The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-09-22 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE HOMESTEAD RIOTS.  The trial of the Anarchist workman Bergmann, I who on July 23rd, during the labour riots at Home- I stead, shot Mr. H. C. Frick, the manager of the Carnegie Mills, took place at Pittsburg on Monday. ' The prisoner, who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty. Six charges were prefernd against him, among them bring those of felonious assault and battery, entering a building with felonious intent, and carrying concealed weapons. —The principal witness was Mr. Frick, who recapitulated the story of the outrage. He said he was shot and stabbed in several places, receiving one wound in the neck, two in the back, and one in the side—Other witnesses having been examined, Bergmann, who conducted his own defence and refused to be sworn, began to read from a pamphlet, which declared that the injustice practised by the ruling class was to blame for what had occurred. "I belong," said the prisoner,"to those who were murdered at Chicago." When Bergmann had been reading in this strain for about an hour, Judge M'Clury interrupted him, and said he must finish within a certain time. The prisoner replied," I can have all the time I want for my defence, and will take all the time I need." 'The judge: "We will teach you differently, if you think you can dictate to us; you shall have till 1 o'clock, and that is twice as long as would be given to an attorney if you had one." Bergmann, continuing, saia "The reason for My act was to free the earth from the oppressors of the working-men. I wanted to punish, not murder, Frick. It was not him I assaulted, but the' person who oppressed labour." When the time allowed had expired the court interrupted the prisoner, and submitted the case to the jury, who returned a verdict of guilty without leaving the box. Sentence of 21 years' imprisonment in a penitentiary and one year's hard labour was then passed. On receiving iv the prisoner exclaimed, "I didn't expect to get justice, and haven't got it."  A farmer named Mitehell, living at Hathhen Calira, nine miles from Ilallinasloe, on Tueiday night Jailed his mother, an old woman, and afterwards pulled out her longue. The police have arrested the accused, who has confessed to the crime.  An inquest was held at Leamington on Saturday morning on the body of Alma Bromwich, a girl of 17, who had died in the hospital from the effects of burns—The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.  The dead body of a clergyman was found in an apartment at the Westminster Hotel, Ithyl on Friday night. A five-chambered revolver of !...e.l calibre was also discovered, and with this weapon deceased had apparently shot himself through the mouth, from which blood was flowing. Three of the chambers of the revolver had been recently discharged. The body was afterwards identified as that of the Rev. Joseph Weedon, of Morton Vicarage, near Leeds. The rev, gentleman had been staying is livid during the last fortnight.  xmin t'asna is, ii reports can De creatten, in a worse plight than ever. According to advices from East Africa, Dr. Stuldmann, who acted as Emin's lieutenant in hie last expedition, is reported to have received letters at Tabora, according to which Emin is at present living with an Arab, and is absolutely deprived of resources. Without the help of the Arabs he is unable to leave, and intends to remain at the south end of the Albert Edward Nyanza till assistance reaches him. The same letter reports that the Arab insurrection in the Congo State is spreading to the German territory.  The first English child bas been born at Fort Salisbury, Mashunaland, and the first printed paper issued there.  General Nucilla, the lionduras insurgent leader, who was captured on the 2iith ult., has been found guilty of treason and shot. The Japanese Government has arranged to send 2,030 Japanese of the middle class to visit the World's Fair, and afterwards make a tcur Of the principal cities of the United States.