Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-23
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

McMasters for murder against Hugh
O'Donnell, John McLuckie, S. Critch-
low, Anthony Flaherty, Samuel Burkett,
James Flanagan and Hugh Ross.
These men are all leaders of the
strike at Homestead aud they are
charged with the murder of
7. j. Connors one of the Pink
erton men killed in the riots. War
rants have been issued and the
men will be arrested at once with
the exception of Hugh O'Don-
nell, who is out of the city. The
informations were made by T. f.
Lovejoy, secretary of the Carnegie
Steel Company. The constables left
at once for Homestead and are now
looking for the men. The news crea-
ted a great deal of excitement among
the strikers, and it was believed that
nothing would be done for the present
at least.
The constables returned from Home
stead empty-handed. They were un-
able to find any of the accused and will
go up again to-day. A short time later
Burgess McLuckie appeared at Alder
man McMaster's Office and announced
that he was ready to answer the charge
of murder preferred against him. The
alderman then had commitment is
sued and he was placed in Jail. To-day
attorneys will go before the court and
ask for his release on bail.
Before going to jail McLucl<ie said he
courted a thorough investigation. The
other defendants, he said, had not left
the city to escape arrest and all but
O'Donnell would be on hand to-day.
Burkett, he said, was colored
driver and was sick in bed
on the day of the riot and was
not present at any time during the
fight. Critchlow is a Butler county
farmer who formerly worked in the
mill, but was at home on July 8. I'VE
propose" said he, ito give Mr.. Frick
dose of his own medicine, and informa-
tions against the officials of the COM
pany are now being prepared"
1t was learned later that William ].
Brennan, counsel FOR the Amalgamated
association, was in conference with
President Weihe and that it was prob
able informations against Messrs
Frick, Lovejoy and Potter would be
made within the next twentyfour
hours. The charge will be based on
the introduction of Pinkerton men with
arms.
From a source close to the Carnegies
it was learned that the firm have the
names of 215 strikers against whom
they believe they have enough evidence
to convict as accessories to the murder
of Connor and Wayne. 1t is the inten-
tion of the firm to enter informations
every day until the entire 2I5 have been
arrested.
A rumor was at once started that
counter informations are to be made
against Fl. C. FriclS, Secretary Lovejoy
and Manager Potter, and the general
impression is that this is only the be-
ginning of the legal struggle at Home
stead There was considerable con-
lecture as to whether any of these de-
PENDANTS would have to remain in Jail
or not until the grand jury sits in
September. An attorney said the
court could release them on ball. the
amount of which would be determined
| by the evidence as to the character of
the offense and the culpability of the
defendants. In case Messrs Frick,
Loveioy and Potter are arrested they
would be compelled to go to jail or be
released in the same way. Alderman
McMasters said he expected informa-
tons to be made against the managers,
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 19.-At a.
m, Monday preparations were
made at the Carnegie mills for
the reception of old employees
who might desire to return to
work, notice having been given that
repairs would be begun at the works.
Not one of the skilled mechanics
reported. These mechanics are not
only experts in their several lines,
but they are familiar with every ma.
chine and every furnace in the Carnegie
works. To fill their places will be ex.
tremely difficult, as the appliances at
the Carnegie mills are in advance oi
those of any steel works in this coun
try. Even If men capable of doing
the work are found, it will be
no easy matter to induce them to work
under guard All night long the stril
ers' picliets patrolled the river front
and not man was smuggled into the
works. Pickets also watched the gates
in the morning and any deserter from
their ranks VINO entered would have
been reported. The unanimous decis
ion of all the employees of the Carnegie
works who are not members of the
Amalgamated association and who
number some 1000 at their meeting OF
Sunday to stand out with the stee
workers to the end has made the entire
force of the Homestead mills unit
and the company cannot hope to OBJ
tain man from Homestead without
first settling with the association.
Speaking of the failure to resume op
erations General Superintendent DilloI
of the upper and lower Union mill
said: 1--WE did not start because W,
were not ready to resume. When w,
are ready we will start the mills. Non,
of the men came back, but for all tina
we do not anticipate any trouble at al
in resuming."
AS the issue stands the matter is at
standstill. The company has attempte'
to get some of the old men back t.