St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-02
The Preparation of the Case
Has Been Going on for
Months.


truth of the statement this afternoon.
He said that the charges would be made
against the advisory board, but as the
plans of the firm had not yet been
entirely completed he did not care to
speak definitely on the subject. The
members of the advisory board say they
have no fears as the board was only in
existence two weeks and was only
nominal organization.
Caused Great Talk.
Nothing dsLe since the first trouble
at Homestead, except possibly the
attempt on the life of Ii. C.. Frlck. has
caused more talk than the act of Chief
Justice PaXSon in issuing warrants for
the arrest of thirty-three Homestead
men charged with treason. This is the
first time that a charge of treason has
been brought in any state for acts ariS-
ing from strike or labor trouble, and
II is the talk among the attorneys that
1T certainly is proper that the great in
dustrial state of Pennsylvania should
be the first to settle this question as to
whether armed resistance to the law is
treason.
All the Judges of the supreme court
the cases in the chambers in the court
house. District Attorney Burleigh and
L. G. Knox, Esq. were sent for and held
long consultation with the chief
justice. after which the justices again
consulted. and then District Attorney
Burleigh and MIR. Knox were instructed
by the chief justice to prepare the in
formations. and County Detective BeltZ-
hoover was ordered by the chief Justice
to make the information, and the chief
Justice signed the warrants for the ar
rest of the accused.
The Most Novel Part
of the cases viii be the subsequent dis
position. The chief justice will hear
the applications for bail. and before tine
cases go to the grand jury he will call
that body before him and deliver a
speech on treason. fully defining the
crime and commenting on the cases.
Should the true bills be found, a pro-
ceeding never seen before will occur.
Chief Justice PaXson is an eX-officio
judge of the court of oyer and ter
miner, will sit in that court for Allie
gheny county and will try the cases.
This will indeed be a novel and
heretofore unknown thing. and will at
tract the attention OF the world Hand
make the cases, by reason of their pc
culiar circumstances, of worldwide no.
tOriety. O'Donnell, Critchelow and
Clifford. three of the accused. are now
i'll Jail. making nine already under az
rest.
This afternoon an informal discussion
was held by Justice PaysGn and the
attorneys for both sides on the charges.
Justice PaXSon decided that the accused
should give bail in the sum of $4,000
aQnh hgtf fr lott 0Ft tI,o
defendants now in jail had secured the
necessary bond.
Preparing for Months.
"The prosecutions were not sprung
suddenly" said Attorney Knox today.
at is no thunderclap from clear sky
except to those not posted. We have
been preparing the cases for months,
securing evidence and consulting on
the matter. The reason the cases were
begun III the supreme court was because
it has always been the practice in this
and other countries to begin suits for
treason in the highest courts. This is
done III view of the gravity of the
otfense. The highest executive author
ity has been resisted, and it is proper
that the highest Judicial authority of the
state should first take cognizance
of the otfense. The chief justice is an
eX-ofiicio Judge of the court of over and
terniner OF this county and also justice
of the peace. He issued the warrants
not as chief justice. but as a justice of
the peace"
W. j. Bremen, attorney for the Anal
gamated association, was in ANYTHING
but a pleasant frame of mind when seen
today. He characterized the arrest OF
the HomestcaderS as the croWning out
rage i'll the great melodrama of the
Homestead strike and said that Justice
PaXson had evidently reversed matters
ana had caused the arrest of the wrong
people.
why" said Mr.. Bremen. 1--WE were
just talking about bringing suits against
the Carnegie people for treason for
bringing an armed force into the COM
munity and attempting to usurp the
power of the government of the munic-
lpality and the state. We have re-
ceived letters from eminent lawyers all
over the country urging such step.
and we have been so advised by the
best lawyers of our own bar. 1t seems
to me that Judge PaXSon should have
issued warrants for the other fellows.
No arrests were made today, the Of
ficers being unable to locate any more
of the defendants. William Baird, who
was captured at Homestead last night,
furnished the $4,000 bonds required,
and was released this evening.
To the Bitter End.
''Homestead's striking steel workers
are prepared 10 fight the last move of
the CarnegieS in iHstituting charges
against the advisory board to the bitter
end,'' so remarked a prominent citizen
of Homestead tonight. His expression
was prompted by personal knowledge
of what is going an in the ranks of the
locked-out men. The steel workers have
now secured the services ots well-known
criminal lawyers, T. NJ. Marshall. w. j.
Reardon and Maj. X. A. Moontoth, to as
sist MesSrs. Cox and Brennan in their
defense. This trio OF heavyweights
were engaged this evening and will be-
gin work in the interest Of the defend
ants Monday. Heretofore the officials
of the Amalgamated association have
held aloof from the fight, while the as
sociatlon as body has IN no way aided
the Homestead men, but now the eX-
igencies of the situation have necessi-
tated some action on their part, and
they have determined on a decisive
stand. Continuing. the informant said: {:
Friday evening President Weihe and
President-elect Garland, of the Amaiga-
mated ASSOCIATION, suddenly and very
quietly left Pittsburg. They went East.
and their mission was one connected
with the interests of Homestead men.
They are expected back in Plttsburg
Monday. and then you can expect to
hear some great surprises"