The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-04
The Coroner's Jury Does Not
Blame the PinkertOnS.
CARNEGIE OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Charged With Murder and Conspiracy
to Reduce WOrkmen's Wages.
While Arrests Are Being Made
Wisconsin Millmen Strike for Ten
HOurs-Trial OF Idaho Rioters.

PITTsBURG. Aug a-The strikers case received
black eye from the coroners jury this after
noon when a verdict was rendered in the case of
the seven dead strikers TO the effect that Sias
Swain. one of them, had been killed by mis-
sile from a cannon while in an unlawful assem-
bly,. IN the case of the Pinkertons the jury
found that J. Conners was fatally wounded by
party or parties unknown, with felonious in
tent
Hugh Ross, a strike lesder, this morning
swore out warrants for the arrest OF II. C.
Friek, chairman: 5. f. L. Lovejoy, secretary,
and J. G. Leishman and II. NJ. Carey. officials of
the Carnegie company: J. A. Potter and George
A. Forey, superintendents OF the mill: Robert
A. and William Pinkerton, and half dozen OF
their men who took part in the fight at Home
stead, charging them with murder. 1t is proba-
BILE that information will be made later against
them for conspiracy to depress the wages of
workmen and incite riot by bringing armed
men into Homestead. The suits have been de-
layed on account OF the shooting of Frck. and
it is not the intention to arrest him at present.
Frick' 8 young son died today.
Secretary Loveioy, Vice President Leishman
and Treasurer Carey, of the Carnegie company.
appeared before Judge Ewing in the criminal
court this afternoon 10 surrender themselves.
They were released on So 600 bail each. Messrs.
Frick, Ncvin. Mcconnell, Dovey and Potter were
represented by their attorneys Hearing on the
application for bail was postponed until tomor-
row. Judge Ewing said:
i think. if the story in the newspapers is true,
none OF the men charged in the information
can be held for murder. certainly not In the
first degree. The men On the barges had the
right to use all necessary force 10 maintain
rightful possession of this property
Dovey and Mcconnell, arrested at Homestead,
were taken to Jail at 10 o'clock and locked up tor
the night The statement that Potter ar
rested and later released on bail is erroneous,
and ia mt yrnhahia that he will surrender
himself until tomorrow, as it would neeessitate
remaining i'll jail over night 1t is said the
reason Potter did not surrender this afternoon
was that the evidence against him is stronger
than the others, he having been on the barge
with the Pinkerton men, and, it is claimed, he
gave the order to fire.
Heinrich Bauer, the anarchist charged with
being accessory to the shooting of Frick. was
released on 5000 bail today, but Judge Ewing
refused to accept bail in the case of Anarchist
Knold. as, he said, there was evidence that
Knold had shown Bergman the Carnegie OFF,
GERS.
The Carnegie company, it is said, will make
an attempt to start the DuQuesne plant Mon
day.
HOMESTEAD, Aug. 3.-The arrest OF Yardmas-
ter James Dovey and Superintendent McCon-
neil, of the open hearth department., on a charge
| of murder this afternoon, was attended by
turbulent scenes, necessitating interference of
When Constables Stewart AID Climber reached
Homestead with foar warrants, two for the
above Carnegie officials and the others for su-
perintendent Potter and George A. Forey, ru-
mors of the prospective arrests spread through
town and hundreds of the locked out aud strik-
ing men gathered at the different stations. At
Munhal the crowd numbered 200. The train
on which the coustables and prisoners were to
be taken to Pittsburg was few minutes late,
and when the constable and prisoners arrived
nt the depot the crowd surged around the sta
ton door the prisoners were hurried into
1t, while patrol of militia stroye TO
keep the men back, but the force
was unequal TO the occasion. Every min
ute the crowd increased, while the uttered
threats, especially directed against Dovey, were
plainly heard. As the time passed the crowd
became more tur bulent, and word was hastily
sent 10 the provost marshal. He dispatched at
once Major Crawford with company of the
Fifteenth regiment On arrival at the depot the
soldiers marched company front, pushing back
the crowd, which retired in surly
way. One striker named Thomas Bowen
became obstreperous and yelled:
'sThree cheers for Dovey, damn him +"
Before the crowd could give them two soldiers
hastily seized Bowen. lie was hustled into the
station and placed in charge of two deputies
| This stern measure queled the hostile demon
strations. Bowen viii be charged with unlaw-
| full asssmbage and disorderly conduct, and
probably with melting to riot. The turbulent
| demonstration has convinced General Wylie
| that it would be useless To remove the militia
| from Homestead at present.