The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-19

Charges Made by Secretary Lovejoy Against
Mr.. Frick-Proposed Retaliation.

Mr.. Frick-Proposed Retaliation.
PITTsBURG, July 1s.-This afternoon Sec
retary Lovejoy appeared before Alderman
McMasters and made informations against
seven of the Homestead strikers, whose ar
rest on the charge of murder has been
threatened for some days. The informa-
tions. although not entirely unexpected
created considerable surprise and excite
ment and were the subject of conversation
on the streets all afternoon and evening.
They were made against Hugh ODonnell.
John McLuckie. burgess of Home
stead; Sylvester Critchlow. Anthony
Flaherty. Samuel Rurkett, James
Flanagan and Hugh Rose, who are
collectively charged with the murder of L.
j. Connors and Silas Wayne on the morn
ing of July during the riot. Connors was
Pinkerton man thirty years of age and
lived in New York. He was struck on the
back of the head with dynamite bomb
and had his right arm crushed. Wayne
was a young single workman who lived
with his parents in Homestead. He mad his
head shot off with a cannon bali fired from
the opposite side of the river while stand
ing with his brother In the steel yard.
There are two separate informations
against the defendants. They only vary in
the names of the victims. The following is
an exact copy, omitting the formal head
inge:
Before me, the subscriber, ]. M. McMasters, an
alderman In and for the city of Pittsburg per
administered according to law, deposeth and
saith that In Miiilln township, on the 9th OF July
1892, Hugh O'Donnel. John McLuckie. Sylyes-
<ap pifa Apfh Tloha Con, nrp
kett. James Flannigan and Hugh Rose did. OF
their malice aforethought, feloniously and riot
ously. with force. and arms, and deadly weap,,
Ons, kill and murder one L. j. COnnors, then and
there being In the peace OF the Commonwealth.
This information is made upon information
ceived and believed to be true by this deponent.
warrant may issue and the aforesaid defend
ants may be arrested and held to answer this
charge OF murder, and further deponent saith
not. +. I. +. LOvEJoY.
sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day
of July, 1892. j. NJ. MCMAsTERs.
Alderman.
The informations were drawn up by
Knox & Reed, the company's attorneys.
Alderman McMasters immediately issued
warrants for the arrest OF the accused and
constables Weber, Morris and Price left at
once for Homestead to serve them.
Gossip about tho latest move on the part
of tho company ran wild. and people famil-
lar with the case freely expressed their
opinion. A few pronounced the move as
we'll founded. backed mp by the legal ad-
vice of the firms counsel. but O greater
number said it was a shrewd move To get
the leaders In the strike out of the way at
time when the company expects to begin
operations, as the remainder of the work
men would be deprived of the advice and
leadership of the men in whom they have
had confidence since the trouble began.
Still others charged Secretary Lovejoy
with making the informatlons at q time
when MIR. ODonnell. the principal defend
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be said that he had heard of the
informations and tried to escape arrest.
But his friends say he will not shrink to
face the situation, and the news of the ar
rest of his fellow workmen will, if any,
thing. bring him back sooner than he
would otherwise come. To show that the
workmen had no fear about tho results of
the case, Burgess McLuckle, as soon as the
news reached him. sent word to Alderman
McMasters that no would come TO the city
this evening and surrender himself
rumor was ut once started that counter
inform nations are TO be made against II. c.
Frlck. Secretary Lovejoy and Manager
Potter, and the general impression is that
this 10 only the beginning of the legal
struggle at Homestead. There WAS consid-
cradle conjecture as to " hether any of these
defendants would have to remain in Jail or
not until the grand jnry sits in September.
An attorney said the court could release
them on bail. the amount of which would
be determined by the character of the
offense and tho culpa ability of tho defend
ants. In case Messrs. Frick, Lovejoy and
Potter are arrested they would be com.
pelled to go to jail or be released in the
same way. Alderman McMasters said to-
night that he expected information to be
made against the managers.
The consta bles returned from Homestead
this evening empty-handed. They were
unable to find any of the accused and win
60 up again tomorrow. A abort time later
Burgess McLuckie appeared at Alderman
McMasters's office and announced that hc
was ready to answer the charge of murder
preferred against him. The alderman
then had a commitment issued and he was
placed in jniL Tomorrow his attorneys
will go before court and ask for his release
on bail.
Before going to jail McLuckie said he
courted thorough Investigation. Tho
other defendants, he said. had not left the
city to escape arrest, and that all but
O'Donnell Will be on hand tomorrow.
Burkett. he said, was colored driver and
was sick in bed on the day of the rior. and
was not present at any time during the
fight. Critchl0w is Butler county farmer
who formerly worked in the mill. but Was