The sun., 1893-07-15
THE HOMESTEAD POISONING.
A Confession THAT PUTS PISKER-
TONS IN A Plot TO "Do" DEMPSEY.

Gallagher and Davidson Nuke Statements
which VIII Bo Used to Clear Dempsey
and Imsi cnto che Pinkertous Alleged
Revenge Upon the Kntghts of Labor.
PrTTsBpRGH. July 14.-Patrick J. Gallagher
and j. NJ Davidson. who arc serving terms In
the Western Penitentiary for sclf-confessed
completely in the alleged poisoning OF the nom
union workmen In tho Homestead mill. have
made another confession. In which they say
they were paid to swear away the liberty OF
Hugh +. Dempsey and Robert j. Beatty. each
OF whom they now assert was innocent OF tho
crime of which they were convicted. They
further state that so far as thoy know there
was no poison administered to the men in tho
Homestead mill. Galluehers confession Is
written by himself and sworn to before Squire
s. D. White OF Iiaysvile. Davidson's was
given verbally In the presence Of witnesses
Gallagher said the secret was killing him.
He had rrepar red the confession and read 1t to
the gentlemen present md then made affidavit
to 1t. Dnvidson's statements were simply a
corroboration OF Gallaghor's. Mr.. Porter. one
OF Dempsey's attorneys this afternoon gave
out the substance OF the confession. sup
pressing only the names of the men who Gal
lagher says were in the plot to send Dempsey
to prison. Mr.. Porter read Gallaghcr's con-
fession ns follows. showing tho reporter that
the paper was properly signed and attested:
Dempsey and Beatty are entirely innocen. 1never
got any powders or poson from hsm. and never nd.
minstered any in the mill l was told by Pinkerton
detectives who arrested that II did not do they
wanted me to do. they would ndic for murder and
have me hanged. They got mo drunk and preparedA
confession for me. was kept supplied with money
and whiskey for torty.two days. while a detective
shadowed me all the time, was told that II at.
tempted to get away would he shot.
After the into the I n N
revolver and told that would bo Justified in shoot
ing any who inolested me- They told me they
after empsey because he was at tho head OF tho
Knights of Labor and that organization good
and ought to be broken up They said that II would
testify nga!nst Dempsey AMI Beatty thoy would not
push murder charge aeains; me. and that would
free A. the most would get only sixty days to satisfy
They sonsinuay s cautioned me not to in
They made me r.hesrse ,ne story frequently There
me and make thor stories corrobof"te mine
What Dsmpsry r.. .wors :" va; % true lie hired Us to
S25 got from him was borrowed money. and used
Robinson. the ri.omer in jail Who ,e.Sed Tia, told
h to G . .pd lin ,sn va.
supplied Win money pISv.t1In. ana clothes while
They tspt ecniLnsaiy telling me tSswssr this case
feu % h Hfy fHsa sy U nS' ms
through ,hey said that Wonid settle the Homestead
was living or dead half tho time
Gallagher.s besides these: Mr.: Porter has
certain detective. in the atlantis presence told
Gallagher why he wanted to send Dempsey to
o hs %nfa to detsys
also said that the only way to do it was to
swear that Dempsey was guilty and stick to 1t
tive said he would have Gallagher Indicted for
murder Similar corroborations Of the CON
ss.a xes.s ss Il H. Porter
has in his possession.
x also se 81 shewn where deteGtyes tried
and where false testimony outside ot GALA.
gheps and psyds0ns was given at the trial
Il do not want any unjust suspcion to he
attached to any one. This work was done en-
cause they wanted to yet even for their defeat
on July u. and certainly without any author
Mr. Porter thinks because the other persons
connected with. the case. according to Gala
shsTsi tst were not is
Continuing: Mr; Porter said: d:...,
fed OF Dempseys innocence. and moro than
that. there was meyer any poison ad administered
nato result Of reputable people OF Allegheny
county importing thieves and convicts from
Chicago and other places and using them as
-; have no doubt but that when we, estab-
lish the truth 9f what We now know to be true
Beatty will meet with hearty approval. To:
for the convicts in the penitentiary to give
testimony. and the District Attorney. together
with the attorneys for Dempsey and Beatty,
confessions. while the District Attorney will
cross-examine them: Then. II they stick to
prepared and an appeal to the Board OF Par.
d9ns will he made at the earliest possible day.
several persons instrumental In depriving
Dempsey and Beatty OF their liberty"