The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-14

tolu OF tho arfunRemeuL uhAb Will uIlu
by Mr.. Frick 10 take the barges to
Homestead. Captain Rodgers said he
met Deputy Sheriff Gray at Davis Island
dam, who sai2 he was to accompany
tho party officially. The witness then
detailed the story Of the fighting, and
said the first shot was frod by the
strikers.
Sheriff NcCleary was next sworn, and
testified that counsel for the Carnogies
had notified him week before the mon
wont out that there would be trouble,
and that the company had arranged to
send 800 men TO Homestead and they
wanted them dcputlzed. He was noti-
fled on July that he must protect the
property OF the company. On Tuesday
lie sent twelve deputies to the works
aud they were driven away. His efforts
TO secure posse were detailed at
length. He was notified the night the
Pinkertons went up, and he tried to
persuade them not to send them, as he
feared trouble. He wac finally induced
to send Colonel Gray along to try and
prevent trouble. Sheriff McCleary said
tho people would not serve on his posse
because they were afraid OF being
killed.
This statement caused a general
laugh, and Mr.. Boatner said the war
feeling was not strong here.
Mr.. wE.nEs TESTIMONY.
Tho sheriff said he had not author
izod Colonel Gray to deputiEo tho Pink
ertons. Ho did not goto Homestead on
the day OF tho trouble because 1t was
useless. Colonel Gray said he had no
doubt the Pinkcrtons all knew where
they were going.
President Welhe was the first witness
on tho side Of labor.
He reviewed the sliding scale aud the
failure to reach an agreement with the
company. Reductions, he said, were
proposed in most all departments Tho
men objected, because they did not
think reduction necessary. The re-
ductiona would average IS per cont.
The date OF the expiration OF the scale
was vital question to the men oil
over the country, because they could
not work in the heated season. As near
as he could estimate the labor cost Of q
ton OF steel at Homestead was 81 90.
In reply to Judge Taylor as to why
the men thought they had a right to
take possession OF the mill. Mr.. Weihe
said: "There may DO some who think
so, but they are not so taught in the as
sociation."
"This thing has been mystery to
me. Iwould like 10 know why these
men think they had the right to take
other peoples property" said Judge
Taylor. "There seems to be some queer
ideas OF the rights Of property. Was
not it tho object OF these men whom
they fought the Pinkertons, to prevent
tho mill being worked by non.union
mcnW
"Well, that may have becn the OBJ
iect; l do not know that it was"
"Well, have little doubt that such
was the case" said Judge Taylor.
care there matters OF physical resist
ance in your constitutions
mo, sir; they are purely local.
"Did you ever offer to arbitrate this
question:"
"Not until after the trouble"
"Are you willing to settle this ques.
tion by arbitration"
~ cannot say for the association, but
the Homestead men are"
care you in favor OF an arbitration
bill by which all such matters will be
settled?" asked Mr.. Bynum.
"Well, hardly know what the asso.
citation would do. So far as ! have
known workmen usually get the worst
OF it. / believe that it will soon come
to this, however, and personally ! can
see little objection to it In my opinion
compulsory arbitration would not be a
a success in this country"