Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-08
SENT OUT OF. TOWN,
Two Hundred and Eighty
Five Pinkertons Taken
to Philadelphia.
VERY GLAD TO GET AWAY.
q. c. Frick Charters a Special Train
From President Roberts.
MADE A MYSTERY OF THE MATTER.
Nearly All the Detectives Are Now Ac-
counted for by Officials.
SPENDING A BAD NIGHT ON TIE CARS

Great mystery surrounded the removal
yesterday forenoon of the Pinkerton detec-
tives from this city. A,special train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad left the yards at
Eighteenth street at 10:45 A. NJ, containing
the majority of the Pinkerton men, >and
carried them east as far as Philadelphia.
1t was rumored that they were to be taken
to New York.
The mystery about the removal was that
no person could be found who knew the
circumstances under which the special train
was chartered, or who was to pay for it.
Naturally it would be expected that Divi-
sion Superintendent Pitcairn, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, would know, but he did
not. He was seen yesterday afternoon and
said that the arrangements for the train
were not made with him, and that he did
not know with whom they were made. He
assured the reporter that he was in dead
earnest in saying that he knew absolutely
nothing about the train.
1t was learned positively that the special
left Pittsburg at the hour named. A rail-
road official, who did not desire the publica-
tion of his name, said that an effort had been
made by the Carnegie Company to find Mr..
Pitcairn, but that they could not find him
during the forenoon, and that business was
done directly with President Roberts in
Philadelphia No one about the depot
knew who was to pay for the special, but it
was the general understanding that the
Carnegie Steel Company was responsible
for the expense.
The Men Were in Bad Shape.
Some claimed that arrangements for the
train had been made by G. L. Magee. This
was denied by that gentleman himself, . but
he admitted that he had arranged for the
train which brought the mon from Home
stead to Pittsburs. 'Those men were up
there in very bad shape" he said, sand
every human instinct dictated that they
should be removed as speedily as possible.
my knowledge of their disposition ends"
Sheriff McCleary pleaded equal ignorance
of the arrangements by which the men were
taken East. He had nothing to do with it,
but understood that man named Huntley
had made the arrangements.
During the morning Chief j. O. Brown
and Superintendent O'Mara visited the
Offices of the Carnegie Steel Company and
had a talk with H. G. Frick, asking him to
have the men removed from the jurisdiction
of the county and State. Mr. Frick, it is
said, promised to attend to the matter, and
the officials left. Within IN hour the
special train had been made up.
The Pinkertons spent a bad night in the
cars at Ben Venue. They had nothing to
eat all night long. and were almost starved.
Yesterday morning lunch was served to
them in the cars. being ordered by the Car
negie Company. The men were so hungry
that the food fell far short of their desires
The Cars Guarded by Officers.
During the night the cars were guarded
by Inspector Silvis and dozen uniformed
officers and detectives, who saw to it that
no man escaped. The tired officers were re-
lieved at 1880 o'clock, and were brought
down to the Union depot in a special car.
There was some mystery also as to the
number of men brought from Homestead
and sent East. The Sheriff said that he did
not know how many men he brought down.
1t was reported from Homestead that only
185 men had been sent away, and there was
much speculation yesterday as to what had
become OF the 100 missing men. Stephen
Madden, of the Amalgamated Association,
said that the officials of that organization
who accompanied the special train reported
that the number of Pinkerton men on it was
285 This figure agrees with the statements
Of the Pinkerton men themselves, who say
that there were about $50 in the entire force
when it went up on the two barges