The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-19
LEADERS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Burgess McLuckie Spends the
Night in a Cell at
Homestead.
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR SIX OTHERS
OF THE MEN.
HUGH o'DoNNELL STILL MISSING

HUGH o'DONNELL STILL MISSING.
1t is the Plan of the Carnegie Company TO
Arrest Number of the Strikers Each
Day They Say They Have Cases Against
1000 of Them Condemnation in Home
stead When the News Became Known
The Attempt of the Company to Start
Repairs Yesterday a Failure, Not Me-
chanic Appearing-T Pittsburg strik-
ers Firm.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 19.-Never since
the night Governor Pattison ordered out
the State troops to Homestead was this lit
tie borough thrown into such a state of
feverish excitement as it was last night
when the news went abroad that warrants
J charging the leaders of the strike with
wilful murder had been issued in Pitts
burg, and that six of the seven men
charged had given themselves up to the
authorities.
About o'clock in the afternoon two
men walked into the office of Squire Kuhn,
the local magistrate, and made some in
uuiries concerning the places of residence
of Burgess McLuckie and other strike
leaders. They refused to tell why they
desired the information. The inquiries
were continued at other places, and sus-
pioon as to the real character of the bust
ness Of the two men became aroused when
they were recognized as Constables Price
and Irwin.
The suspicion was not verified how
ever, until r H. Williamson, member
of the Homestead Borough Council and
also a member of the local Advisory
Committee on the strike arrived in Home
stead from Pittsburg with the informa-
tion that the warrants had been issued.
The news soon became noised about
While a suspicion that the arrests were
anticipated had been prevalent for two
days, it was not supposed that the charge
against the strike leaders would be so
serious a one as murder and the work
ingmen were thrown into a state border
ing on CONSERVATION by the direful
tidings. Coming, as the news did direct
ly after the victory of the Amalgamated
Association in the refusal of the men in
the mechanical department of the Carne-
ge works to accept the invitation of the
!
tnrned iubilation to dependency and
brought tears to the eyes of many a man
whose heart was in the cause.
The warrants were sworn out before
Alderman McAlaster in Pittsburg by Sec
retary Loveioy of the Carnegie Company.
The men named are Hugh ODonnell. John
McLuckie, the Burgess; Sylvester Critch-
low, Anthony Flaherty, Samuel Curkett,
James Flanagan and Hugh Russ.
The two dispositions made by Secretary
Lovejoy state upon Information which
dependent believes to be true that the men
= named" did of their malice aforethought
and riotously with force and arms and
deadly weapons, kill and murder Silas
Wayne and w. j. Connors."
Wayne was the young mill worker who
, was killed by "Seiffens Pet" the cannon
handled by his own friends on the Other
side of the Monongahela River while being
aimed at the barges loaded with Pinker
tons. Connors is one of the Pinkerton de
tectives who was shot dead.
Burgess McLuckie gave himself up early
last evening and spent the night in jail
The whereabouts of Hugh O'Donnell is as
. yet unknown. Nearly all the other meI
: are in custody.
{ hasty summons brought the leaders
b together at the headquarters of the Ad
= visory Committee. On the face of every
0 man was a serious, troubled look, and
Q haste was made to lock the door of the con
sultation room. The members of tn,
Town Council also met. Their purpos,
was to consider the arrest of John Nc
. Luckie, the Burgess of the town.
! In the absence of the Burgess Chic
, Byrne, of the fire department, became act
ing Burgess. When told of the arrests
:, he expressed himself in emphatic terms
He declared the action of the Carnegie
Company an outrage and a most danger
= Gus step TO take in the present excited
condition of the community.
He said the whole blame of the matter
: rested upon Mr.. Frick, and that in hi
opinion it would react, and Mr. Fricl
would lose more than he would gain b.
the extreme step he had taken.
The two men who have done more thar
any dozen others to restrain the striker
from unlawful acts dnring the many ex
=. citing days since the battle with the Pink
ertons are Hugh O'Donnell and Burgess
McLuckie. The removal of these two mel
: from the town at this critical time leave
L the more hot-headed of the strikers Will
- few able to keep them in check ia case al
emergency arises, tending to lead then
to again resort to mob violence.
The men of all grades of intelligenc'
have great respect for these two men
They fairly worship O'Donnell He
considered young Napoleon among them
He is a born leader quick to think an,
act; he is a man of remarkable intelli
gence, and has practically guided tn
worknen in their struggle Burgess Nc
Luckie is also counsellor OF peaceful
methods and has done much TO restrai
the men from violence. He was Burgess
at the time Of the strike of 1882 and wa
elected by the men again this year, a
they saw another di1iculty with the Cal
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