Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-27
WAS A QUEER CHAP.
An Ex-PinkertOn Mans Star Engage
ment as a Carbon Worker.
4K. MILLMAE AND WHAT he DID.
How the Carbon Strikers ShadOWed a
Philadelphia SpOtter.
JOHN 5. VSHEA OONFIRMS THE STORY

mas Eve, and took his departure from this
city for parts unknown, but presumably
for Philadelphia There is nothing very
remarkable in an ordinary, everyday citi-
zen taking this everyday trip, but Mr..
Millman is something more than an ordi-
nary, everyday citizen; he is an ex-police-
man, Pinkerton detective, and for the last
five or six weeks has been in the employ
ment of the Allegheny County Light Com
pany.
Just why an ex-policemau and Pinkerton
detective should find it necessary to travel
all the way from Philadelphia to this city to
enter the employment of the Allegheny
County Light Company as a sort Of handy
man. can only be gauged by his subsequent
actions and their result.
The facts in connection with this story
were not CLEANED all at once and without
considerable cross7questioning of the men
with whom Millman was brought in contact.
AN ALL AROUND MAN.
At first it could not be ascertained in what
capacity Millman was employed by the
company. He was neither carbon setter,
lineman, an engineer. machinist, or belong
ing 10 any skilled branch of the trade, and
all that could be ascertained relative to his
work was that he was put to doing easy jobs
around the shops, within which he always
remained. His fellow workmen did not at
first pay any particular attention to him.
Thev regarded him as one of themselves.
He took an interest in the affairs of the new
ly formed union, of which he soon became
member, and was foremost in discussing the
grievances which, about this time, began to
engage the attention of the company's en-
ployes. Soon, however, some suspicion
arose as to his genuinness. 1t was noticed
that when he was engaged in speaking to
any of his fellow workmen, and others ap-
preached. he Immediately changed the con-
versation; but still thore was nothing to in
dicate that he was other than an ordinary |
working man.
QUIETLY ENSCoNCIEG HIMSELF.
On arriving in the city he had engaged |
room in a boarding house on Seventh street, !
near Penn avenus and was particular In |
having il all to himself. His mail was |
pretty extensive, and ne received at least |
one letter each day. In this room he was in |
the habit of receiving visitors, generally |
alter dark, and sometimes at ; late hour, |
and 1t was ascertained that some of them |
belonged to a much higher scale il social |
life than that to which Millman seemed to |
belong. He was a reglar boarder, paid |
his bills strictly in advance, and never |
sought either relaxation or amusement
1t was onlt last week that some indica- |
tons as to Mr.. Millman's real character |
leaked out. He was one of the leaders in |
the movement among the carbon settlers for |
the reinstatement of the discharged men, |
and it was largely on his counsel that the % |
men now on strike decided to take that step. |
In the secret meetings, which were held to |
consider this matter, be took such an active |
part and was so extreme in his counsels that |
the suspicious Of one of the men, more /
shrewd than his fellows, was aroused, and |
inquiries into his antecedents were set on
foot.
A DEFINITE ANSWER CAME.
Among the answers received to inquiries |
was letter from a G. A. r. Post in Phila-
delphia, which stated that James E Mill
man, for that was his real name, was at
present private detective and had been a
policeman under the regime of the last
Mayor of Philadelphia. This sufficient
indication OF Millman's real occupation,
and from the day OF the receipt of the Phil
adeIphia letter he was never out of the sight
of some of the Electrical unionists. To test
his object lin joining the union a trap was
laid for him. At the meeting of the union
at which the committee to act with the gen.
eral committee to confer with the Allegheny
Light Company regarding the strike, Mill
man, very much to his disgust, was chosen
as one of the three members. On the daysi
following he was shadowed everywhere he
went On Sunday night he locked himself
in his room and prepared for fight, as he
about believed the situation was getting
rather too warm to be pleasant But he
could not get away from his close friends,
who chaffed him on his eagerness to get
home for the holidays, but they would not
let him out of their sight.
MIR. MILLMAN WAS UNwELL.
On Monday last, the day set for the con-
ference between the company and the COM
mittee, Mr.. Millman complained about feel
ing very unwen and began to excuse bim-
self from attending the meeting. But to
this the other members would not agree;
they were anticipating a very dramatic
scene when the company was confronted
with the proofs of employing Pinkerton de-
tective to play the spy on the legitimate
workers. As it happened, the conference of
Monday took a turn which was not antici-
pated, and which rendered 1t unnecessary to
allude to the curious methods employed in
case. As a result of the meeting, as already
announced-it was agreed that a contract
embodying certain conditions should be
drawn up and submitted to the company at
q further meeting yesterday. Mr.. MllIman
was a very unhappy man during the whole
Of the conference. He knew that his whilom
comrades were aware of his real character
and he momentarily expected an explosion.
NO EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE,
But it did not come for reasons which it is
unnecessary to particularize.
On the dsy succeeding the conference,
namely, Christmas Eve, Mr.. Millman re-
ceived a letter at his boarding house, and
which he was at especial pains to read aloud
for the deleetation of those within hearing.
It conveyed an intimation to him to get out