Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-21
O,DONNELL,s SURRENDER.
He Had Hard Work to Find some One to
Take Him.
Special Dispatch From Stan Correspondent

He. Had Hard Work to Find Some One to
Take Him.
Special Dispatch From Stan Correspondent.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 81.
Hugh O'Donnelrs return to Homestead,
brief As his stay was, cheered the hearts Of
large number Of the Respondent strikers. The
leader arrived here shortly after midnight and
departed for Pittsburg to surrender himself
just nine hours later. just what O'Donnell &C
complished during his absence in the east
for, as The STAR stated exclusively, he was
in New York; is not yet public property. But
he told me this morning that he and his fellow
workers were bound to win. The forces that
are now with u.s." said he, cannot success
fully be resisted even by the vast wealth and
influence Of the Carnegie Company. No,
cannot divuIge details at this time, but in .
few days you will know everything. The firm
can import all the non-union men 1t desires,
but the plant will not be operated. You
may imagine from the present ap-
pearance Of things that the ANAL
gamated Association is the under dog.
Remember that appearances frequently de-
ceive. Our fight will be entirely within the
lines Of the law and that it will be effective is
beyond question"
The fact that he was about to give himself up
to the authorities in response to a warrant
which charges murder did not seem to
disturb O'Donnell at all. He is not
sanguine ! rs to the result Of the effort
which will be made to bring about bis release
on bail, and yet he is not cast down at the
prospect Of the imprisonment which must
necessarily precede trial His voice was as
firm and pleasing ever and there was no sus-
picion Of tremulousness in the handshake he
gave me before boarding the train. The only
things that pinched him, and l know he felt
hurt, were the insinuations that he had gone
into hiding and was a fugitive from justice.
Against these he protested vigorously. He is
not coward. Now that the Carnegie Com
pany has started in to prosecute the strike lead
ers who are alleged to have participated in the
battle with the Pinkertons there Is rising a null
ttude Of the men who say 81 told you so.''
One Of these, n socialist, is quoted this morn
ing as saying that the present disaster was due
others. He said: "They seem to have no
knowledge Of conducting systematic warfare
of a secret character against a great, rich and
influential firm. They shouted too much from
the housetops, and each individual appeared
to vie with the other in Dragging
what he was going to do and how
it was to be accomplished. Their
loud talk fear will get number of them into
serious trouble. A member of our party and
myself held a conversation with one of the
men who h now charged with murder day or
twopresious to the fight, and subsequently he
wns telling what he had done and what he was
going to do with the Pinkertons. We told him
to keep Q still tongue; this made him shout the
louder.
"He Is now beginning to reap the benefit of a
fatal mistake. But of all the foolish blunders
O'Donnell ia credited with the worst, and one
which, fear, will jeopardize his personal lib
erty, is that he in spirit of braggadocia, sent
telegram to Attorney General Hensel saying that
the Winchester rifles taken from the Pinkertons
were in his possession and that he would hand
them over to the state authorities when de-
manded. This was a self-confession Of guilt and
will certainly be used in evidence against
O'Donnell when the case comes TO trial" Such
chatter is pure foolishness. That O'Donnell and
his associates amenable to the
law Of the state is evident, but to aver that
they threw away any chances is nonsense
They steadfastly refused TO talk over matters
which might profitably have been discussed.
They keep their mouths shut too tightly,
If anything. O'Donnell, however, said he had
the Winchester rifles and as fact they were not
in his possession. Had the state desired they
could probably have gathered a number of the
weapons together, but he never incriminated
himself or his associates by q single word.
Hugh O'Donnell is not a fool.
THE RACE QUESTION COMES UP,
Supt. Potter has peck of trouble on his
hands-unexpected trouble. 1t became appar-
ent yesterday evening, when the non-unIon men
in the plant were about to eat supper. num-
Der of the new hands were colored
men, and as soon as they sat down
to the table several Of the white mechanics
arose and demanded that the negroes be &C
commodAted elsewhere. Some of the remarks
made provoked replies from the colored men
and a." race war only averted
after much persuasion and not little
physical force had been used. Today arrange
ments are being made to feed the whites and
blacks separately, something not common in
Homestead. In this town colored people
patronize the restaurants on even terms with
people Of all other nationalities. G. H. H.