River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-10-06
SERIOUS CHARGES.
accusations of Treason Brought Against
homestead Strike Leaders, and War
rants Issued for Their Arrest.

accusations of Treason Brought Against
Homestead strike Leaders. and War
rants Issued for Their Arrest.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. l. - The SUI
preme court of Pennsylvania assem-
bled here Friday for the October term
and Us first act was TO issue warrants
Tor the arrest of the members of the
advisory committee of the Homestead
strikers on the charge of treason for
setting up in defiance of the constituted
authority OF the state a traitorous and
rebellious government of its own in
Homestead in July last. The informa-
tion was made before Chief Justice
Paxton by County Detective Harry
BeltZhoover in the name of the com
monwea.th against the following per-.
sons:
David II. Shannon. John MeLuekie. David
Lynch, Thomas }. Crawford, Hugh o Donnell,
Harry Bayne, Elmer r Bah, Isaac Byers.
Henry Bavard, ". W. Brown. George Cham
PIANO, Isaac Critchlow, Miller CoIgan John
Coyle, Jack Clifford, Dennis NJ Cush, William
McConegly, Michael Cummings William
Combs John Dierllen, Patrick Pagan, W H.
Gusher Matthew harris, Reld Kennedy, John
Miller O. ;. Starlight John Murray, NJ H.
Thompson Martin Murray. Hugh Ross, viii
liam L Roberts, George Rylands and George
w. Sarver
The information 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 defied, resisted and sub
verted; and that the said defendants,
on July /, with hundreds of others.
armed and arrayed in warlilIe manner,
that Is to say, with guns. revolvers,
cannons, swords, knives and clubs. did
anlawfully, maliciously and traitor
ously assemble together in the
borough of Homestead, in the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. and
then and there with force and
arms did falsely and traitorously
AID in hostile and warlilIe manner
array themselves in insurrection and
rebellion against the common wealth of
Pennsylvania contrary to the duty of
allegiance and fidelity of the said de-
PENDANTS. .
Chief Justice Paxton at once issued
warrants for the arrest of the accused
and officers were dispatched by the
sheriH to Homestead to serve them.
The action of the county authorities
was entirely unexpected and carried
CONSERVATION into the camp of the
strikers This is the first time ia the
history of the state that any resident
has been charged with treason against
the commonwealth and the outcome of
the cases win be watched with in
terest The penalty. which was former
ly death. is twelve years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Oct. chairman
Thomas J. Crawford, William Baird
George Ryland, John Dierlen and T.
w. Brown, of the advisory committee.
were arrested Friday night. The pris-
oners were hurried To the provost
guard tents. IL was intended first to
keep the prisoners all night and hunt for
others but through fear of an attempt
at rescue they were taken 20 City
Farm station, placed on the train,
brought to Pittsburgh at IL o'clock and
landed in Jail. At the station a crowd
of I5G angry men assembled with as
tonishing rapidity and their deter
mined looks caused apprehension
Two deputies tried to keep them
back, but by the time the
train arrived they had almost surround
ed the group of prisoners and officers
When the train pulled out "A sullen ieer
of defiance went up aud Chairman
Crawford said: They can persecute
US, but they can't make rs 20 TO work"