Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-02
! TO Be TRIED FOR TREASON,
Homestead Strike Leaders in a
Bad Fix.
Great Excitement Over the Arrests at
Homestead.
Novel Features of the Cases at Issue.
Oficials of the Carnegie Company
to Be Arrested on Like
Charges.
Ru the Associated Press.

AocO(A1tSO
PrTTsBuRG, Pa, Oct. 1.-The issuance
OF warrants against the Homestead
strike leaders, on the charge of treason,
at the instance OF Chief Justice Paxson,
yesterday, caused decided sensation,
not only among the strikers, but also
among their sympathizers here and at
Homestead.
This is the first time the charge OF
treason has been brought in any state
for acts arising from a strike or labor
troubles. The strikers were ready to
laugh at any charge of riot or murder
preferred against them by the Carnegie
company, but when the great state of
Pennsylvania takes the matter up, it is
entirely different.
The informations were lodged after
long consultations between the mem
bers of the supreme court and the dis
case is that the chief justice will hear
the applications for bail before the cases
20 to the grand jury. and will call that
body before him and deliver special
charge on treason. Should true bills be
found, an unprecedented thing will oc-
cur. Chief Justice Paxson, as ex-officiO
Judge of the court OF oyer and terminer,
will sit and try the cases.
The attorneys for the strikers declare
that this proceeding is persecution OF
the defendants, and assert that the
charge of treason cannot be made to
hold. They hint that the long contem-
plated suits for treason against the Car
negies will now be pushed.
O'Donnell, Critchlow and Clifford are
now in Jail, making nine under arrest.
It is expected that more arrests Will be
made today. Homestead is quivering
with excitement. Some talk OF taking a
band and flag and marching to Pitts
burg in body and apply for admission
to Jail. Under all is deprecated anger,
which is liable to take almost any un-
expected turn.
This afternoon an informal discussion
was held by Chief Justice Paxson and
the attorneys on both sides. Justice
Paxson decided that the accused must
give bail of $4,000 each. Up to late
hour none OF the defendants, now in
jail, had secured the necessary bond.
Attorney Knox said the reason the
cases we're begun in the supreme court,
was because it has always been the
practice in this and other cases to begin
suits for treason in the highest courts.
This is done in view of the gravity OF
the offense. The highest executive au-
thority was resisted, and it is proper
that the highest judicial authority OF
the state should first take cognizance OF
the offense.
w. j. Bremen, attorney for the Anal
gamated association, characterized the
arrests as the crowning outrage of the
great Homestead affair. why" said
he, 1--WE were just talking about bring
ing suit against the Carnegie people for
treason, for bringing an armed force into
the community and attempting to usurp
the power of the government of the mu-
nicipality and state"
The strikers at Carnegie's city mills
and the friends of their cause, were
greatly exercised today over the report
sOf the unexpected movement by the
Carnegie firm. The advisory board, it
is said, is to be held on charges of con-
spiracy, treason, and as many other
bills as can be entered against it. On
Monday or Tuesday of next week, war
rants will be served on the members OF
the board, and arrests will be made i'm
mediatey, go the suits may proceed
simultaneously with those at Home
stead. Superintendent Dillon, of the
Thirty-third-street mills, acknowledged
the truth OF this statement this after
noon