Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-04
STRIKERS STRIKE.
Their Blow Aimed at Frick,
Potter and Others.
TO BE PROSECUTED FOR MURDER.

The Lons-Expected Informations Sworn
Out by Hugh Ross-Pinkertons on the
List-Two Men Arrested at the Mill
and Jeered by Strikers. Who Are Dis
persed by Military and One of Them
Taken iu-The Coroper's Jury Renders
averdict.
PITTsBUHG, Aug 4-The strikers have
struck their counter blow in the matter of
pros ecutions for murder, and yesterday
made informations in the name of Hugh
Ross against Frick, Lovejoy. the two Pink
ertons, Potter, Leishman, and Curry all
except the Pinkertons being officers of the
Carnegie company. Besides these there
were informations against several Pinker-
ton guards and Others. The charge is MUIR
der in connection with the light on July 6.
Tricks infant son, only few weeks old,
died yesterday, and he will not be arrested
for awhile, but warrants were gotten out
for several of the men at Homestead,
among them Superintendent Potter and
two men named Nevin Mcconnell, and
James Dovey. Constables were sent to
Homestead to serve the warrants.
Curious Feature of the Case.
The men who are mentioned in the in
formation as having been killed are all
strikers and among them is Silas Wayne.
Now Wayne was killed by a cannon ball,
the cannon being fired by the strikers
themselves. and Ross is under charge of
his murder. When Ross went to Alder
man King to file his information that Of
fetal demurred. He did not like the job,
but a magistrate he could not refuse to
issue the warrants il the men were willing
to swear to the informations. He tried to
dissuade them, but Ross told him that he
had made up his mind and he could not
be changed.
Strikers Jeer the Prisoners
When il became known in Honest cad
yesterday that deputies had entered the
Carnegie steel works with warrants for
the arrest of Nevin Mcconnell and Dewey,
on the charge of murder, strikers to the
number of several hundred gathered in
the vicinity of the works, but were dis
persed. On the station platform was
crowd Of strikers who began jeering the
prisoners. The few militiamen and
deputies found themselves unable to
handle the excited throng and the situa-
ton grew serious Word was sent to
General Wiley. Five minutes later
rived, fixed bayonets and charged upon
the crowd, and arrested Thomas Bowen,
who had brandished knife.
Sent Bowen Along Also.
When the train pulled up, Dewey and
Mcconnell with several constables and
deputies stepped aboard Major Crawford
requested two deputies TO take Bowen to
Pittsburg and lock him up. This was not
relished By the crowd, which made a move
as if to attempt Bowen's rescue. but the
blue coats drove the crowd back Major
Crawford detailed eight members of his
command TO do duty on the train. At
City Farm station was gath cred another
- - IL l.
been dispatched company of infantr-.
The scenes convinced the officers in COM
mand of the provisional brigade that
despite the repeated protests of the people
of Homestead the presence of the troops
is still necessary.
Baffi ed the Prosecution
1t was evidently the intention of the
prosecution to have several of the officials
sent TO Jail, but this was avoided by waiv-
ing preliminary examination and going
before Judge Ewing where bail was given
in $4,000 for Frick, Loveioy, Leishman,
Curry and Fry. Judge Ewing said TO the
prosecution pointedly: Il don't think that
any good lawyer would hold these men
guilty I think the people on the bank
were clearly in the wrong from the start
The Mill Men Rejoice.
There was great rejoicing among the
locked out workmen when they learned
that informations mad been made against
the officials of the Carnegie company.
This Satisfaction was intensified by the
knowledge that Hugh Ross had attached
his signature TO the papers, which are
hoped to set the wheels of justice in mo-
ton. Superintendent Potter treated the
matter lightly, and thought that a huge
joke had been perpetrated. He said:
Veil. they know where to find me when
they want me-
Building Houses for the New Men.
The Carnegie Steel company yesterday
broke ground for number of houses
within Fort Prick. The buildings will be
of brick and wood and will accommodate
nearly 200 families. at will be necessary
for us to take care of some of our men for
fnlly six months, even il the trou bic is set
tied in that time" said an official of the
company, "and the only way we can do is
to start a little town within the enclosure.
Order of American Mechanics Involved.
1t is now probable that as a result of the
wage conflict i'll Homestead secret
society will be involved. Complaints
have been made to the Junior Order of
American Mechanics council that in the
mill are large number of men wearing
badges of the order, and that in taking
the places of locked-out members of the
order they are violating their oaths and
should be expelled. The officers of the
/ ocal council have begun an investigation,
and if the reports prove true VIII appeal TO
the state councillor.
CONDEMNS THE STRIKERS.