Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-31
employees KILLED
BODIES BURNED?
Pittsburg Steel Plant Strikers Say
They Will Present Positive
Proof of Tragedy to Investi-
eating Federal Officials

their bodies burned to conceal the deaths
and that they will present the proof TO
the government Investigators.
The federal investigation into the stock
AIDE az the Pressed steel Car company s
plant az McKees Rock came 10 an end
this afternoon and as result Information
win be made Immediately against depu-
ties At the plant and two or three officials
at the works.
But the most significant action was
Joint conference. which followed the close
PITFsBURG. Aug. &.-Strikers. at 10
o'clock say they have positive proof that
three strike breakers were killed in the
Pressed Steel Car company plant and
OF the Investigation attended by repreSen-
tatfves OF the department OF commerce
and labor and immigration officials. Tes-
timony that foreigners employed as strike
breakers by the car company were taken
from ships in American fharbors and
shipped direct 10 the Schoenville plant
without being passed through the office OF
the Immigration inspector has caused the
immigration department to take hand
and u Is seeking the names Of foreign
laborers who were brought here contrary
20 the labor laws.
ASSAULTS ARE CHARGED.
As a result OF the testimony given be-
fore Government Agent II. ". Poagland.
being prepared for fling against some Of
the Pressed Steel Car company's police
men and the officials in charge Of them by
some Of the Imported men
Fifty OF the strike-breakers released
nom Imprisonment behind the stockade.
testified at today's hearing. Many after
nan testified that il had been impossi-
bic for them 10 leave the Pressed Steel
Car company's plant. the sensational
tales reaching a climax when Frank
Clancy. a skilled artisan and a leader
Of yesterdays exodus. said that Samuel
Cohen. chief strike-breaker.s had offered
him tlo0 TO withdraw a rebellious petition.
circulated among the dissatisfied men,
A bloody shirt was exhibited by one
witness as mute evidence OF an attack
on him BY the guards. Clancy told Of the
escape Of the strike breakers from the
plant yesterday. He said: s-- sF.t
when we started 20 walk out we had
10 fight our way through the gate. Jack
Sheppard. one OF Monk Eastman's gang
from New York tried TO stop us. but we
beat him 10 it, ts
The government officers declined to say
anything about their course at the close
Of the hearing.
sTRIKE-BREAKERs QUIT.
One hundred and fifty more imported
men left the plant this morning ana
came Immediately to the headquarters
OF the strike committee. They gave
startling evidence OF the abuse they had
suffered al the hands OF the company $
agents
I'VE have all OF that evidence we need. ="
uas Federal Attorney Jordan's signh-
4 icant comment
Recognizing one Of the company ponce
men whom they accuse Of having mis-
tranted them while they were at work
4 number Of strike-breaKers In the cor
ridor Of the building this morning chased
The man down Fourth avenue and Tor a
tirne II looked as though bloody riot
Would be enacted in the very heart OF the
business section Of the city. A riot
car was sent in and half dozen mem
hers Of the downtown mounted ponce
squad assisted in dispensing the mad
dened men