Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-06
TURBULENT lIEN.
The Arrests Have Been Begun
at Homestead.
Soldiers were Called in to Keep
the Peace.
They Arrested a Riotous Striker
and That Quelled the Disturb
ance-The Coroner's Yer
dict Rendered.

ance-The Coroner's Yer
dict Rendered.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 5.-The ar
rests Of Yardmaster Dovey and Super
intendent of the open hearth depart
ment No. Q, Mcconnell. on the charge
of murder, were attended by turbulent
scenes. necessitating the interference OF
the militia and the additional arrest OF
a striker.
It was 2 o'clock when the constables
reached Homestead with the warrants.
Dovey and Mcconnell were found at the
mill and were taken to their residences,
where they donned street suits. In the
meantime, rumors of prospective ar
rests spread through the town and nun
dreds of the locked out and striking
mill men gathered at the different sta
tions.
At Munhall the crowd numbered
about 200. The train is due there at
4:05 o'clock and about a minute before
it was to come the constables and their
prisoners appeared. This was the signal
for great shout of exultation and the
crowd
Surged Around the Station Door
as the prisoners were hurried into it. A
patrol of militia strove to keep back the
men and were aided by few deputy
,heriffs. The train was twenty minutes
late, however, and every minute the
crowd increased, while mutteredth threats,
especially against Dovey, were plainly
to be heard.
As the time passed, the crowd became
more turbulent, and word was hastily
sent to Provost Marshal Lieutenant
Mechling He dispatched at once Major
Crawford with a company of the Fif-
teenth regiment to the station. These
arrived just as the patrol was fixing
bayonets to repel the people. The sol
diers marched company front, pushing
back the crowd, which retired in Il sur
ly way. One striker named Thomas
Bowen then became cbstreperous and
yelled:
'Three Cheers for Dovey; On Him."
Before the crowd could give them,
Major Crawford signaled to two soldiers.
who hastily seized Bowen. He had
penknife in his hand at the time. H
was hustled into the station and placed
in charge of two deputies. This quelled
l. 4 -L.i -
On the arrival of the train, Dovey and
Mcconnell. with Bowen also, We're put
on it, and in addition to the constables
and deputy sheriffs, a detail of soldiers
went abroad to protect the mill boss. At
City Farm and Homestead station com
panies of militia were drawn up in line
as the train passed and kept back the
crowd. At the sight of the prisoners,
however, the crowd cheered Justify
Bowen, the striker who was arrested.
will be charged with unlawful assem-
blage, disorderly conduct and probably
with melting a riot.
ii. G. Frick Gave Bond.
Vice President Leishman and Treas
urer Curry, of the Carnegie company.
appeared before Judge Ewing, in the
criminal court at Pittsburg. and said
they desired to surrender themselves on
the charge of murder preferred by Hugh
Ross. Judge Ewing refused to hear an
application for bail until the accused
surrendered to Alderman King. The
magistrate was sent for, and after he
had presented his docket a hearing was
held. Leishman, Curry and Lovejoy
waived the hearing, as did HI. G. Frick,
N. Mcconnell. James S. Dovey aud
superintendent Potter, who We're absent.
but represented by W. f. Pattison, their
attorney. Frick. Lovejoy, Leishman
and Curry were then released on $40, 900
bail each and r. B. and A. w. Mellon
went on their bond.
They Were Disappointed.