Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-10
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Warrants for Frick and the Pfnkertons-
Strikers Take the Offensive.

warrants FOR Frlck and the Pfnkertons-
Strikers Take the Offensive.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 3.-The threat
ened criminal proceedings against the
Carnegie officials and the Pinkertons,
charging them with murder, were begun
his morning, and warrants were issued
Or the arrest of the defendants. At IL
,'clock Messrs. Brennan, Cox and Hugh
Ross, the prosecuting witnesses. went
to Aid. Kings office, on the South
Side, and made the information, and
the warrants we're issued. Robert and
William Pinkerton, the heads of the
Plnkerton agency; J. A. Potter and @.
A. Corey, superintendent at the works,
and Messrs. Frick, Lovejov, Ieischmann
and Corey, officials of the company, and
the Pinkerton men are defendants
The information is as follows:
Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania VS.. II.
G. Frick: F. t. Lovejoy, Robert FinkertoD,
William Pinkerton, j. A. Potter, g. A.
Corey, G. A. Leischman, G. NJ. Curry, o.
". Burdell, Fred. Potter, w. FL. Burt
John Cooper and Fred w. Hinde.
Before me, the subscriber, Festus NJ.
King, an alderman IN and for the afore-
said city Of PittSburg, personally came
Hugh Ross. who upon oath deposes and
SAYS that in Miff1in Township,
Allegheny County, and state of
Pennsylvania, on the 9Th day of
July, 1892 said defendants did Of
their malice aforethought, feloniously and
riotously, with force and arms and deadly
weapons, kill and murder and did cause
feloniously to be killed and murdered
Joseph Sotax, John E. Morris, George
w. Rutter and SiIaS Waine, then
and there beng against the peace O" the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. iii n
formation is made On information received
therefore prays that warrant may issue
and the aforesaid defendants may be ar
rested and held to answer the charge Of
murder, and further deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Sd day of August 1892.
!Signed.] FEsrUs NJ. KING
Alderman.
Hugh Ross, this morning, said it was
not their intention to arrest Mr.. Frick
at present, or do anything to endanger
his life or health. eve will not arrest
all of them at present." said he. owe
have delayed this matter not because
we doubted our position, but to get the
necessary evidence"
1t is probable that informations will be
made later against the same persons for
conspiracy to depress the wages of
workmen and conspiracy to incite
riot by bringing force Of armed men
to Homestead.
Attorneys Brennan and Cox had a
long conference in Aid. Kings
office after the information had been
made, the result of which
was that only warrants against
F. T. F. Loveioy, secretary of the.
company, and J. L. Potter, uperintend-
ent of the mill, will be served at once
The warrant for the arrest Of Supt. Pot
ter was placed in the hands of Consta-
ole Stewart, who left for Homestead on
the LILO train, and expects to bring
back Mr.. Potter this afternoon on the.
4 O'Clock train. The warrant for Secre-
tary Loveioy was placed in the hands Of
Constable Walls. It is understood Mr..
Lovejoy will surrender, waive a hearing
and ask the court to fix the bail.
H. c. Tricks young son, born few
weeks ago, died to-day. 1t is not prob
able that the warrant for the arrest o.
Frck will be issued until after the