Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02

The Carnegie Company Sec
ures Warrants,
CHARGING A HIGH TREASON
Against the HOMESTEAD Advisory Boafd
The People Are Greatly Sur
prissd ovsr II.

board og the Homestead striker. charg-
ing them with treason. When the
news reached Homestead IL shocked
the people. The lock ked-oat men were
puzzled and declared they did not
Know what it meant. They were uu-
snimous in the belief that this thing
of entering charges had gone too far.
saying tina, = charge OF treason reflect
ed upon their standing as American
citizens and against their patriotism.
Altogether IL was roundly denounced.
1t Was believed by tie men thai the OBJ
lect of the arrests was to get
the leaders out of the way SO
that the others would 20 to work.
Attorney Br-anan's Opinion.
al do not believe that tho charge
will ever be sustained" said Mr.. Bren-
nan, because there was no element of
treason N the acts OF the men. There
must ee general purpose To de stroy
and resist all righttul and legal author
ity. The single act of an individual,
or OF mob of men In u case like We
have had al Homestead, is described
10y the laws OF the state as rot and as
! the acts OF a mob. Ii was wrong for
the strike, TO prevent men from enter
| ing the works at Homestead, and II
was wrong tor them To enter them,
and nobody on earth regrets II
now as much as they do. These were
acts committed N the heat of excite
ment and were intended to prevent
disorder of n more serious nature.
Probably some of the acts alleged, If
committed, were simply expedients re-
sorted to that advantage might be
| gained IN the strike, but treason or
a plot to overthrow the government
as alleged. was furthe5t from their
thoughts. | am very free to state,
| upon the information | have received
aoout the proceedings. that the men
Will never be convicted on that charge.
Carnegie's Attorney Talks
"This will be the fret case of treason
| ever trled in the state OF Pennsylva-
nia," said p. Z. Knox, attorney for the
Carnegie Steel company. "In fact,
there was never anything exactly sim.
| liar. The only case coming near it
were the proceedings growing out Of
| the French commune. This case will
attract as much, if not more, interest
than did the famous trial of Aaron
Burr. We are bringing these proceed
lngs 10 see whether the laws of Penn
| syivanla or the edicts Of the Home
stead advisory committee are to rule
this commonwealth"
| President William Weihe of the
Amalgamated ASSOCIATION was unusu-
ally bland when questioned about the
supreme courts acton and the charge
| OF treason. He did not have a word to
cay except that he had not heard of 1t
before, and not being q lawyer could
not give an opinion on such a subject.
He said he did not know whether or not
there were any grounds for the charge.
| Chief Justice Paxton this afternoon
fixed the bail for the men charged
with tresson at $4,000 IN each case.
Attorneys Brennan and Cox, repre-
| sentIng the accused men, then pro-
ceeded to Judge Kennedy, who is pre-
/ siding over the court of Oyer and Ter
| miner. William Baird and John der
ken were the only ones with bondsmen
| handy, and they were brought before
the court. Baird's bOndSmen were ac-
| cepted, but Dierken's were not, and
the latter was remanded back to Jail.
! As the case stands with the accused
now they are i'll the same position as
If the chsrges were made before any
1 justice of the peace. The informa-
lions wilt go before the grand jury,
and when true bills are returned Will
be ready to come up for trial. Attor-
ney Brennan said that all the men
would waive the preliminary hearing.
| Making Ample Preparations.
| "The striking steel workers have pre-
/ pared to fight this last move of the
| Carnegie Steel company IN instituting
charges Of treason against the advisory
board to the bltte- end" SO remarked
a prominent citizen OF Homestead to q
reporter Tor the United Press tonight.
His expression was prompted by q per-
sonal knowledge OF what Is going on IN
the ranks of the locked out men. The
steel workers have secured the services
| of the well known criminal lawyers
| Thomas VI. Marshall. William J. Rear
don and Major h. A. MOntooth to as
sist Messrs. Cox and Brennan in
their defense. TINS trio of heavy
weights we're engaged this evening and
will begin work IN the interests of the
defendants on Monday. Heretofore
| the officials of the Amslgamated as
cation "a body have IN no way
aided the Homestead men. but now the
ex gences of the situation have peces-
STATED some action on their part and
/ they have determined on decisive
stand. Continuing, the informant
| said: FRIDAY evening President
Weihie aud President Elliott Garland
| OF tho ANA Esnated association. sud-
/ dently and very quietly left Pittsburg.
/ They went east aud their nilsson was
/ one connected with the interests of the
/ Homestead men. They are expected
/ IN Pitt.burg Monday and then you can
expect to hear something that VIII eur
/ prsc you.
TIE list OF members Of the Home
I stead sdvisory board. for whom war
/ rants have already been issued, is az
/ follows II. n. Shsnnon. T. j. Crsw-
ford, r mer +. Bail, I. X. Brown. Nil
I Ter Colgan, Dennis ". Cash. William
/ Comhs. NJ. Harrs. T.. ievright, NJ
/ Murray. G.. Ryiands. John McI.uckie.
/ VI. Vi,onneil. fssse Ryers. G.. Chsm
/ peno. Jnln Cavlc. W NcCOn cglv
John Dertsn, Red Kennedy. John
I Murray. Hugh Ross. q. w Server.
I pAvid Iyneh. Harry Hsyne, Henry
I Rsysrt. l. Dutehi0s Jack Dhii ord
/ Al. earumtngs. Patrick fasau, Joan
Miller. w II Thompson, ". 7. Rob
+ erf-.
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