Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-06
ATTENDED, BY TURBULENCE.
The Arrests Mt Homestead Provoke Some
Disorder.

Tho Arrests Mt Homestead Provoke Some
Disorder.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. Ss-Thc arrest
Of Yardmaster Dovey and Superintend-
emit OF Open Hearth No. 2 Mcdonnell on
the charge of murder was attended by
turbulent scenes, necessitating inter
fering of the militia and the additional
arrest of striker.
1t was 9 o'clock when Constnbles
Amos Stewart and Climber reached
Homestead with four warrants,
two for the above Carnegie Of
ficials and the others for Superin-
tendent John o. Potter and George A.
Corey. The last named gentleman had
gone to Pittsburgh by the time the
constables arrived. Messrs. Dewey and
Mcconnell, however, were found at
the mill and were taken to their resi-
dences, where they donned street suits.
In the meantime rumors Of the prospect
i've arrests spread through the town
and hundreds of locked out and striking
mill men gathered at the different sta
tions.
At Munhall, the crowd numbered
about 600 The train is due there at
4:O5 and about minute before it was
to come the constables and their prison
crs appeared. This was signal for a
great shout ofexultation and the crowd
surged around the station door as the
prisoners were hurried into 1t. A
patrol of militia strove to keep back
the men and were aided by few
deputy sheriffs. The train was twenty
minutes late, however, and the crowd
increased, while muttered threats, cs-
pecially against Dewey, were plain to
be heard.
AS the time passed the crowd became
more turbulent, and word was hastily
sent to Provost Marshal Lieut. :
Col. Mechling, He dispatched at
once Maj. Crawford, with n company
of the Fifteenth regiment, to the sta
ton. These arrived just as the patrol
was fixing bayonets to repel the peo-
pie. The soldiers marched company
front, pushing back the crowd, which
retired in surly way. One striker
named Thomas Bowen became obstrep-
erous, and yelled: "Three cheers for
Dovey, damn him"
Before the crowd could give them,
Maj. Crawford signaled to two soldiers,
who hastily seized Bowen He had n
penlSnife in his hand at the time He
was hustled into the station and placed
in charge of two deputies. This stern
measure quellcd the hostile demonstra-
ton.
On the arrival of the train, Messrs.
Doveya and Mcconnell. with Bowen also,
were put on it, and, in addition to con-
stables and deputy sheriffs, detail OF
soldiers was sent aboard 1t to protect
the mill bosses. At City Farm and
Homestead stations companies of mil
tia were drawn up in line Us the train
passed and kept back the crowd. At
the sight of the prisoners, however, the
crowds cheered Justify. Bowen, the
striker who was arrested, will be
charged with unlawful assemblage, dis
orderly conduct, and probably with in
citing riot.
The news that all the Carnegie Off
Gals were admitted to bail at once, is
great disappointment to the people
here who hoped that they would be
kept in Jail for night at least. The
arrests apparently did not in the slight
est interfere with the operation of the
mill while the turbulent demonstration
of the afternoon has convinced Gen.
Wvtle that it will be unwise to remove
the militia from Homestead for the
present