Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
CAPT. L0AR INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Finds True Bills
Against All but One Deputy.
BADLY BEATEN BY EVICTED HUNS.
Claims Made That the Backbone of the
Strike Has Been Broken.
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SCOTTDALE, May 15.-The news of the
indictment of Captain j. A. Loar and his
deputies by the grand jury at Greensburg
was received here to-day with a great deal
of rejoicing on the part of the strikers. They
did not fail to express their satisfaction, and
the hope that conviction would follow the
indictment. Steve Cairns was the only dep
uty against whom the grand jury did not
find an Indictment
An Italian deputy named Tony and a
companion started to go from Leith to Red
stone this morning, where they had been as
signed to duty by Sheriff Mccormick.
When just above Leith they were set upon
by mob of Huns and terribly beaten. Tony
was knocked down and beaten with clubs
and stones. He attempted to draw his re-
rolver, but the spring caught and emptied
all the cartridges into his pocket. The
Huns took his revolver, watch and 500 in
money which he had in his pocket They
atterward gave back the watch and revolver,
but kept the money. Tony's companion
Jared better, getting Of with few bruises.
They Were Evicted Tenants.
The Huns who made the assault were re-
Leith, and were quartered on the land of
Mr.. Dixon near by. The mob dispersed
after committing the assault, but they
threatened that like treatment will be WIS.,
tied upon the 'blackleg" deputies.
New men continue to take the places of
strikers. Two special trains we're run into
the region to-day. One to the 1oungwood
district and the other TO southern points in
Fayette county. The labor leaders did not
succeed in shipping many of the men away
to-day but claim they Will send out great
number tomorrow.
The large double block dwelling honse
burned at Ieisenring No. last night
is claimed by some people to have been fired
by strikers. The guards saw men running
away from the building just as soon as the
IRE was discovered but could not catch
them. Oil was used to start the fire. Ar
rests are likely to follow. The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
Deserving the Strikers.
The Union and Eagle plants which started
Yesterday are reported as receiving an in
crease of 4 number of men from the ranks of
the strikers. Forty of the Italians brought
to the region yesterday were left at the lat
Ter plant. A careful estimate Of ovens fired
mp shows that fully 4, 500 of the ovens of the
region are now in blast. When it is remem-
bered that the demand for coke prior to the
shutdown only required the running of 60
per cent or 1900 of the ovens it will be ap-
parent to the reader how near the strike is
broken.
Labor leaders are having a sorry time with
the II families eYicted at the Valley and
quartered here in the third story of the
Opera house. The insurance company gave
notice this morning that the families must
be removed ~ the insurance policies would
be cancelled The families were at once re-
moved to an unused house on the land of
the Charlotte Furnace Company. They had
no sooner been there until the furnace COM
pany gave notice tnat they could not re-
main there. Lumber has been purchased,
and plank house will be erected for them
tomorrow,