The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-21
PIN.KERTON INQUIRY
Rend, the Coal Man, wouldn't
Employ Pinserton Detectives.
THE SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION
Has an Interesting Session at Chicago
saturIay-.Nlorc Particulars Of the
Departure of the Force for Home.
stead :. They shmld fave Been
Sworn in in Pennsylvania.

Sworn Ia IN Pennsylvania.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Senators PETER and
Gallinger, OF the senatorial committee,
continued the Investigations OF private
detective agencies yesterday. Colonel
w. p. Rend the coal dealer and mine
owner, told the senators that they had
Titanic mission TO discharge. He did
not bclieYe that the troubles between
capital nd labor could be easily patched
up.
Senator Gallinger asked Colonel Rend
what he thought OF the laws looking
toward arbitration. Ito replied that
they tended toward communism and
anarchy. Cancellation was the first
thing, in his opinion, to be tried; ii that
failed, then resort to voluntary arl>ttra-
ton. and he believed that there had
been great deal OF pernicious !eSisla-
ton toward that end.
Colonel Rend was asked his opinion
as 10 tho question OF employing detec-
tiyes to 80 among labor ORGANIZATIONS
and keep the leaders under constant
espionage. He said he had never cni-
pioyed detectives for such purpose. and
that ne regarded the practice with cX-
IRENE i'll favor.
rfSRERroNs FOUND TOO EXTENSIVE
Roswell NJ. Miller, president Of tho
Milwaukee & St. Pau! railroad, testified
that during tho Burlington strikes Il
strike oil Milwaukee men took place.
lie employed Pinkerton men for o short
time, but discharged them as futile and
expensive.
i. J. Morgan, the labor leader, said he
had experienced but one day OF strike
life. He knew nothing OF the employ
ment OF detectives. He said the Eng
lish Language was inadequate TO express
the hatred which workmen felt for de-
tectives. He conceded with Colonel
Rend as to the iutility oil legal arbitra-
ton under existing conditions.
At the afternoon session Richard
Powers said he was vessel dispatcher
and had experience with the famous
strike oil II. The aid OF the state mill
lin was called in, and ut that time the
name OF the stale militia was us obnox-
ious to the men as is the name OF Pink
crton to-day.
woRKINGMEN's DIRECTIONS TO DETECTIVES.
Powers reviewed the great strike ut
the stock yards in 10. Twenty thou
sand people were ont OF employment.
The Pinkerton men were brought and
200 Of them paraded the yards. The re-
suit was that the strike was prolonged.
But for the presence Of the Plnkertons
the dispute would have been settled in
very short time by arbitration.
What is the objection to the Pinker.
tons on the part OF tho workersT
Powers was asked.
First" answered the witness, "O5
per cent OF them are aliens; second,
they are of the criminal class; third,
they are mon who cannot be believed
under oath"
The witness admitted that he spoke
without personal knowledge, but he be.
lieyed his statement was accurate. lie
was in favor OF arbitration by the law or
by voluntary effort. He expressed the
opinion that there was not labor or
ganization in the country in which
Pinkerton men arc not employed, as
spies Their presence was detrimental
to the welfare OF both worker and en-
ployer.
HOW TIE MEN LEFT CHICAGO.
Superintendent +. Murray, of the
Pinksrton Agency was recalled. He
supplied the committee with list OF
the men sent to Homestead. The num-
her was 1884, They left on the night OF
July 4. The fact OF their going by night
was merely matter OF convenience.
They did enter the rear car, and these
cars were guarded by armed officers.
They had been engaged two or three
days before the date OF departure, He
told the mon that thore was little ii
any danger
'Inasmuch as your men had arms
sent ahead OF them, on what hypothe-
sis did you think there would be no
danger?n
Our instructions were that there
would be no danger"
Asked rs to the men being sworn in
as deputies, he said it was the intention
10 have them sworn in, but he suppos-
ed tho swearing i'll would not take
place until they reached the works.
The witness again reiterated the
statement that all men were chosen
with great care and regard TO character.
Charles Wappenstein, against whom an
accusation was made by witness, had
never been convicted OF crime, and was
never under the shadow Of crime.
Several names, including John L. Din.
gall, David Lynch, Stephen Collins and
i. j. Ward were mentioned, and the
witness questioned us to their charac-
ter. lie denied that he knew anything
against any OF them:
Edward j. Martin, who is employed
BY Armour & Co., was next called.
His evidence contained nothing ofpub.
lie interest. The committee then adj
journed until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.