Mower County transcript., 1892-07-20
W ARRAN ARE OUT
CHARGES AGAINST STRIKERS MADE.
BY SECRETARY LoVEJoY.

Hugh O'Dennell and y Number ~ Other
Leaders Oaarged With Observation-Disclosures
Jona NIcLuckie, One of the Accused
Men, Placed Behind the Bars. a
PITTsBURa, July II. ohm McLuokie,
burgess or chief municipal officer Of
Homestead, Is a prisoner in one Of the
cells Of the county Jail. Telegrams are
being sent to q dozen points between
here and New York seeking the aid Of
the police authorities for the arrest Of
Hugh O'Donnell, the leader of the
strikers, and warrants are in the hands
Of officers Of the law for seven other
prominent participants in the troubles
at Homestead and who are but the van
guard of q small army Of strikers that it
is proposed to bring before the bar of
the law. The intention of the Carnegie
company to institute criminal proceed
mgs against the Homestead leaders in
the event of the county authorities fail
ing to take cognizance of the recent riot,
was carried into effect much quicker
than had been anticipated. The prelim-
liminary stages Of the proceedings were
conducted with considerable secrecy. 1t
was shortly before noon when Secretary
Lovejoy, of the Carnegie company, saun-
tered leisurely into the Office of Alder
man McMasters, at Diamond and Grant
streets. He was unaccompanied and by
a curious coincidence nobody but the
alderman was in the office at the time,
the constables attached to the place
being behind the closed doors of the
anteroom. Mr.. Lovejoy stated that he
desired to lay informations against GER
tain men,
Charging the Crime of Murder
and the alderman proceeded to draw up
the papers. The information set forth
that on the 9th of July the men did fell
oniously and riotuously with force of
arms and with deadly weapons, murder
T. J. Connors, Pinkerton watchm an,
and Silas Wayne, worker in the mills.
Secretary Lovejoy named as the men
accused, Hugh O'Donne1l, John Nc
Luckie, Sylvester Crichlow, Anthony
Flaherty, Samuel Burkett, James Flan-
nigan and Hugh Ross. When the papers
had been completed Secretary Loveioy
listened to the reading of the oath,
kissed the Bible, appended his signature
to the information, buttoned his sack
coat, shook hands with the justice and
sauntered out Of the Office as leisurely
and to all outward appearance as free
from care and anxiety as he had entered
a half hour before. No time was lost by
Justice McMasters in making out the
warrants and shortly before 3 o'clock
they were entrusted to Constables Joseph
Neber, J. Morriss and Mike J. Price
who at once left for Homestead.
Looking for the Men.
On their arrival they made known
their business to General Snowdon, who
referred them to Colonel Green, in COM
mand of the provost guard. The latter
detailed two companies of soldiers to
accompany the constables and the latter
visited the houses of all the men wanted
but without result. Not one Of them
was at home and most of the residences
were locked in darkness. When the
officers returned to this city toward
dusk they were surprised to find that
Burgess McLuckie had gotten out of
town while they were searching for him
and had already surrendered himself to
the alderman. He was in the office in
company with Attorney Brennan, of the
Amalgamated association, and friends.
The warrant was formally served upon
him and to the magistrate he said that
he had already sent word to the other
men who were wanted to come into
town in the morning and surrender. To
those around him he said that O'Donne1l
and he were not leaders but among the
strikers and as for himself he did not
know il he was any longer q member Of
the association.
After Carnegie, Fricl1 and Potter.
II might as well come out with it,"
he said, land say. that information viii
be laid against Frick, Carnegie and Pot
ter. Whether we will bring any ono
else into it I cannot say at present
tell you we will make this man Frick
come down on his knees so hard that the
sound will be heard IN the farthest cor
ner Of civilization"
Yes, put in one of those present,
'and once the warrants ere issued we
will have Carnegie eztradited III short
order"
Alderman McMasters waited in his
Office until s o'clock and then none of
the men putting in an appearance, he
committed the burgess to the county
Jail without bail pending preliminary
examination on Friday. In custody of
Constable Price and accompanied by
Jere Dougherty, an official OF the
Amalga1nated association and several
mill men he walked to the county JAIL
On the outside he shook hands with his
friends and then passed through the
iron gate. After being searched by
Chief Warden McAlees, who found in
his pockets nothing more dangerous
than the key to the Homestead lock up,
he was taken to cell on the first tier
and locked up. Half an hour later he
was fast asleep. Application for Nc