond were declared not guilty by Judge MoMahan in the circuit court at Crown Point, Wednesday and were given their liberty. -• The printers’ union regards this a great victory over Conkey, and all the witnesses who were union followers were much elated. - Bnt Conkey has had his innings also, as the Indictments found against him for bringing armed guards into the state were all quashed.