The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-01
HOMESTEAD'S SENSATION
THE ADVISORY BOARD ARRESTED
FOR TREASON.

The Warrants Sworn Out by Chief
Justice Paxson-The Strikers Taken
by Surprise and the Arrests Create
Great Consternetion-The Prisoners
Taken to Pittsburg-The Arrests
Made at Night.
HOMESTEAD. PA, Sept. 80. A great
sensation was created here tonight by the
arrest Of q number OF the mem
bers Of the advisory committee
of the Homestead strikers for
treason. Those arrested were Chairman
Thomas J. Crawford, William Baird,
George Rylands, John Dierken and t. w.
Brown. The arrests came like thunder
bolt to the strikers, they we're SO suddenly
made and so unexpected. The
prisoners were chatting at the street
corners when they were taken. The
officers were Detectives Mills and Farrell
and Deputies Young, Brady, Devlin, Kreps
and Ward. It was late in the afternoon
when the warrants, based on toe informa-
tion Of Chief Justice Pazson, reached Home
stead and we're placsd in the hands Of the
officers to serve.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Thev started out at Q O'Clock and first
caught Crawford and Dierken, who were
hurried TO the provost guard tent. The
Others were caught in quick succession
before the strikers had time to realize what
was happening. As the prisoners were
spesded to the prison tents, the alarm was
taken, and many strikers hastened toward
the guard, but were held back and denied all
information. indeed some Of the prisoners did
not known why they were arrested until
safe behind the bsyonets of the soldiers. 1t
was intended first to keep the prisoners all
night and hunt for others, but through fear
Of an attempt at rescue they were taken to
the city farm station. plaosd on a train,
brought to PittSburg at II O'Clock and
landed in Jail At the station a crowd of
$50 angry, if not surprised, men assembled
with astonishing rapidity, aud their deter
mined looks caused apprehension. Two
deputies tried to keep them
back. but by the time the
train arrived they had almost surrounded
the group Of prisoners and officers. When
the train pulled out a sulleu ieer of defiance
went up and Chairman Crawford said,
they can persecute us, but they can't make
Us 60 TO work"
CHARGED WITH TREASON.
The informations for treason upon which
the men were arrested were made by
County Detective Beltzhoover this after
ternoon before Chief Justice Pazson of the
supreme court Of Pennsylvania. The petit
tion charges Hugh O'Donuell, Thomas
J. Crawford John McLuckie and
thirty others, all members Of
the strikers advisory committee,
with treason. 1t states that the defendants,
who are inhabitants and residents of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania did ordain,
prepare and levy war against the common
wealth Of Pennsylvania, to the end that the
constitution, laws and authority were de-
fed, resisted and subverted, and that
said defendants on July l, with hundreds
Of others, armed and arrayed in q
warllke manner, that is 10 say with
guns, revolvers, cannons swords. knives
and clubs, did uulewfully, maliciously and
traitorously assemble together in the bor-
ough Of Homestead, in the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania, and then and there, with
force Of arms did falsely and traito-ously
and in a warlike manner. array themselves
~ lusuTTectton and rebellion against the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. contrary
to the duty Of allegiance and fidelity Of
said defendants.
CONSERVATION IN THEIR CAMP
Chief Justice Paxson at once issued war
rants for the arrest of the accused and
officers were dispatched by the sheriff to
Homestead to serve them. The ac-
ton Of the county authorities was
entirely unexDecteI and carried con-
starvation into the camp os the
strikers This is the first time in the his
tory Of the state that any resident has
been charged with treason against the
Commonwealth, and the outcome of the
cases will be watched with interest. The
penalty. which was formerly death, is
;Velye years in the peniteutiary.