The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-17
COOK GALLAGHER'S STORY
the Self.Confessed POisoner of Home
stead WOrkmen on the Witness.Stand.
How He Yves Induced TO Enter Into the Con-
spiracy by Dempsey-POwders Put in
Coffee, Tea and Soup.

PiTTsBURG. Jan. 16.-Interest in the
Homestead poisoning case increases daily,
and this morning before court began the
crowd was very large. The principal wit
ness of the morning was Patrick Gala
gseS. the cook. upon whose confession
....sses .sargesof poisoning were made. Gal
lagher's testimony did not materially differ
from his previous story, which implicated
the cooks Beatty and Davidson and the
defendant. Hugh Dempsey. master work.
man of the Knights of Labor The witness
said that Dempsey gave him powders to
place in the coffee and tea that was to be
given to the nom -unionists. Dempsey said
that the strike of the State-street Car Com
paDy, of Chicago. had been broken in
three days by the use of these
powders. They would make the mon
sick he said. but would not endanger life.
Eight or ton witnesses who worked at the
mill during the strike, and who were very
i'll with q mysterious disease, were exam-
ined at the morning session, but nothing
was elected. The symptoms in each case
were the same, and several had not fully
recovered from the severe attacks.
When court resumed in the afternoon
Gallagher again took the stand. He stated
that in all he got eighteen powders from
Dempsey. He used the powders in the soup
and he got some of it himself. 1t m ade
him sick and gave him the diar;
not know was taking the
powders. saw Dempsey Sept. %. and told
him l was sick. and he told me to lay oil q
few days and then to 60 back. Dempsey
told me to 60 to CINCINNATI. introduced
the subject. ! bad just talked to q man
named John Wilson. and told Dempsey
about it. / said we could get men at Cin-
cinnati to do the job In the mill. Demp-
soy said there was a man going TO
Cincinnati to collect money! for the
strikers. and he could hire two cooks there.
he said was too tired to 60 and had bet
ter take a rest. This was che day left
the mill, or the day after. Dempsey asked
md me If pn., IL would not be 5e,d goo good idea to
because Davidson knew q good
many people in Cincinnati. saw
Dempsey next day and he told me he had
concluded to send Beatty. Beatty Just
then came In and Dempsey told him he had
concluded to send HIM to Cincinnati and
that he woui0 send the other man to Beaver
Falls. Beatty said that would just suit
him.
II next saw Dempsey the Monday follow
ing In his Office. Dempsey said he ought
10 hear from Beatty soon. He showed me
a telegram from Cincinnati, which said,
two good agents on the road.' went two
or three times after that TO see Dempsey
and he said it was very funny he had not
hoard from Beatty. Before l went to
work again. two cooks came from
Cincinnati-Tony Gilfoil and William Cole
msn-and they went to work In the mill.
reported iC TO Dempsey that they were
here. and be said: Don't You bring
them near me. / don't want anyone
but you. Beatty and Davidson to know l
am in this They came here Sept. %
and went to work Got. !. / went to
work the same day. We all worked in No.
rf,rt- m II a<vht
/ went back to work got some more pow.
ders from Dempsey. He gave me six. /
took them TO No. cook house. used one
and put the rest into the pastry cooks
next time l looked for the powders they
were gone.
PUT THE POWDERS IN THE COFFEE.
Il used the powder in the coffee the
night l got 1t, Oct. 4 or 6. / could not
swear William L. Griffith got part of this
coffee. / saw him take something off the
stove-whetherit 1t was coffee or tea couldn't
swear. don't think | got any more pow
Is. From Oct. to Oct. Is l received only
one package of powders from Dempsey.
saw Dempsey again Oct. 20. / told him
there was detective in the mill. / went
TO Dempsey about ten days after that and
asked him about my money. 1 re-
ceived some money. but not directly
from Dempsey. Oct. IL l got some
money. / saw Dempsey that day. He
called me- over and said: 'Forr detectives
have been watching me all morning. Slip
into that building and you will get that
money
This was the building where the Cit
liens cars run through. Dempsey
went into the Office where the watch.
man stays and l followed him
about fifteen minutes after.
went In and man whom l would recog-
nize said: Sign the receipt did so and
be gave me SIS. Ipresented bill to Demp-
sey about Nov. 8. Davidson wss with me.