The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-17
ALLEGED PRISONERS.
Gallagher Tells the Story Of the
Homestead Conspiracy.
SAYS HE WAS HIRED BY DEMPSEY.

District Attorney Burleigh Discredits the
pIoyed by the Carnegie Company to
Testify Falsely.
PITTsBuRa, Jan. 17.-Judge Stoves
rourt was thronged yesterday when the
Dempsey trial was resumed. J. o. Nes-
bitt, assistant master mechanic Of the
Homestead mills, his wife, William John
ston, H. M. Rogers and John Franck testi-
fled to having been taken seriously ill after
partaking a banquet in honor of Mr.. Wolfe's
wife
After testimony by Dr. A. NJ Barton
and others Patrick Dempsey, the self con-
fessed poisoner, testified in substance that
he and Davidson had met Beatty and
Dempsey appointment in Knights of
Labor hall, I'd had been engaged by him
to dose" the men at work in the Carnegie
mills, guaranteeing them $50 apiece. He
secured work in the mill, and used pow
ders furnished him by Dempsey, which he
put into tea served to the workmen. He
met Dempsey several times, and the latter
always furnished the powders.
On cross examination the witness stated
positively that he was hired to do just
what he did, but that he did not get the
money promised.
The effect upon the jury of Gallagher's'
testimony was plainly evidenced. Mr..
Marshall went over the whole story in de-
tail as Gallagher told it on direct examina-
ton.
Robert Beatty was brought into court
and identified by Gallagher.
3. M. Davidson, Gallagher's alleged ac-
complice, was then called. He said: 81
have known Gallagher thirteen years, and
have known Beatty fourteen years. The
first time met Dempsey was last August.
| met Beatty abont August 25. He was
with Gallagher. Beatty, Gallagher and
myself went to the Knights of Labor hall
OIL Third avenue, where we met Dempsey.
There was woman there when we went
in. She left and Beatty said; These 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 said, too that he didn't want
to harm the men, only to make them sick.
made up my mind l wouldn't have any
thing TO do with it. Dempsey said there
was money in it for us, and he would guar
antee $50 for us. Beatty afterward said
there was gold watch and chain in it,"
Davidson told the same story ms sworn
to by Gallagher. lie said Dempsey paid
him S12.
George w Grail, the dispatcher OF the
Penn Avenue line, at the power house on
Penn avenue, testified that Dempsey left
S3o with him for a man, who called and
reeepted for it, signing the name Gal
lagher.
Bnrleigh VIII Suppress Corruption.
Among the spectators in court was Mr..
kaiss, the Baltimore coal dealer. In speak
ing Of the letter written by DR. Cooper, in
which he says he got $500 for testifying in
the Dempsey case, and which letter was
turned over to Attorney Porter, of the de
fense, by Mr.. Kaiss, District Attorney
Burleigh said:
~ will make no objections to the offer
ing of that letter by counsel of the defense.
Even II DIR. Cooper did receive $500 for
coming here, there was nothing irregular
in such a proceeding You can say" con-
tinued Mr., Burleigh, that this case is in
my hands, as district attorney, and that
under no circumstances will | permit
witness to go upon the stand who has
been corruptly influenced. People might
infer, after learning that doctor had
been paid for his time, that am Juggling
with Justice. AS l have said, | have full
charge of the case and you can state posi-
lively that will not allow any witness to
testify il | have reason to believe that he
has been unduly influenced