The morning call., 1892-10-12
THE LAW WILL ACT.


PITTsBURG, Oct. 1.-THE Grand Jury oil
this county, sitting in treason cases against
the Homestead strikers, and the murder aud
conspiracy charges against II. c. Frick and
various other officials Of the Carnegie Steel
Company and the Pinkert0n Detectives. this
afternoon brought in true bills in all cases
Chief Justice Paxson of the Supreme Court
of this State and Judge Kennedy of the
County Court occupied the bench when the
jury entered the courtroom. Bills were re-
turned against Hugh O'D0nnell aad others
for treason. and include the following
thirty-one defendants: Hugh ODOnnell,
John McLuckie, David Lynch, Thomas j.
Crawford, Harry Bayne. Elmer E. Bail,
Henry Bayard, j. W. Brown, George Cham
peno, Isaac Critchelow, Miller Colgan, John
Coyle. Jack Cliff, Dennis NJ. Cush. William
Nj. Conegby, Michael Cummings, William
Combs, J0hn Derkn, Patrick Pagan. w.
II. Caches, Matthew Harris, Reid Kennedy,
John Miller. o. S. Searight, John Murray.
w. III. Thompson. Martin Murray. Hugh
Ross, w. Il. Roberts, George Reilands and
George w. Sarver.
The indictments for murder are for the kill
lug of Geurge w. Rutte. John +. orris.
Joseph Sotak and Silas VAIN, all strikers,
aud included the following: III. c. Fr!ck,
chairman Of the Carnegie Company; f. T..
Il
intendent; j.. g. Lehman, vice-chai-man ;
w. L. Corey, assistant superintendent /;
Nevin Mcconnell and James Dovey. mill
bosses; and Robert Pinxerton, William
Pinkerton, G. W. Blddell, w. II. Burt, john
Cooper and f. w. Hinde of the Pinkerton
Detective Agency.
The bills for conspiracy embrace all those
charged with murder with the addition Of
George L. Tander. ii. McCurry. Otis Chids,
J.. c. Phipps of the steel company, and Fred
w. Primer. detective.
Those charged with aggravated riot are :;
II. C.. Friek, Ii. McCurry. j. G. A. Leish-
man, f. I. +. Lovejoy, L. c. Phipps, J. s.
D0vey, Nevin Mcconnell. John Cooper, G..
W. Blddell. Fred Primer. W. ii. Burt and
+. w. Hinde.
The true bill In the treason cases sets
forth at great length that the defendants
and other persons. names unknown. TO the
number OF 1000 and upward. armed and ar
rayed In wariike manner. did "felonionsly
and traltorously join and assemble them
selves together aud then and there did dis
pose themselves against the said common
wealth OF Pennsylvania, and did ordsin,
prepare and levy war against the said
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania to the end
that the constitution. laws aud authority
might be aud were defied, resisted aud sub
verted by the said defendants ana their
armed allies contrary to the duty Of ale
glance aud fidelity Of said defendants, to
the evil example OF all others In like cases.
offending, contrary TO the form of the act
OF the General Assembly In such case mad .
and provided, against the peace and
dignity OF the commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
yana
The indictment against the Carnegie Off
elrls % fer murder der reads, as in che ease Of
the sixth day of July, 1892. with force and
arms, did make an assault on Slas Vain,
and feloniously, malciousiy. and OF their
malice aforethOught, did kill and murder
against the peace and dignity of the
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania"
The indictment against Frick and his
associates for conspiracy sets forth, among
other things, that "the said defendants did
unlawfully, falsely and maliciously con-
spire, combine, federate and agree together
to deprsss, lower, lessen and diminish
wages, the price and compensation OF labor
of divers persons employed by the Carnegie
Steel Company. limited; TO then and there
close up the steel mandatory aud cease
work and operations therein and thereupon
to convey and caused TO be sent 200 men
and upward, armed with guns, ETC.,
to overawe. int!midate and frighten
of Mifflin. and against those who were
there lately before employed by the said
Carnegie Steel Company; to invade said
township Of Mifflin, and to attack and to
shoot off and discharge deadly weapons
against said persons lately employed by the
said Carnegie Steel Company, limited
In regard to the fight on the morning OF
July g. the bill says defendants ''did coun-
sci and advise shooting" The Grand Jury,
action did not cause much excitement
among the public generally, and the defend
ants themselves took itquite quietly. The
Carnegie officials, however, declined to be
interviewed on the subject Of the charges.