Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-05
A HEARING NOT NECESSARY.
Five of the Carnegie Officials Who Were
Charged With Murder Give Bail in SO,

Charged With Murder Give Bail in S10,-
600 Each-Messrs. Potter and Corey
Give Themselves Up.
II. c. Frick, General Manager Potter
Secretary Lovejoy, Yardmaster Dovey and
Nevin Mcconnell, superintendent OF open
hearth furnace No. 2, were yesterday ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 each
on charge of murder They we're re-
leased without having to stand a hearing.
AT $50 yesterday morning Judge Ewing
was on hand prepared to hear the applica-
tion for the admission to bail of Mcconnell
and Dovey. Long before that hour crowds
of laboring men and attorneys had assem-
bled around the Court House. The court
officials for some reason seemed to want to
make the hearing as private as possible
The case came up in Criminal Court but in
stead of using the regular Criminal Court
room Judge Ewing transferred the case to
his own room, Common Pleas No. 2. This
was done so the crowd might be better pre-
vented from entering the room. 1t worked
fairly we'll The tipstaff on duty did not
feel Inclin ed to let many people outside of
the attorneys into the room. Only few
steelworkers gained admission to the space
outside the rail The corridors outside the
doors were packed almost to sufocation
with mill men and their sympathizers
Frick Is Admitted to Bail.
Attorneys Bremen and Burleigh for the
prosecution were on hand long before court
was called. Some time later the lawyers for
the defense came in. Judge Ewing was the
last to arrive. He had been shut up in the
library for some time, and came in armed
with a number of books As soon as he
went on the bench Attorney Burleigh went
to him, and they held short consultation.
Before beginning the hearing, Judge
Ewing ordered that H. c. Frick be al
lowed to give bail in the sum of $40, 900
and that the arrangements be made at his
home. r. B. and A. W. Mellon were the
bondsmen. An officer was dispatched to
Mr.. Frick's home to have the bond signed.
After this Dovey and Mcconnell were
brought over from the Jail. The case was
then started.
Mr.. Burleigh opened the hearing, but
the opening was really the closing. Judge
Ewing's views given at the hearing
Wednesday afternoon were so plain that
there was no mistaking them. They had
everything 10 do with not requiring the
defendants to undergo a hearing YESTERDAY
The following remarks of Mr.. Burleigh show
this: 81 have made a careful examina-
tion of the facts in this case
and after consultation with the private
counsel for the prosecution, have come to
the conclusion that there will be no obiec-
tion to the defendants being admitted to-
bail. In view of Your Honor's opinion of
the law and your ruling as to the rights of
the respective parties in this case, we feel
constrained to make no objection to their
release on bail
Hearing Was Not Necessary.
Attorney Knox came back a little sar-
castically. Addressing Mr.. Burleigh he
said: "You made such a blow last night
about what you were going to show that 1
would like very much to hear your case
Attorney Cox made this reply: 81 can see
no use Of having hearing when We admit
the offense is bailable one"
Judge Ewing came forward at this point
and speedily put a stop to this sparring.
''They can give bail in $40, 600 each," be
said. He then asked who was offered as
bondsmen. The Messrs. Mellon were again
offered. The Judge remarked that he would
be willing to take their personal obligations
for s.. 600, 000 As they were on four bonds
of $4,000 each already, Mr.. Ewing said he
would ask them if they were worth the ad-
ditional sum. The bondsmen quickly as
sured him that they were, and they were
accepted.
While the bondsmen were preparing the
papers, Manager Potter and Superintendent
Corey walked into the courtroom and gave
themselves up. Their advent caused no
surprise to the attorneys nor those within
the railing. Out in the corridor however.
the mill men showed that they had not been
looking for such a turn in affairs. Both
gentlemen waived a hearing and were ad-
mitted to bail The sum was again fixed at
$4,000, and the Messrs. Mellon furnished
the bond. This brought to close the case
and the four principals speedily left the
building.
The spectators were not well pleased with
the admission of the men to bail without a
hearing. They claimed it was unfair from
the tact that all the Homestead steelwork-
ers who were arrested had to stand
hearing.