The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-23
Homestead attracted by the high wages paid
there. II they were assured OF protection IN
the riuht 70 earn THAR living.

| tn0 TlRnt 10 earn tnalT Twink.
Tho business OF guarding and watch'ne
private property s now extensively SSr rx on
ns St by in sss sSsn
thousands OF banks. residences warehouses;;
stores Ss Ss thns en can
large ES a mapuiacts r plant then i must iol:
cannot eSn sotf be ,I protested oat or sSardsd.
ys should T9 Be- hns j. doSsess
hire servants or agents to assist In 80 doing
%Snssr exists 6is &c so opr Ms
Seward. Guthrie. and Morewotz OF New York.
Sss not tSe ssate % ffs
that hats our acts we're lawful; that we had the
right 70 employ and send men . to H9 ,Ss,
were we're attacked they had tho right to
L absSSntely n ,Ss rISb TO tor bese arms
nhsu snsy Of the
order to protect life and Rrlya,te PrS6p p S
neEs Yards al Homestead for the rurposs snS Of
tred by G the S sSe H that view
on the berges our men had right to bear bear
acts in firing for self defence from the barges
after the attack on them were Legally ,nssi TIM
81 oP the Ss sate 'o of S@s y
sass nst sa hs HT y hf Ss nn
as tho Pinkerton people did not object to an
,bs thSy Y4%d k ne
What ss f S'
cnAi And snbo5din,.s Of the nSEsnsy ,r.neh,. or
kind. OF business which the undertakes to con-
T. What number of ar..rms and weapons Of offence.
your Sompeny on July T. D. 1897 anu ~hef' "e''
ny : stat. Tie number and the names and residences
ths regularly employ on tho sara 4tn
ese over your empoyess oSeaicnee OF order.'
dsted s. ,Ss p!nsp.is ., ne agency and perform
rs ssF OF in
wrtnS' 4 yea produce one or more Of them into
$sss' VIA re-
G s s at
ali c%se.sEandsnss ssistias .Ss!so
rteE wss r.: zS%i
a yGe ss. ss am
10 r yH % Time 70 nnd
VIII what io"Siiss did You obtain them;
qw T so tho
,n Of w l sn plates
Of sufficient strength to resist small arms OF every
Were s n, on the SnrSes ssr.y
s,'isn % Sshnd Of
from T 9i
'n iS state the humber Of men on the barge. the
Sed an the mn s and mind
milton and arms were supplied ,.
% II ss
and s US. at
manly S sste m', 10 s..smSed os.t6.f
TO lines OF
precisely The oS,.s, in I placing ,se I,rs:
,ss And H
tSat The men on the bsrees commit breach Of
the peace to recover possession of these
inSsiaie whether it was no. tn: ,nten.,sn o,
lad not been instructed TO The socsled och
ans. .srt@.
% Dit snow tsa. IT was your DUTY to ar:i
poy the Carnegie Steel and Iron Works
81 VIVA, Tisnt did believe yon had TO r:.smb!s
vsns and t: them WITHIN ,hs. state armed o.
request or consent tbs author lies Of The common
Of
Pennsylvania. make effort to obfsin the consent or
Pennsylvania or did you ever. unon nnv occasion.
armed sS,.n n Ro consent s!.5 Of
the s" Executive Of such State or monweai.h'
%SJ s'%
psss n %h Ssrsss
low human lives have your non s% El ;.
and employers Against socBled strikers, or
| to make effective, socaled lock-outs'
his repes E Hr ff sn said that
snt
onces in New York and Chicago. The former
p h2se5 s1d hnd
the business OF tho agency was to furnish
courses. fairs. &c The agency has about 200
rifles. 400 pistols. clubs. &C.. deposited at Chi
The number OF persons employed does not
exceed 800 in, all parts OF the country includ-
| ing clerks and stenographers. ana re number
OF men employed never exceeded 800 at one
The only authority exercised over their men
was that ofan employer. ] heir men were not
required to bear arms and were at liberty to
refuse to 60 to place to which they were Or
MI Mr. pinkerton. At the advice of his counsel
refused to, give, the contracts with his men
Carnegie Company to send them about 800
%nin RS; s.ss k sDs sff I'D n
They were sworn in as deputy mnrshals.
Representativs BSatner e the com mittee
the committee that they would not conduct
mum bem.. ina differed from him. and Rep
resentative Oates continued to put the Ques-
10 question ten Mr.. Pinkerton said that the
Carnegie company wanted 800 men by July s.
Tho men were furnished, ana came from New
York. Chicago. and Philadelphia They knew
for what they were wanted He did not know
personally ANYTHING about the barges, bnt
transportation. lie did not believe they were r
arms. He would not have allowed his men to
have gone on them II he thought they would
have been attacked.
The barges were employed so as to land the
men upon the companys property without
desire was to avoid riot. There were about
80 mon on the barges. about $50 rifles; 800
pistols. ammunition. and night clubs About
two-thirds Of the men had. previously heen in
tho Pinkerton, employ. All were under the
sent from, Chicago. 10 from Philadelphia. and
100 from New York All met at Ashtahula. o..
and went from there to point near iounGs-
town. O., whore they were put on bargos.
Positive instructions were given that the
arms should not be given to the men until
inter they had been sworn in by the Sheriff.
The men were not instructed to fire upon
strikers. and would not have fired upon them
had they not been attacked. It was under,
stood that the men were going to Homestead
| with the consent OF tho Sheriff The Pink ar