The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-21
A POISONING CONSPIRACY
THE PLOT REVEALED.
Non-Union workmen at the Homestead
Pa, Mills, the Victims.

Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Farrell OF Pitts
burg accompanied by A. A. Ester, arrived
in Frankfort ny, Wednesday afternoon to
| procure from the governor warrant Of ar.
rest for Robert Beatty, who is nov confined
| in the Louisville Jail, charged with being a
fugitive from justice. Mr.. Farrell came here
direct from Pittsburg, while Mr.. Ester hat,
been In Louisville for several days In charge
Of the case. Deputy Farrell laid before Gov
Brown the requisiIion from Gov. Pattison,
and other documents, including the affidavit
against Beatty aud the testimony upon
which the affidavit was issued
Beatty is charged In the affidavit with nd.
ministering POISON TO William T.. Grim h. o
non.union workman at the Carnegie mill,
nj Homestead The original warrant FOR tn,
arrest Of Beatty was issued upon Information
furnished by J.H, Ford, hut before the war
rant could be served Beatty left Allegheny
county, and his Whereabouts were not known
until he was arrested in Louisville few
days ago. Since his arrest. and while the
authorities were waiting for the necessary
papers to arrive from Pennsylvania, he ha,
sought by means Of habcas corpus proceed
ines to be- released.
His writ OF habeas corpus was refused by
Judge Tonry OF the IOuisNilc law and
equity court, and now that the officer fro u
liltsburg has arrived and procured the war.
rant from Gov. Brown the prisoner will be
lsgen back to Pi,sburg for trial.
The crime for which Beatty IN TO be tried
is the poisoning ol several nun-union work.
men ut the Homestead mills last September,
and the orginal warrant nrainst Beatty wi
issued by James Me iasters. u Justice Of the
peace OF Allegheny county uDDn the testi.
mony of Patrick Gallagher. who is himself
implicated III the crime, and uf !. II. Ford.
who overheard some of tbs conversation Of
the conspiratnrs.
Gallagners confession goes on TO state
that he was employed ns cook Mt one Of
the restaurants upOn the Carnegie mill
property and that ON some day between the
:lst aud 2ith of August he wa, spoken TO by
Beatty inPltlsOurg about putting something
III the tea or coffee OF the wofkmen, the
object being To make them sick.
On the following day Beatty and himself
in company with j. VI. DAVIDSON and II. r.
Dempsey, had converse ion IL regard 10
procuring the stun to be put in the tea or
coffee. troion oil was suggested but the
idea was not iavufab v considered by Gal.
lagher or Day dson, who OBJECTED ON the
ground that 1t was dangerous TO Use croton
oil.
Gallagher says he was told to come back
every day or two tu see whether the stuff
had been procured aud that on the 1ih OF
hh OF September lie received from Demp.
sey bottle contn' ming three yellow pow.
ders. lie wns ."ii that there wee three
doses and one powder was sufficient for
thirty gallons oi tea or coffee. Gallagher
Gays he placed one Of the powders in the
tea which was drunk by the workmen in
restaurant No. /, aud that several were
taken slck and prevented from working.
Gallagher says that sometime during the
month OF September Beatty gave him three
powders which looked like those Dempsey
had gwen him. lie used them IN the u me
manner and they made many workmen
tick, Griffin being one of ihe number.
Gallagher snys that he received from Beatty
In money " at one time and at another 81.
j. ii. Ford tcstiiies to having heard some
conversation betw cen the consplrutors In re-
gard To the matter. his is the snbstaT ce Of
the testimony taken when the warrants
we're sworn out.