Homestead : $b A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel WorkersBurgoyne, Arthur Gordon
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Homestead : $b A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Burgoyne, Arthur Gordon
Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892
He opened it and told me there were nine
powders in the package. The bottle containing some of the stuff
was given to Gallagher by Dempsey in my presence. This was in K.
of L. hall and Beatty was present. Gallagher was to use his own
discretion whether he put it in the tea or coffee. I next saw
Beatty about September 30.
"Some time in September Gallagher came back, and Beatty and I
went to the K. of L. hall. Dempsey asked him how the powders
worked. He said successfully, and wanted more and Dempsey said
he would get more. After I came back I again met Beatty. We
talked about the success the powders had, and Beatty seemed
pleased. I had quit work on October 15. About December 1, I met
Beatty at Cavanaugh's saloon. Gallagher was with us and we then
went to Gallagher's room, where we discussed the powders, and I
asked Beatty what was in the powders. He said rhubarb and snuff
and other things. He didn't say who furnished them. While we
were talking he mentioned Lynch, Crawford and Dr. Purman.
Gallagher presented his bill of expenses to Dempsey and he asked
me where mine was, and I made it out and gave it to Dempsey.
Dempsey said the money was exhausted and we would have to wait.
Beatty said the powders didn't seem to be a success. Gallagher
told Dempsey that the powders had been used in cook house No. 1.
I saw Beatty again two weeks later on Wood street. We talked
over Gallagher's success in administering the powders. Met him
again a week later; that was after I had quit work in
Homestead."
On cross-examination witness said that Beatty gave him $2 and Dempsey
$12. Mr. Brennen was unable to shake his testimony.
Pinkerton Detective Ford deposed to having overheard a conversation
carried on by Beatty, Gallagher and Davidson concerning the powders used
at Homestead. Witness hired adjoining rooms for Gallagher and himself,
and induced Gallagher to entertain the other two men in his quarters, he
(Ford) furnishing liquor for the party. He kept a man stationed in the
room next Gallagher's and received daily reports of what took place. On
confronting Davidson with proof of his guilt, Davidson made a full
confession.
Louis Wolfe, of Anapolis, Md., said that he had served as steward of
restaurants Nos 1, 4 and 5 in the Carnegie mill. Witness hired Gallagher
as cook and had seen Beatty in the mill. On September 7, witness' wife
came on from Anapolis and he invited thirty or forty friends to supper
in honor of her arrival. Many of the guests were taken ill and Mrs.
Wolfe suffered terribly from cramps and vomited a great deal. Her weight
was soon reduced from 120 to 66 pounds. Witness himself fell ill and
lost 38 pounds.
J. O. Nesbitt swore that he had attended the supper given by Wolfe, fell
ill immediately afterwards, was in bed five weeks and had not yet fully
recovered.
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