St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-20
DEMPSEY ARRESTED.
The Master Workman Under Bail
for Completely in the Alleged
Poisoning Plot.
1t Is Said That InfOrmations Win
Be Made Against Two of the
Advisory Board.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 19,-Dstrict Attor-
ney Burleigh took band III the Home
stead poisoning case today, ana as a
result Hugh f. Dempsey. District Mas
ter Workman No 3, Knights Of Labor,
is placed under $500 bail for trial at
, court on charge of felonious assault
and battery in administering poison or
causing it to be administered TO
the non-union men at Homestead steel
works. Mr.. Dempsey surrendered NM
self as soon as he learned that a war
rant for his arrest had been issued. A
similar charge was also made by County
Detective Beethoven against j. Nj.
Davidson, one of the cooks who con-
fessed to the alleged plot. but at this
writing he has not been arrested. An
information was also made against Pat
Gallagher by w. e. Grltfiths, charging
him with administering the poison on
Oct. 5. Mr.. Dempsey waived hearing,
and entered bail for court. Attorney
L. X. Porter. who represented Mr..
Dempsey, said to reporter:
You can say that neither MIR. Demp-
sey or his counsel is annoyed at this
change, as they expected it, in view OF
these alleged confessions. When the
peated in judicial proceeding, then we
Will have something to say" q
Patrick Gallagher is still missing,
though the prosecuting counsel does
not seem alarmed over that, but is will
ing TO wait until it is necessary to pro-
duce him, and the impression prevails
that Gallagher can be produced when
wanted. 1t is said intormations will
also he made against two of the Home
stead advisory committee for compile
ity in the crime. The attorneys for the
Carnegie Steel company are devoting
the il energies to the collection OF evil
dence to substaDtiate the poisoning
confession, though they preserve strict
silence as to their plans. 1t is reported
that they have subDGnaed POS wit
nesSeS-all non-union, who were at
tackled by diseases, An official of the
company is quoted as saying that the at
torneyS do not particularly care Tor
Beatty, Davidson and Gallagher, but
are looking for larger game-the leaders
whom they believe instigated the poi
Soning.
1t was learned today that if poison
was administered with the object of
driving away the men who were at
work, the plan was nearly successful,
non-unonSts were so frightened over
tendentS were cautioned to use every
effort to prevent stampede.
Attorney W. j. Brennan today made
application before Judge Stowe for the
release of Sylvester Critchlow on bail.
Critchlow. it will be remembered, was
recently acquitted on a charge of the
murder Of Pinkerton Detective ConnOrS,
but is in jail charged with completely in
the murder of SilaS Wayne. Judge
Stowe said he would hear the case Sat
urday morning.
THE morning papers contained long
story about the death yesterday of
Hungarian named Louis Sims at the
Allegheny general hospital, who was
supposed to be one of the victims of the
alleged poisoning at Homestead. A
brother of the deceased called at the
coroner's Office today and said the name
of the dead man was Szinyei: that he
was one Of the Homestead strikers, and
that his brother was sick for a short
time, but he did not believe Louis had
been poisoned, as he had not returned
to work until in November after the
strike was ended. Dr.. Corbus. assisted
by several other physicians, held post
IlOElcu IHlS luOIulIS OH lHG IGIudllIS OIL
the dead man. AT the conclusion of the
post mortem examination, the coroner
gavo the dead mans intestines to
chemist for analysis. His report will
not be read yet for week or more. In
the meantime the other evidence in the
case will be taken. There does not at
this time appear to be much foundation
for the statement Szinyei was a victim
of the alleged poisoning plot.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Gen. John A.
Wiley, of Franklin. Pa. and a party of
capitalists arrived at the Grand Pacific
hotel today, after an extended tour IN
Mexico. Gen. Wiley was in command
of the troops at Homestead during the
Carnegie-Frick lockout. He said:
II have read about the reported con-
spiracy to poison the troops and the
non-union men at Homestead, but as [
have been in Mexico since the with
drawal of the troops. cannot say what
may have happened since that time. But
know that sickness prevailed to some
extent while l was there, and | myself
suffered. AS many that eat the same
food and drank the same water as the
rest escaped, do not think the whole
sale poisoning theory is tenable. From
what l have seen, my opinion is that the
foreigners are responsible for all the
trouble. believe that more than 80 per
cent Of all the strikers | have had any
thing to do with were ignorant foreign
ers."