Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-17

PITTsBuRG, Pa, January 16.-Tnterest in
the Homestead poisoning case increases
day by day, and this morning before court
begun the room was crowded. The prin-
cipal witness of the morning was Patrick
Gallagher, the cook upon whose confess
sion the charges of poisoning were made
Gallagher's testimony did not materially
differ from his previous story, which I'M
plicated the cooks, Beatty and Davidson,
and the defendant, Hugh Dempsey, Mas
ter Workman of the Knights OF Labor.
The witness said that Dempsey gave him
powders to place in the coffee and tea that
was to be given TO the non-unionlstS.
Dempsey said the strike OF the street car
company at Chicago had been broken In
three days by the use OF these powders:
They would make the men sick, but would
not endanger life.
Eight or ten other witnesses, who worked
at the mill during the strike and were vic
Tins of he mysterious diseases were exam
ined at the morning session, but nothing
new elected. The symptoms in each case
were the same, and several OF the witnesses
had not fully recovered from the severe
attacks.
When Court resumed il the afternoon
Gallaher, the Homestead cook, again took
the stand. He stated that in all he got
eighteen powders from Dempsey. He used
the powder in the soup, and he got some OF
it himself; it made him sick and gave him
the diarrhRa.
Continuing ne said: 81 did not know
was taking the powders. | saw Dempsey
Septem Der %, aud told him was sick, and
he told me TO lay of few days, and then
90 back. Dempsey told me 10 go 10 Gin
cinnati l introduced the subject. / had
Just talked to man named John wilson,
end told Dempsey about it.
II said we could get men at Cincinnati
to do the job in the mill. Dempsey said
there was a man going TO Cincinnati TO
collect money for the strikers, and he could
hire two cooks there. He said | was too
tired to 90 and had better take rest This
was the day left the mill or the day after,
September % or %.
dempsey asked me II IL would not be
good idea to send Beatty, and told him IL
would. because Davidson knew good
many people in Cincinnati. | saw Demp-
sey the next day, and he told me he had
concluded 10 send Beatty 10 Cincinnati.
Beatty lust then came in, and Dempsey
told him be had concluded 10 send him
Beatty to Cincinnati, and that he would
send the other man TO Beaver Falls.
Beatty said that would just suit him.
81 next saw Dempsey the Monday fol-
lowing in his Office. Dempsey said nc
ought to hear from Beatty soon. He
showed me telegram from Cincinnati,
which said Two good agents on the
road / went two or three times after
that to see Dempsey, and he said IL was
very funny he had not heard from Beatty.
Before | went 10 work again two cooks
came from Cincinnati, Tony Gilfoil and
VIM Coleman, and they went 10 work In
4 .N1.l -. IL hos . Nhatt
were here and he said: Don't you bring
them near me- / don't want any one but
you, Beatty and Davidson TO know am in
this
"They came here September Goth and
went TO work October lst. ! went 10 work
the same day. We all worked in No. q
cook house. / was on night turn. After
went back 10 work | got some more
powders from Dempsey He gave me six.
i took them TO No 6 cook house, used one
and put the rest in the pastry cooks
drawer. Coleman was pastry cook. The
next time looked for the powders they
were gone.
81 used the powder in No. cook house
in the coffee, the night got il, October
Attn or 5th. | could not swear. VIM h.
Griffith got part OF this coffee. saw him
take something of the stove, whether IL
was coffee or tea could not swear.
don't think got any more powders from
DEMPSEY after October 4th. left October
18th. From October 1st 10 Sth ] received
only one package Of powders from Demp-
sey.
81 saw Dempsey again October 20. L
told him there was detective in he mill.
| went 10 Demsey about ten days after that
and asked him about my money. ] receiy-
cd some money, but not directly from
Dempsey. On October IL i got some
money. 1 saw Dempsey that day. He
called me over and said:
"'Four detectives have been watching
me all morning. Slip into that building
and you will get that money
wIhis was the building where the Citl-
zens cars run through from Penn TO Lib
erty street Dempsey vent into the Office
where the wstchman stays and followed
him about fifteen minutes later. ! went in
and q man whom | would recognize said:
! Sign that receipt / did so and
he gave me s25. / presented bill
to Dempsey about November 3.
| Davidson was with me, and when / pre-
sented my bill Dempsey said Davidson,
where is your billi Dempsey took my
| bill and marked IL %. X. Dempsey
presented the bill to Beatty, and he said {:
| TO hell with Dempsey, lie can pay mis- own
| bill
The bill in question with the 20. K,
| Dempsey" was shown him and identified.
| "When J first heard Of Beatty's arrest
wrote note 70 Dempsey. in which said,
! Il see Beatty has been arrested In Louis
| VILE. Send me some money and ] will get
| out Of town In answer 10 the message
sent him met Dempsey on the same day,
when Dempsey said 10 me: What are you
afraid of | am not afraid. You attend
10 YOUR work. You need not be
afraid. IL you are arrested / will get you a
lawyer and get you bail. IL you have 70 60
| on the stand, you swear you never knew
me. and will swear the same. II they ask
you about the powders you don't know
This finished Gallagheris direct examIna-
| ton. His cross oss-exarnination was conduct
| ed By Thomas NJ. Marshall, who used every
method TO try and confuse the witness but
| failed. Gallagher was just as cool AMI
collected as IL be were telling about the
weather. He had his atory well IL hand.
and all through his cross-examination be
varied IN no material point from his direct
testimony.
The Jury was intentiy interested ip his
story and the closest attention was paid 10
! his testimony, and that IL made decided
| impression was manifest There was the
! utmost silence IN the room and every one
\ strained his ears 10 catch all he said
Robert Beatty wss brought into court
and identified by Gallagher. J. M- David
son, Gallsgner's alleged scconplice, was
| then called. Heis gray haired and NOUS
tached man and seemed very much at home
| ia the witness hox-
| II have known Gallagher thirteen years,
and have known Beatty four years. The
first time met Dempsey fas last August.
/ met Beatty about August ~. die was
with Gallagher. BeattJ. Gallagher and
myself went 70 the K( Of Il Hall on
Third avenue, where I met fDenPsey