Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
THE HOMESTEAD PoIsoNINas.
A Verdict in De,npsey's Case Not Expected
Before Thursday.

PIrrsBuRo, Jan. l6-Judge Stoves branch
of the criminal court was throngcd this morn
ing long before his honor and the principals in
the Dempsey trial had made their appearance.
1t is not likely that the taking Of testimony in
this case will be completed before Wednesday
and verdict is not expected before Thursday.
At the close of Dempsey's trial "Jack" Cliff
ford's will be called. and from this on until the
end Of the term one branch of the criminal
court will be entirely devoted to the Homestead
cases.
J. NJ. Davidsons and Patrick Gallagher
cases are on the trial list for today, but they
wi not be called until Dempsey's case is dis
posed Of. Then the two will enter plea of
guilty.
No date has yet been fixed for the trial of
Beatty.
This morning J. O. Nesbitt, assistant master
mechanic of the HOMESTEAD mills. his wife,
VIM. Johnston, who worked for Mr.. Wolfe (mill
steward and Jno. Frank. all of whom attended
the banquet given in honor of Mr.. Wolfe's
wife. testified to their having been taken seri-
onsly ill Immediately after partaking of the
dinner.
II. NJ. Rogers of Johnstown related his ex-
perience, described his prostration and return
home, whore he was attended by DR.. kages.
In his testimony DR.. Kages stated he thought
Rogers was suffering from dose of croton oil
and treated him accordingly.
n. A. Witten Of Pi,tsburg was the next wit
ness called.
For time witness lost all power Of motion.
DIR. L. B. Howorth. who attended Witness testi-
fled that in his opinion witness condition was
caused by some irritant
On denomination he said the symptoms
could have been produced by anthony or
croton oil; it was possible that indiscretion in
eating would produce such sickness, but highly
improbable.
Isaac Mcdonald. foreman of the Bessemer
department. described his illness and DR.. A. NJ.
Barton, who attended him, told of the con-
dition and treatment
GALLAaHER's CONFESSION.
Patrick Gallagher, the self confessed poisoner,
was then sworn. Very calmly he told the story
Of his connection with the case.
He said: II have worked as a cook in restau-
rants, hotels and boats since 1871. l know
Hugh Dempsey (pointing to defendant. |
first saw Dempsey last August at No. 66 Sd
avenue in Knights of Labor Hall. Robert
Beatty and james Davidson were with me.
When we entered Dempseys Office, q lady who
was present retired. The door was then locked.
Beatty said to dempsey, These are the two
men, Dempsey said to me and Davidson. Il
suppose you know what we want We said we
knew little about it. Dempsey then
said, We want to get the men in the
Homestead mill on the trot.' Beatty
then spoke about using croton oil. Me and
then spoke about breaking a street car
strike in Chicago. He said powders had been
used; that if we would use these powders in the
Homestead mill it would make the men sick
and that we could break the strike in
about ten days. Dempsey told US
that he would guarantee us $50 apiece.
He told US to get work in the mill. i first
met Beatty August q. / was talking with a
man named McKerna. Beatty asked if we
wanted to go to Homestead to do a special job,
which he explained was to dope tho men
working there. He said there was 81 or 50 a
day in it for us. Next day McKenna got a job
on boat
Il told BeattyI would try to get another man
Davidson and met Beatty next morning and
went 70 Dempseys office. After coming out |
met Mr.. Lindsay of Carnegie Company. got o
job and went to work as second cook in the mill
on August 30. Before going there Dempsey said
he would furnish me with powders to put in
the food furnished to the men in the mill.
Dempsey said that the powders we're often
used to weaken prize fighters; that it would be
impossible to analyZeit Dempsey said a Chicago
man was to furnish the powders. Dempsey
told me the powders had been tried on Pole
or Hungarian: that they made him 81 *.
! got the first three powders on September Z
or 8. bottle containing three powders was
given TO me by Hugh Dempsey, who also gave
instructions how to use them. The powder
was dark yellow. The day following put one
powder into thirty gallons Of coup. The next
day put powder into thirty gallons of tea
and the third powder was used the same way.