Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-07
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WON'T INTERFERE.

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Ewing, and his counsel, R. h. Petty,
decided to wire the Governor, and until
| he hears from him he will send no depu-
| ties.
The following telegram was sent to
the Governor this morning.
| r. f. PdttisOn, Harrisburg:
| Situation at Homestead very grave. MY
! deputies were driven from the ground and
watchmen sent by mill owners attacked.
| Shots were exchanged and some men were
! killed and wounded. Unless prompt means
! are taken to prevent il, further bloodshed
and great destruction Of property may be
| expected. The striking workmen and
| their friends on the ground number 1900
| and the civil authorities are utterly unable
| to cope with them. Wish you would send
/ instructions at once.
w. H. McCLEARY.
The Sheriff held long consultation
with Judges Ewing and Porter, ex-
| Sheriff Cluley, Deputy Sheriff Doyle,
/ his attorney, r. B. Petty and others,
and the telegram to the Governor was
/ decided on.
The Sheriff said:
81 believe it would be suicide for me TO
! take nv men there. We could not hope TO
]
! ing till hear from the Governor. expect
! reply soon and will then know what 10 do.
] l think the Governor will at once come on,
and l hope for good results from his pres
| ence"
The Governor has sent word to the
1 Sheriff refusing to interfere until the
| Sheriff has exhausted all means in his
power.
Mr.. Petty returned from a consulta-
/ ton with Knox IL Reed and Mr.. Frick,
and when asked about the result Of the
! conference said:
81 really can't tell you anything about it.
| It was confidential and | can't say any
| thing.n
1t was very evident, however, that
the conference did not please Mr.. Pet
/ ", as he looked far from satisfied and
| considerably worried.
MIR. Weihe came out of the Sheriff's
private room and when asked about the
conference shook his head and said:
~ fear there win be no conference. l
! have given up all hopeof conference WITH
| Mr.. Prick and the committee of workers l
\ do not know what the outcome will be, but
| il looks very blue just now and the outlook
| is far from encouraging"
Mr.. Weihe's conclusion is based on
the answer for a request for further
conference and the report brought by
Mr.. Petty.
Deputy Sheriff Gray came into the
! Sherif's office at 1850 looking diScour-
aged and tired He refused 10 talk un-
Ill he had seen the Sheriff, with whom
| he went into a private conference In
company with Mr.. Petty.
In answer to the message from the
Governor, Sheriff McCleary sent the fol-
lowing to the Governor:
"Gorernor Robert E. PcttiSon, HGrrtsburg'
THE works at Homestead are in posses
| sion of an armed mob. They number thou
| sands The mill owners this morning at
| tempted TO land a number Of watchmen,
when an attack was made on the boats, ana
| six men on the beats were badly wounded.
| A number of men on shore were killed or
wounded. How many cannot say. The
| boat later came down and was fired on
| from shore, and the pilot compelled to
abandon the pilot house l have no means
az nv command TO meet emergency.
large armed force will be required. Any
DELAY may lead TO further bloodshed and
great destruction Of property. You are
therefore urged to act at once.
Nv. II. MCCLEARY, Sheriff"
Deputy Sheriff Gray was seen after
his conference with the Sheriff, and
said:
ut is not true that the men on the boat
were sworn in by me- l had not the au-
thority, and the statement by Mr.. Loveioy
that the men were Deputy Sherifs is not
correct. They were put on the boat near
Beaver, and l merely went as the Sherlh's
representative. The workmen fired the
first shots. We were fired on by the men
a mile below Homestead, and this was kept
I'D till we attempted TO land. One man on
the boat will die and five others badly in
iured There was one OF the liveliest bat
Ties l ever saw, but they were too many for
us and it would have been foolish to have
remained
Sheriff McClsary sent the following
notice to all saloon keepers in or near
Homestead:
"SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ALLEGHENY Co.,
"PTTsBURG, PA, July I, 1892.
'YOu are hereby requested 10 close your
saloon or LIQUOR house until the present dis
order in Homestead and Miffln Township
cease.
"WM. H. MCCLEARr, Sheriff"
Mr.. Knox, of Knox & Reed, said the
conference between Mr.. Prick, his firm
and Mr.. Petty, had resulted in nothing
definite and he had little idea any con-
ference would be held He added that
it seemed to be dangerous thing in
Allegheny county for anyone to at
tempt to assert any right to his prop
erty,
In Sheriff McCleary's Office Messrs.
Weihe and Wakenight, of the Amalga-
mated Association, Knox & Reed, rep
resenting the Carnegie Steel Company,
the sheriff and f. g. Petty, his attor-
ney, were in consultation for two hours
and then MeSSrs. Knox Il Reed and r.
B. Petty left and went TO consult with
H. c. Frick.
Mr. Weihe said:
~ am here TO see if this matter cannot
be arranged, and am hopeful this day will
see the trouble ended | believe the whole
question can be peaceably arranged and no
more blOodshed follow. The attorneys for
the Carnegies and the sheriff are now in
consultation and hope for good results"
Mr.. Loveioy, secretary Of the Car
negie Steel Company, to-day said the
men who went UP on the boat were dep
uty sheriffS and were sworn i'm by Dep
uty Sheriff Gray, who went up in the
boat with them. He added that the
company were not responsible for any
trouble, as the whole matter was now in
the hands of the Sheriff.
Sheriff McCleary said:
So far as know the men on the boat are
not deputy sheriffs | did send Deputy
Gray up with them aud he may have
sworn them in as deputy sheriffs. The men
are Pinkerton men and came here from
Chicago. l did not send anyone from here
except Deputy Gray, and ali the balance
are strangers TO me-