The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-30
RECORD OF THE CRITCHLOHS.
Tho Man Held for Murder Has Away
Bren Violent in Strikes.


P1rrsBuRaH. July 2o.-Inasmuch as sympa-
thy has been expressed for Sylvester Critch-
low, the Homestead striker who has been held
for murder in the first degree because he had
a rife the day OF the riot and was seen to shoot
1t. this record OF this man and that Of his
brothers, in connection with past labor
troubles. is interesting. The names OF the
Critchlow brothers. Sylvester. Stephen. and
Albert have been associated with riotirg and
violence ever since the first labor troubles at
HON estead in 1882. During that year. and
after the settlement OF the strike. Albert
Critchlow and a crowd Of strikerH.met John
Foley. workman employed in the steel works,
on the road almost in front Of Foley's home
It was Sunday evening. and Foley was Just re-
turning from milking his COW. Crtchlow and
his companions began abusing him and were
preparing to make a united attack upon him.
whom Foley drew q revolver and ordered them
to stand aside and let him pass. Albert
Critchlow. who held heavy stone in his hand.
raised 1t to crush Foley's skull. when tho latter
fred the ball taking effect in his assailant's
abdomen. Foley then surrendered himself TO
Special officer Mike Hanlon. OF the mill
police. and the latter had great difficulty in
getting his prisoner out OF Homes ead
alive. mob surrounded the house in which
Hanlon had his prisoner. and demanded
that Foley he surrendered to their vengeance
Finally the prisoner was got out through a
rear door and thence to a skiff lying at the
Jerry landing. aud then taken to Browns sta
ton. on the natimo and Ohio Railroad.
CritGh,w rsSYySryd from from his wound and in
the ground Of se!f-defence, Albert Critchlow
was subsequently killed by train On the
During the Homestead strike OF 1882 the
deputy sheritfs and others were more in dread
OF the other lealprH OF the strike. They
both known far and wide as excellent marks
men with either shotgun Or rifle, In 1888
at SHh TO take the life q
low shifted his base Of wariike opera
tSn' Ap re the Dgau tGat y stsei h Work.
ieEhepy besssmcr Steel COMPANY. owner Of
that Plant fH s%iI IT, e'nty "g9ipst SY
Crory; and others, askin: that they De en-
Joined from. interfering with. menacing the
men q the ,comrany. It was further allie wed
that the defendants mad stationed themselves
the free entrance and agrsss of the company's
semIioye.s;:. judge EYlnG granted an iniunc;;
Mccrory still krp{ UP their wor; OF ntlmi itie
sa snS fhsy WFS isfEPf % snd
Dunn and McCrory: HAWKINS. hohraulr. and
desisted from the sutrages. but Sylvester
Critchlow still Kept II up and another attach
mont was issued Tor MIN. but he man
aged to run away and escape arrest.
and. according. to the court records.
was never punished for thi, second uiience
He was. ut that time. one OF the striking work
men ut tho Duquesne mills. hut after the
trouble was settled he was never permitted
employed In the converting mill Of the Home
stead works. and after the arrival OF tn.
troops Mt Homestead was one of the most
offensive OF the late self-cons ttuted officers in
Homestead fehad special Job preventing
disturbing the peace"