Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
RIOTERS LOCKED UP.
Eleven of the Duquesne Men
Caught After a Lively
Chase by officers.
HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL.
Both Sides Still Claim to Be Conf
dent of Final Success.
TIE ADVISORY BOARDS QUERY,
Thirty Thousand Dollars Divided Among
the Boys in Camp.
AN EI-DEPUTY SHERIFF ARRESTED

Eleven of the 15 Duquesne men charged
with riot were arrested and locked up in
Jail yesterday afternoon. The victims were
William Bennett, Jacob Bake, Emslie
Cotz, F. P. Hogan, James Essler,
Jacob Hoss, Martin Kennedy, Will
lam NaIlen, John Mclean, Jacob
SNYDER and John Ursln. The
other four men are known, but they man
aged to get away. All the prisoners are
residents of Duquesne. 1t was reported on
the day of the trouble that most Of the
rioters lived at Homestead. This was not
true.
Constables Price and Brislen, of Alder
man McMasters' Office, made the arrests,
and they had lively time Of it The cul-
prits were brought down from Duquesne
shortly before o'clock and were taken to
Alderman Reilly's Office. Most of them were
young fellows, and they were handcuffed
in pairs. After they were caught they
made no resistance, and three officers had
charge of them. Squire Reilly took the
men into his private Office, and shut out
everybody, including reporters, which is an
unusual proceeding.
Held Court Behind Closed Doors.
There was no hearing, and he fixed
the bail in each case at $4,000. At one
stage Mike Brislen opened the sacred door
wide enough for his head to protrude,
and asked the people outside if there
was anybody in the crowd who
wanted to bail the Duquesne men. Silence
reigned and the door was closed again.
Alderman Reilley wasn't long in making out
the commitments.
Attorney Bremen appeared, and the vic
Tins asked him where the bail was. The
lawyer said he didn't have any. The pris-
oners had understood that the bail would be
arranged in Pittsburg, and they
hadn't given the subject any thought
after their arrests. They had
no idea of going to Jail, but made the best
of it Mr.. Bremen said it was ridiculous
to think he would have the bail ready. He
expected to have them released last night,
but nobody appeared to go on the bonds
The hearing was fixed for Monday. Mr..
Bremen hopes to have the men bailed for
court before that time.
The eonstables had an exciting time in
getting some of the men. Five of them
were discovered in the Amalgamated head.
quarters. The room is on the first floor and
has a rear door.
Both Jumped Through the Window.
As soon as they caught sight of Mike
Brislen, they made brake to get away. He
gathered in three, and then jumped
through window after the retreating form
of William Thompson. The con-
stable and his intended victim
fell on their knees. Thompson
was up first, and grabbing the constable's
foot he tripped him and he rolled over.
Thompson then escaped, but Mike expects
to get his man this morning. Emslie Cotz
was at picnic in grove. When called
out by the constable he denied his name,
but finally owned up. Some of his COM
panions told him not to 60 Brislen drew
revolver and said he would shoot the first
man who interfered with the arrest. Cotz
quietly submitted and was taken to the
guardhouse.
A company of soldiers &C companied the
prisoners to the station, which is a ahalf-mile
from the temporary lookup. The people
were orderly and made no demonstration.
The officers state that the prisoners did not
give them the least trouble on the way to
Pittsburg.
Alderman Reilly furnished the names of
the four men yet to be arrested. with the
request that they would not be published
He expects to have all of them in jail be-
fore night