Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-08-13
THE COURT MUST DECIDE.
Carnegie Officials Are Charged
With Murder.
They Appear Before Judge Ewing and
Furnish Bail,

Furnish Bail.
The threatened suits against the Carnegie
officials and the Pinkertons, charging them
with murder, were begun at Pittsburg, and
warrants were issued for the arrest of the de
PENDANTS.
At eleven o'clock Messrs Brennan, Cox
and Hugh Ross the prosecuting witnesses.
went to Alderman Kings Office on the South
Side, and made the information and the
warrants were issued
Robert and VIM. Pinkerton, are the heads
of the Pinkerton Agency; J. A. Potter and
g. A. Corey are superintendent at the
works, and MeSsrs. Frick, Lovejoy Leish-
man and Curry are officials of the company.
and the balance are PAkerton men.
1t is probable that information will be made
later against the same persons for conspiracy
to depress the wages of workingmen and CON
spiracy to incite riot by bringing force of
armed men to Homestead
The attorneys say the suits were held off
on account of the shooting of Mr. Frick.
Secretary Lovejoy, Vice President Leish-
man and Treasurer Curry, of the Carnegie
Company, appeared before Judge Ewing in
criminal court and said they desired to sur
r9nder themselves on the charges of murder
preferred by Hugh Ross
Judge Ewing refused to hear an applica-
ton for bail until the accused had surrendered
to Alderman King. The magistrate was
sent for, and after he had presented his
docket the hearing was held
MeSsrs. I,eishInan, Curry and Ioveiov
waived hearing as did H. C. Frick, Nevin
Mcconnell aud james s. Dovcv, wuo were
absent, but represented by w. I. Patterson,
their attorney.
Messrs Frick, Loveioy, Lcishmau and
Curry were then released on $4,000 bail
each, and r. b. and A. w. Mellon went on
their bond
WILD SCENES AT HOMESTEAD.
Tho arrests of yardmaster Dewey and
superintendent of open hearth department
No. 2 Mcconnell, on charge of murder were
attended by turbulent scenes, noceSsitating
interference of the militia and the additional
arrest Of a striker 1t was two O'Clock when
constables Amos, Stewart and Ginner reached
Homestead with four warrants, two fer the
above Carnegie officials, and the others for
Superintendent John o. Potter and George
A. Corey.
The last-named gentleman had gone to
Plttsburg 10y the time the constables arrived
MeSSrs Dewey and Mcconnell, however. were
found at the mill, and were taken to their
residences, where they donned street suits.
In the meantime r.lmorS of the prospective
arrests spread through the town, and hun
dreds of locked-out and striking mill-men
gathered at the different stations At Mum
hall the crowd numbered about two hun
dred. The p. V. G. C.. train is due there
about 405, and about minute before it was
to come, the constables and their prisoners
appeared.
This was a signal for a great shot of ex-
ultation, and the crowd surged around the
station door as the prisoners were hurried in
to it, A patrol of militia strove to keep back
the men, and were aided by a few deputy
sheriffs The train was twenty minutes late,
however, and every minute the crown in
creased, while muttered threats, especially
directed against Dewey, were plainly to be
heard
AS the time passed the crowd became more
turbulent and word was hastily sent to Pro-
vost Marshal Lieutenant Colonel Mechlng.
He despatched at once Major Crawford with
company of the Fifteenth Regiment TO the
station. These arrived just as the patrol was
fixing bayonets to repel the people The
soldiers marched company front pushing
back the crowd, which retired in a surly way
One striker, named Thomas Bowen, became
obstreperous and yelled: Three cheers for
Dewey; damn him"
Before the crowd could give them, Major
Crawford signalled to two soldiers, who
hastily seized Bowen He had penknife in
his hand at the time He was hustled into
the station and placed in charge of two
deputies. This stern measure quelled the
hostile demonstration.
On the arrival of the train Messrs Dovey
and Mcconnell, with Bowen also, were put
on it, and, in addition to constables and dep
uty sheriffs, detail of soldiers were aboard
to protect the mill bosses. At City Farm
and Homestead stations companies of militia
were drawn up in line as the train passed
and kept back the crowd At the sight of
the prisoners, however, the crowds cheered
Justify. Bowen, the striker who was ar
rested, will be charged with unlawful as
semblage, disorderly conduct, and, probably,
melting to riot.
The news that all the Carnegie officials
were admitted to bail at once is great dis
appointment to the people, who hoped that
they would be kept in jail for a night at
least, The arrests apparently did not in the
slightest interfere with the operation of the
MILL while the turbulent demonstration of
the afternoon has convinced Gen. Wylie
that it would be unwise to remove the militia
from Homestead for the present
Major Crawford, of the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, gave out the following concerning the
threatened riot over the Dewey and McCon-
nell arrests:
81 went to the scene with two companies.
As We reached the station the Sheriff had
read a proclamation ordering the men to
disperse. They would not and many hooted.
The Sheriff then returned and told me be
was powerless to keep the men back. | said
to them: 'You must disperse, and at once.
You are defying the law My adjutant
gave orders to the men to be carful how they
used their bayonets, but to press forward.
They did 50 in a firm manner, forcing the
crowd backwards. Bowen, who was ar
rested, yelled; "You have no right to dis
perse us, Boys, don't novel. Then we ar
rested him, and this action frightened the
crowd