Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-12
AT THE CARNEGIE STEEL PLANT
Several Persons Said 10 Have Lost
Their Lives as a Result.
ALLEGED DETAILS or THE pLor.


~y P"l't lbhihttA HNoiy h'shy
OF "a conspiracy 10 poison by wholesale
non.unlon workmen Mt the Carnegie
steel plant. AS result OF the con.
epiracy IL is alleged that several per.
sons hero lost tnsir lives, whllo scores
OF Others are still suffering at their
homes and In hospitals from the effect
Of the poisonous drugs Administered to
Thorn with criminal intent. Today
nine more persons, more or less idenii.
fed with the strike, aro under arrest
ostensibly oil less serious charges, but
really for the purpose Of avorting
suspicion until all those VINO are
claimed to be In the conspiracy shall
DO secured.
The details OF tho murdorous plot arc
sufficient 10 cause ahudder. IL will
be remembered that shortly after the
arrival OF the state militia mt Home.
stead aud the non.uniop meu com.
menced work In this mills, cases OF
sickness were reported, but were Al.
tributed TO the impurity Of the water
supply aud from other sources, aud
notices Were posted conspicuously
about tho mile warning employees.
Despite che precautionary measures,
the sickness continued aud 1. soon
became current ut Homestead that an
epidemic was prevailing among the
men Ia tho Enclosure. fhe frs. init.
nation TINT the men were the victims
OF q conspiracy was obtained more
than two months since, bat not until
yesterday was the evidence deemed u
be sum ciontly strong 10 warrant the
apprehension Of at lenst one Of those
Indicated. The price To bo paid when
the mills were closed down was 5000.
The terrible plot, according TO In.
| formation obtained, Is Substantially as
follows: Ono OF tho chief coots At
Hoflitstea me, him one day and asked
| II he wanted n lob ut Homestead. He
| said the informant could make big
money n he would help him. He said
he not only was employed by tho
Carnegie company, but was also In The
pay OF labor associations q III metnbers
| OF the strikers' committee, and was
lust coining money. As ho grew more
confidential, and questioned about the
pay from the association, he told him
| OF PLAZA 10 poison the food OF the mon
cmP'oye on III VIZ 'nIh ~ Nv W niane tnein
s,oh "nu io" w. sui usy,v W WIN
ho uatal'su ',ic pI1n nv "au oeen pur.
.'ns anu ,'.'' 'as ~ no'
aan "a 'n sy ,ha nnisons ha rI"nat W. a.,
their food. He said he was 10 got
| $4,000 II he succeeded In closing the
mill. He urged him 10 accept place,
anu i .viu r w., mou,' o,ao
p"ss,uo ~, nm ~ 'u.NS.oi, Huu
nha.y .o,t h.h n'n .ne uu'.s"'nu
ing .na' he "ou,u n'.s N,u ia sno
cl.y noA. usy anu si.s w" rhan I sumo
ausahce honoS ""u ''As nun w iioiie'
s'esu MIN mn, ~. ..,,a. -, A.
nea,hlins '"u ne aa1,.t ,' " .io
proposi.ion .ne ihan .nIieu upoh Su
mAh fT,cN anu ih'u ,uD ni.'.. oo.ore
nun. opon .no au.' y, suo eo
P"ny a.otneS. Nv NJ W. In snu
Ptoeeeueu iVesu WIN nm,
anu was uuly i"ss'ieu ~ posi.,,n uy
the cooh, nnu wv neAs uay aNi w
arrival nuinpeI " n,oi we's tepo.seu
hiox anu .he cooN 'o'u hoW ho P.auaa
| polson oi uoiD."I p'"uVa , 'ae,
ioou, am 'oiu Nun n"In 'ol au
| opportunity W uso ~ WI, ioSy'
Il ,.,..K.. .uaanal IN Haan m
TWO flnnet,ohs were ehsaseh W no,p "
CLOSE su'vei'anIe VI r , ia,,o, $3.50, 80
s,,snioIo,s ami nj once discontinued
sSsp ,,ss ~ ,h an uow W g"'' 1''su
'he u,e VI .no poT w., .,van thu, M.
otuets welo 's ,sno s 49,, naa,. N, ~" %
wo,s,aen s n,,.ids ,he e , Later
!ssuulans oun,Iv ~, ,ha coos Wa ho'
sne n,oh ,opo, ,,usa ' and feared that he
coming very unea'y anu ', ,hn o, , ~ no
mignt oo m,,. ~ ~ i ,%s dam amona
hurry. inoy sa'u w ,bs, ~ chav,ss
me mem espso, .i ,, a and tnav hes
niossst, un n,,Id roata n cIoan brsss, n,
~. wn nI Mai" nIot n pIaeed under arrest.
the whole piO' u p,", whsn con,,ontsd
This was uoho, "us WI 49, ,ho noos
with me iac.s NJ n 49, mi conte.s, H"
broke down anu ha . a,um Uoa y, ,hol!,
IN INV when .n,n ho gs'Y him. ths amount Of
VINO empioyeui v. liam and the msnnc, in
money nc ieoei ,I a"t his nart n, IN a
which no carrier ~ o sis,aa :, so that n.
terrible crime 0e;,,,aa ~ , ,hs Gamma ~ thc