Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-04
CHARGED WITH MURDER
The Officials of the Homestead
Mills Placed Under Bail.
HUGH RossLAYsTHB INFORMATION

claims Potter ordered the shooting.
PIrTsBURs, Aug. 4.-The threatened pro-
ceedings against the officers of the Carnegie
company were taken Warrants We're is
sued for H. c. Frick. chairman; T. f. Love
joy, secretary; II. NJ. Curry, treasurer; j..
g. H. Leishman. vice chairman, and others
their subordinates. Each Of these appeared
by counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge
Of murder brought against them, and were
liberated in $4,000 bail.
The news Of the intended arrests, which
reached Homestead, filed the hearts Of the
locked out men with jubiation. II was
thought that If the executive heads Of the
company. including the foremen Of the DIFF
ferent departments could be put in jail, if
only for a few days a great deal would be
accomplished and big point scored for the
locked ont men.
Constable Wood, Of Homestead, arrived
with four warrants on charges OF murder
One was for Superintendent Potter, and
the Others for Messrs Dewey, Corey and
Mcconnell The constable served the war
rants on Messrs. Dewey aud Mcconnell
who were at their -work. Corey crossed
Sse river and mode his WAY down to Pitts
burg.
BY this time a rumor mad spread through
Homestead that all the entire executive
heads OF the Carnegie company would pass
through the town under arrest As q con-
sequence the stations at Munhall City Farm
and Homestead were crowded with locked
ont men. Dovey and Mcdonnell were tal-'1
on at Munhall station. So great was the
crowd that Major Crawford, of the Fiji
teenth regiment sent down two cc.or' ~ies
70 preserve order The crowd gradually
pressed their way TO the train until the
militia drove them back.
Lovcjoy Was smart.
Meantime a very interesting scene was
transpiring in Pittsburg, where IL was
thought Secretary Lovejoy and Mr. Lcish-
man would be arrested Secretary Loveioy,
as soon as he heard that warrant had been
issued, left his Office by a back door, crossed
two blocks on fire escapes and had his bail
bond signed in the court before any one
knew H.
The result was that Judge Ewing's court
was nearly empty when the heads Of the
Carnegie company appeared Judge Ewing
stroked his whiskers as he waited for Alder.
man King, whose presence by the Pittsbure
custom was necessary before the men could
be admitted to bail.
When the alderman arrived the prisoners
formally surrendered themselves. W. j.
Brennan and John f. Cox were present foi
the prosecution and +. j. Brcck and p. G.
Knox for the defense.
The information sworn TO by Hugh Ross
charged that on July 9, 1872, H. G. Frick,
7. F. Lovejoy, Robert G. A. Corey, j. c.
A. Leishman, II. NJ. Curry, g. w. Borell,
Fred Primer, w. H. Burt, Nevin McCon-
nell, James Dewey, John Cooper and Fred
W. Hinde did, Of their malice aforethought,
feloniously and riotousy, with force and
arms and deadly weapons, kill and murder,
and did cause feloniously to be killed and
murdered John y. Morris, George w. Rut.
ter, Silas Wayne and Joseph sotax, then
and there being in the peace OF the com.
monwealth Of Pennsylvania.
This information is made upon the
information received and believed &c
be the truth. This deponent, therefore,
prays and desires that a warrant may issue
and the aforesaid defendants may be ar
rested and held TO answer the charge OF
murder, and further deponent saith not
Counsel for the prosecution said that they
would not resist application for bail in the
cases OF Messrs. Lovejoy, Leishman aud
Curry, but would resist IN the case Of Pot
ter and all the Pinkertons The three
mentioned at once gave bonds signed by r
W. Melon, and Immediately left court and
returned 70 the chief Office Of the company.
All this time Superintendent Potter had
occupied q back seat. When his turn came
It was found that he was absent
Tho Judges Severe Remarks.
Somehow or other he had disappeared
during the proceedings, and his counsel
gave it TO be understood that he would be
present later on and give bail OF stand trial
After application for the commitment OF
the other men Judge Ewing was especially
severe. He remarked;
think II the story in the newspapers Is true
none of the men charged in the information
can De held FOR murder, and certainly not IN
the first degree The mon on shore were there
ilegally, and unless you can show me thort
was n malicious and deliberate killing there Is
no use wasting any more time. The mon on
the parges were there legally, and the other.
were there Illegally. There is no equality be-
tween these two parties. IL is not very mate
rial who began me shooting
The men In the barges had tho right TO us,
Al necessary force 20 maintain their rightfu
possession Of this property. II there Is a cas-,
Eere viii hear II, but you must show me som,
Wlllu and uncolleu Tor killing. One Of the
crowds was a mob, the other was there legally
You do not stand I'm the same position. TAX,
your own statements and can see no parable
case. The people on the hank were in thl
wrong from the start If this is a case OF re
taliation / would like TO know t.
This information is made by a man who him
self IS charged with murder, and IS now on bail
II would have been better had e been made bi
some other person The district attorne'
should have been informed of this It has
peculiar look and tastes Of retaliation Nh
Cox and Mr.. Brennan, wish You would inforr
the district attorney what case you haveagains
these other five, who have waived a hoarir
You must have a good case OF ! win waste n
time.
The court then adjourned for the day
Mcconnell and Dewey were taken 10 jai
The prosecution makes the assertion tina
Mr. Potter was on the boat and gave order
10 fire, and that innocent people on the oui
skirts Of the mob were specially picked on
and killed. The remainder against whoI
charges were made are accused as accom-
plices.
Captain Loder Ia Command.
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