Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-20
IL is SETTLED NOW
Strikers Fired the First Shot
at Homestead.
cRlTcHLoW SEEN SHOOTING
Very Damaging Testimony Proven by
Young Samuel Ssewart-Ths
State Rests Its Case.


this morning Captain Cooper, who was
in charge OF the Pinkertons on the
barges 1T Homestead on July 6, was
placed on the stand and cross-exam-
med by the defense. Witness said he.
with about 200 men from New York
and Philadelphia, left for Pittsburg
July 4; met the other men at youngs-
town, o.; knew that there were no men
brought from Canada. Witness had
charge OF the New York and
Philadelphia men; Captain Norton was
in charge of the Chicago men; Captain
Hines was in command OF all. Witness
has been in tho employ o. the Pinker-
tons continuously for twenty-five
years. excepting the last two weeks;
had been detailed - detective for Bar
num's circus nine years; there were
eight or ten regular Plnkerton men on
the bsrges; :Connors had been en-
ployed - race track detective; when
bsrRes approached Homestead revol-
vers and niaces were given 10 the men
by Captain Hines; saw twc boxes OF
Winchester rifles on the barges.
When men tried TO land ~ Home
stead man threw himself on his back
on the gang plank and began TO fire
at the men on the barge with . re-
volver. There were about twenty
Pinkerton mon on the boat at the time,
about ten Of them armed with rifles.
The man on the plank did not fall and
witness did not see any of the PInker-
tons shoot 1T him. Witness was hit on
the knee by piece of iron fired from
the cannon. COnn0rs WAS ON the outer
large when he was shot. The men on
the barges did not fire until witness
gave them the command to do so.
There were two or three hundred peO-
pie on the bank at this time. They
did not run away. A minute later
. second order to fire was given, and
after this the men fired ~ they pleased
and the people on shore scattered.
Saw Crltchlow Shoot.
At the aftern oon session of court the
request of the jury to attend church
tomorrow was denied. The cross-ex-
animation Of w. H. Burt, who is also
under indictment for riot and murder,
was completed. Mr.. OCOnnor, anoth-
| er PInkerton, said he was on the barge.
AS they passed through Lock No. the
harges were fired on from the shore,
and this continued till the works were
passed. Witness then related the story
Of the attempt to land ut the works
| and said that no shots were fired from
the barges until four men had been
shot and about twenty shots had
been fired from the shore. Witness
told of the attempt to burn the barges
by the use of cannon and dynamite.
| This witnessls the man who escaped
| by telling the strikers after the surren-
der that he Was q Chicago newspaper
man. When he had escaped he was
held up in the Pittsburg. McKeesport
and Youghiogheny bridge aud asked
il he had y revolver. ''Yes, two," ne
answered, and when ordered to give
them up he said "Why should I.
got them on the barges. Go down and
get some yourself. There are plenty
there"
Capt. w. b. Rodgers Of the
Little Bill described the barges
and the incidents of the trip.
He corroborated the other witness.
Joseph II. Gray testified To having
been on the steamboat. Little Bill, on
the morning of July 8; was there in
the capacity Of deputy sheriff OF
| Allegheny county. The witness was
asked no further questions and there
was no cross-examinRtiOn. James Por.
ter, a photographer, testified to taking
pictures OF the barges about $50 in the
afternoon OF July 8. At this point the
court took a recess until O'clock.
Several witnesses identified Critch-
low and testified tney saw
HIM in tho vicinity Of the mill yard
with gun in his hands on July 6
Samuel Stewart testified he saw Joseph
A. Hall, James Flanagan and Critch
low fire in the direction of the barges
Stewart is a clerk in the employ If the
Carnegie company, and his testimony
was very damaging to the defendant
He was cool, and all efforts to confuse
him were unsuccessful. When Stewar
left the stand at $3.50 O'Clock, Distric
Attorney Burleigh announced that the
commonwealth would rest. Cour
then adjourned until Monday morn