Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-19
ARRESTS AT HOMESTEAD.
The Burgess Of the Borough Slept In the
County Jail.

County jail.
John McLuckie, burgess or chief municipal
officer Of Homestead, Pa. slept last night on a
cot in one OF the cells Of the county Jail. Tel
egrams were sent to q dozen points between
there and New York seeking the aid OF the
police authorities for the arrest OF Hugh
O'Donnell, the leader Of the strikers. and war
rants we're put in the hands OF the officers of
the law for seven other prominent participants
in the troubles at Homestead and who are but
the vanguard Of q small army Of strikers that
1t is proposed to bring before the bar Of the
law. The intention OF the Carnegies 10 insti-
tute criminal proceedings against the Home
stead leaders in the event of the county au-
thorities failing to take cognizance of the re-
cent riot. and which was forecast in the dis
patches to The STAR yesterday, was carried into
effect much quicker than had been anticipated
or than the authorities at the executive Offices
who feared the effect of premature publica-
ton Of their intentions, were willing to init
mate.
MAKING THE CHARGES.
The preliminary stages Of the proceedings
were conducted with considerable secrecy. Ii
was shortly before noon when Secretary Love-
joy of the Carnegie Company sauntered leisurely
into the Office Of Alderman J. V. McMasters at
Diamond and Grant streets, Pittsburg. He was
unaccompanied and by a peculiar coincidence
nobody but the alderman was in the Office at
the time. the constables attached to the place
being behind the closed doors Of the ante room.
Secretary Lovejoy stated that he desired TO lay
information against a number Of men, charging
the crime OF murder. and the alderman pro-
ceeded to draw up the papers.
The information set forth that in Mifain
township. in the county of Allegheny and the
state of Pennsylvania, on the 9Th of July the
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thought feloniously and riotously with force Of
arms and deadly weapons kill and murder T.
j. Connors, Pinkerton Waterman. and Silas
Wayne. worker at the mills, and that this in
formation was made upon information re-
ceived and believed TO be true by the deponent,
and that the men to be named might be arrested
and held on the charge of murder.
When this document had been drawn the al
derman suggested that il would be better to
have two informations, one relating to the kill
ing Of Connors and the other for Wayne, and q
second was accordingly made out.
Secretary Lovejoy named as the men ac-
cused Hugh O'Donnell, John McLuckie, Syl-
vester Critchlow, Anthony Flaherty, Samuel
Burkett, James Flanagan and Hugh Ross. In
one information the name OF O1Donnell stood
first. while in the other il stood second.
When the papers had been completed Score
tary Lovejoy listened to the reading OF the
oath. kissed the Bible, appended his signature
to the informations. buttoned his sack coat,
shook hands with the justice and sauntered out
of tue Office as leisurely and to all outward APP
pearance as free from care and anxiety as be
had entered half hour before.
No time was lost by Magistrate McMasters in
making out the fourteen warrants, and shortly
before O'Clock. when they were intrusted
Constables Joseph Weber, w. ]. Morris and
Mike ]. Price left for Homestead
On their arrival they made known their bust
ness to Gen. Snowden, who referred them to
Col. Green, in command Of the provost guard.
The latter detailed two companies of soldiers to
accompany the constables and the latter visited
the houses of all the men wanted, but without
result. Not one of them was at home and most
OF the residences were locked in darkness.
MLUcKIE SURRENDERED.
When the officers returned to Pittsburg to-
ward dusk they were surprised to find that
Burgess McLuckie had gotten out Of town while
they were searching for him and had already
surrendered himself to the alderman. He was
In the Office in company with Attorney Bren-
nan of the Amalgamated Association and several
friends. The warrant was formally served upon
him, and to the magistrate he said that he had
already sent word TO the other men who were
wanted to come into town in the morning and
surrender.
To those around him McLuckie said that he
and ODonnell were not leaders. but among the
did not know if he was any longer a member of
the association.
MLuCKIE's COUNTER CHARGE.
He went on to say: Il might as well come out
with it and say that informations have been laid
against Frick, Carnegie and Potter. Whether
We will bring anv one else into it cannot say
at present. l tell you we will make this man
Prick come down on his knees SO hard that the
sound Will be heard in the farthest corner of
civilization"
''Yes," put in one Of those present. s'and once
the warrants issued We will have Carnegie ex-
tradited in short order"
Alderman McMasters waited in his Office until
8 O'Clock, and then none Of the other accused
men putting in an appearance he committed
the burgess to the county Jail without bail pend
ing preliminary examination on Friday. Nc
Luckie, in custody Of Constable Price and ac-
companied by Jere Dougherty, an Official of
the Amalgamated Association, and Thos
Coogan and George Clarke, mill men, walked
to the county jail. On the outside he shook
hands with his friends and then passed through
the iron gate. After being searched by Chief
Warden McAleese, who found in his pockets
nothing more dangerous than the keys to the
Homestead lookup, he was taken to q cell on
the first tier and locked up. Half an hour later
he was fast asleep.
SECRETARY LovEJoY's INTENTIONS
Secretary Lovejoy Of the Carnegie Company
was in good spirits last night over the success
Of his maneuver, and in an interview explained
at length the circumstances under which the
step had been taken.
He said: These informations were entered
in my capacity as q private citizen, and not e.
secretary Of the Carnegie Steel Company.
There are good cases against 1, 900 Of these men,
and from now on twelve to fifteen informations
viii be made every day. The idea 10 to make
them just rs fast Is the authorities can handle
them. We have evidence against L. 900 men
and we propose to push these cases. The laws
Of Pennsylvania are very broad on this subject,
and persons who were on the premises at the
time Of the shooting are liable not only - &C.
cessories, but as principals. Our preparations
for these prosecutions began on June 29, when
the negotiations between the company and the
association ceased Seeing the turn that mat
tiers we're taking and receiving intimations and
threats Of things the strikers proposed dong
We began our precautionary measures.
I'VE expect TO bring non-union men In this
week. The non-union men viii only be SUM-
Gent in numbers TO I'll the places Of the men
who were engaged in this thing and whom we
win not take back. The men against whom We
hold evidence are scattered al through the
mill. There are some in every department.
Skilled and unskilled labor are represented Il
was by design that the name Of Hugh O-Don-
nell was placed In one information and second
In another. We regard him - the leader. He
b or was president Of the advisory committss.
There are plenty of steel workers. In other mills
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