Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-04
TROUBLES OF STEEL WORKERS.
Carnegie Onicials Released on Bail-Ex
citement at Homestead.

TROUBLES OF STEEL WORKERS.
Carnegie Onicials Released on Bail-Ex-
element ut Homestead.
Secretary Lovejoy, Vice President Leishman
and Treasurer Curry of the Carnegie Company
appeared before Judge Ewing in criminal court
in Pittsburg yesterday afternoon and said they
desired to surrender themselves on the charges
of murder preferred by Hugh Ross. Judge
Ewing refused to hear application for bail
until the accused had surrendered to Alderman
King. The magistrate was semitic and after he
had presented his docket the hearing was held.
Messrs. Leishman, Curry and Lovejoy waived
hearing, as did H. G. Prick. Nevin Mcconnell
James S. Dovey and Superintendent Potter
who were absent, but represented by W. F.
Patterson. their attorney.
Messrs. Frick, Lovejoy. Leishman and Curry
were then released on sl0, 900 bail each. and r.
b. and A. W. Mellon went on their bond.
The hearings on the application Ct the others
were postponed until this morning. Judge
Ewing said: This information Is made by
man who himself is charged with murder and il
now on bail 1t would have been better had it
been made by some other person. I think. If
the story In the newspapers is true, none OF the
men charged in the information can be held for
murder. and certainly not in the first degree.
The men on shore were there Illegally and un-
less you can show me there was a malicious and
deliberate killing there is use wasting any
more time. The men on the barges were there
legally and the others xerc there Illegally.
There is no equality between these two parties.
1t Is not very material who began the shooting.
The men in the barges had the right to use all
necessary force to maintain their rightful pos
session of this property. IL there is a case here
will hear it, but you must show me some will
full and uncalled-for killing. One Of those
crowds was a mob. the other was there legally.
You do not stand in the same position. take
your own statements and can see no parallel
case. The people on the bark were in the
wrong from the start. II this is a case Of re-
taliation would like to know it"
Messrs. Dovey and Mcconnell were arrested
at Homestead by Constable Stewart and brought
TO Pittsburg.
MILITARY FORCED TO INTERFERE
The arrests Of Yardmaster Dovey and Super
intendent of Open Hearth Department No. 2
Mcconnell on the charge Of murder. ut Home
stead Yesterday afternoon, were attended by
turbulent scenes. necessitating interference of
the militia and the additional arrest of striker
1t was o'clock when Constables Amos Stew
art and Ginner reached Homestead with four
warrants. two for the above Carnegie OffiSials
and the others for Superintendent John o. Pot
ter and George A. Corey. The last named gen.
tleman had gone to Pittsburg by the time the
constables arrived. Messrs. Dovey and McCon-
nell, however. were found at the mill and were
taken to their residences. where they donned
street suits. In the meantime rumors Of the
prospective arrests spread through the town
and hundreds'of locked-out and striking mill
men gathered at the different stations. At Nun
hall the crowd numbered about 200.
The p. V. and c. train In due there about
4.05 and about a minute before it was to come
the constables and their prisoners appeared
This was the signal for a great shout Of exulta-
ton and the crowd surged around the station
door as the prisoners were hurried into it. A
patrol of militia strove to keep back the men
and were aided by q few deputy sheriffs The
train was twenty minutes late, however, and
every minute the crowd increased while NUT
tered threats. especially directed against Dovey,
were plainly TO be heard
As the time passed the crowd became more
turbulent and word was hastily sent to Provost
Marshal Lieut.. Col. Meching. He dispatched
at once Maj. Crawford with a company Of the
fifteenth regiment to the station. These arrived
just as the patrol was fixing bayonets to repel
the people. The soldiers marched company
front. pushing back the crowd. which retired in
a surly way. One striker named Thomas Bowen
became obstreperous and yelled: Three cheers
for Dovey. - him."
PROMPT WORK STOPPED THE ROW
Before the crowd could give them Maj. Craw-
ford signaled to two soldies. who hastily seized
30 wen. He had penknife in his hand at the
time. He was hustled into the station and
placed in charge of two DEPUTIES This stern
On the arrival of the train Messrs. Dovey and
Mcconnell. with Bowen. also we're put on il.
and in addition to conStables and deputy
sheriffs. detail of soldiers was aboard to pro-
teci the mill bosses. At City Farm and Home
stead stations companies Of militia were drawn
up IN line as the train passed and kept back
the crowd. At the sight of the prisoners, how
ever. the crowd cheered Justify. Bowen. the
striker who was arrested. will be charged with
unlawful assemblage, disorderly conduct and
probably with melting riot.
The news that all the Carnegie officials were
admitted TO bail at once was great disappoint-
ment to the people az Homestead. who hoped
that they would be kept in Jail for night at
least The arrests apparently did not in the
slightest interfere with the operation of the
mills. while the turbulent demonstration OF the
afternoon has convinced Gen. Wylie that il
would be unwise to remove the militia from
Homestead for the present.
Excavation was begun yesterday in the mill
ward for foundations of houses to accommodate
200 families. The work will be prosecuted as
rapidly as possible.
In the open-hesrth furnace the heat started
TO bleed over the plate. and the men could
not move the charging machine. An engine
was smashed also when rolling plate.
KILLING OF THE PINKERroSs.
The inquest into the deaths resulting from
the riots at Homestead concluded in Pitts
burg yesterday afternoon before Coroner Nc
Dowen. The jury was ont about an hour be-
fore their verdict was returned. There were
no witnesses examined. the only matter being
the charge of the coroner.
In his opening remarks the coroner reviewed
for what purpose the jury had been selected
and sworn. recited what his duty consisted
of when called TO act on sudden deaths, and
then said:
You have been selected, gentlemen. from
the qualified citizens OF the county. and a grave
and important duty devolves upon YOU as the
deaths IN this case of more than ordinary
moment, so much so that the national Congress
deems it its duty to hold an Investigation.
which was done in our city recently. Our
courts. likewise, have been appealed to: pre-
Eminary hearings have been held in a number
Of cases. Therefore, gentlemen with these
facts before you you can readily see and under
stand the importance of careful. honest and
impartial finding III this case
The coroner next outlined to the fury the in
formation TO be contained in its findings In
connection with this he said: mo disagreement
between any persons will justify the use Of fire
arms or felonious assault, or shooting or the
killing of any person. In submitting this case
to you do so with the firm belief that any
further continuance delay would not at al, ben
eft or further the ends of justice and am of
the firm belief that You will perform your
honest duty In making q presentment at this
time. so that our courts NAV be able to take
whatever action they may deem proper in the