Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-02
EXPOSED BY CLIFFORD.
The Advisory Boards Secrets
Confded to a Pinkerton.
TO BE USED AGAINST THE MEMBERS

Sensational Testimony Expected when
the sIen Charged with Murder Are
brought to Triai-rhe Detective Was
la Court with His Evidence.
PlTTsnUHG, Sept 2-According to the
testimony Of q Pnkerton detective at the
hearing of Hugh ODonnen, William r. Rob.
erts, Henry ". Savoy, David Lynch and
William McConoghy members Of the adj
visory committee Of Homestead, charged by
Secretary Loyejoy, Of the Carnegie com
pany with conspiracy, Jack Clifford, mem
Der of the committee, himself under charge
Of murder, has been exposing the secrets OF
that body, and it is expected that he will
give sensational testimony when the Home
stead cases are called to trial.
a representative of the Carnegie company
told a reporter that Clifford had made a
complete expose, and an officer Of the ad.
visory committee said be had been under
suspicion FOR some time The testimony Of
the detective was a surprise TO an the Home
stead men present When the hearing be-
gan the Office Of Alderman McAlasters was
crowded. Nearly all the members Of the
advisory committee were there, but the
majority waived hearing for court All
the witnesses wer8 targets Of scowls or
smiles according to their evidence.
The Interest Intense.
The hearing was without feature until
George S. Hotchkiss, who said he was an
assistant superintendent in the employ Of
reply to Attorney Breck's questions he said
he knew Jack Clifford, who was under the
charge of murder IN connection with the
Homestead trouble and who was a mem
Der Of the advisory committee. Hotchisss
met Clifford ON the street Thursday week
ago and went with him TO Captain 4. g.
brecks Office. There a meeting was ar.
ranged for the following Saturday, and
Hotchkiss said he met Clifford on that day
at the Hotel Anderson. Necks We're craned
and there was o silence ina the room when
he began 10 tell what Clifford had told him..
hotchkiss just got far enough 60 begin
telling what Clifford had said regarding
Hugh ODonnells connection with the adj
visory committee, when Attorney Brennan
objected because Clifford was not present.
and for all the magistrate knew it was
myth.
There was a slSirmsh between the op-
posing lawyers and 1t ended ia the with
drawal of the witness before he had told
what nearly every person in the room was
most anxious TO know Enough was given
out however, TO show the Homestead men
that Clifford had deserted them and they
now know what TO expect. Other witnesses
were examined, the prosecution trying 20
show that the advisory board bad engineered
the whole trouble, both before and since
the riot Of July 6.
Attorney Brennan asked for the discharge
Of the defendants on the ground of an act
Of assembly Of 1891, passed 20 relieve em-
/ ployees from prosecution under the con-
| spiracy laws for mndering other men going
/ 20 work when they We're idle. Under this
Mr.. Brennan held they could be arrested
for riot, assault and battery, surety of the
peace and similar charges, but not for con-
| spiracy. They had been arrested on Two
charges-mufdor and aggravated riot
aud as these charges covered all the cases
Mr.. Breenan thought il was persecution to
hold them for conspiracy, and he asked the
magistrate TO discharge the defendants and
dismiss the case, which the prosecution
knew would fail In court.
An Held for Trial.
Attorney Bobb said they We're always
magnanimous and would consent TO an
reasonable requests, but as this is the FIRST
case they have had against the advisory
board as a hody-the board that engineered
the whole trouble is peculiarly responsible
20 law for the state of affairs 40 Homestead
usurped civil authority, which is rebellious
and which is anafchicai-they ought to be
made suffer rather than some OF the pool
fellows who didn't understand what they
were doing. The case against the member,
of the board, he said, is not Tor hinderiue
employees of the Carnegie Steel company
from working, but for conspiriug TO and foi
taking possession of the works and depriv
ing the owners of their rights ofingress ant
egress; establishing a quasmilitary law al
Homestead ana Ia M.hlin township and foi
placing guards at the gates to prevent Ga,
company exercising their rights as owner
Of the plant, and asked that the defendant
be held for trial.
The alderman so decided, and all of tn,
defendants then renewed their bail bonds
After the hearing Jack Clifford was
much discussed man. Vice Chairman
Thomas Crawford and Secretary McCone
ghy, OF the advisory committee, We're bot
questioned about Clifford, but they woull
not talk further than TO say that they hu,
not known that Clifford had gone over O
the enemy until they heard the testimon.
OF Detective Hotchkiss. "Where is CHI
fordT was the question OF the hour, but
remains unanswered and likely VIII re
main so until the Homestead cases an
called In court. 1t is unnecessary to stat
that clifford is not in Homestead at present
Canada Has Backed Down.
INV.
Journal from West Superior, Wis, say
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