Evening journal., 1892-10-01
HIGH TREASON ALLEGED
A Carnegie Bombshell for the
Homestead Strikers.
WARRANTS FOR ALL THE OFFICERS

Part Of the Advisory Board Under Arrest
ana Detectives After the Remainder-It
Is Rumored That Number of Women
win Also BE Taken Into Custody.
PITTsDuRG, Oct. THE greatest sensa
ton in the Homestead mill trouble since
the riot of July G was sprung by the Car
negie company officials A veritable bomb
was thrown into the camp of the strikers
when Chief Justice Paxton, of the state
supreme court, issued warrants for the ar
rest of all the members Of the strikers ad.
Visory committee, charging them with
treason against the commonwealth This
is the first case Of the kind ever known
here The matter was kept quiet the in
tention being to arrest all the men in their
beds, so rs to prevent any from getting
away.
The men charged with treason are: Da-
vid shannon, John McIucSie, David
Lynch, Thomas J. Crawford, Hugh ODon-
nell, Harry Bayne, Elmer f. Rail, Isaac
Byers Henry Bayers, r. T. Brown, George
Champcrs, Isaac Critchlow, Miller Colgan,
John Coyle, Jack Clifford Dennis NJ. Cush,
William McCanegly, Michael Cummings,
William Combs, John Dierken Patrick
Pagan, W. II. Catches Matthew Harris,
Reed Kennedy, John Miller, S. B. Starlight,
John Murray, Il. H. Thompson, Martin
Murray. Hugh Ross, William r. Roberts,
George Rylands and George w. Sarver
The Information.
The information recites that ON or about
July / the defendants, not weighing the
duty of their allegiance to the laws of the
commonwealth but wickedly designing
and intending to excite instruction, rebel
lion and wan against said commonwealth,
did, at the borough of Homestead, unlaw
fully, maliciousy, falsely and traitorously
compass and intce6 Co raise and levy war,
insurrection and rebellion against the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a
great multitude of persons, numbering hun.
drcds. armed and arTayed in a warlike man.
uer with gums and revolyers, cannon,
swords, knives. clubs and other warlike
weapons and did array and dispose them.
selves against said commonwealth aud that
its constitution, laws and authority were
dcfed, resisted and subvertcd by the de.
PENDANTS and their armed allies, contrary
10 the duty, allegiance and fidelity of said
defendants.
The first five men to be arrested were
Acting Chairman Crawford. Edward
Beard, George Rylands. John Dierken and
Brown. It is said that Pat Farrell, the
chief of the Carnegie detectives, has over
i60 more warrants, and they will be served
IS fast as the men can be located. The men
were locked up in the guard tent at Nun.
hall and were later taken to Pittsburg,
where they viii have hearing. In no case
were the warrants read 70 the men, who
are indignant over the proceedings
Nay Arrest the Women.
There are rumors of wholesale arrests of
the women of the borough who have taken
an active part in the struggle, but they
cannot be verified as yet
Chairman H. c. Frick, Of the Carnegie
company, paid another visit TO Homestead,
and the strikers are guessing very hard the
object Of EriCks repeated trips to the plant.
A change of management it is thought
will result Frick has visited the mill half
dozen times, and, it is said, ignored Gen.
enl Manager Potter. Alta conference with
the directors several days ago it is asserted
that Mr.. Prick scored Mr.. Potter severely
tDr what he considered was Incompetence
~ the part of Potter in moi being able to
makc better showing with the large force
n men at his command.
Mr.. Potter did not retaliate, but asked
Ar a further trial of ten days to see what
te could do. This, it is claimed, was
granted, and as the limit Of grace expires
this week and no marked improvement has
taken place the visit of Mr.. Frick is looked
upon as very significant
1t is rumored that Mr. Potter went tc
some OK the skilled men and told them that
Ia the event of Mr. Frick saying anything
20 them TO tell him the poor work was due
TO the inexperience Of the men, This being
the case, il is asserted that an early closing
down of the entire mill is an assured fact
-Four more companies of the Sixteenth
regiment departed from Homestead. Thi.
leaves only about l50 guardsmen. It j..
feared an outbreak may occur again.