Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
WERE NOT SWORN IN,
But Pinkertons Went to
Homestead With the
Sheriff's Approval.
NONE WERE DEPUTIZED.
Carnegies Say They Will Send Out
Another Force of Men.
CHICAGO WILL SEND NO MORE.
William A. Pinkerton Admits Defeat. but
Not a Conquest.
NONE WERE DEPUTIZED.
CHICAGO WILL SEND NO MORE.
William A. Pinkerton Admits Defeat, but
Not Conquest.
ALL KNEW JUST WHAT THEY WENT FOR

| authority from Ine county. lHere was
much dispute on the question but it has
finally settled down to the statement from
Sheriff McCleary that the men were not
deputized by him and another statement
from the Carnegies that they were sent with
his full knowledge and approval.
The Carnegies declare no more Pinkertons
are on the road and William Pinkerton SAYS
he will send no more men to Homestead.
The people most Interested were interviewed
and what they have to say is given below.
Captain Heine, of the Pinkertons, who
is still laid up at the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai, was interviewed last night and said:
Colonel Cry Led the PInkertons.
"Deputy Sheriff Gray did accompany us
to Homestead on Wednesday morning. The
Sheriff knew we were going, and we went
with his consent. We were not sworn in as
deputies, but Colonel Gray, of the Sheriff's
office, was in charge. There were 214 of the
regular Pinkertons on the barges. The others
were recruits, but we all knew what we
were going after and what we would have to
do"
"Was Bob Pinkerton in Pittsburg to.
day?" was asked.
mo he is not. He is in New York. !
got two kilograms from him there to-day.
All the Pinkerton men in town and Roger
O'Mara called to see me to-day. If Bob
| Pinkerton comes here he will be sure to be
| in to see me-"
When the Sheriff was shown II. c.
Frick's interview in which he said the
| Pinkertons went to Homestead with the
full knowledge of 1.-The Sheriff and that
Deputy Sheriff Gray was authorized to dep
utize them, he made the following state
ment
Sheriff McCIearys Two Statements.
81 knew the men were going to Home
stead and knew that Colonel Gray was
going with them. 1 did not know the men
were armed. 1 want to state that Colonel
Gray was not authorized to deputize them.
1 want to say for them and for the last zine
thatN they were not deputized with my
| knowledge or consent. Colonel Gray has
said himself that he did not deputize the
I Pinkertons and 1 do not believe he did,
On Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock a
DISPATCH representative called him out of
bed. He was then asked by whose author
itv armed men were being sent up the river
/ The Sheriff's reply, which was published in
THE DISPATCH that morning, was:
81 understood the boat was going up, but
it does not go by my authority"
'Then the men are not deputized by
you?"
aNo sir" 2T
Secretary Lovejoy, of the Carnegie firm,
when seen yesterday was busy receiving
men and taking addresses so they could be
called on in hurry. They all appeared TO be
iron workers. Mr. Lovejoy was asked as to
whether Sheriff McCleary had charge of the
Pinkertons, and said:
Turned Over to the Sheriff
"Sheriff McCleary knew every movement
| that was made, and we sent the men there
| under his approval. We hired the men
| and turned them over to him. He first in
tended to go with them, but he afterward
decided to send Deputy Sheriff Gray. Gray
was in charge at the time the fight started
| He met the men at Bellevue and went up
| with them. While he did not swear them
in they were virtually deputy sherifs, for
| GRAY was in charge. Sheriff McCleary
knew all about the preparations and gave
his approval"
| Mr.. Lovejoy was also questioned about the
stand of the Governor and said: ''The
| locked-out men would doubtless protect the
property, but they would also prevent any
attempt 10 operate the mills The idea is
| foolish"
"Do you intend to send another force to
Homestead"
"We certainly do, but don't know inst
| how soon we will send them. We intend
| to operate the mill and we will not recog-
nize the Amalgamated Association"
"Will you send more Pinkertons?"
L
81 do not wish to answer that, but will
say the rumor of more Pinkertons coming
| now is false
''Did you believe the Pinkertons had
been deputized by Sheriff Gray?"
81 thought they were, but have learned
since they were not actually sworn in. 1t
was my understanding, however, that he
| was authorized to deputize them"
Mr.. Loveioy said no word of the trouble
had been sent to Carnegie and they did not
even know just where he was. He also de-
MED they were fitting up freight cars to ac-
| commodate armed men.
A prominent citizen of Pittsburg, identi-
fed with the iron and manufacturing in
terest, passed through here this morning,
said Harrisburg telegram last night, He
said there was no question about the Pink
erton men having been properly sent to the
Homestead works under the approval of
the Sheriff. A letter was sent by counsel
for Carnegie & Co. to the superintendent of
the H Homestead mill placing the Pinkertons
under control of Chief Deputy Gray. This
letter, he said, was read to Sheriff Nc
Cleary, who approved the arrangements.
They were really deputies and so recog-
nized.
The Costs May Fall on Carnegie.
Assistant District Attorney Harry Goehr-
| ing was asked yesterday as to the RESPONSE
bility of the county for the damages which
Captain w. B. Rodgers might ask for the
barges burned at Homestead. He was not
inclined to talk owing to his liability to be
called upon in his official capacity in the
matter, but finally said: Captain Rodgers
cannot collect from the county in nv
| opinion. He must look to the Carnegie
Company for any damages which
they may have incurred Then it is
a question whether the Carnegie company
can collect from the county, as they sent
| armed men to Homestead after placing the
| works in the hands of the Sheriff. On their
| own responsibility the Carnegie people sent
up force of armed men, and the damages
resulting from this act should not fall upon
the county. 1 do not care to express an
opinion in the matter, as 1 NAV be called
upon later in my official capacity"
Burleigh Was Noncommittal.
District Attorney Burleigh was seen
yesterday and asked for an opinion in re-
gard to the legality of sending armed
Pinkerton men to Homestead. He said:
81 do not care to talk on the subject. The
last act in this unfortunate affair will nm