Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-09
STORY OF THE RIOT
Told by officers and Men Who We're
Stopped From Going to Work.
NINE HELD UNDER $1,000 BAIL.
Alexandsr Morrison Struck in the Back
With 9, Chair and Clubs
LIVELY TILT BETWEEN THE LAWYERS

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resulted in parole of Mclean and Snyder,
their counsel promising to deliver them
when needed. The other nine were held
under 8, 900 bail for court. The evidence
against Snyder and Mclean was not strong.
Captain Breck explained that Deputy Sheriff
Sam Young was responsible for the informa-
tions against them. He left to attend to
other business while the hearing was going
on, but his testimony will be taken again.
Mr.. Bremen asked for the discharge of the
two men, but Il was finally agreed to parole
them until Deputy Young could be heard.
Ursin, the Hungarian, was brought from
the Jail He doesn't seem to have any
friends, and must languish in the bastile.
When Alderman Reilly raped for order,
shortly after o'clock, his stufy rear office
was packed with mill workmen. The
weather was warm and the room was un-
comfortable. The crowd was restless, and
interrupted the proceedings at various
times Finally the Alderman cleared the
room and called in the people wanted.
Several constables were pressed into serv-
ice to preserve order.
ABapiist Was Perfectly Satisfactory.
o. P. Griffith, coal and iron policeman,
and the man who made the informations,
was the first witness called. He had his
commission with him, and he twitched the
big envelope nervously. He soon settled
down and answered questions glibly. Mr.
Bremen asked him If he believed in q
God, or . p lace of reward and punishment
He replied that he was o member of the
Duquesne Baptist Church. Captain
Breck smiled, and asked his op-
ponent if Baptist would do.
Mr.. Bremen explained that somebody told
him Griffith was an infdel. Mr.. Griffith
stated that he had lived In Duquesne for
three years, and had been an officer
since March 81, 1891. He worked first for
Carnegie Bros. Mr. Bremen told him that
his commission had expired, but it didn't
worry him. He said he wasn't aware of it
In substance Officer Griffith said: II
was on duty at the Duquesne works during
the night of August and the morning of
the fourth. l left at 8 o'clock in the
morning. I saw a good many men around
the mill gate during the night, and about
o'clock in the morning 1 was stopped by
several who wanted to know whore was
going. Toward daylight . crowd of 100
men or more collected around the gate.
Some stood on the Pittsburg. Virginia and
Charleston and the street car tracks.
recognized among them Jacob Baker, Will
lam Bennett, T. P. Hogan, William Graft,
James Bssler, David Matthews, Emslie
Cotz, Martin Kennedy, William Thompson,
William Nollen and Fedley.
Saw The Workers Assaulted.
'T saw Baker, Cotz and Bennett use vio-
lence on Alex Morrison, who was coming
to work. After Morrison had besn turned
around, Baker struck him on the back with
the back Of chair, Cotz hit him with his
fist and Bennett pushed him. William
Milslagle, another workman, was ap-
preached BY the crowd and followed toward
his home. I saw H. Y. Boyce stopped by
F. P. Hogan, but he got into the mill after
wards. The mob had clubs made of slaves
] saw no other weapons. saw men stopped,
but don't know their names The crowd
kept back old employees from entering the
works"
At this point Mr.. Bremen cros.-exam-
ined. Griffith explained in detail. He said
Hogan had roll in bis hand that he was
using Couldn't tell whether it was paper
or club. Craft and Bennett carried good
sized sticks. He said he was not an expert
length, breadth or thickness. Essler had
piece Of Q limb. Cot Baker and Hess
carried clubs Matthews he saw in
the crowd, but he hadn't club.
Kennedy, Thompson, Fedley and Nollen
had clubs longer than the others. The mob
tried to keep out Boyce and Millslagle.
The witness had nothing to say sgainst
Ursin, Mclean or Snyder. During the ex-
animation Mr.. Bremen and Griffith had
several lively tits At one time the
lawyer said the witness was an expert
swearer. 'Yes, to the truth always" he
quickly answered.
Courdn't Hear tho Hard Names
II. Y. Boyce. former Deputy Sheriff of
the county, was called. His manner was
mild, and he was inclined to pass of the
whole affair as one of not much Importance
He said there was big crowd around the
gate, talking, consulting and stopping men
going TO work. He is a carpenter, and was
held up with Others The men hung on his
shoulders, but he wasn't abused. They
called him some tough names, but he said he
was hard of hearing ard didn't pay much
attention to their remarks. They told him
it was time to stop work and he went
home
John Walters, one of the watchmen, was
the next witness. He was on duty at 6 in
the morning. He saw Bennett, Essler and
Baker in the crowd. The mob was yelling
and showing to keep the people from going
to work. The trouble was kept up until
o'clock. The Hungsrians left when the men
spoke to them. He saw Ursin also in the
crowd, but not Mclean or SNYDER.
William Millslagle is foreman of the
machine shops He is pleasant little fell
low, and spoke of the defendants as my
friends here" He concluded discretion
was the better part Of valor, and when
asked to go home concluded to move with
out kicking up a fuss Five men, of whom
Bennett was one, stopped him, and told
him to go home. Bennett acted as escort
for him. He saw 20 to 100 people around
the gate. Many had clubs. He said he had
to promise the boys he wouldn't go back to
work again TO keep from having his head
punched. He went into the mill after din
ner.
He Wasn't Afraid of Sticks.
John Foley testified that he saw the crowd
preventing men from going to work. The
sticks In their lands. he thought, were not
dangerous He remained until the squad
of soldiers arrived about noon, and dis
persed the mob by charging bayonets.
Alex. Morrison is water tender. The
crowd gave him three minutes to get back
home He was turned around by the men,
and was hit ia the back with piece of a
chair, fists and other hard substances. He
couldn't see who struck him. One blow
on the neck dazsd him, and his recollection
of the day is not clear He heard consider
able profane language, and one man
shouted: "Give him the same medicine
tina. we gave the other fellow" He didn't
know TO whom they referred.
David Hanna was the next witness called.
lie was employed as a deputy at the mill.
He said he went on duty about 9 o'clock
and that at 3 o'clock q crowd began to
gather. lie saw them stop several per-
sons, among them Mr.. Boyce, but they re-
leased all of them afterward. They were
verr insulting in their language to him, and