Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-11
Eighteen Are Held for Court, and Three
Committed to Jail to Await the
Inquiry as To
HOW NIKE QUINN CAME TO his DEATH.
strcng Evidence Which May Max, II Serious for Thos.
Sent to ] all

were dlScnarged 1or want o! sumclent
incriminatory evidence. Three of the
former, namely, Andy Todt, Michael
Sabol, and George Rusnock, were committed
to Jail to await the verdict of the Coroner's
jury as TO the cause of Michael Quinn's
death. Evidence was elected at the in
quiry, showing that the three prisoners
named had struck and beaten Quinn.
Thirty-one of the prisoners, who had been
confined in the County Jail, were quietly
conveyed to Braddock on an early train yes
terdsy morning. They were in charge of
Special Officers George C. Wilcher, Will
lam Bennett, Cal Fntzius and B. G. Stutz-
man, who succeeded in placing their charges
in the lookup at Braddock without any in
terference from the crowd which had assem-
bled to witness their arrival.
A Disturbance Adroitly Averted.
1t had been freely rumored that Quinn's
friends contemplated retaking the Hungar-
ians if they got the chance, and to throw
them off the scent the authorities gave out
that the prisoners would arrive by the
Pennsylvania line. The Baltimore and
Ohio train carrying the prisoners was
stopped outside the station, and the men
marched without difficulty to the Town
Hall.
For an hour or so before the time set for
the hearing, groups of citizens assembled
outside the lookup, discussed the matter in
many tongues and from different stand
points. Only the witnesses and those hay
ing business on the premises were admitted
to the building. Squire Hoffman took his
seat at o'clock, and ordered the prisoners
to be brought up. At this time the small
chamber was packed with witnesses and
those interested in the proceedings.
Attorney G. D. Packer was present on be-
half of Carnegie Brothers g. Co.; John S.
Robb, Jr., Appealed on behalf of Michael
Dobosh, Andy Elasko, George Matzo,
Joseph Kuckerbik and Joseph Tobroko,
and Joseph NJ. Friedman defended George
Beck, Stephen Marko, George Berdos,
Joseph Bulick and Stephen Motke. Among
those present were General Superintendent
Schwab, General Manager Galley and
Borough Constable Beck.
The Forty-Three Prisoners in Line.
At 1:30 o'clock the prisoners were marched
in and ranged around the wall and barriers.
They were all young men, some fairly we'll
dressed and ofrespectable appearance, while
others were ill-attired and looked as if
charges of riotous conduct could be brought
against them to some effect. It happened
here, as in similar cases, that it was the better
looking prisoners who were subsequently
discharged, and the more ill-favored who
were held.
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names of tine bailees, he called Mr.. Schwab,
vino was examined by Mr.. Packer as to
what he knew OF the riotous proceedings of
December 81 and January 1. Mr.. Schwab
said that he received word at about 1890
A. M. of what was going on, and on going
down to the stock yards saw a number of
men who had gone in there. They were
armed with sticks and shovels, and there
seemed to be dissension between them and
one who appeared to be the leader, namely,
Dobosh. He saw a crowd of men whom he
had ordered off the property, and whom he
assumed were there to create disturbance.
CrOss-e1amined by Mr. RObb, the
witness said that the crowd was
asked to leave by Rus Rose, foreman
OF the stockyard department. The men at
work were driven away by the rioters. They
were there under the presumed leadership
of Dobosh. He was not familiar with the
appearance of the men, but he could point
out one other present as having been at the
stockyard that night. That man was there
Indicating Dobosh).
No Further Positive Identification.
There seemed to be acts of violence among
themselves, but Mr.. Schwab did not see any
attempt to demolish property. He could
not identify any others of the prisoners.
In reply to Mr. Packer, Mr.. Schwab said
that on his way to tine steel department
about 1 O'Clock, he saw parties of men
armed with clubs and other weapons passing
in different directions. They were there
evidently with the intention of doing vio-
lence. These men were not in his emplny-
ment after IL o'clock midnight on the 31st
of December. They had given notice of
their intention to quit work.
James Mccarthy, policeman on the
works, testified to meeting q party Of men,
numbering about 150, going to the stock
yards between 10 and 1 o'clock, armed with
picks and shovels. The men at work ran
away, and then the rioters fought among
themselves. Mccarthy pointed out George
Matzo, John Salistros and Michael Dobost
as having been in the crowd. Salistros had
said to him that if he wanted to shoot
Hungarian to shoot at him. He recognized
Dobost as one of the leaders. Mr.. Robb
cross-examined the witness with view OF
showing that the prisoners were made to
speak English, and that he could not recog-
nize them in the dark, but the witness held
his ground.
Policeman Byrnes, of the works, testified
to stopping large body of men near 1 and
II furnaces on the morning of the 1st. He
told them they were on private property
They tried to take a back track, and he drew
an old revolver and said to them: 'sMen.
before you 60 into the works, you will get a
hole or two in you" One man stepped out
and replied: 81 can shoot. too"
Forcibly Driven Back Into the Works.
He told them to be careful, but they then
made rush, and drove him iorcibly back
into the works. He had instructions not to
shoot and he then went and reported progress
to Mr.. Gayley. The rioters began hitting at
the bars with their shovels and picks. There
were no men to drive out, because they had
all left long before. He remembered Dobosh
as being there. Cross examined by Mr..
Robb the witness said it was dark at the
time. He would not swear that it was Do
bosh he saw. He did not think it odd to be
able to pick one man out of $50.
General Manager of Furnaces James
Gayley testified that party of Hungarians
came along the trestles on the morning of
the LIST and drove away the men who were
unloading the cars, by throwing coke at
them. Their object seemed to be to drive
everybody off the premises. He recognized
Dobosh and Rusnock as having been there
at night time. None of the men driven out
seemed to be hurt. On cross-examination
Mr.. Gayley stated that none OF the men
were expected to be there. as they bad an
nounced to him that they would not work