The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-04
The STRIKERS BLAMED
Coroner's Jury Verdict in the
Homestead Deaths.
reIck AND OTHERS oNe BAIL


Small sized Riot when Two of the Pink.
orton Men Charged with Murder Were
Brought Out of the NIills--The strikers
stin Confident of winning the Fight
Carnegie May withdraw His Donation
TO Pittsburg- Anarchist Bauer Released.
P1rTsBURG, Aug 4-The inquest into
the deaths resulting from the riots at
Homestead was concluded yesterday af-
ternoon before Coroner Mcdowell. The
Jury was out about an hour before yer
nesses examined, the only matter being
the charge Of the coroner.
The return in the cases Of the seven
strikers who were killed reads almost
alike in each one. That on the death OF
| Silas Vain states that che came to his
death while in the company Of others in
| unlawful assem- bly, upon the property of
| Carnegie, Phipps & Co.'S steel works,
MinliD Township, to prevent the landing
of two model barges loaded with Pnker-
ton guards TO protect said property, and
ne being struck by a missile from a can
non. which had been taken by said unlaw-
! full assembly to the Pittsburg side Of the
! Nonongahela River and discharged by
them, striking and instantly killing the
said Silas VAIN and we recommend that
said unlawful assembly be certified to the
September sessions Of the grand jury
In the cases of the three Pinkerton men
similar returns were made in the case of
each
That on the death of T. J. Connors states
that it was caused from shock and ex-
haustion, due to a gunshot wound in the
right arm, he being shot by ball from an
unlawful assemblage, and "that said
shooting was done by party or parties
unknown with felonious intent; and we
recommend that such unlawful assem-
blage be certified to the September ses-
sions of the grand jury"
No attempt was made by the jury in
any of the ten cases to designate the per-
sons by whom the fatal shots were fired
further than to declare that there was an
unlawful assemblage on the Carnegie
property which led to a battle
Hugh Ross, who was accused by Sec
retary Lovejoy of murder and riot at
Homestead, and who is now out on bail
appeared before Alderman King, of the
South Side, shortly before noon and made
information. charging H. G. Frick, f. T
Lovejoy, Robert Pinkerton, William
Pinkerton, j. A. Potter G. A. Corey, j.
G. A. Leshman, H. M. Curry, G. w.
Bedill, Fred Primer, w. H. Burt, John
Cooper and f. w. Hinde of the murder
of John E. Morris, George W. Rutter,
Silas Vain and Joseph Sotax.
The five last names of the accused are
Pinkerton detectives. Robert and William
Pinkerton are the heads of the Pinkertor
Bureau.
The others are Carnegie officials.
} The names of Nevin, Mcconnell and
James Dovey, Pinkerton detectives, were
added in the afternoon to the list against
J whom Hugh Ross made informations.
AT $3.50 o'clock Secretary Lovejoy and
Messrs. Leischman and Curry of the Car
negie Company proceeded to the Cour
House and presented themselves to Judg,
Ewing asking to be admitted to bail.
The court refused, telling them to e
and deliver themselves up. Alderman
King was sent for.
He soon appeared in court and served
the warrants. After listening to the ar
= gument by the attorneys, H. c. Frick
Lovejoy, Curry and Leischman were re
leased in $40, 900 bail each, A. W. & w.
r. Mellon, bankers, going on their bonds.
: The attorneys then began to wrangl'
over the cases of Potter, Cory, Mcconnell
and Dovey
Court then adjourned until to-day. Nc
Conneu and Doyey. who were under ar
rest were taken to iail. Potter and Corr,
were at the hearing. but were not under
arrest
The persecution makes the assertio,
that Mr.. Potter was on the boat and CAV,
orders to fire, and that innocent mel
on the outskirts of the mob were specially
picked out and killed The remainde
AGAINST whom charges were made are ac
. cfised as nc, ,essories'
Andrew Carnegie win himself Withdraw
his mnnifcent donation 10 the eitv o
/ pittsburp in the event of councils takin,
? arv ofIiciaI notice of the resoIntion,
nnssed from time To time durin6 Nh,
mast month nv trade unions rao,,estin,
maj hodv IA ret1Irr, the miljionaire stee
l-ine,s donation Srcb IL in substance
!. rbe statement made Inv a gentleman close
% ivassociated with tbe c,arneoie Cornnanv'