St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-09
THE DUQUEsNE RIOTERS.
Several OF Them Are Held to the
Grand jury.

PITTsBURG. Aug. S.-The Duquesne
rioters had hearing before Aid. Reilly
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Quite
crowd of DuQuesne wOrkmen were
present to hear the case. E. V. Breck
appeared for the commonwealth and S.
w. Brennan and j. II. McQuaid for the
defense. o. 2. Griffith, coal and iron
policeman at the DuQuesne iron works
and the informant in these cases, was
the first witness, anal testified that he
heard the crowd about the gate and
heard them threaten the men who
tried to enter the mill. Many -iOf
the men had clubs. William Mil
Slagel. the master mechanic of the
DuqueSne mills, sworn, said he had
come to the mills at $50, and was
stopped by five men, who dragged him
away from the mills and told him that
if he went in he would wish he had not.
Hugh BOyce, a carpenter at the works,
was stopped by the men. but went in
despite the threats that were made
against him. John Walters, watch
man, testified that the crowd did not
bother him, but he saw them surround
other men and prevent them from en-
tering the mill. He saw many of the
men with clubs, and said that Bennett,
Baker and Ursie were among the
number. John Foley, another watch
man, testified that the crowd stopped
men, and continued to do so I'M
til the militia came at II o'clock
He recognized Snyder and Mclean.
Alexander Morrison, fire tender at the
works, testified that he saw crowd
when he got off the car, but did not
know any of them. When he tried to
get in he was given three minutes to go
home, an d, upon refusing, was grabbed
10y some meg, struck by fists and clubs
and considerably daZed. After that he
remembered little. Mr. McQuaid tried
to get witness to say that the men in
the crowd were not DuqueSne men, but
was unsuccessful.
David Hanna, a detective. the next
witness called, saw the crowd stop,
among them Hugh Boyce. He said they
called the men who tried to get in
''black Sheep" and cursed the deputies
as towards and buns. Somebody pro-
posed cleaning out the mill, but he sue
ceeded in getting the men not to do so.
He recognized Hogan, Esler and Snyder.
Emil Halgren, the chief draughts-
man at the DuqueSne mill, testified
that he was stopped and forced to 90
back home. The men had clubs and
told him he would get hurt il he tried
to get in and that those who had gone
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they came out.
Fin Olden. clerk at the works, was
also not permitted to go to work. He
was grabbed and forced back; did not
know any of the men.
With this the prosecution closed its
case. Attorney Brennan, for the de-
Tense, suggested that Snyder and Nc
Lean should be let go, as they had not
been in the crowd. but only on the
steps of the house near by. and the re-
malnder be admitted to bail in less
sum for court trial.
Mr.. Brock understood that Snyder and
Mclean were arrested Oh the testimony
Of deputy Young, who was not then
present, and that therefore the court
should not free them. He agreed to the
remainder being let go on bail. Squire
Reilly finally held Ursie, Essler. Bukie,
Bennett. Kennedy, Hogan, Nolan, Haas
and Coates for court and fixed bail at
$1,000. Snyder and Mclean we're re-
leased on parole to appear for further
hearing. All of the men got bail except
UrSie, who went to Jail. 8