Evening journal., 1892-08-04
WHOLESALE RELEASE.
No Trouble for Carnegie Off
cials to Secure Bail.
A BANKING FIRM SIGNS ALL BONDS


A BANKING FIRM SIGNS ALL BONDS
Some of the Accused Men are Disposed |
to Treat the AFFAIR as Joke and None
of Them WIN Lose ANY sleep Through |
Worry "A Leading striker Predicts
Trouble.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
PrrrsBuRo. Aug. Superintendent
John A. Potter. of the Homestead mill,
and his two assistants. James Dovey and
Mevin Mcconnell, charged by Hugh Ross,
for the strikers, with murder, We're re-
leased on $4,000 bail each in brief
hearing before Judge Ewing this morn
ing. Mr.. Potter surrendered himself TO
the court the moment it was opened. lie
entered accompanied by his attorneys,
passing unobserved the constable waiting
for him at the door. Mr.. Potter spent
the night pleasantly with friends in the
East End.
Alderman King lugged his docket into
court on the order from Judge Ewing and
and Dovey were brought from the jail
and placed in the prisoners box with
MIR Potter They were viewed by nearly
500 people many of whom were work
men
On the formal application for bail,
District Attorney Burleigh addressed the
court: 81 am requested TO say, your
honor, the prosecution viii make no at.
tempt TO prevent the release ON bail of
these men, he said. Il am satisfied, "
the court replied
Messrs. A. w. & r. B. Mellon,
bankers signed the bonds. Judge Ew-
ing at Erst objected TO them signing all
tie bonds but said be would accept
their personal bond for forty times the
amount without hesitation.
On the application of lawyer Knox,
the court instructed that Mr. Frick be
admitted 60 $4,000 bail by the officers
going TO his house to secure his sigma
fure The MELONS also signed this bond.
During the hearing g. A. Carey, as
sistant superintendent ct Homestead
SURRENDERED himself, waived a hearing
ana was also admitted to $4,000 bail
which was also furnished by the Mellon
brothers.
The accused officials take the matter
verv coollv. Concerning the matter Mr
IlUTNNnN
and win not disturb itself over these
suits. We agree with Judge Ewing
that there is very little standing for th'
plaintiffs In this case Whom it Is
alleged we are arbitrary in our refusal Il
arb trate with the wCri1men, i
must be remembered that the.
have conceded us everything eN
cept the right to make individual con
tracts The reasons for prefeTing 8
make contracts with each man, rathe
than with an irresponsible committee ar
that it is a matter of protection to ON
selves. We think it our right TO max
our contracts i'm our own way. IN
bringing Of these suits Will not chang
our policy in the least. Our course
fixed and unalterable
The Carnegie Company officials plaini
indicate that they consider their arre'
as the consumation of threat that the
would be arrested unless they agreed
arbitrate
"Ithink it a joke, laughingly r'
marked a prominent iron manufacture
"and a move ont of which the Hom'
stead mon will reap absolutely no ben
fit whatever. It viii help their ow
cause in no way and the trend of affair
which is far more TO them than murd'
trials. mt present viii not be changed.
One OF the Amalg0m0leu men OF NOM
stead said 'The officials are responsib
for the murders that TOOK place on u
6. Those fellows win try by one way
another to dodge and escape the law an
may succeed in doing so by means of q
wealth that backs them. do not thin
that if one of them were TO shoot amy
us fellows that he would be punished, {
they lave influence and money and TN
seems to count for everything the
times.
IF they break up organized labor, t
men will secretly combine To form rev
mtionary societies. which viii be bad (
this country. il is bad policy TO bre
up the Anal lgamated Association, for
IS a safe organization Of labor and We
conservative. / am in hearty favor
our lodges voting that a board of ar
tration be asked for, TO settle the Pit
burg troubles We asked it in Hon
stead and why not agree to ii in Pit
burgg 10 viii be Tor the best, but c.