New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12
FOR TREASON AND MURDER.
INDICTMENTS AGAINST HOMESTEAD StRlk-
Frs AND CARNEGIE OFFICIALS.
THE CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. FEICK AND HIS
AssoClATEs-O'DONNELL AND THIErY
OTHERS ACCUSED OF TREASON


OTHERS ACCUSED OF TREASON.
Flt'hhnre, Oct. 1.-The Grand Jury sitting IN
the treason cases against Homestead strikers and
'hc murJcr and conspiracy charges against II. {.
Flick. various other officials of the Carnegie Steel
Company and the Pinkerton dctcctivcs at 3:l0
this afternoon brought in true bills in all the
cases. After tho charge To tic Grand Jury yes
terday hy Chief Justice Paxson in the treason
cascs. il was thought that the murder charges
would he postponed, and when the Jury reported
on them also il came in the nature of a surprise.
Chief Justice PaNson, Of the Supreme Court Of
this State, and Judge Kennedy of the County
Court occupied the bench when tic Jury entered
the courtroom.
Foreman Berlin presented tho findings, which,
after examination by the judges, were handed to
tho clerk of the courts Tho bills against Hugh
O,Donnell and others for treason include thirty
ono defendants. They arc Hugh ODonnell, John
McLuckic, David Lynch, Thomas j Crawford,
Harry fayno, Elmer K. Ball. Horny Hayard, j. w.
Brown, George Champcno, Isaac Critchlow, Miller
Colgan, John Coyle, Jack Clifford. Dennis NJ.
Cush, William VI. Concghy. Michael Cummings,
William Combs, John Dicrkin, Patrick Fagaa.
W. II. Caches, Matthew Harris, Reid Kennedy,
John Miller, q. :. Searght, John Murray, w. II.
W. .
Roberts, George Rylands and George W. Sarver.
The indictments for murder are for the killing
Of George w. Rutter, John T.. Morris, Joseph Sot,k
and Silas Vain, all strikers and include IT, C..
Ffick, chairman of the company: F. r F. Love
JOY, secretary: j. A. Potter, superintendent; J. G..
A. Leishman, vice-chairman; w. +. Corey, as
sistant superintendent; Ncvin Mcconnell and
James Dovcy, mill bosses and Robert Pinkerton,
Vim. Pnkerton. G. W Biddell. W n Burt. John
Cooper and i. ". Iindc. Of the Pinkcrton De
tcctivc Agency.
The bills for conspiracy embrace all those
charged with murder with the addition Of George
Lander, ii. NJ Curry. Otis Childs. l.. c. Phipps Of
the Steel Company, and Fred W. Primer a de-
tectivc. Those charged with aggravated riot are
II. C. Frick, II. VI. Curry, J. q. L. Leishman
+. 7. +. Lovcjoy. l.. {. Phpps j. :. Dovcy, Ncvin
Mcronnol john Cooper. G. ". Biddcll. Fred
Primer. W. II. Burt ami F. w Hindc
The true bill in the treason cases charges that
tn" defendants did, "on the first day of June in
the year OF Onr Lord 1892, az the Borough of
Homestead. in the said county and in the township
Of Minin, and cSowhcrc within the said Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania and bcyord the borders
Of sd STATE unlawfuy fconiously. lni~nv.
malicously and traitorousy compass. imagined
and intended TO raise and levy war. insurrccton
Pcnnsy ylyania."
The witnesses whose names are given hy the
Grand Jury as having testified before them are
Henry Beethoven. county detective: Samuel Clu-
ely. deputy sheriff; +. c. Bishop, telegraph oper-
,tor AT Homestead; Henry Lewis Robert Herbert,
C.. W. Danziger. T.. {. Christie, newspaper cor
respondents: and Joseph Gray. special deputy
sheriff.
The indictment against the Carnegie officials ior
murdc. reads AS follows in the case OF Sas VAIN
Tba, the said defendants. on tho sivtl day ~
Julv 1892 with force and arms, then ana thrfe
being did make an assault on Slas VAIN ana ic-
oniously, maciou-ly, and Of their mhc" a'"fc-
though, did Kill and murder. contrary TO the io'i,
of Assembly. and against the p'Ac" anu "H'"N VI
tho { commonwealth OF PcnnsS lyania. III,
Tho nro.ccutor in the murder cases is linsh
Ross. against whom there Al" Charge ot nlut", -,
treason. conspiracy and riot. he Wi'hrSSW,y Wun ,V
tho nro.rrution were Captain kuhr, J. IT, MlN'n
Dr. Barton. DR.. Foeclson, T. Marc'S' rIn r" :,
Rodacrs. i II Gray. DR.. Oshurn, William I@yior,
DR. Purman. Dr. Met j, II. 'illci''' '''""'
Thc iniirtmcnt against Mr. Frick and his as
sociat.-, for conspiracy sets iortn allo,ie ",i
things tha, said defendants ana unla"tu1s 1as >
f.l.eIv and n,acIOnhly cDn>pire, combine, i""fr-
AZ. and agree together 10 dcpre9'. lover. TSH'n
and diminish wages of divers persons 'nlplofrl
hv tho Carnegie steel Company, Llmiteh l cI"e
mn the steel manufactorN and 7" cca" ""Ik wv"
nncratiors therein, and to convey ana c5ha' u"
Irr .~nt 800 men and upward armed with guns,
otc IN oyorawc intimida" and fnShteh
pcreons in the said township of NiillIn. VINO We're
before employed hy the said Carnegie Stcel Tom,
ron,, N invade tho said township of Miin an'l
70 attack and TO shoot oil and discnarg" the sad
deadly weapons against said persons lately en-
ploycd by said CaIncSi" St",'l COMPANY i1n.I"'
In REGARD 10 the fight Oh the morning oi JuN u,
The iii sav- the defendants dld counsel ah'l
advice the shooting. ,,
Among the conspiracy witnesses Ignh %
NcLmcllic Burgess Of Homestead Ih" Indlct-
ment IN the riot cases against frick "i'iciaS an
Icrs little from that in tho conspiracy charSr.
The Grand Jury's action did not cdu"' mucn
c,citcmnnt among the public generally, nth'
Icfendanis themselves took il coolly. lh"1a A.
ncrin officials. however, declined T. talH on o."
subject Of the charges 1t is nj known yet whit
term of the criminal court tn" eases VIII o'
assigned TO.