The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-17
MADE THEM SICK.
Cook Gallagher on the
Stand.
HE COLLECTED HIS MONEY.
How 1t Was Proposed to Break the
Homestead Strike With Demp-
sey's Mysterious Powders.
HE COLLECTED HIS MONEY
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 16-Patrick Gallagher,
cook at the Homestead mill during the
strike. told on the stand in the trial OF
Hugh Dempsey, charged with poisoning
nom union workmen, the story as told by
him heretofore and published. He impli-
Gated cooks Beatty and Davidson, aud
Dempsey, 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 it would make
them sick, but would not endanger life. A
number of men who were made sick testi-
fed as to the fact, but their testimony
ELECTED nothing new.
When the court resumed In the afternoon
Gallagher again took the stand. He stated
that in all he got eighteen powders from
Dempsey. He used the powder in the soup
and got some Of it himself. 1t made him
sick.
Continuing, he said 81 saw Dempsey on
September % and told him was sick, and
he told me to lay off for few days and
then go back. / said we could get men at
Cincinnati to do the job in the mill. Before
1 went to work again two COOKS came from
CincDnati-Tony Gilfoil and William
C0leman-and they went to work in the
mill. l reported TO Dempsey that they
were here. and he said: Don't you bring
them near me. l don't want any one but
you, Beatty and Davidson TO know that l
am il this We all worked in No. 6 cook
house. / was on the night turn. After
went back to work i got six more powders
from Dempsey. l used the powders in the
coffee ON the night got them. October or
s, could not swear which. William E.
Griffith got a part of this coffee. ! don't
think got any more powders from Demp-
sey after October 4. left on October IS.
II saw Dempsey again October 90 Told
him there were detectives in the mill.
went to Dempsey ten days after that and
asked HIM about my money. L received
some money, but not directly from
Dempsey.
ION October II saw Dempsey and he
said, -Four detectives were watching me all
the morning. Slip into the building and
you will get your money l went In. and
man whom would recognize said Sign this
receipt l did so and he gave me S25.
presented bill to Dempsey about Noyem-
Der 5, and Dempsey marked it %. K,
Dempsey presented bill to Beatty and
he said, 10 HI with Dempsey. He can
pay bis own bills
when first heard of Beatty's arrest l
wrote note TO Dempsey in which said, i
see that Beatty has been arrested in Louis
vile. Send me some money and will get
out OF town. In answer to this message /
met Dempsey on the same day at the Office
ON Third avenue. Dempsey said to me,
What are you afraid of? | 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. Ii you have to
go on the stand swear you never knew me.
and l will do the same. If they ask you
about the powders say you don't know"
This finished Gallagher's direct examina-
ton. The cross-examination was con-
Quoted by Thomas NJ. Marshall. who used
every method to try and confuse the wit
ness. but failed. Tue jury was intently in
terested In Gallagher's story, and that it
made decided impression was manifest.
Robert Beatty was brought into court and
was identified by Gallagher.
j. NJ. Davidson, Gallagher's alleged ac-
complete. was then called. He said Last
August Beatty, Gallagher and my self went to
the knights of Labor Hall on Third avenue,
where we met Dempsey. Beatty said.
'These are the men, Dempsey said, We'll,
boys we want some men to go to Home
stead to break the strike Beatty sug-
gested croton oil. / objected and Dempsey
did. too, saying that he did not want to
harm the men, only 10 make them sick. /
made up my mind that 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 gold watch and chain 10 it for
u.s."
Davidson then continued and told the
same story as sworn toby Gallagher. lie
said that Dempsey paid him Si2.
George w. Grail, dispatcher on the
Pennsylvania avenue line, testified that
Dempsey left S25 with him for q man who
called and receipted for it. signing the
name of Gallagher. The court then adj
journed.