Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
AFTER MANY MONTHS
The McGaw Investigating Committee
Brings in a Verdict and
REPORTS ALL ADVERSELY TO Him,
Ex-Delegate A. III. Swartz Presented With
a Timely Testimonial
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES.
Meeting to be Held in Harrisburg to Form sts Board
fAF OIL

The committee appointed by the Central
Trades Council to investigate into Homer
L. McGaw's connection with the now cele-
brated "Jeannette case" reported at the
meeting of the Council, held last night.
The committee believes that the evidence
before it points to the fact that McGaw did,
through his counsel, make a proposition to
settle the case. 1t makes no suggestion as
to what further proceedings should be
taken. The report was indorsed by the
Council.
The charges were made by the delegates
from L. A. Gill, green bottle blowers. The
committee reported that their investigation
had covered three propositions: whether
offers were made by McGsw to settle the
case for money consideration; whether
certain evidence pertaining to the case was
held back or suppressed, and whether GER
tain alleged important witnesses were not
summoned to appear at the trial"
The letter from E. E. Cotton, Esq, coun-
sci for L. A. 800, window glass workers, was
what instigated the inquiry. 1t reads as
follows:
James Campbell, Esq.,:
In answer to your inquiry the proposition
April 25 was, that if the sum of S., ,00O was paid
to Mr.. McGaw for the use of himself and others
whose names were not disclosed that he and
they would take care that no verdict should be
rendered versus the defendants in the jean
nette case.' The way suggested to accomplish
the matter was that they would see that the
Government would not have sufficient evidence
on the trial of the present or any future cause
brought in regard to the matter.
Respectfully,
E. E. COTTON.
MAYS. go.
Mr.. McGaw, at the meeting OF the COM
mittee stigmatized the letter as lie, and
General Blakely, who Mr.. McGaw's at
torney, said it was lie as far as 1t referred
to him. The committee took considerable
testimony and give as their conclusion the
following:
We believe that all the evidence and circum-
stances testified to by the different witnesses
unerringly point to the fact that Homer L.
McGaw did, through his recognized council,
make base proposition to settle the Jeanette
case for money consideration.
We believe that the evidence shows that
while negotiating this betrayal of the trust re-
posed in him, that Homer L. McGaw did pur-
posely withhold certain documents of value to
the prosecution until the very last moment
and that he only surrendered then at the
earnest request of the attorney for the Trades
Council.
The third proposition we did not deem it
necessary to go into at all, after Attorney
Lyons' statement that the reputation of Ford's
affidavit settled the case.
1.-THE committee does not and will not make
any suggestions recommendations to the
council as to what further proceedings. if any,
should be taken in the matter, preferring to
leave that to the Trades Council, but we are of
the unanimous opinion that the facts herein
sworn to by recognized honorable workers in
the cause of labor. cannot be offset by the un-
qualified statement of Homer L. McGaw who
repeatedly declared his eagerness to meet his
accusers under oath. but who declined when
the opportunity was offered him.
I'VE believe that this record, which we here
subscribe to- should forever disbar Homer L.
McGaw from ever holding any position of
honor or profit in any labor organization"
A motion was made that the conclusions
be accepted and the report indorsed. The
motion was adopted and the Council ad-
journed.