New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-01
FIVE ARRESTS FOR TREASON.
A THUNDERBcLT FALLS AMONG THE HOME
STEAD STRIKERS.
THE CHAIRMAN AND FOUR MEMBERS OF THE
on WARRANTS ISSUED BY CHIEF
JUSTICE PAX=ON

on WARRANTS ISSUED BY CHIEF
JUSTICE PAx:oN.
Homestead, Penn, Sept 3o-A sensation was
created here tonight by the arrest for treason of
number of the members of the advisory commit
tee of the Homestead strikers The arrested men
were Chairman Thomas j. Crawford, William
Baird, George Rylands, John Dierken and T. b
Brown. The arrests came like thunderbolt TO the
strikers, they were so suddenly made and so un.
expected. The prisoners were chatting at street
corners when they were taken 1t was late IN
the afternoon when the warrants. based on the
information before Chief Justice PaSbon, reached
Homestead and were placed In the hands Of the
officers to serve. They started out at o'clock,
and first caught Crawford and Dierkep, who were
hurried to the provost guards tents. The other:
were caught in quick succession be-
fora the strikers had time to realize what
was happening. AS the prisoners were hurried
to the prison tents, alarm was taken, and many
strikers hastened toward the guard, but were
held back, and all information denied; indeed
several of the prisoners did not know why they
were arrested until safe behind the bayonets of
the soldiers.
II was intended first to keep the prisoners all
night and hunt for others, bat through fear OF
an attempt at rescue, they were taken TO City
Farm Station, placed Oh the train, brought To
Pittsburg at IL o'clock and landed In jail. Al
the station crowd of $50 angry If surprised
men assembled with astonishing rapidity, and
their determined looks caused apprehension. Two
deputies tried to keep them back, but by the
time the train arrived they rad almost sur
rounded the group OF prisoners anl officers. When
the train pulled out sullen jecr Of defiance went
up and Chairman Crawford said: They car
..fs 10 O..
work"
Pittsburg, Sept 8O.-The infcrmations for trea-
son upon which the members of the Advisory
Committee Of the Amalgamated Association Were
arrested tonight were made oy County Detective
Beltzhoover this afternoon before Chief Justice
Paxson, of the Supreme Court Of Pcnnsylvania
The petition charges Hugh O'Donncll, Thomas J.
Crawford John McLuckie, AID thirty others, all
members Of the strikers Advisory Committee,
with treason H. states that the defendants, WHO
are Inhabitants and resjdeNts Of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, did ordain, prepare ana
lcyv war against the Commonwealth OF fennsyi-
vania. To the end that the Constituii"l, laws
and authority were dehcf, resisted
and subveried and that the Iid Defendants Oh
July |, with hundreds of Others armed ana dt
raycd in warlkc manner, that is to say wl'n
Guns. rcvovers, cannons, swords. knives an'
clubs. did unlawfully. maliciously and isltorouSD
| assemble together in the borough OF llOmcstca'
in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. and thcI
and there with force and arms did falsely an1
uaitorously and IN hostile and warlih" manner
array themselves in instruction aud rcocIhoI
AGAINST the commonwealth Of Pcnnsylyanih' con
tfary. 10 the duty of allegiance and fidelity oil th'
said defendants.
Chief Justice PaXson at once Issued warrhnt'
far fbe arrest of the accused mcn, and ofiocr
were dispatched by the Sheriff 70 Homestead Is
serve them. The action OF the county autnoti
20 Vas .ntirely unexpected aud carried con
sternation into the camp Of the strikers
IhIr II tnc FIRST uMe IN ia" history 9l "
| State that any resident has been charged wit
| treason against the Commonwealth, and the out
come of tie cases will be watched with interest
| The penalty, winch was formerly death, Is twelve
wears IMPRISONMENT III the penitcntiary