The herald., 1893-01-17
Cook Gallagher Throws Light
on the Subject.
The Homestead P oisoning Story
Told in Court.
Blood d-Curdling Details of the Damna'
BILE Conspiracy.
A strong Case Against the X. of L. Dis
trtct Mastar Workman-The Evil
dence Corroberated by Sew
eral witnesses.

PITTSBURG, Jan. l6.-fAIrlCk Oaiia-
gher, the cook at the Homestead mill
during the strike, told on the stand IN
the trial of Hugh Dempsey on the
charge of poisoning non-union workmen,
the story as told by him heretofore and
published. He implicated cooks Beatty
and Davidson and Demsey, deputy dis
trict master workman of the knights
Of Labor. Witness said Dempsey gave
him powders to place in the coffee and
tea of the workmen. Dempsey said 1t
would make them sick, but would not
endanger their lives.
A number of men who were made sick
testified as to the fact, but their testl-
mony elected nothing new.
When court resumed in the afternoon
Gallagher again took the stand and
stated that in all he got 18 powders from
Dempsey. He used the powder in soup
and got some OF it himself. 1t made
him sick and gave him diarrhea.
Continuing, he said: II saw Dempsey
September 22d, and told him was sick,
and he told me to lay off few days and
then 90 back. l said we could get men
at Cincinnati to do the job in the mill.
Before went to work again two cooks
came from Cincinnati, Tony Gilfoil and
| William L. Coleman, and they went to
work in the mill. Ireported I to Demp-
sew that they were here, and be said:
sDon't YOU bring them near me; don't
want anyone but you. Davidson and
Beatty know am in this
"We all worked in No. 6 cook house.
I on the night turn. After went back
to work got six more powders from
Dempsey. / put the power in the coffee
the night got it, October 4th ana otn,
/ could not swear which. William E.
lh Griffith got part Of this coffee don't la1n
namnsav Sn.n after October 4th. I left
October 18th. l saw Demsey again
n October Goth. / told him there was q
detective in the mill went va.ss.;a e pemp, p;
about my money. l received some
money, but not directly from Dempsey.
October 18th saw Dempsey ana he
ssid: -Four detectives were watching
me all morning. Slip into the building
and you will get your money
81 went in, and man whom would
recognize, said: Sign the receipts 1
did 80, and he gave me $25. presented
my bill to Dempsey about November
9th. Dempsey marked it o. K. 1 pre-.
sented the bill to Beatty, and he said
To hi with Dempsey; he can pay his
own bills.' When I first heard of Beat
ty's arrest wrote a note to Dempsey.
in which l said: i see Beatty is arrested
in Louisville; send me some money and
l will get cut of town.
Il met Dempsey on the same day at
his Office on Third avenue. Dempsey
said to me: 'What are you afraid Of?
l am not afraid. You attend to your
own work, you needn't be afraid. Ii
you are arrested will get you lawyer
and get you bail. If you have to 60 on
and | will swear the same. If they ask
you about the powders, say you don't
know"
This finished Gallagher's direct ex-
animation. The cross-examination was
conducted by Thomas M. Marshall, who
ueed every method to try and confuse
the witness, but failed.
The jury Was intently interested in
Gallagher's story, and that it made
decided impression WIS manifest.
Robert Beatty was brought into court
and identified by Gallagher. ]. M.
Davidson, Gallagher's alleged accom-
plice. was then called. He said: "Last
August Beatty, Gallagher and myself
went to K. of l.. hall, on Third avenue,
where we met Dempsey. Beatty said:
We'll, boys, we want some men to go
toBHomestead to break the strike
beatty suggested croton oil. Oh
jected and Dempsey did too, saying he
did not want to harm the men, only
make them sick. I made up my mind
would not have anything to do with it.
Dempsey said there was money in it for
us and he would guarantee us $50.
Beatty afterward said there was a gold
watch and chain in it for u.s."
Beatty then continued and told the
same story as sworn TO by Gallagher.
He said Dempsey paid him $l2.
George w. Grail, dispatcher on the
Pennsylvania avenue line, testified that
Dempsey left S25 with him for man
who called and receipted for it, signing
the name Gallagher.
The court then adjourned.