The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-19
INDICTED FOR TREASON.

sorry Committee. The Carnegie and
Pinkerton of1cials Wero Also Indiot.
ed for Murder, Aggravated Riot and
Conspiracy.
The Grand Jury at Pittsburg returned
true bills In the treason cases against the
Homestead strikers, and also in the murder,
conspiracy and aggravated riot cases against
the Carnegie officials and Pinkerton detec-
tives.
The indictments for treason involve 81
defendants, all of whom are strikers or
members Of the advisory board.
The charges of murder against IT, C. Frick
and other Carnegie officials nre for the kill
ing of GEORGE w. Rutter, John Il. Morris,
Joseph Sotak aud Silas Wayne. whose
deaths resulted from the riot. The true
bills nre AGAINST II. 9. Frick. +. T. +. Love-
joy, Robert pinkcrion, William Pinkerton
j. a. Potter. w. 5. Corey. J. q. A. Lcish.
man, q. w: Beddell, w II. Burt, John
Cooper f. w. Hinde, Nevin Mcconnell and
james Dovey.
In the Conspiracy cases Frick, George
Louder, II. NJ. Curry, Leishman, Otis.
Childs, Lovtjoy, l.. G. fhipps. O. A. Corey,
J.. a. Potter, J. +. Dovey, Mcconnell, the
piinkertons, Cooper, Beddcl, Frederick
Primer, Burt and Hinde are the defendants
In the aggravated riot cases true bills are
returned against Fnck, Curry, Leishman,
LovejOy. l.. G. Phipps Dovey, Mcdonnell.
Cooper Beddell, Primer, Burt and Hinde.
The Indictment in the treason cases, aftcr
recitng the names of the defendants and
referring TO their reasonable offences. says:
And in order 10 fulfill and to bring into
effect the said trnitorous compassings, i'm
aginings and intentions OF them the said
defendants on the 5th of September 1892
and on divers other days and times between
the 1st day Of June and on the said 9th dav
al "a hp Af
with other persons. whose names are to tho
SAID inquest unknown, to the number OF
loo aud upward, armed and ARRIVED IN a
warike manner, that Is to say with guns,
revoivers' cannon. swords, knives, clubs,
dynamite bombs, and other wnrlike and
deadly weapons, as well offensive as defens-
i've, being then and there fcloniously, un-
lawfully, maliciOusly and traitorously as-
sem bled and gathered together. did fclon-
lously and traitorously JON and assemble
themselves together against the said Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania. and then and
there. with force and arms, feloniously,
anlawfuly, falsely aud traitorously. aud In
hostile wnr-like manner, did array and
dispose themselves against the said Com,
nonweath OF Pennsylvania and did ori
lain prepare and levy war against the said
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, to TIE end
that its Constitution, laws and authority
might he and were defied. resisted and sub
verted by the said defendants and their
armed allies, to wit. the said persons whose
names are to the said inquest unknown,
contrary 20 the duty of allegiance and fdel-
ity Of the said defendants, to the evil exam
pie OF all others in like cases offending, con-
trary to the form of the act of the General
Assembly III such case made and provided
and against the peace and dignity OF ihs
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
"And the inquest aforesaid do further
present that the sad defendants, on tho
9th day Of September, 1899, at tho county
aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction Of
this Court. with force and arms, feoninusly
and traitorously did levy war agains, the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, contrary
to their allegiance to the said Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania to the evil exam
pie of all others in like cases Offending.
contrary to the form Of the act of The
General Assembly in such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and dignity
OF the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
The indictment against H. G. Frick and
others in the murder cases are seperatc.
making -four In all.
The indictment against the Carnegie off.
cials in the conspiracy cuses Is n lengthy
document. Among other things l. sets
forth concerning II. c. Frick and the others
named:
That they did unlawfully. falsely and
maliciollsly cnnspire, combine, confederate
and agree together To depress, lower, lessen
aud diminish wages, pi o and compensa-
tion VI iuoor OF ulNers persons employed by
the Carnegie Steel Company. Limited to
then and there close up the said steel manu-
factory. and to cease work and operations
therein, and thereupon to convey, and
cause to be sent 200 men and upwar s,
armed with guns reyolvers, pistols. knives,
and other deadly weapons, to overawe, in
timida'e and frighten divers persons in the
said township of Mifilin, who were then
lately before employed by the said Cnrnegie
steel company, TO inyaie the said township
OF Mtiiin and to attack the said persons
who were then lately before employed, and
to shoot off and discharge the said guns, and
other deadly weapons. against the bodies of
the said persons who were then lately before
employed By the said Carnegie Steel Com
2any. Limited"
In regard to the fight on the morning Of
July 9th, the bill says the defendants did
:ounsel and advise the shooting"
The bill In the aggravated riot cases against
the Carnegie officials differ very little from
tnat IN the conspiracy action, except that it
specifies that, in pursuance to the alleged
Conspiracy, the alleged unlawful and riot
Ous acts were committed