New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
MAYOR BLACK IN A RAGE.
GREAT EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY ARRIVAL
OF DEPUTIES AT M'KEEsPORT.

Pfttsburg. Sept. 4-McKeesport was thrown
into CONSERVATION this afternoon by the ar
rival OF the force of deputies demanded Of
Sheriff Mckinley by the officials OF the Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company. At the first intima-
ton that such course would be pursued Mayor.
Black held a conference over the telephone with
the Sheriff Later he went 10 Pfttsburg. and
on his return he was boiling over with indigna-
tion. He denounced the action Of Sheriff McKin-
ley in the bitterest of terms. The Chief Of PO-
lice. Patrick ]. Norrissey. volunteered to land
every deputy at the police station if the Mayors
would only give the word. but the Mayor eau
toned him that such action would transcend
his powers. The Mayor gave out a signed state
ment shortly after the arrival OF the deputieS
in which he says:
In view of the fact that Sheriff William G. No
wealth of PENNSYLVANIA Is the paramount nesc,
officer of Allegheny County, has seen hts in the
Ibe t S1 5f S cas5or1 9cIped Io b S % pT9m % OF
Tin Mills It becomes incumbent upon me TO pro-
test against such action Probably there is no
within our corporate limits. There is no disorder
mere Inere Is no menace OF qls3rder mere.
in spite or CondluonS Whlch past experiences
caused thoughtful men to fear might conspre
against the municipal peace, there has been
actual and marked Improvements IN Mckeesports
1t was at such time as this and at the round-
ing out Of so highly creditable record as this
hundred of hungry and unemployed heeIers. many
of them men of bad records and questiona-
Bile character, and hurled them into the city. This
little handful of men. armed with brief authority
and legal weapons, constitute vastly greater-
menace to the peace and good order Of McKees-
port than the more than twelve full regiments Oc
law abiding citizens who are now on strike here-
The insult to the city of MckeespOrt is
wantOn and impOlittc as IL was Ill advised knoH-
personally nearly all of the who here
strike. know them to be good citizens. indus-
triOus, sober. peaceful and law abiding.
County I'm this matter OF encamping deputies with-
in municipal boundaries. Sheriff Mckinley
deemed Ii wisest TO commit the discourtesy Of ig~
noring the highest official in the city and excuses
his course upon the ground that he had been in
formed by certain officials that the destruc-
tion of the Demmler tin mills imminent ana
the property in dire danger every moment tha
presence of such deputies delayed This In
forma tion. whoever it's author NAV have been ia
absolutely false, and malicious il untrue.
reiterate ability. unaded by the county all.
thorities. TO prevent deeds of lawlessness whether
affecting the property of individuals or the Tnftee
officers of the law from among the business men
have taken every reasonable precautiOn againse
outbreak. though violence was never Imminent
/ now call upon the striking workmen OF Nc
KeespOrt to give the lie to- the alleged necessiry
for the presence OF these deputies Stay away from
the Demmler mills. and let the officials fight their
battle for resumption with incompetent assistanreu
ignore their steathy operations remain Ouiet-
ly about your homes You will lose nothing and
at the same time you Will emphasize falsftv o.
vicious criticism directed both yourself and me-
ROBERT j. BLACK. Mayor