The New York herald., 1877-07-29
DONAHUE, THE STRIKER.

ARRAIGNED FOR coNTENPT-nIs APPEAR
ANcE AND CONFERENCE.-THE AFFIDAvITs
AGAINST HIM.
Mr. J. p. Donahue, who was made so prominent in
connection with the strike Of the Erie employees at
Hornclsvile, brought to this city yesterday under
order OF from Judge Donohue for contempt
court 1t Judge Donohue Court created dr. Jewett
OF the Erie Railroad and the proceedings of
the man Donahue IN exciting u strike OF employees
the road we're deemed In contempt. Consequently
Donahue arrested and brought to this city
day by Deputy Sheriff Brown, OF steuben county. He
was taken before Judge Donohue who decided to hear
the contcmp: two o'clock in the afternoon OF
Monday next allowing sufficient timo for the prisoner
to procure the meantime COUNSEL to defend himself
HERALD reporter met Mr. Donahue In tue ante
chamber of the Supreme Court yesterday. He said in
answer the question to what part he took In the
strike OF the Erie Railroad employees at Horne ellsvile,
IL made chairman OF the strikers committee at
that point and suppose did my best in their in
terest l have been brakeman for a good
many years and tho brakemen OF the road
| suppose ielt confidence in mo- and selected me TO
represent them. IL was true was prominent, but
| couldn't help that as the prominence was forced
me-" Here MIR Donanue paused, and appeared
ds,nclined 70 speak more. He looked to % be
the medium size with mustache and
chm whlsker He lame IN tho right leg, yet moved
being active energetic man, ana he spoke IN way
that lett The idea that he had learned riae more than
The average OF braKcmen. He Is Ger
tanly none OF the ordinary class Of strikers,
and from his manner II easy to infer
less intelligent than himself. Ho was conveyed by
the courtesy oil sheriff Reilly, to Ludlow stree! jan,
where 10 Will remain until judge Donohne decides
upon his case, and should the Judge con-
cude that ho has been really in contempt
Sheriff Reilly will take charge of him IN fact
AFFlpAvirs AGAINST DoNAnuE.
granted against Donabue comprised those oi wi nesses
Of the stoppage trains at orncllsvle the 10th
inst, impicatng Donahue the rngleadcr.
Aadtlona ahidavits were yesterday handed IN for the
prosecution FIRST in the list Is the affidavit
terview between Mr. Il. S Bowen General superin-
tcndeni Erie hallway Company, and Barney J. Dona-
hue, on the 3Oth OF June, at Hornelsville Donahue
represented himself oil the committee OF brAkemen
which had been 10 New York TO confer with Mr.. Il. ).
Jewett, the receiver DonaLue said the brakemen and
the other employees would do as much as ho might dl
rect; that II their demands were not acceded TO they
would go upon strike and that The consequences
might be very serious thaI the men became sxAs-
pcratcd they would tear up the track and burn tho
buildings oi the company he was here IN,
him il he made this AS "a threat Douahue dts
tnc,ly sad that he did, After that Donahue, IN
course OF the conversation. SAID that he deprecated
violence and upon his attention being called TO tho
fact that he hau distinctly threatened ~ and acKnow-
edged II as threat, he then endeavored TO explain
that he aid intend IL threat, but as warning
Mr. Cnanute says he knows Donahuc rs one of tho
leaders OF the gong Of men who oy unlawful force and
Erie Ran way HorncIlsyillo and also here tho
2Otu ins and that he openly pretenGs To be and ad
he OF the leaders OF this gang who still 90
by and violence interrupt the regular business OF
the Eric Railway al this and other places
Jonn b. Woodward, of Brooklyn, who was also pres
cnt at the interview with Mr. Bowen corrobofates the
statements OF Mr. Chsnute as being true oil his own
Know edge
Edmund s. Bowen, General Superintendent of tho
Eric Railway, says he knows Donahue TO have been,
prior his arrest, one OF the most dangerous and
violent OF the gang OF rioters VINO have interrupted
the business OF the Erie Railway Company; no has
openly declared himself TO be one OF the leaders OF the
rioters and boasted OF his position, and that he
and his associates had right TO stop
the running OF trains by force as a proper
way OF cocrcng the comply with their de-
mands He distinctly admitted that he and his asso-
GATES had done and declared that they would
with.
henry p. Folsom and George w. Folsom, OF Company
E, Twcntythrd Brooklyn regiment who we're ordered
TO guard Douabue at Hornelsvllc, make JOINT am
davt that he voluntarily and freely conversed with
them In regard his aud general conduct IN
ncciion with the existing so-callcd strike and tho
fore bic stoppagc oil trains. He declared that he had
counsellcd and advised tho existing strike and the
oppage oi business OF the road and that the
now ana Tor some time past engaged along the line OF
the Erie Railway In stopping trains by driving the
men IN charge away were acting under his orders.
H. g. Taylor, superintendent OF Buffalo DIVISION
Erie Railway, says that about tho 18th juno last
ho saw and read citcr addressed by D0nabuc " Paul
Horton and Adam Kohber, who were LDcn IN the ON.
poy OF The Erie Railway receiver ON Tho Buffalo Dvl
SION as brakemcn. He knows Donahues handwriting,
and knows the letter 10 be written and signed by him.
Donahue stated In the letter that the employ 6s had
had ftRU and had nna uoA In