Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-20
PAID pERJURERS CONFESS.
They Swore Against Dempsey and
Beatty for Money.

There Was No Poisoning Of the Men at
Homestead Whole Afiair Was
Scheme of the Detectives to Secure
Their Revenge.
PITTsBuRe, Pa, July 14-Patriek J. Gal
lagher and ]. NJ. Davidson, who are serv-
ing terms in the Western Penitentiary for
self-confessed completely in the alleged
poisoning of the non-union workmen in
the 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,
both of whom they now assert were inno-
cent of the crime of which they were con-
victed, They further state that, so far as
they know, there was no poison admin
isterred to the men in the Homestead mill.
Gallagher's confession is written by him
self and sworn to before Squire 5. D.White
OF Haysville. Dayidson's was gwen YER
bally in the presence of witnesses.
GALLAeHER's CONFESSION.
Gallagher's confession is as follows:
Dempsey and Beatty are entirely inno-
cent. never got any powders or poison
from them, and never administered any
in the mill. was told by Pinkerton de-
tectives who arrested me that If did not
do as they wanted me to do they would in
dict me for murder and have me hanged.
They got me drunk and prepared con-
lcSSlOl I'LL lllt. was h6Db SuppllCh Nith
money and whisky for AZ days, while a
detective Swallowed me all the time Twas
told that if attempted to get away l
would be shot. After the story got into
the newspapers ] was given a revolver and
was told that would be justified in shoot
ing anyone who molested me. They told
me they were after Dempsey because he
was ut the head of the Knights Of Labor,
and that organization was no good and
ntInnf f0 ha hrnkpn ThAW amid if Il
would testify against Dempsey and Beatty
they would not push a murder charge
against me. and that would go free. At
the most would get only go days to satisfy
the public. They continually cautioned me
not TO get mixed up in my story. but TO
swear to what they said and stick to it.
They made me rehearse the story fire.
quently, there were other witnesses, who
were to take their cue from me and make
their stories corroborate mine.
what Dempsey swore to was true. He
| hired us to make reports of the number of
men in the mills. That S25 got from him
was borrowed money, and was used to
| prevent my furniture being taken from
me. Z. w. Robinson, the prisoner in Jail,
| who testified that told him Dempsey was
| innocent and that this was put up job
told the truth. | did tell him that. was
supplied with money. provisions and
| clothes while I was in Jail the same as
when ! was out. They kept continually
| telling me to swear this case through anC
stick 70 it, as they could not swear out Of
it, as 10 the Critchlow case. If they goi
this case through they said that woule
settle the Homestead people. / was told
they had 25 witnesses to bolster up my
story. They had me so badly frightened
and kept me drunk so long that ! did moi
know whether l was living or dead hall
the time"
coRRoBoRATToS OF THE CONFESSIONS.
Dayidson's statement is about the SAINT
as Gallagher's. 1t will also be shown
where detectives tried to get others 10 d.
testimony, outside of Gallagher and David
son, was given at the trial.