The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-10
INFORMAT|ONS FOR MURDER
AGAINST CARNEGIE OFFICIALS.
Fifteen People Included in the Informa.
tion Made by Hugh Ross. Defend
ants Bailed.

company onclnls ana prominent PinkertOn
detectives were made at Pittsburg Pa, but
the men whom the Homestead strikers
were most anxious should spend night or
two In Jail did not go there. Attorneys Rren.
ncn and Cox and Hugh Ross, who Is him.
self charged with murder, went to the Office
of Alderman Fcstus NJ. King, and Ross
sworc to the long threatened information
for murder. Constable Wall went to the
offices Of the Carnegie Company TO find
some Of the men wanted, and not finding
them waited long time for them to appear.
The three men expected to be found there,
Mcssrs. leshman, Curry and loycjoy,
meanwhile had gone 10 the court house. and
Judge Ewing and District Attorney Burlcigh
sent for Alderman King and his records, and
they were committed and gave bail. Judge
Ewing took occasion TO indicate that he
thought the persecution had very poor
case and to rap the attorneys who cncour-
aged the bringing of II.
The information made By Hugh Ross
reads us follows:
Before me, the subscriber Festus NJ
King, an Alderman In and for the said City
OF Pittsburgh, personally came Hugh Ross,
who, upon oath administered according to
law, dcposes and says that In Miillin town
ship, in the county of Allegheny, and State
OF Pcnrsvlvanin, on the 9Th day of July,
1892, II. e. Frck, +. T. Il. loyejoy, Robert
| Pinkerton. William Pinkerton, J. A. Potter,
q. A. Corey, ]. g. A. Lcshman, II. NJ.
| Curry, &. W. Bcdcll, Fred Primer, w. II.
| Burt, Nevin Mcdonnell, james Dovcy John
Cooper and Fred W. ilndc, did of their
malice aforcthought fcloniously and riotous-
| u, with force and arms and deadly weapons,
a.
be killed and murdcrcS John T.. Morris,
George w. Ruttcr, Silas Wane and Joseph
| Sotax then and there being In the peace of
/ the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This
| information Is made upon information re-
ceivcd and believed TO be true by this de.
! poncnt."
Constable Charles II. Stewart came from
| Homestead with Ross, when the latter came
! down to make the information, and, as soon
as II was made. returned with warrants for
| the arrest of those Of the accused who were
supposed To be at the steel mill. lie didn't
get them all, and those he did get received
| no rude treatment. They had u guard of
| deputy sheriis TO see that strikers didn't
molcst them, and when few hundred OF
| the latter rendered them II demonstration
at Munhall station they were dispersed
with fixed bayoncts in the hands of the
militia.
Constable Wall, who went after Messrs
| Lovejoy, Leishman and Curry expected to
| bring then. to the Alderman's office and
thence eo?ort them to Jail 1t was the de-
| sire of the prosecution that Chairman Frick
should not be disturbed while he is i'll. The
| three other leading Carnegie officials did not
wait to he arrested At their office, but went
before Judge Ewing in Common Pleas Court
| No. . and asked to surrender themselves.
Attorneys d. +. Patterson, Il. Y. Breck and
! j. G. Knox, of their counsel, were with
| them and the attorneys for the prosecution
| 1.
said he could not receive the prisoners and
| sent for Alderman King to issue commit
| ments for them. The alderman was not at
his Office when Judge Ewing's messenger
arrived, but came In answer In a note left tor
him about an hour later. The discussion
| became warm soon after the alderman came
in, but il was rather between Judge Ewing
| and Attorneys Cox and Bremen than be
| tween opposing counsel.
As soon as Alderman King came in,
| Messrs. Lovejoy, Curry and Leishman
went through the form of surrendering
| themselves to him, waving u hearing and
being committed Tor court. Application to
admit them to bail was then made, and
after some discussion, Attorneys Cox and
Bremen agreed that they be allowed bail.
| II was also agreed that Mr.. Frick be admit
ted to bail, but the attorneys served notice
| that admission to bail would be resisted in
the case of all the Others The bond of
Messrs. Frick, Leishman, Curry and Love.
| Joy, in the sum of $4,000 each, with II. B.
and A. W. Mellon rs sureties, was then
made out and signed.
SHARP WORDS FROM THE BENCH.
News reached the court room that Messrs.
Mcconnell and Dovey had been arrested at
| Homestead, and the attorneys of the steel
company wished to have them included In
| the agreement for release on bail. ATTORNEYS
| Cox and Bremen would not consent, and
this led to Judge Ewing making some very
pointed remarks. He expressed the opinion
that the position of the rioters was very
different from that Of the Pinkertons.
When he called the dead men named in the
| information members of mob Mr. BTen-
nen said the Pink'rtons were mob too.
Judge Ewing fla IS contradicted this, and
spoke rather dispaiagingly of lawyers who
encouraged riot. Messrs. Bremen and Cox
looked somewhat uncomfortable at this, but
persisted in their refusal TO consent tC
further bail bonds being taken without q
hearing. After they had had consultation
with District Attorney Burleigh, Judge
Ewing fixed hearing for $3.50 o'clock mex
morning.
Just before the court next day opene,
Clerk Mciu negle announced that Judg
Ewing had ordered that Mr. Frick be ad
mitted TO bail in the sum of $4,000 and tina
the bail had been given at the chairman
house at Homewood, X. b. and A. w. Melloi
appearing on the bond.
RELEASED on BAIL.
Judge Ewing asked on taking his seat OF
the bench il the defendants were present
He was told that Mcconnell and Doyey
were there and that Potter and Corey woulC
be IN court in few minutes. District At
torney Burleigh then made the following
statement
After careful examination Of the facts In thi
case have come to th conclusion, after consuta
tion with the private counsel that there will be M
| object on TO these defendants being released OF
bali. In view of Your Honors view of the law II
this rase, and your ruling to the rights OF tne
spectlve parties In this case. feel constrained u
make no objection TO their release on bali.
Attorney Knox suggested that as tn
prosecution had made a great blow o
trumpets about what it was going to show
he felt curious to hear its case. Mr.. Cox re
piled there was no use of a hearing wher
the offence was admitted to be bailable
Judge Ewing ordered that they give bail il
$4,000 each and Messrs. Mellon were offeret
as bail and accepted.
At this point Messrs. Potter and Core,
came in and bail was given for them alonl
with the others, which concluded the pro
c,edings.