Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-04
COR0NER'S VERDICT
In the Case of Men
Killed at Homestead.
STRIKERS PREFER CHARGES.
Carnegie officials Are Accused Of Muir
der and Surrender Shemselves.
Too much of

PITTsBURo, Aug a-The coroner yostcr-
day aftern oou concluded his inquest ON
tho seven strikers and three Pinksrton
guards killed during tho Homestead
riots After being ont an hour Che Jury
returned with q verdict. Tue returns In
tho cases Of tho seven strikers were the
snme. The one In the cass Of Silas Vain
says that VAIN came to bis death July q
while In company With others. In an un
lawful assembly upon the property o
Carnegie, Phipps 81 OPS stasl works. to
prevent the landing Of two barsss loaded
| with Pinkerton guards 10 protect said
property, and he was struck BY a missile
from a cannon takep ny suad dpiswful as
sembly 70 the Pittsbusa side Of the
Monongaheia river and discharged by
them. The Jury recommend that said un-
lawful assembly bs certified to the Seq
tember session Of tho Rrsnd Jury
In the case Of the three Plnkefton mon
the returns were also the saps. The ono
on the death Of Connors says that T. J.
Connors came To bis death at the hospital
from bhoch aud exhaustion due 70 a gun
shot wound IN the right atm. received
while on barge employed as Pinkerton
guard TO guard the property of Carnegie.
Phipps & Co. g steel works. and was shot
by a ball from dn unlawful assemblage
which had gathered TO prevent tlre land
ing OF the badgcs. The Jury nnd that the
shooting was done by q party or parties
unknown. WITH felonious Intent, and they
recommend that said unlawful assem-
blage be certified TO the September session
OF tho grand Jury.
A Strike Bsos
H. Ross, one Of the men accused OF mur-
der and aggravated riot. and who is now
out on t1S0OO bail, appeared at the Office
Of Attorney Brennan yesterday and at
tached his signature 10 an information
charging sig OF tho Carncab officials and
nipe Pinkeftons with mtrdey
Secretary Lovejoy, Vice Chairman Lob
man and Treasurer Curry appeared before
Judge Ewing. and with H. C. Frick and
Superintendent Potter, who were repre-
sented by their counsel. waived 0 hearing
for court They wefe released ON $4,000
bail each A. NJ. and r. =. Mellon went
on their bond.
Judge Ewing said: "Thh Information
10 made by man who Is himself charged
with murder. and rs now On bail.
Il would have been better had n been
made by 500 other person. think, II
tho story ifD61be newspapers ts trua. none
OF the men charged Id the Information can
he held for murdey, and certainly not In
the flrst degree. The non on Shore weN
there illegally, and unless you Qan shosp
mo there &as q malicious and deliberate
killing there IL no use wasting any mors
time The men In the barges had the
right 30 use oil necessary force 10 MAN.
tain cheir hghtful possession OF the prop
ertS. n there is case here will hear n
but you must show me some wilful and
uncalledfor killing One d these crowds
was mob, tho other was there legally.
Tho people on tho bank wcre tp tbe wrong
from the start II this is q cess Of rctalia.
tioo would like TO know t."
A Small Riot
HOMESTEAD. Pa, Aug. &-when Y b
came known 40 Hopestead yesterdSy y
ternoon that deputies bad entered tbe
Carnegie steel works, With warrants for
the srrest Of Nevin McConper and Jsmes
| Dovey, on the charge OF murder. styfkers
| TO the number Of several hundred gath
cred In the vicinity Of the works, but were
dispersed On the depot platoon was a
crowd Of strikers. who began jeerfpg the
prisoners. The few milltiamen and depu-
ties found themselves unable 70 handle
tho excited throng and the situation
Qrev serious Word was sent 20 General
| wiley. Five minutes later q company
\ from the Fifteenth regiment arrived. hxed
bayonets and charged upoo the crowd, and
| arrested Thomas Bowen. who brandished
q knife When the train pulled up
Messrs. Dovey and Mcconnell. With sew
eral constables aud deputies, stepped
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