Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-23

, our State, that we are all, from the men who
sit on the Supreme Court bench to the Dis
trict Attorney, corrupt. We have been told
that in their cause there has been mysteri
Gus. swimming atmosphere, something thai
would develop In this cause. But when you
hear His Honor you will know how plain IL
your duty and how plain is the law. We
have been told that q stockade was built
at Homestead prior to July for the utter
demolition of that town. Before you believe
this bosh look al the evidence. Did any Wit
ness testify to the truth hfulness of this r1dic-
ulous statementf Not ono.
There was no evidence to show that any
| OF the Pinkertons were Canadians They
were your own brothers, living under the
| greatest Government ever formed. We love
| our country. We have sworn to support
the Union. The people of the State and the
United States have made up their minds
that this great Government shall not be
blotted from the lace of the earth by riot,
anarchy, missrule and bloodshed.
The boat proceeded to the Carnegie mills,
which are private property. The Carnegie
Company does wrong. We all do wrong,
| but is that any reason why the Government
should be trampled under footf You heard
| great deal about the starry flag from the
| man who made the opening address on the
| other side. My grand ather was only a pri-
| vate in the Revolutionary War. II was
nota better citizen than to stand before a
| jury OF this country ana advise the members
TO disobey their oaths would hope to be
struck dead.
heVieW1ng the IeSumony.
There is Cooper. Burt Conner and Mullen.
They are Pinkertons to be sure. You may
| throw out their evidence if you will, but
here ID Captain Rodgers, one of our own
citizens, who testifies that they were fired
upon from the shore as they tried to put out
the gang-planK. They had O right to go into
the property. And Mansfield. Taylor and
the other men on the bridge stated that as
soon as the plank was pushed off the people
on the bank to the extent OF 800 resisted the
landing. Captain A Z. Coon may be a very
honest and popular man. but / can show
you in two minutes tina: he did not tell the
whole truth. Coon says he was within five
feet of the plank, while Mansfield and Tay-
shot from the barge was fired into a man on
the plank. He didn't see it, but he heard
the nash, and thought it came from the
knows very we'll that bullets were flying
thick at the time. Why. one man testified
that he had Is bullets in his clothes yet
captain Cap Coon did not hear or see anything
The murder of T. j. Connors was premedi-
tated and plotted some hours after tue
first shooting. 1t was wilful murder. The
witnesses on both sides testified that the
people on the shore threatened to kill every
P1nkerton that landed. From $3.50 to $50 in |
the morning there WAS no shooting but the |
people who retreated up the hill deliberate
ly built a barricade out OF the best material |
that could be had They piled up the |
girders put bricks in between and made
boats: They then got dynamite and threw |
800 people that they didn't know. |
The Object of the Pinkertons.
1t has been said that the Pinkertons went |
there to destroy the Homestead homes. |
Why these people didn't go into the town. |
They went on private property. And yet |
the people of the town with savage ferocity |
unprecedented rushed into the mill yard, |
q nd f, Wi,
the barges. 1t was done wilfully, and with
the intention to kill and murder. AS soon
as the barricades were finished, the firing
commenced. There is 10 conflict of evil
dence on that subject The burning of oil |
began after the breastworks were prepared
They aimed to produce holocaust, the like
of which the world has never seen, and all
the time the burning oil was floating
down the river, these people sat be-
hind the barricades Watching to kill
TN ene -, harss nrss rnaa man ,,u that appeared
holes that. the Pinkertons made to defend
themselves. Talk about the last ditch The
river was the ditch, and If any of them had
jumped in to escape being burned they
would have been shot as soon as their heads
appeared above the water. That was a
terrible suspense and a long death.
There is no doubt that a murderous riot
occurred. Now here you must listen to the
Court think the Court will say that every
man who was present and aided in the fight |
Is responsible for what happened. The Dis
trict Attorney can stand the aspersions cast |
upon him. His character is known. He is
fearless and will do his duty. The insin "a
tions, have you been arrested don't affect
him. Why, was District Attorney of this
county Tor six years, and never caused the
arrest OF a man. 1t is not the business of the
District Attorney to arrest people.
The Evidence Against Critchlow.
Here Is Mr. Dickson, who lived in Home
stead for Ii years and has known Critchlow
for six years. He saw the defendant in
front of the company's Offices at $50 in the
with a gun in his hand Then
comes MIR. Hervey, the cashier, who paid |
every two weeks, and he con.
firms Mr.. Dickson. Nextis Mr.. Slocum, who
Jaw Critchlow that morning with a gun. |
And MI. Brown, of Grafton, confirms the
testimony; He is man of character and
llso noticed Mr.. Dickson and some of the
,ther witnesses. Then comes Mr.. Reese who
ays he is positive Critchlow was the man
S MI. Stewart, who saw the defendant firing
It the barges from behind the barri, /
ade. He fred his gun between / and 1
o'clGek; There may Tayno have S been lit
10Th sides, but who says he wasn't there? t
Nobody. Critchlow doesn't deny that he d
vas there between lO:30and 12 o'clock. The t
asst witness testified tnat Connors was killed !
bout l1:30 or ll:45; difference of l5 minutes |
Tould have allowed him to be there ana |
re the fatal shot. Critchlow didn't saw | p
hat he did not see Stewart. He didn't cor a
oborate Routhrauf, who said he saw him g
ut his gun in hardware store. 1t is folly for
ou to think that Critchlow and Routhrauff g
at on six-inch edge for three hours with a k
lot going on nearby, and Routhrauff saws j,
e crossed the river to see it. This witness d
yas brought here to carry out his part of &
he alibi. If the prisoner doesn't deny
erious charges against him. he must abide v
he consequences. He didn't deny that he =
hot at the barges. He was AFRAID Can a
here be any doubt that Critchlow is not G