The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-17


Detectives RidIcnIe the Confessions,
PirTsauR1H, Pa, July le.-Pat Galla'
eher'a confession generating Dempsey
and beatty from all connection with
the Homestead poisoning cases has
created a decided sensation,
The workmen, who, 1t seems, nevor
lost faith in their leader, were delighted
with the new turn Of affairs, They be.
lieye that Gallagher is now telling the
truth. DlslnterestOd, conservative men
were inclined to wait for the ccrrobora-
tive evidence which is promised, and
some OF which, in the form Of atlidavits,
has been shown to tho reporter.
1t is surprising how many people are
bobbing up now who say they felt all
along that Dempsey was not guilty and
that no should not have been convicted
on the evidence Of unreliable witnesses.
1t must be said that the partial publ,
cation OF the confession has had a good
elect on the public People IRE upset
and waiting for further developments.
HE is CONFIDENT OF WINNING.
As Mr.. Porter fondles the testimony
in his possession his eyes %piisten, and
he is so confident that Beatty and
Dempsey will DO released by the pardon
board when all the facts are known that
he can't be shaken in his belief, lie
read all the stories published about the
case, laughed at come, pronounced 9th
era lies out OF the whole cloth, and a
few he thought were malicious.
~ understand why all sorts OF state
ments are printed" he continued.
"People are beating around the bush to
find out what we have. l can't BIO in
duCed to give up at present any OF the
corroborative evidence which will ap-
pear in u short time, all l ask 10 for
the public to have patience and sus-
pend judgment until att tho facts can
Represented in u proper and legal form.
/ make no threats, and, 80 fur as l
know, no charges will be made against
anybody. as / feel now, | will BIO con
tent to have Dempsey aud Beatty par
doned. However, what may be done in
the future is further along. No plan
has been mapped out
WANTS TO SEE WITNESSES,
"outside OF the proceedings in the
court, there is nothing new in the case
to-day, sensational reports to the COLI
traty Notwithstanding. l see it stated
that the commonwealth had IL number
OF witnesses that were not called, be-
cause they were not needed, the CON
iessions OF Gallagher and Davidson
being sufficient to convict. We'll, 1
should like 10 SEQ these alleged wit
nesses put on the stand. 1t is what We
invite and have hoped for. They will
only strengthen our side Of the case.
II have commended fromthe start that
this poisoning business was q chemical
plot. Uninitiated non could not have
successfully mixed poisons that would
produce diarrh9a and not kill. Much
depends on d mans condition when be
takes a deadly drug. What will kill
one might not hurt another at all. Only
experts could have mixed poisons in
the way the commonwealth tried TO
show that 1t was done at Homestead.
II was this lack Of expert knowledge on
the part OF Dempsey and Beatty that
first led me to believe that they were
innocent and the Victims Of a job.
Davidson said in his testimony that
when he put the powder In the soup it
dissolved.
n POISON THEORY DISMISSED.
at could not havo been arsenic, as
was suggested, as any chemist will tell
you that arsenic is not soluble in water.
1t will either float on the top or sink to
the bottom"
W. j. Bremen, Thomas NJ. Marshall
and i. K. Porter went into court yes.
terday, and presented a petition to
Judge McClung, asking for an order to
have Gallagher's. and Davidson's con.
~fessions taken under oath. District
Attorney Burlolgh appeared, and ioined
with the defendant lawyers IN asking
for the order.
"The Commonwealth" he said, ."is
more anxious than anybody to have
this matter thoroughly investigated.
BY reason OF the reflection made OH the
administration ofjustice in this county,
we are anxious to have tho testimony
takon. think, however, the proper
thing to do would be an application for
a pardon to the Pardon Board. l want
the testimony put in legal form, so they
will be responsible for what they say"
Judge McClang remarked that 80
far as he knew it might BIO only a fish
ing excursion to find out what Gala.
CHER aud Davidson would swear to-"
He suggested that an application be
made TO the Pardon Board, and
hotook the petition under ADJUSTMENT.
AN APPLICATION o PARDON.
Acting on the advice OF Judge Nc
Chung an application to the pardon
board was prepared and signed by W..
j. Bremen, l. K. Porter and Thomas
NJ. Marshall. It Is now In tho hands OF
tho printer, and will DO forwarded to
Harrisburg tomorrow Az tho board
docs not meet again until September
there is plenty Of limo TO prepare tho
case. W. j. Bremen thinks tile court
will issue the ordOr. HO 10 confident
also that Gallagher and Davidson will
c cC,SS or scared, Mr.. BFcnncn added
that the confession would give thUm
more trouble. lIO believes that, after
thinking the matter over In tho peui.
tertiary, they want TO make amends for
what they have done. "They reallSo
now" no said, Tho Injustice committed
against Dempsey and Beatty"
Squire &. D. White, tho iat.iaCpd,
goOd.natured Justice Of tho Ponce from
HaysvillO, was 0 at l.. X. portor'u