Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21

the appeal instead of the other two men. |
For my part | think the paper is a
hoax"
The railroad men on the Pittsburg,
Virginia q Charleston road laugh at the |
report that they will refuse to haul non
union freight to and from the Home
stead mill. An engineer said to-day |
that he for one would not quit work,
and number of yard men spoke in |
the same way. They regarded the
strike at Homestead as none of their
business and say they will not interfere.
Pl1TsBURd, Pa, July ls.--The great Car
negie steel Company, with its $50 100000
of capital, has begun a personal warfare
upon its former workmen at Homestead.
To-day it lodged information against
seven of the steel woskers, charging them
with murder The object of this, as one
OF its officers told a World reporter to-day,
Is to Brighten the men of Homestead to so
back to work.
John McLuckie the burgess of Home.
stead, is now in the county Jail. six other
workmen will surrender themselves to-
morrow.
1t was about noon when Secretary Love.
JOY of the Carnegie Steel Company walked
into the little Office of Alderman James V.
McMasters. He was accompanied by John
% iApbu, loIlutIlN NlStIlCl attorney Dl
Allegheny county, and whose firm CON
ducls the criminal business for the Car
negie Company.
FIRST CHARGE OF MURDER.
Two typewritten sheets of paper were
handed to the alderman. These were the
infurmations. MIR. Lovejoy swore to them.
Then he and the lawyer walked out. They
were in the office scarcely minute. The
first Information reads
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs.. John Nc
Luckie, Hugh ODonneil, Sylvester Critlih' ow,
Anthony Flaherty, Samuel Burnett, James
Flanagan ard Hugh Ross.
Sfats " tehhsyt' ana, CJvnp Of Allegheny, SIS:
Before me. the subscriber Janes v. Nc
Masters, an alderman of aud in the city Of
Plttspurg, and ex-oiiicio Justice Of The peace
| ~ Tue SAID county, personally came u. y. +.
| lovejny, who upon oath administered accord
| ing TO law deposeth and saith: That in
| Mimlin township,tn The county of Allegheny and
| state Of Pennsylvania, on the 9th day Of July,
| le1!, John ,iiugh UDonnell, Sylvester
| Gritchlow, An hony Flaherty, Samuel Burnett,
| James Flanagan and Hugh Ro.s did, of their
| malice atorethOuGht, fCloniUusly and uOtori-
| ously with force and arms and deadly weapons
| kill and murder one Siius Wayne, then and
| there being in tho peace Of the Commonwealth
| OF pennsylvania. This information received
and believed To be true by deponcnt Com
| plainhnt therefore prays and desires that
| wa rant may issue and the aforesaid John Me-
| Luciio, Hugh ODonncil, Sylvester CritchlOw,
| Anthony Flaherty, Samuel Burnett and Hugh
| Ross may be arrested and held TO answer this
charge Of murder, and further heponent saith
| not. 4. T. +. LOvEJOY.
sworn to and subscribed before me TINS 18th
day OF July, 1891! JAMES " MCMAsTERs,
| - Alderman.
| The other information is precisely the
| same, save that the name of 4. j. Corners
is inserted for that of Silas Wayne. This
move ON the part Of the company will be
no surprise To the men. They have been
expecting it for days, although someof the
| ha, a Ia sc
the company were merely bluiling.
SURPRISES IN THE LIST OF ACCUSED
The real surprise is in the names in the
informations. of the seven Homestead
men there are only two who have been
especially prominent, Burgess Mcluckie
aud Hugh OiDonnell.
The names of the other five men were
not known to the newspaper reporters
who have been at Homestead since the
trouble began, and who have met every
man who has been at all prominent
Another thing that caused surprise is
that the men are charged with the murder
of Sias Wayne. lie was one of the work
men of Homestead. He was killed by the
discharge of the cannon. Corners was nne
of the Pinkerton men. The company,
with the foNiness that has distinguished
their moves, makes their case much
stronger by the use of Waync's name.
GOSSIP RAN WILD.
Gossip about the latest move on the part
of the company ran wild, and people
familiar with the case freely expressed
their opinion. 4 few pronounced the
move AS well fou'ded, backed up by the
legal advice of the trims counsel hut u
greater number said it was 4 shrewd move
to get the leaders in the strike out of tho
way at u time when the company expects
to begin operations, as the remainder OF
the workmGn would he deprived of the
advice and leadership of the men in whom
they have confidcd ever since the trouble
began.
Still others charged Secretary Loycioy
with precipitating the inforInationS at d
time when Mr.. O'Donnell, the principal
defendant. is absent from the city, 50 II
could be said that he had heard of the
, intormationS and tried to escape arrest.
But his friends say he will not shrink t.
, face the situation, and the news of thC
arrest of his fellow workmen will, ii any
, thing, bring him back sooner than Ia
would otherwise come. 10 show that the
: wOrkmen had no fear about the results OF
the case, Burgess Mcluckie, us soon as tn,
Z news reached him, sent word to Alderman
5 McSlastcrs that lie would come to the cit,
= this evening and surrender himself
Arumur was AZ once started that counter
informations are to be made against II. G
l'rick, Secretary LuNcioy and Manage
|
l this is only the beginning of the lcga
| struggle at Homestead. There was con
4 siderable conjecture us to whether any d
n these defendants would have to remain il
i Jail or not until the grand Jury sits in Sep
/ tcmber An attorney said the court cOul,
, release them on Lail, the amount of whicl
would be determined by the evidence as Ii
c the character of the offence and the culpa
bility ui the defendants In case Messrs
frCk, IoyclOy and Potter are arrCste
Il they would be compelled to so to jail or b
= released i'll the same way. Alderman Nc
/, Masters said Tonight that he expected in
!, formations 10 be made against the mana
gers.
DETECTIVES AT HOMESTEAD.
q Homestead is flied with detectives in tn
Q employ OF the Carnegie Company rhci
) mission seems to be 10 watch the NOV,
ments Of the leaders and to bring AN init
Gncc to hear on the men composing til
rank and file Of the lOGked-out labureI
o and mechanics.
d As to the latter object Of their visit t
e this place, it can be safely said that the
n are not succeeding to any noticeable dt
IT gree, As to the. leaders, they say they d
d, not care how many detectives the con
= pnny may employ to shadow them.
u The town is also filling up with nor
IS union wnrkrnen. TO deny this would /
10 to deny the truth. EvGsy train brings III
is principled fellows into the place. The mi
10 juritY come for no other purpose than I
work the strikers for 81 or $50 and fre
,a tickets to eastern cities. Homestead
y certainly becoming the Mecca for tramps
" who represent themselves as non-uniu
u workmen, but are willing to get out
" town again ii the strikers will give them
Or little cash and free tickets.
lie THE COMPANY CONFIDENT.
ne Speaking Of the failure to resume oper
lg tons to-day, General Supcriutendel