Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-21
FOR MURDER.
Information Filed Against the
Homestead Leaders.
TRICKS RATHER SHREWD MOVE.
McLuckie surrenders Himseif-The Others
Not Found An Effort TO Arrest Prick,
Lovejoy and Potter For Murder
and Conspiracy.


whose a rest on thecharge ofmurdcr has
been threatened for some days. The in
formations, although not entirely unex-
pected, caused considerable surprise
and excitement and was the subject Of
conversation on the streets all the af-
ternoon and evening. They were
against Hugh o'Donnell, the leader Of
the strikers; John McLuclSie, burgess of
Homestead; Sylvester Critchlow, An
thony Flaherty, Samuel Burdett, James
Flanagan and Hugh Ross, who are
collectively charged with the murder Of
IT, j. Connors and Silas Wayne ON the
morning Of July 8, during the riot.
Connors was a Pinkerton man, 80
years of age and lived in New York
lie was struck on the back of the head
with a dynamite bomb and had his
right arm crushed. Wayne was young,
single workman, who lived with his
parents in Homestead. lie had his
head shot Off with a cannon shot fired
from the opposite side of the river while
standing with his brother In the steel
yard. There are two separate informa-
tions against the defendants and only
vary in the names OF the victims
The informations were drawn up by
Knox and Reed, the company's attor-
neyA Alderman McMasters immedi-
stely issued warrants for the arrest of
the accused and Constables Weber,
Morris and Price left at once for Home
stead TO serve them.
Gossip about the latest move on the
cart of the company ran wild and the
peon,,s familiar with the case freely ex-
pressed iair opinion. A few pro-
nounced the mcse as well founded,
backed up by the lega. advice OF the
firms counsel However, a grc'" mum
Der said II was a shrewd move TO &c,
the leaders in the strike out of the way
at n time when the company expects TO
begin operations, as the remain
der of the worlSmen would be
deprived of the advice and leader
ship of the men in whom they have had
confidence ever since the trouble began.
Still Others charge Secretary Lovejoy
with precipitating the information at a
time when Mr.. ODonnell, the principal
defendant, is absent from the city so II
could be said that he had heard of the
information and had tried to escape ar
rest But his friends say he will not
shrink TO face the situation and the
news Of the arrest OF his fellow work
men will, II anything, bring him back
sooner than he would otherwise come.
To show that the workmen had no
fear about the results of the case Bur-
CESS McLuclSie as soon as the news
reached him sent word to Alderman
McMastcrs that he would come TO the
city and surrender himself. A report
was started that counter informations
are TO be made against II. c. FriclS and
Secretary Loveioy and the general i'm
preston Is that this is only the begin
ming Of the legal struggle at Home.
stead.
There was considerable conjecture as
TO whether any of these defendants
would have TO remain in Jail or not un-
Til the grand jury sits in September.
An attorney said the court could re-
lease them on bail, the amount of
which would be determined by the evil
dence as to the character of the offense
and the culpability of the defendants.
In case Messrs. Frick, l. ovejoy and Pot
ter are arrested they will be compelled
20 go TO Jail or be released in the same
way. Alderman McMasters said that he
expected informations TO be made
against the managers.
The constables returned from Home
stead last evening empty handed, They
were unable TO find any Of the accused
and will go up again.
A short time later Burgess McLuclSie
appeared at Alderman McMasters' Office
and announced that he was ready TO
answer the charge of murder preferred
against him. The alderman then had
commitment issued against him and
he was placed in Jail. To-day his at
torneys will go before the court and
ask for his release on bail.