Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
GUNS NOT CAPT TURED.
Pinkerton and Gray's Men
Make an Unsuccessful
Search at Homestead.
DEPUTY HEITZ ARRESTED.
BE Was Fined and the Case Will Be
Appealed to the Courts
STRIKERS GOING TO NEW CASTLE.
The Locked-Out Men hold Q Meeting and
Listen to Speeches.
COLONEL HULINGs Dimes HIS OFFICERS
DEPUTY HEITZ ARRESTED.
STRIKERS GOING TO NEW CASTLE.
The Locked-0ut Men hold Meeting and
Listen to Speeches.
COLONEL HULINGs Dimes HIS OFFICERS

Pinkerton arms captured on July by the
strikers. Three Pinkerton detectives,
armed with a search warrant, made the
raid
Early yesterday morning two companies
of militia were scattered over the lower
part of town. The move was a queer one.
Colonel Mechling was questioned about
this movement and he said it was only
being done tG give the non-union men
better protection. About noon the troops
were called in and the Homestead people
fell into the pre-arranged blind to a nicety.
The raid had been arranged fos considera-
BILE time. The guns we're to have been
captured q week ago, but owing to an un-
looked-for obstacle, the raid was delayed
until yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday was chosen for a number OF
reason, chief among them being that the
strikers were holding meeting and thus
taken off the streets. Shortly after the
meeting commenced operations were begun
on the outside. The deputy sheriffs from
all over town were scattered over the lower
end of the borough.
We'll Planned Raid.
streets from Fifth avenue down to the river
In the alleys these guardians of the peace
could be found. In the hollows back of
Third avenue deputies were as thick as
hops and as non-communicative as an oys-
ter. This portion of the town was thrown
under civil surveillance without the knowl-
edge of the strikers. and, all unaware of the
impending danger, they put in their time
denouncing the press
About o'clock the three Pinkerton men
arrived from Pittsburg by boat One of
them had been in Homestead before, being
one of the unfortunates of July 6. The
house where these guns were supposed to
be kept is modest dwelling. 1t stands on
the lower side of Third avenue, just three
doors from Amity street. The inmates
were away from home, and the
detectives went in and commenced
their search for the guns. For
over an hour everything in the cottage was
examined. Every nook and possible place
of secretion were peered into. Their labors
were unrewarded. They found some cart
ridges, but did not consider them clue.
The Search Delayed Too Long.
The Pinkerton men were seen as soon as
they had completed their work. In their
opinion the raid had been delayed too long.
They we're positive that some time ago the
guns were stored in this house. Now they
are all at sea again and nave no idea where
the arms are A fresh start will have to be
made, and whether this will be very soon is
q question in the minds of the officers.
The fact that the search had been made
did not become public property in Home
stead last night. The whole affair was car
ried along SO smoothly that not a striker
caught on to the move.
Friday night about 1880 Deputy Sheriff
Heitz was arrested by Policeman Wall, of
the Homestead police force. Mr.. Heitz
was taken to the lookup and kept there
talk of the town all day, the Homestead
people siding with :heir officer Last
night the defendant was brought up for
trial before Squire Oeffner.
ADeputy Sheriff in Trouble.
A large crowd had assembled, and the lit
tie magisterial Office was much like a sweat
box. The evidence was peculiar, and at no
place did the two mems stories come
sworn. He said that HeItz met him on
Amity street and told him that the police
force of Homestead was not doing its work,
Heitz saying that if it did not do better and
make an attempt 10 keep the peace he
would send men into Homestead who
would. Wall also said that Heitz was
psralyzed drunk. Finally he arrested him
and locked him up.
After considerable parleying by both
sides Mr. Heitz was allowed to testify. His
version of the affair is something like this:
Friday night Beitz was called upon to dis
perse crowd of children on Eighth avenue,
who were yelling at the non-union men.
When he came down town about
10 o'clock he met Wall He said
that gentleman asked him if he was one of
the deputies who scared the children. He
replied that he was. They had words, and
it ended b. Heitz being arrested.
He Was Running Homestead Alone.
On the way to the lookup Wall said he
wanted it understood he was running Home
stead and he would allow no
one to dictate to him. Going
on he said not even Mayor Gourley,
Sheriff McCleary, Governor Pattison or
General Wiley could not come into his
ward and runs things Mr. Heitz said that
GlIeT lie udu Dftu pldceQ III jail, w dll Cdulc
in and called him many vile names
Nall then commenced his examination of
Heitz The policeman tried to rattle the
cid gentleman, but Heitz stayed with him
to g finish, seemingly coming out sew
eral shades in the lead. They fired
cress questions at each other. The police
man denied that he had said anything to
Heitz at the Jail, but the German in
sisted that he had After q master stroke
Nh. Heitz ended his argument BY
this remark: 'Now play checkers with
your nose" The deputy denied that he
was drunk, having only drank three beers
the whole evening and ending his statement
BY saying: at would take more than as
many as u beers to make me drunk"
Colonel GRAY defended Heitz He asked
bat few questions on either side. After all
the witnesses had been heard the Squire
sized up tine testimony.
The Case to Be Appealed to Court.
When the Justice had weighed the evil
dence he rendered decision that the de-
fendant pay S. fine and the costs. The
amount was deducted from the forfeit Heitz
put up. The case is not over yet, but it
will be appealed to court
John Hager, q locked-out man, is author-
ity for the following: "About 300 of the
Castle to work. We leavs in about 15
days. We are employed by the New
Castle Steel Company, a new plant
not yet completed. 1t will be
operated entirely by men from Homestead
and will start on double turn from the first
I have been up at New Castle this week,
and know this to be fact Before going
upI went to Manager Potter and he gave
me a recommendation TO the New Castle
company"
Another meeting was held yesterday