Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-16
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-f IL is tue alInOSU unlVerSaJ opinion mere
that the battle has only just begun;
that the bloody scenes of Wednesday
will be reenacted and reenacted. Ger
tain it seems that If the policy of send
ing Pinkerton men here is kept up
more murder will be committed. Or
ganized labor here looks on the Pinller-
ton man as common enemy, deserving
of no more mercy than a wild beast that
comes from its lair to devour and
destroy. To kill off this enemy is
looked on as the greatest glory that
can fall to the lot of mortal man. This
army of 5000 men is openly pledged to
eXterminate every Pinkerton man who
comes, and in their present temper, un-
less they are brought into subjection
at once by the state authorities, they
will do it. The Pinkerton men are just
as determined.
1t is very generally asserted that the
battle would have been avoided had
deputy sheriffs been sent to the village
instead of the Pinkerton men, and
Sheriff McCleary is therefore blamed
by many. He says, in his de-
fense, that the trouble was bound
to come. That the proof of it
was shown in the manner the
twelve deputies he sent Tuesday night
were treated and that the greatest
force he could command would have
been swept away by the mob, and prob
ably many would. have been killed.
Under these circumstances, knowing
the temper of the mob as he did, he
said he took what in his Judgment was
the only proper course, that was to call
on the governor.
Sheriff McCleary sent telegram to
Gov. Pattison announcing the riot and
the inability of the civil authorities to
cope with the strikers. He asked for
instructions. The governor replied that
the local authorities must exhaust
every means at their command for the
| preservation of peace. The sheriff then
telegraphed the governor that he could
not meet the emergency, and urged him
| to act at once.
| AS no effort had been made by the sher-
iff to secure force of deputies after
the failure of the twelve men sent up
Tuesday the governor, after consulta-
tion with Adjt. Gen. Greenland, sent
the following message to Sheriff Nc
Cleary:
"Your kilograms indicate that you have not
| made any attempt to execute the law to enforce
order, and must insist upon your calling upon
the citizens for an adequate number of depu-
| ties
On receipt of this telegram the sheriff
Immediately issued the following proc
lamation:
"All good citizens are hereby summoned 10
appear at the sheriif's office tomorrow (Thurs.
| day. ut o'clock a. m, with arms and sub
| sistence, to aid the sheriff in suppressing the
riot now in progress at Homestead.
| Nv. h MCCLEARY, Sheriff"
In explanation of his failure to Sc
cure additional deputies Sheriff Nc.
Cleary said: 81 believe it would be
suicide for me to take my men there.
Five hundred deputies could do no more
unable to secure men. They all refuse
to CO."
AS the slaughter occurred on navi.
gable river and along its banks United
States District Attorney Lyon was
asked if this brought the trouble with.
in the jurisdiction of the national gov.
ernment Mr. Lyon replied: 1.-THE
general government has nothing to do
with it. 1t is not interstate and Penn
sylvania must deal with the difficulty.
If the state were not able to cope with
the riots, then the governor would have
to appeal to Uncle Sam, but under nc
other circumstances
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July THE SOC
Pinkerton men taken to Homestead tC
protect the mill of the Carnegie Steel
Company were not sworn in as deputy
sheriffs. They were accompanied
from this city by Deputy Sheriff Gray
who was supposed to have sworn the
detectives, but he denied doing it. He
said that he had no authority himself
to take such action and that Sheriff
McCleary had not authorized him tc
do so.
The Pinlerton men claim that they
were miserably misled and that they
came from different towns, were
strangers to one another and had beeu
told that they were wanted as watch
men. In proof of this each guard wore
badge with the inscription: "Watch
man, Carnegie Steel Co., Ltd" They
were huddled in the rink, absolutely
terror-stricllen, fearing lynching from
an immense crowd of people gathered
outside.
One Pinkerton man, as he reached
the river bank with his companions
separated himself from the others anC
begged for a hearing. "Fellow-citi
zens," he said, "when came here die
not understand the situation ol
would never have come. ! was tolC
that l was to meet and deal will
foreigners. l had no idea that wa.
to fight American citizens. l am
member of the junior order, and ap
peal to you for permission to leave anc
get myself out of this terrible affair.
The crowd cheered him and he pro
ceeded unmolcsted.
Mayor A. NJ. Brown, of Pittsburgh
takes very broad view of the trouble
"lf the Pinkertons We're not deputy
sheriffs," he said, then they had nc
authority to carry rifles or fire on the
men. The same principle applies tc
the men, and here the element OF
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