Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17

Further Details OF the Plot to Poison the
Homestead Men.
In the trial Of Hugh Dempsey, charged with
conspiracy TO poison the non-uniou working
men at Homestead, Patrick Gallagher continued
his testimony after TIE Stars report closed.
Gallagher said: after using the nine powders
got six more from Dempsey. used two and
gave Davidson four. l quit work September
81. Davidson went to work tho next day.
ate little Of the dosed soup and II mxde me
sick. Dempsey asked once il there were many
sick men in the mill. 1 told him quite a
number were sick. 1 did not like the
new steward and quit work. Dempsey and
talked in his Office about sending to Gin
cinnat for two more cooks 1t was de-
cided to send Beatty to Cincinnati and
another man TO Beaver Falls. The next Tues
day was in Dempsey's Office. He showed me
q telegram from Cincinnati. It stated, Two
good agents on road l understood il was
from Beatty. Ten days later l saw Beatty in
Homestead mills, where again went TO work.
Two cooks, Tony Gilfoil and William Coleman,
came from Cincinnati. ! took them to hotel
and paid their bills and informed Dempsey of
their arrival. Dempsey told me not to bring
them near his Office, rs he did not want any
one aside from Beatty. Davidson and myself
to know that he was mixed up In the scheme
Gilfoil and Coleman worked in cook house No.
6. few days later got six more powders
from Dempsey l used one powder and put the
others in the table drawer. When looked for
them they were gone l quit work October 10.
Up to that date got thirty powders from Demp-
sey. l saw Dempsey after 1 quit work and
told him detectives were in the mill. I never
received any money directly from Dempsey.
The day before quit work Dempsey told me
detectives were watching him; for me to slip
into the Traction Company's Office and he would
give me some money: moment later uni
formed employe Of the company came in and
said: Sign this receipt. did 80, and he
handed me $25. I afterward presented a bill
to Dempsey. Dempsey asked Davidson for his
BILL Davidson made it out and Dempsey in
dorsed the bill %. X (Bill Unidentified and
Beatty, who said; Let Dempsey pay his own
bills When the story was first published sent
a note to Dempsey: Beatty has been arrested
In Louisville. Send me some money and will
leave town.. ] saw Dempsey that Sunday
evening. He said: What are you afraid Of;
don't you get scared. am not scared, am l?
You go ahead with your work; if you are ar
rested will get lawyers to defend you; if you
do have to go on the stand swear point blank
that you don't know me. and will swear l
never saw you. If they ask you where you got
the powders, tell them from the cooks in the
mill, and that you gave them back. If you see
the old man (meaning Davijson) tell him he
was seen using the powders and scare him
off,"
During his cross-examnation Gallagher re-
manned cool and answered all questions with a
promptness and ciearness that seemen to sur
prise Mr.. Marshall who, try as he would, could
not confuse the witness He stuck to his orig
inal statements and occasionally corrected Mr..
Marshall.
J. NJ. Davidson, Gallagher's alleged accom-
pIice, was then called He said: IL have known
Gallagher thirteen years. and 1 have known
Beatty four years. The first time met Demp-
sey last August l met Beatty about An
gust 81. He WAS with Gallagher Beatty, Gal
lagher and myself went to the knights of Labor
Hall. on Sd avenue, where we met Dempsey
There was a woman there when we went in
She left, and Beatty said: There are the men,
Dempsey said Well, boys, we want some
men to go to Homestead to break the strike
Beatty suggested croton OIL | objected
and Dempsey did too saving he did not want