The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
INDICTED FOR TREASON.
rrue Bills Returned Ass,ps. tho A,

sorry Committee. The Carnegie A,
Pinkerton officials We're Also Ind,
ed for Murder, Aggravated Riot a,
Conspiracy.
The Grand Jury nj rittsburg return
true bills in the treason cases against ,
Homestead strikers, and also in the murl
conspiracy and aggravated riot cases agai,
the Carnegie officials and Pinkerion de,
tives
The indictments for treason involve
defendants. all Of whom aie strikers
members Of the advisory board
The charges of murder against II. c. FL
and other Carnegie officials are for the N
ing OF George w. Rutter, John f.. Mo-l
Joseph Sotak and Silas Wayne wbl
deaths resulted from the riot. The N
bills are against II. G. Frick. 4. TEL
Joy. Robert Pinkerton, William Pinkor
J. y. Potter. W. $. Corey. J. q. a. lcl
man, G.. W. Bcddell, W. n. Burt. i
Cooper +. ". Hinde, Nevin Mcconnell n
James Doycy.
In. the Conspiracy cases Frick. Geo
Louder, II. VI. Curry. Leishman. "A
Childs; Lov,joy, /. G. rhipps. q. A. Cod
J. A. Potter, j. +. Dovev. Mcdonnell
Pinkcrons, Cooper. Bcddeli, Ere II,
Primer, Burt and Hinde are the defend
In the aggravated riot cases true bit :
returned against Frick. Curry, I.eisbr
Loveioy, l.. c. Phipps, Doyey. McConrl
Cooper lieddell. Primer, Burt and HiuJ4
The indictment IN the treason cases
rcciting the names of the defendant
r-.errlng TO their trcasonab q Offences a.
And in order to fulfill and to brins
effect the said tratnrous comprising
aginings and Intentions Of them, the
defendants on the 9th Of September. II
nnd On divers other days and times. batvf
the LIST day OF June ami on the said 5tl
OF Scp'emberat the borough Of llomp,lN
with other persons. whose names are 90 J
said inquest unknown, to the number N
LOO and upward. AIMED aud arrayei n
war ike maniier. that is to saw with ~
revolvers, cannon, swords. knives. cs
dynamite bombs, and ether warlke
deadly weapons, as well offensive as dsf
I'VE. being then aud there feloniously
lawfully, maliclously and traiturousv I
semblcd and gathered together. did M
iously and traitorousiy JON and as.ar
themselvts together against the said
monwealth OF pennsylvania. and then
!hcre, with force and arms felou aH
1nlnwiuily, falsely and .raitorously ard
! hostile war-likc manner, did array II
dispose themselves against the said
nonwcalth of Pennsylvania. and dd
lain, prepare and levy war against the J.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, TO tie
that its Constitution, laws and auth7F
might he and were dctiel. resisted aud
vertcd by the said defendants and Nj,
armed allies, 10 wit, the said persons v
names are To the said inquest unku.
contrary % the duty Of allegiance and
ity of the said defendants. 10 the evil c-
pie OF all others in like cases ofrendius
fHftV s..f fl..N g.. = .. a
Assembly in such case made and pruy
aud against the peace and dignity of 4
commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
"And the inquest aforesaid do fr-
present that the sad defendants. ON n
9th day of September lSJ2, at the r5-
ntor' said, and within the iurisdicti5. l
this Court. with force and arms, felouis ~
and traltorously did levy war again, IN
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. conr rN
To their allegiance to the said Conl- N
wealth Of Pennsylvania, to the evil el
iIo OF all others in Ike cases often
contrary to the form of the net of
General Assembly in such cases mnde ~
provided, and against the peace and a. ! NJ
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania W
Toe IN y, .,lent against II. c.. ff,Nk
others h'1 murder cases are So, H.
making it..i In all.
The indictment against the Carnegie N
ctals in the conspiracy cases is a len r.
document. Among other things r1
firth concerning IL. c. Frick aud the Cd ~
named:
That they did unlawful'y, falsely
maj ciously c'nspire. combine, conieh W
and agree together to depress. lower
aud diminish wages. pli and conn
tion OF labor of divers persons empluyt Ne
the Carnegie Steel Company. Limi,e M
then and there close up the said steel RI 4
factory, and To cease work and ,prr.- 5
therein, and thereupon TO convey Mt
cause To be sent 200 men and u,r
armed with guns. Teyolvers, pistols kr
end other deadly weapons, TO overav
timidae and frighten divers persons 10
said township OF Miiliiu, who were ~
lately before employed by the said Car
steel Company, to inva @ he said tu9rl
of Miiiiin and TO attack the said ~
who were then lately before employei
TO shoot off and discharge the said gun,
other deadly weapa MS. against the bed IS
The sad persons who were then lately b &
employed by the said Carnegie Steel VI
pany Limited"
In regard to the fight on the morniN u
July 9Th, the bill says. the defendants
counsel and advise the shooting" M
The bill in the aggravated riot case a- a
the Carnegie officials differ very l,t,5 ~
tnat in the conspiracy action. eXceptt.l
specifies that, in pursuance TO the MI
Conspiracy, the alleged unlawful and
ULs acts were committed