The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-14
WANTED 10 MAKE THEN SICK
-.s,oy or A COOK IN TIE
'o. .orD HOMESTEAD POISONING.


,.~h.r who says He was Taken n
r,,rh,. of Labor Headquarters" and
.a 4. Powder which Tie Put in
r,, md Conce of the NOMINATION
r,r,men inside tho Carnegie Works.
.,,,n bee. 13.--The action OF the
hiAS in iayorably considering the appli-
eowln y, nonuty sheriff Farrell for n reausi-
du'p Governor Of Kentucky for tho de-
iNnV ,.,o tho custody OF Allegheny county
Ne'' l AZ. was lascd on several af1idavits.
ia'no' ,,,hose was that OF Patrick Gallagher.
Vu ,,n cook in the Carnegie works. en-
Eeu 81 !, rhnt is known as restaurant No.
Foy'. .ns o5 for about twenty-five days. and
RON w., {, for eighteen days In restaurant
yo6 ,c.u,,,,,.rs ,,s Tint IN coma
III ,",, the .lst and 18th Of August
u ".s,,t Beatty approached him in Pittsburgh
l Wv. subect Of putting something In tho tea
VI D..as.. made for the workmen which would
W.. ,bs srect OF making those drinking tho
. ~. y, rof,e sick and weak and unable to work.
=. Than says that on the following day
nv, n, toos him in company with one ]. NJ.
r nsss,on to sea II. II. Dempsey. the Master
r,s.an Of District Assembly No b knights
THAR nj ~; Third avenue. and there in
,,n.a him that Dempsey was tho man who
Wild turnish the material to put in the toa or
n,n,rher says that Beatty suggested in the
.,..nts OF Dempsey that Croton oil be used.
vt davidson objected. saying it was danger
~, ouss unless by a man experienced in the
ve Of it
Th.r.,ore Davidson and Gallagher both de-
,r,.i to have ANYTHING to do with the project
ysioyolyed danger to human life. Gallagher
then told to visit Dempsey every day or
~, until lie could get the material to be
uS On the TIN or Sth Of September
hnsiyed from Dempsey personally a bottle
attaining a yellow powder. which Dempsey
EARNED him contained three doses. one OF
y.A would be sufficient for pot OF coffee
gaining thirty gallons
ssubsequently nut this into the tea drank
Nm. Carnegie workmen in No. restaurant
Nh the result. as he believes. Of making such
,wsmen as drank it sick and unable to work:
| 4. subsequently received other powders OF
,yrarently the same character from Dempsey.
ND continued to administer them with similar
il also received others later from, Beatty.
VII, cautioned him not to use more than one
! put into the tea OF coffee to be- drunk By the
'N On one Nv occasion Beatty informed Gallagher
dog. which it had killed. Gallagher believed
mat These powders were injurious to the
health Of the men. and that William T.. Grit
tths was made. so sick thereby that his life
was despaired oil
Gallagher also SAYS that Beatty paid him on
one occasion 81. at an other inc s.. and prom-
sssd that he should DO well recompensed for
~ hat nj
T. he pa paid to him s35 for his services n the
H. g sSm ai s s approved bill for the addi
hGn.innati. intending to be present At Louis
Instituted u on behalf OF Beatty to secure his
mother AFFIDAVIT is similarly filed which is
nd By ]: H. Ford. q Pinkerton detective.
hHs forth that on Dec. he heard Gala
r. Tr ore to be paid Tor their services in ad-
rniaering the powders. and the latter re-
IN that he thought Dem psey would settle
s nus ns ff Dec. s
sstaded his investigation into the death Of
hs Jury, whom the Carnegie Company
tnght might have been poisoned at Home
lut to have been due to alcoholism. The
6yNs was far advanced. and there was not
ksast emblnnce of poison.
Cirles Stafford. who died In Toronto, Ont.
Knight from supposed poison admins torad
Homestead during the strike. is not known
Ehs Carnegie officials. Secretary .Loveioy
pa that the company sent several sick men
kns but kept no record Of them. Tho cook.
6,l,cher. who is said to have been the man
cpd others, is in Pittsburgh. but he is hiding.
through fear. so it Is said. that he will be
Hllet. The officials and members OF the
Homestead Advisory Board. continue to de-
them.
lnrIsvllIr Dec. 13.-Beatty. who is wanted
~ Homestead for the alleged poisoning. failed
70 secure release to- day by habeas corpus pro-
eeedings and will have n hearing tom orrow.