Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-23
M'LUCKIE'S REPLY
To the Indictment Of Himself and
Associates.
CHARGES AGAINST FRICK EFT al,

Including Lovcjoy, Leishman, and the
Pinkertons An Information Accusing
Them of Riot and Conspiracy-Most of
the Accused BaiIed in $4,000 Each-In-
dictment Against the Military Officers
Who 'StrunG Up" Private Iams-Frick
Visits the Homestead Mills and Finds
Things i'm Bad shape.
PITTsBURG, Sept. 23-Yesterday after
ooon Burgess McLuckie of Homestead APP
peared at the Office of Alderman King. on
the south side, and made informations
against the officials of the Carnegie Steel
company and the Pinkerton Detective
agency. All the persons previously charged
with murder were accused of riot and con-
spiracy in separate informations. The
names of the accused are: III. c. Prick,
George Lauder. Henry NJ. Curry, John G..
A. Leishman. Otis Childs, Francis 7. +.
Lovejoy, Lawrence c. Phipps, John A Pot
ter, q. A. Corey, j. f. Dovey, Nevin Nc
Connell, William Pinkerton, John Cooper,
C. w. Bedell, Frederick Primer, w. II.
Bnrt, Frederick w. Kinds, and others.
The Charges I'm Detail
The information makes this recital:
"That in the township of Miffiin and else
where, in the county of Allegheny and else
where, on July last, and prior thereto,
.he defendants and others unknown did
unlawfully combine, confederate, conspire
and agree together to depress the wages of
labor in that county and elsewhere; to in
cite riot and he disturbance of the public
peace and cause public disaffection, and
produce violence, disorder and breaches of
the peace by employing and fetching an
armed body of nearly 800 men from other
states,
And Did UnIawfully Combine
ITO bring in to the state of Pennsylvania n
large number of men. who were not citi-
Zens. and arm these imported men and
have them embarked on a steamship and
transported to Marlin township under the
gJise OF watchmen, when in fact they
unlawfully armed with Winchester re
peating rifles and uniformed as an army,
and that these men, belonging to an agency
called the ''Pinkertons," did incite riot,
commit murder, produce disaffection and
create breaches of the public peace and de
press wages in the said county of Ale
gheny and elsewhere by the said combine
ton, conspiracy and confederation, CON
tr;iry to law
With Noise, Tumu;t and Riot.
The other information charges that the
defendants did unlawfully, riotously and
tumultuously assemble in the township of
Miffiin, and did with loud noise tumult
and riot discharge firearms and other mis-
silcs, and did kill, slay and wound divers
good citizens of this commonwealth. and
did disturb the public peace to the terror
and fear of divers good citizens of this com
mCnwealth.
The Big Defendants Under Bonds
Warrants We're issued and placed in the
hands of the alderman's constable, who at
once placed Secretary Lovejoy under arrest.
The latter appeared at the alderman's of
flee, waived a hearing for court, and gave
bail in &, 900. Later in the day Prick,
Phipps, Leishman, Curry, Childs, Potter,
Mcconnell, Dewey, and Corey appeared at
Alderman Kings office. waived a hearing.
and gave bail in the sum of 81 900 on each
charge, or s., 900 each for their appearance
at court.
May Tackle "a Combine
Banker X. B. Mellon became bondsman
for each of the accused. 1t Is understood
that the prosecution in presenting the
cases to court will undertake to test the
legality of the recent combination of the
various Carnegieinterests.
Makes Iams Feel Good.
The grand jury yesterday found true bills
against Lieutenant Colonel j. b. X. Streat-
or. Colonel A. l.. Hawkins and Assistant
Surgeon William Simpson Grim, of the
Tenth regiment National guards of Penn
sylvania, charged with aggravated assault
and battery in connection with the case of
William L. Iams, private in Company X.
There is also a true bill against Colonel
Hawkins on a charge of assault and bat
terry. The story of Iams' punishment is
well known. and the right of National
will be tested in this case.