The Indianapolis journal., 1892-10-12
True Bills Against Frick and Others for
Murder, Conspiracy and Riot.
The Pinkertons Also Indicted on the Same
Charges Lodged Against Members of the
COmpaDy-NoDate Yet Fixed for Trial.

PITTsBURG, Oct 1.-THE grand jury TO-
day returned true bills in the treason cases
against the Homestead strikers. and also
In the murder, conspiracy and aggravated
riot cases against the Carnegie officials and
Pinkerton detectives. Chlef-justice Pax
son, of the Supreme Court, occupied the
bench with Judg ge Kennedy when the grand
Jury filed in. There was q large number of
spectators present.
The indictments for treason involve
thirty-one defendants. They are Hugh
ODonnell. John McLuckie. David Lynch.
Thomas j. Crawford. Harry Bayne, Elmere
Bail. Henry Bayard. +. w. Brown. George
Colgan, John Coyle, Jack Clifford. Dennis
NJ. Cush. William McConeghy, Michael
Cummings William Combs. John Dierken,
Pat Pagan. w. X. Caches. Matthew Harris,
Reid Kennedy. John Miller. o. S. Searight
John Murray. w. H. Thompson, Martin
Murray, Hugh Ross w. T. Roberts. George
Rylands and G. w. Sarster.
The charges of murder against H. c.
Frick and other Carnegie officials are for
the killing of George Rutter, George Nor
ris, John Sotak and Silas Main. whose
deaths resulted from the riot The true
bills are against IL. q. Frick. Secretary
Lovejoy, Robert Pinkertcn, w. A. Pinkcr-
ton, superintendent Potter, J. g. A. Leish-
man, w. Ii. Burt. John Cooper. +. w.
Hinde. Nevin Mcconnell. James Dovey
and others. In the conspiracy cases HI.
Q. Frick, George Lauder, Leishmann, Otis
Childs Lovejoy. l.. c. Phipps. q. A. Corey.
j. A. Potter, j. A. Dovey, Mcconnell, the
Pinkertons. Cooper, Beddell. Frederick
Primer, Burt and Hinde are tho
defendants In the aggravated riot
cases true bills are returned
against Frick, Curry. Leishmann, Lovejoy,
l.. G. Phipps. Dovev. Mcconnell. Cooper.
Beddell, Primer, Burt and Hinde. The in
dictment against H. c. Frlck and others in
the murder cases are separate, making four
in all. The prosecutor in the murder cases
is Hugh Ross. against whom there are
charges for murder, treason, conspiracy
and aggravated riot.
THE CONSPIRACY INDICTMENT.
The indictment against the Carnegie of
fioials in the conspiracy cases is a lengthy
document comprising ten type-written
pages. Among other things 1t sets forth
concerning II. c. Frick and tbs others
GaMed, as followE ---.
They did unlawfnlly. falsely and maliciously
consplre, combine, confederate, and agree TO
greater depress. lower, lessen and diminish
wages, price and compensation OF labor of divers
pany (imited). then close up the steel manufac-
tory and cease work and operations
therein and therenpon convey and cause
upwards. armed with guns. revOlvers. pistols,
knives and other deadly weapons to overawe,
ihtimidate and frighten divers persons in the
..f nn tlAv at.lx-
employed by the salc Carnegie Steel Company,
and TO attack and shoot said persons with said
deadly weapons.
In regard to the fight on the morning of
the 9th of July. the bill says: The defend
ants did counsel and advise the shooting"
The bill of aggravated riot cases against
the Carnegie officials differs very little
from that in the conspiracy action. except
that IL specifies that. in pursuance of the
alleged conspiracy, the alleged unlawful
and riOtOus acts were committed.
The true bill in the treason charges after
recitiDg the names of the defendants, sets
forth:
The defendants being residents within the
commonwealth of PenEsy lyania, and under the
protection OF the laws OF said commonwealth
and owing allegiance and fdeiity to tho said
commonwealth not weighing or regarding the
duty of the said allegiance, but wickedly devils
Ing III disturbing the peace OF the said common
wealth; and to inclte insurrection, rebellion,
against the said commonwealth OF Pennsylyania
on the lst day Of July. 1892, at the borough Of
Homestead, in the said county, and in tho town
ship of Miffiin and elsewhere within the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania. and beyond the b0r-
ders of said State, unlawfully, feoDiously false
ly, malciously and traltorously compass,
Imagined and intended to raise and
against the said oommonwealth @ 'd and
In order to fulfill and to bring into effect the said
traitorous, comprising iinaginings. the defend
ants on the 9th Of July, 1892, and divers other
days and times between the LIST day Of July and
the 9th day OF July, at the said borough of
Homestead. with other persons, to the said in
quest unknown, TO the number of thousand
and upwards, armed and arrayed in warlike
manner; that Is 10 say, with guns, revOlvers,
cannon. swords. knives, clubs. dynamite bombs
and other warlike and deadly weapons, as well
as offensive and defensive, being then and there
feloniously, unlawfully and tratorously assem-
traitOr0usly join and assemble together, and
then and there did dispose themselves against
the said commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
and did ordain, prepare and levy war against
the said commonwealth TO the end that its
constitution. laws and authority might be and
were defed, resisted and subverted by the said
defendants, contrary to the duty OF allegiance
aud fidelity of said defendants, to the evil ex.
ample OF all others IN like cases offending. con-
trary to the form OF the act of the General AS
sembly In such case made and provided against
the peace and dignity OF the commonwealth of
Pennsyly
Tie witnesses whose names are given by
the grand Jury as having testified before
them are Henry Beltzhoover. county de-
tectlve; Samuel Clueiy, deputy sheriff; Il.
&. Bishop, telegraph operator at Home
stead; Henry Lewis, Robert Herbert, G. w.
Danclnger. L. G. Christie, newspaper cor.
respondents, and Joseph Ii. Gray, special
deputy sheriff.
The grand jury's action did not cause
much excitement among the pub general
ly. The Carnegie officials declined to be
interviewed on the subject of the charges.
1t is not known yet what term of the Grim
mai Court the cases will be ASST sIgned to.
Collision Elevated Railway.
NEW YORK, Oct 11.--There was a rear-end COL