The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-17
Trial of Dempsey, Charged with
Poisoning Workmen.
COOK GALLAGHER'S STORY.
1t Is the Same as the One Heretofore
Published.
He duplicates Cooks Beatty and David.
son, as Also Dempsey, Stating That
He Received Eighteen Powders
From the Latter.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 16s-Patrlck Gallaher,
cook at the Homestead mill during the
strike, told on the stand, in the trial of
Hugh Dempsey on charge of poisoning
non-union workmen, the story as told by
him heretofore and published. He impli
Gated cooks Beatty and Davidson, and
Dempsey, master workman of the knights
of Labor. Witness said Dempsey gave
him powders to place in the coffee and tea
of workmen. Dempsey said it would
make them sick, but not endanger life. A
number of men who were made sick testi-
fed as to the fact, but their testimony
elected nothing new.
When court resumed in the afternoon,
Gallagher again took the stand. He
stated that in all he got eighteen powders
from Dempsey. He used the powders in
soup, and got some of 1t himself. 1t
made him sick and gave him diarrhoea.
Continuing, he said, saw Dempsey on
September %, and told him was sick and
he told me to lay off few days and then
go back. l said we could get men at
Cincinnati to do the job in the mill. Be-
fore went to work again, two cooks
came from Cincinnati, Tony Gilferl and
William Coleman, and they went to work
in the mill. reported to Dempsey that
they were here and he said, 'tDon't you
bring them near me. / don't want any
one but you, Beatty and Davidson to
know am In this We all worked in
No. 6 cook house, on the night turn.
CATER l went back to work got six
more powders from Dempsey. 1 used the
powders in the coffee the night l got it.
Oct. d or IS, could not swear which.
William e. Griffith got part OF this coffee.
don't think I got any more powders
from Dempsey after Oct. 5. left Oct. IS.
saw Dempsey again Oct. 20. | told him
there was detective in the mill. l went
to Dempsey ten days after that and asked
him about my money. I received some
money, but not directly from Dempsey.
Oct. 10 l saw Dempsey and he said:
-Four detectives have been watching me
all morning. Slip into that building and
you will get the money"
stI went in and a man, whom would
recognize, said, sign receipts and | did
so and he gave me $25. presented bill
to Dempsey about November %. Demp-
sey marked it 80. K. Dempsey l pre-
sented the bill to Beatty and he said, to
HI with Dempsey, he can pay his own
bills. When first heard of Beatty's ar
rest I wrote a note to Dempsey, in which
said: I see Beatty is arrested in Louis
vile. Send me some money and will
get out of town.
Gin answer to the message l met Demp-
sey on the same day at an office on Third
avenue. DeIupsey SdIu W me, Waa6 are
you afraid of? l am not afraid. You at
tend to your own work; you need not be
afraid. Ii you are arrested will get
lawyer and get you bail. If you have to
go on the stand, swear that you never
knew me, and 1 will swear the same. If
they ask you about powders, say you
don't know.'' This finished Gallagher's
direct examination.
The cross examination was conducted
by Thomas M. Marshall, who used every
method to try and confuse the witness,
but failed. The jury were intently inter-
ested in Gallagher's story, and that it
made decided impression was manifest.
Robert Beatty was brought into court and
identified by Gallagher.
]. M. Davidson, Gallagher's alleged
accomplice, was then called. He said:
"Last August Beatty. Gallagher and my
self went to a Knights of Labor ball on
Third avenue, where we met Dempsey.
Beatty said these are the men. Dempsey
said: We'll, boys, we want some men to
90 to Homestead and break the strike
and Dempsey did, too, saying he did not
want to harm the men, but only make
them sick.
81 made up my mind l would not have
to do with it. Dempsey said
there is money in it for us and he would
guarantee US $50. There is gold watch and
chain in it for us. Beatty then continued
and told the same story as sworn to by
Gallagher. He said Dempsey paid him
$12. !"
George W. Grail, dispatcher OF the
Avenue line, testified that
Dempsey left S25 with him for man who
called and receipted for it, signing his
name as Gallagher.
Court then adjourned.