Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

time no one would be allowed to enter the
| passes from the Advisory Committee of the
Amalgamated Association. That is, no one
except the clerks of the office in the employ
OF the CarnegieS.
Q. And the United States Government Of
flcials? A. Well. don't know about that.
Q. Well, what was told you with regard to
dividing the town and patroling the town.
A. The guards, as l understood, were d1v1d-
ed into two watches
Q. When was the article writtenf A. That
| was written on the lst day of July.
Didn't Expect Any Arrivals.
Q. Well, what was said to you with regard
| to placing CARDS at the mill? A. was told
that each entrance of the mill would be
guarded. I understood at the same time
| that they an nticipated no attempt on the part
OF anyone to come in.
what you have stated, clerks and watch
| men9 A. Yes, sir.
Mr. Brennen-You said last they did not
anticipate anybody would go in; is that
right? a. Yes, sir.
Mr. Robb-Did not anticipate that there
would be any attempt by any person. Did
you go to these guards afterwards? Did you
go to see whether there were guards at the
mill or not-at the gates: Yes, sir.
@. Were there? A. Well. there were mer
stationed az each OF the mills.
Q. Each of the gates? A. mean each of
the gates.
Q. Did you have any talk with them with
regard to their duties? Yes, sir.
@ What was that? A. Well, went to the
gate opposite Mr.. Potter's residence on the
road, and 1 spoke to about perhaps Is men,
and went and asked them if anyone was
going into the mill They said No and mo
because the men there knew me and knew
who was, and just asked them if anyone
had got in, and one of them said: "No, by
Cd, and no one was going to get in,
either"
Watching Mr.. Potter's Residence.
q. How many men were guarding each
gate did you notice? A. No. sir; I did not.
There were, 1 suppose, about 25 men at this
gate opposite Mr.. Potter's residence. went
up to Munhan. There was quite a good
many there, and there were probably a
dozen at the gate, while there were proba-
bly, 100 over at the platform, scattered
around the station.
Q. Another gate of the millG A. Yes. sir.
q. Had you any talk with the men sta
toned there at that gate? A No. sir.
Mr.. Cox-What did you understand these
guards were placed at the gates for, MIR. Nc
Qulston? A. To keep every man out.
q. What do you mean by 'every mani" A
mean by ''every man" that every person
that did not bear pass, except the clerks;
Q. Well, nobody ever said to you that the
members of the firm of the Carnegie Steel
Company would be prevented from going in
there, did they-this all referred to the
laboring people, didn't it2 A. Yes sir.
". III was 10 use tnelr enUedVOrS TO per-
suade these people who might want to go to
work there, and who did go to work-wasn't
that your understanding of it? A. just the
workingmen.
Q. 1t did not apply to the company at all
at least you did not so understand it9 A.
No, sir.
Had to Have a Pass.
Mr.. Robb-UnIess he had card from
whom, did you say? A. Pass written by the
clerk, or whoever it was, in the Amalga-
mated Association headquarters.
Q. The Advisory Committee? A. Yes, sir;
1 mean the Advisory Committee.
Mr.. Cox-If Mr.. Frick had come and got
ten pass from the Advisory Board he could
have gotten in, could he? A. 1 suppose if
he could have escaped he could, yes.
Mr.. Brennen-Did you see anybody ad-
mitted by pass or otherwise? A. Yes. sir.
@. Who were they! a. l don't know who
the man was. l saw man was brought in
from the headquarters while l was there,
and he was accompanied by one of the
worilmen there.
Q. lam speaking about ut the gate-did
you see anybody admitted in to the gate?
was asking if you saw anybody admitted
into the works by pass. A. Yes. sir, l saw
party get in. went up with the man and
saw him admitted.
Q. Did you know him? A. No, sir, did
not.
Mr.. Patterson-Did you say that somebody
was with him when he was admitted? A. He
O. Anybody go mp with him to the gutter
A. No, sir-I followed him up to the gate to
sec
Mr.. Breck-If he got in? A. See if he got
in. He went i'll for his tools.
Mr.. CoS-Do yon know whether he got
them? A. Yes. sir. presumably. / don't
knoG.
The Rulps for Admis,io
Q. Did you hear anything said about
whether the members of the firm were to
be admitted or not If they applied for pass?
Q, You heard nobody was to be admitted
except the clerical force of the office? A.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Bre nen-You did not understand that
the owners were TO be excluded, did you?
n No, sir; said not.
Mr. Patterson-You also said there was
nothing said about whether they were or
not? A. No, sir; there was nothing said.
Mr. Robb-They would not allow anybody
that came on the Little Bill go in? A. The
Little Bill had not been heard of vet.
MI Cox-Nor the model barges neither?
B. f. Wood, Assistant Superintendent of
the Homestead Mill, was the next witness.
He was examined by Mr.. Patterson, who
asked him:
Q. Do you know Hugh ODonnellG A.
know him by sight. yes, sir.
Q. DO you know his signature? A. have
seen the signature on the plate mill scale.
A letter was produced here.
Mr.. Patterson-Do you dispute that that
paper is from the Advisory Committee2
Mr.. Brennen-It has no name to it.
Identifying the Signature.
Mr.. Patterson-The last two words. "Ad-
visery Committee?"
Mr.. Brennen-I think we will not admit
that: we would like to have that proven.
Mr.. Patterson-Will you look at this
,% &c
closed and say whether you ever received
that, and if so, how? A l received that
about O'Clock on Saturday evening. the Cd
OF July, delivered by a boy, L should think
staid outside while 1 read the letter by a
light inside. l did not recognize him or
know him. identify the letter, though, as
the one which l received.
Mr. Brennen-Wkat is the date?
Mr.. Cox-The date of this is July Cd.
Mr.. Patterson-You got it July I'd? A. I
got it July I'd, on Saturday night.
Q. Had you any communication before
that from the Advisory Board? A. No, sir.
@. Or any Information as to the organiza-
ton of the Advisory Board? A. Nothing
@. Had you heard of the existence of this
Committee at that time? A. Ger
lainly 1 had. heard it the first of the
month.
Q. The first of July? a. Yes. SIR
Mr. Robb-Was there any such thing in
existence, so far as you had heard of, on the |
I'd of June? A. Not to my knowledge. / |
that signature with O'Donnell's |
signature on the plate mill scale. That is |
my only basis.
MIR. Cox-You are not an expert? A. No, |
sir.
Mr.. Patterson-Do you known Mr.. O'Don- |
nell's handwriting by seeing his signature |
on the plate mill scale?
MIR. Bremen Makes a Suggestion.
Mr.. Brennen-I would rather suggest, as l |
n sfo nd hot hot ha tha
way by which you would tell if it was Mr.. |
0 O'DOnnell's handwriting unless an expert |