Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-23
the PiNkEar0MS
Stats Their Side Of the Case 10 the Congress
sional Committee.


WAsmISGToN. July 22.-The pinkerton
broti'ers were gwen opportunity tins morn.
ing to explain and defend the working Of
their system by special committee OF the
House committee on the Judiciary winch
has been engaged IN investigation of labor
troubles at Homestead and corporations OF
the finkertoh system
hobrt rlnkef.oh TOOK t'e stan" anu
iaid before the committee the statement
that had been prepared. The two Tinker
ton brothers were present with Their conn-
sci, Mr.. W. ID. Guthrie. The statement IN
substance says the men empioyen by us IN
TINS strike WORK are selected with great care
ana ohiy aiter iuii investigation OF their
characters ana anteeedents. MOI single
instance can be cted where we nave KNOW
lngiy employed unreiiabie or uhtrastworthy
men or where any OF our "a'chmen have
oeen convicted OF crime.
"hen hrst requested 10 sehd watchmeh
10 protect the iioinesteah pant ana properly
OF the 'arneeie steer Io.' we refused 10 do
so unless all our men should Dc orn IN az
deputy sherins oeiore so'ng 10 Hothestean'
we were theh assured that the sherihs
hah PROMISED inih'dia,e'y upon any out
oreak or "sturDance 10 aepuuHe an our
wauehiheh ~ sher4" uePu,ies II became
necessary TOT 'he pro'ec''oh OF 'ie ana
properly.
on that condition ohiy did we consent 10
iurnish ABOUT ooo watchnen' large
hemper 0, these men were our regular em-
P'oses. VINO couH' IN '',oro"en'. 'rus,ei 81, Ior
inteeras' prudence ana soorieV' me re,
maihoer were men "hom we e"pioyeu
a.o''' un'e W 'h'e' UT "e'e hnow u 10 US
Ihey vi" ho' 20 'n,o ,he sta,e Oh re"nssi-
wanna as an arhied oo'! o, ioree' anu we
shoaia hot nave per"'''ed OF asseh'e" 10
'h,r; w.,
IheIe WIS no ih'eh'ion OF purpose "ha'-
ever Vi arhhne "e"' "h'ii ."rs were On 'ht e
propei'! 0, ue company ut homestead anu
u"''' .hes naa pee" s"oIn III as shefi"
"eP.nes' "e s''e'in ,n'ei "epu'. '"'ay,
ae'c'h Pa"'s" ""i '''en' "e"s vi. 'ne Jug
lowing ,he oaiges' ana !, was "'snnc,iy uh-
ueis'oo' Una. nv had a"'iort. !" "uiy "e-
pu.!He 'heh' III case OF hecess"y.
nAes co''a'uhhs n:. .''e arms anu a','"'in'-
u'.s "e,e sn'PPe" ron N"i."so a''" ".re
20 oe ue'''.reu AZ 'ne Iloh'es'ea. laru. ~,
su",''ons '" ou, "el "e.e 'n'' my s"v"''
n"' W a's"e" "''eS' P'e''""s'' "eP"''N'"",
'he sher'"'
me s.a,e"en' ..eh gives ue'a,ie" ae
count VI 'he snoo',e' p,ae'.h. '"e snr,e r.,
as arehny Pucnshe" anu eo"''i"esi ne
acts OF u'e s',ikers: ai'er our me" sar'eh-
ae.eu "ou" oe u'ss'ace u ue sh'ages, :,
!e' "eci"se ao"e =" Tue na'ne oI orga"'zeo
america" ''por ss'npa.ny, u n"' ehcou'.
agemeh, is snow, ior sucn ueea' ny P''''
OF 'nr press M" W Poi'ica, ue"aeog"es'
we u" no' ,n'N 'e'Po"s'"'.y i'i any
Oh Oh our ac's III tl,s or any o'nei str'ke.
he coming huruer 'riais ought 10 prihe
o"' 'he run ana "Phoid .'e law; our ae,
."h' wi" 'ht" ne s"oNm W nave "eeh "eal
from beginning 10 emu.
Inc statement conciuaes' we were ah'
vised ny our counsel that we were not vio,
ianhg any Ia" OF 'he oh''eh STATES OF OF
Iehhsyisanha' INA, our ae'- were ,a"i"i
'hat we nan ''e rigit 10 employ ana seho
men 10 "o"es,eaa 10 ac' ~ "a,cnht", VIA
II she! were a"ackea 'hey had 'he f'ght "
XIII II apsoiu'es hecessar! Ior sen
aeiehce' 'ia' 'hes haa fign' !"
pear a'ms d" tne Pr'"ises "i "'
'hntgie tohnpany III ofoer 10 pr"
tect NE an" priea'e properly, whe'her OF
mol they were dePnt,zed by 'he shefin OF
| aneghahy county .ia1 we nau 'hr r'gh' e
snip arms 'ron 'nieago 10 Tue af"ee's
yaras AT homestead ior t"e purpose OF arm
ing our men u 'ney were depu''Aen ~ n''
sherin tna' I'D view OF .he auask OH u'
parges our men haa fi2ht 10 pea, a1h'
ana deienh 'hemseses ahi thai an uheii
acts IN hrins IN seii-deience from me
pafges aiier .neir a,tack on tne"' were
egaiiy Justfhaoe nnaer ue is~s Oh 'hs
n'ted States ana OF 'he state OF Tehhsy'
sana o.o
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