J iiBMPnmfeaRieaa.t UJaMBHttJtSW g"WmfWaCtfiMBMgB rTi3aw'i: -w s-ifpsjp zjrystmVt & i ;?P". V f THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER .20, 1892. N t" - - ' 'H-9rpi!3H aWV--' 7' I7 5 y-s v t - a i f 2 V n the July fighting waa called bv Captain Cooper on the stand yesterday, tat inside the railini? dnrinr- tfc. lt hour of the morning hearing. He has a da, rather handsome face, with strong features and a keen ere. The gossip among the attorneys, speota- tors, witnesses and detectives about the case credits the proseoution with haying presented a pretty clear account of "the con. flict at Homestead on July 6. As to the prisoner Critcblow's participation in it the evidence is yet wantiug, but the prosecut ing attorneys are satisfied they have all the witnesses they want upon this point. It is understood that some important evidence as to tie identification of CritchloV as one of the men who fired at the time Connors was shot was found as late as yesterday. This will be used to fracture the defense's first line of evidence, which is said to be their main reliance, the establishment of-an alibi. CAPTAIN COOPER'S STORY. , Be Describes In Detail the Battle at Home steadFat Through a Severe Cross Examination Only Ten Plnkertons Aboard the Barges Strnck bj-ST-yinon Ball. Captain Cooper took the stand at 9:45, and Mr. Brennen asked him: "Why didn't you surrender yourself as soon as you came to Pittsburc? You're under indictment for riot and murder, are you not?" The witness didn't have to answer, for Judge Kenneny took Mr. Burleigh's view that such questions were neither crosff-ez-amination nor common sense. Proceeding tinder cross-examination the witness said: "I am not under arrest now," and then re verting back to the journey of the Pinker tons to Pittsburg in July last related how he commanded the Xew York and Phila delphia divisions. Captain Norton the Chi cago division, with Captain Hinde in gen eral command. . Mr. Brennen then asked: ''Isn't it a Bube"1' for years vou have been a 'HeyJ "Xo, si 'a circus?' T was with Barnum's circus as a Pinkerton There was a an. -live for nine years." this miAitiMn - l..n 1 of laughter over to be informs Whf . n-t rtdJ wished be. It ..u H ... jr 4 J-W " might was explained that it is applied to a circus employe who assumv th .r .. ;. r . ". . , --.... ""o") luoraer t""":.-i. joseis ana nayseeas Jrom the I uuiiko men lniestmir a circus. The witn. I went on with his description of the make up ot the Pinkerton brigade. Only Ten Kegulars In the Tarty. There were only ten regular Pinkerton men among the 300 brought to Homestead. There were two boxes of guns, each con taining 50 to 75 "Winchesters, on the boat As to the fray itself, he w cross-examined as follows: Q. Was a cannon flied at the boat? A. Yes; six or seven shots hit the boat Ouo or the bolts from it hit me. I was laid up eisht or ten days from the woun1. Q. Did the bolt fiom the cannon hit you on the cheek? A. No: it mnil nfr knee. It was a round bolt It was about 12 o'clock. Tore a hole in the bow of tjie boat. v i as mere no nrmg after 1:30 or 2 o ciocK A. I was mistaken YfiStftrrlaT. iic.o a. suoouag occasionally arter that r,u-nu?? ?asnlt- Connors was shot at 31,0. I didn't see him shot Q Did j ou have plenty of ammunition: A.No, but the Winchesters of some of the li5 men w ere stIU fairly w ell loaded. Q. How long was it from the time Connors wajhot till lie leceivod medical assistance? A Eisht hours afterwaid. A tnrtir-.i Tl.... - - . .. . htuuent, who was one of the Pinke- ? force, dressed Connor's wound. The rV -rton was not a member of the rinkertop cudent foice. -' legular Q. Did you order Pinkerto- till yen save command? A. " us not to Are not to lire. Toe barges w es, I told thctn before the iranr " i at the bank ten -"it p'.ankwas put out jen on the bank when ut 100 came after. It tould see plainly. jred by aTolIey. , le order to fire did the There was a moment's t and second volley. I rtbe second yolley. sthey pleased arter people on the bank event folks? tbe men from A No; I had .he order? A. Mr. Potter said we were not to at- .hey fetched the Sheriff. j were on the Little Bill. .re command offlnkerton . you go away? A Somebody otter told me to stay till he l the Sheriff and not to go ou In Pittsburg prior to 1B92? y Commonwealth as not cross- jiany times have you been in ouri? rlelgh I want to know If that a is put in zood laith? If it is to be -d up all right . udge Kennedy ruled the question out Q You being in command selected the men to Are at tne men on shore? A. Yes, I placed them where they could oommand the oank where they couM fire through holes cut in the boat I h&d the hole" cut an hour after the first battle, about 5.30 or 6 a.m. JIv orders to my men were to shoot anyone who Sied on the boat. "ot to fire till they saw a. man shoot, then bit him ir they could. The rirst Cannon Shot Q. When was the cannon first fired? A. The first shot hit the boat at 11 o'clock. It wasflredfrom the Homestead sidt. After wards slioti came from a. cannon on the Draddock side. , Q. Weren't the first cannon shots fired from the Braddock, or Pittsburg side? A Ko, sir. Redirect examination Q. The man who threw himself with a pistol over the gang plank and shot was not the first to fire on you? A We were fired on from tho bank. The men on the bank began to fire as soon as the man on the gangplank fired. We had not fired at alL Q. How close was Hinde to tho man on the gang plank hen he waa shot? A. About 10 or 1 leet Hinde was not the only man shoe then: two or three more. No order to shoot had been given from our boat three men on the boat "were shot before any oider was given to return the fire. I was hit with a stone at that time. Q. Was it berore or arter the Little Bill lei t that you cut port holes.? A ISeroro the Little Hill loltand we had been ordered not to land. One of the port holes was aban doned because a man in the watertower ehot through It Just after I baa looked out ol this hole a. bullet came through and lodged In a post from which I alterwards dug it out Q Were the orders not to fire given before oi after landing? A Before. Q. hat time am snouting oegin irom be hind the breastworks? A. Abont 8.30 or 9 o'clock. A Detective "With Barnum's Circus. Q. In what capacity were you with Bar num's? A As a detective, and Connors was empl03cO on race track as a watchman employed by Pinkerton. He-cross-examined. Q. Nobody had been hurt on the boat till tho man who threw himseli down on his back on the sang plank? A .Nobody. I was a little behind Hinde. 1 sa Kline Jilt on tbe loreheai Q Only a flesh wound? A Well, he died. I heard some one say that a man was (ailing, and I lamed and saw Kline lalL Tnen I gave the oraer to Are. Q. At to the bullet which you dug out of a tK.t vou 8By it came from thepumphouse? A. Ye. That's where most of the shots came ft oui. The witness then left the stand. W. H. Burt, of the Pinkerton force, tes tified: "I live in Chicago. Have lived there 11 ears. I used to go to school with Mr. D. F. Patterson when he taught school in Pittsburg." Mr. ISrennen wanted to know whether this uas considered a recommendation and, amid much laughter, the Court ruled that the testimony might be accepted in the nature of an excuse. Mr. Burt continued: "Shots were fired at tbe boats before we - "'"east of the Homestead milL Th' " - I think. I was on t! " the south shore. J i ' " t plank 300 or 400 men came runninr down the back. I helped to nut out the trancr ' tllank The crowd was feet from the . ."1. j ut Tliey had gnns reTolTers ,nd other ( arms. After the plant was landed I went i through the boat, and returned in five min- ' n.a J. heard 20 shots or more during this time. Captain Hinde, Kline, O'Day and Leslie were wounded, I found. The first volley waa fired after that The Pinker tons guns were fired up in the air, and no body on the bank fell. Scattered the Men on the Bank. "After the second voller the men on the bank scattered. A few shots were fired after the second volley from the shore, and then none for a long while. The crowd in creased from the time the first landing was made during the three hours to 200 or 300, 1 guess. I sat on the bow of the boat and watched the men boild the breastworks, 150 feet awar from me. The breastworks were of iron girders with fire bricks be tween them. After three hours the firing began again from the breastworks, the watertower and another brick building. The firing from behind the barricade Jaegau at 9 A. si. and lasted till 3 T. M. The men behind the breastworks shot ris;ht, through the door at the bow of the outsidebanre. I heard the cannon fired from the Homestead side as fast as it could be loaded, I should indie. Dynamite.' tore a I big bole in the roof of the barge. I heard dvnamite exrilode on the barge I was in halt a dozen imes. Ihev also tried to send burning o: down to us, " the oil went out abo as far as . - this courtroom. The ilso floated a ran ve us, but it lr and didn't reacn us. -n bun..-.! ..!- T knew J". J. , ... l v -rtru-.. t last sawhimunhurtne sC0 feet from the Jorward end ot the out .,ide barge. The next time he was 25 fee . from the forward end. Two men were hoJ ding him. He was wounded and they laid him on a temr.orarv table. A medical str ident from Chicago bandaged hira. I ne It saw him at the Union Depot on a str. .tcher. The first vol ley was fired from the boat between 4 and 5 and the Little Bill rent away between S and &' At this point the ( lunch. Court took a recess for THEAFTERN 00N SESSION. Searching Cross-Exam nation of a Finker- ton Detective Uat l Charge of the Force From Toungstown 1 to Pittsburg What the Captain or the ll JtUe Bill Saw. The afternoon sesi.n commenced with the cross-examination of -y. a Bnrti the Pinkerton. Vttorney Brennen was in the pointsw B !&' fennen You are under Indictment for ,T not and murder? A I believe so. Q. When did you leave Pittsburg the last time? A October 19. Q. You are a Chicago man? A Yes, sir. Q. How long have youbeenin tne Pinker ton service, continuously? A Seven years. Q. Were you at Bankln two years ago? A Yes. sir. Q. Coming from Chicago did you meet other Plnkertons at loUngstoun? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who commanded the Cbtcago division? A Xordrum. After Noidrum left I was put in command by him. , I had 121 men under my charge. I can't say how long befoie we first left Chicago that I first received notice that I was to go East I was notified by Frank Murray, superintendent of the agency. ' Q. What were his Instructions? A All I knew was 'that I was to go to Homestead with some men and protect'sdme mill prop erty there. Q. How many or the Chicago men were of the regular Pinkerton force? A About 50. I didn't know the others except by sight I knew I was to meet others at Youngstonn. I learned that from Xordrum after we got on the train. Tbe regular Plnkertons lived in Chicago. The understanding when we left was that three or four of us were to be officers when we got to BelleVue. When the Firing Commenced. Q. Where were the Chicago men located on tbe barges. A The barges were separated, and we occupied one. At the Carnegie works both barges were together. I was going into the barge from tbe gang plank when the firing commenced. Captain Hinde was In charge of the squad. I was, under him, and part of my men with myself wera dele gated to march Into the works. About six or eight of my men were out on the Dow or the uoat, tue outers were insiue, j should say about 15 men were on the bow of the boat putting out the plank. It was quite neaw. Q. Some of these men bad guns? A. No, sir. Theie were guns inside of the door. I didn't see Cooper have a rifle. Some of tue men had clubs. ,Te first shot was flrtd as I was going into the hoat From 15 to 20 shots were fired before we returned tbe fire. Q. How did you know with your back turned that the shots came from the shore? A. I know that our men didn't fire. They aln ays act under orders. Y. And yet your men selected from various places can be trained and know their Duplies in a lewdajs. A Our first volley tins fired into-tbe air. Fiom the time the shooting on the shore commenced I walked halt way through the baige and back again belore we fired our first volley. I sat on tbe bow of the second boat font time watching the people on the shore building the ban-f ea.de. Q. Were you in an exposed position? A Yes. Q, Anybody shoot at you? A No: after the first volleys were fired Irom the barges we dien't snoot again until between 9 and 10 o'clock; I saw no guns until tee got to Home stead; 1 opened the rifle boxes; we had 300 Winchesters; don't know how many revolv ers; suppose we had about 200 and at least 300 clubs; I had seen some oi the guns betore at Wallston, 1'a.; did not see them betore I left Chicago. Judge Kennedy Wants Slore Speed. Q. Were you surprised to see the boxes on tbe barges that you had seen before? Burleigh I object to that question as Ir relevant I am very liberal, but that reaches tie limit Judge Kennedy The objection sustained. It is now 2 o'clock, and only two witnesses have been examined to-day. Q, Did you know there waa a strike at Homestead? Burleigh Don't answer that question, Burt, I object The objection was sustained by the Court Q. When did the cannon shot strike tbe boat? A The first shot hit us bet een 9 and 10 O'clock. That was tbe flist time we beard It The inside barge was struck first It was hit more than once. I don't think the out side barge was hit I didn't sod "the man lying on the gangplank shooting at the crowd. Q. Why did yon go back into tbe boat? A For somo of my men; as many as I could find. The men were scattered in the barges and in tho Little Bill. Q. Did you order them to line up? A I said we would lnate.a landlnc. Q. You Bald that, notwithstanding the firing outside? A They knew what I meant Q. Did you help to distribute the ammuni tion? A I did not. 1 knew the guns were loaded. . Tbey were not loaded in the. boxes. They were charged as oon as the firing from the shore commenced. We opened the boxesJustaB we made the landing, or be tween the Pemickey bridge and the tying up of the barges. Q. Wasn't it a mile below that point when you commenced to open the. boxes? A No, sir. The maces were distributed when we' Iwere going under tbe Smlthfleld street bridge. The gua boxes were not opened JBil - W. M. Etvin, the St Paul Lavycr for the 1 Defense. , I until we were flred on. The maces were about IS lnohos long, made of hickory- I think the sbootin:; irom tho banks com menced about half a mile below the works. Here the cross-examination ended. Burleigh Why did yon leave the door open? Waiting for an Attack. A. We expected to be attaeked and we were anxlous'to see what the people were doing. We wanted to protect ourselves from their guns and the oil. It was abnnt three minutes from the time I saw Connors uninjured before he was hurt Peter J. Connors, a Pinkerton man and not related to T. J. Connors, tbe deceased, was the next witness. He wore a long,flow ing mustache that he stroked frequently. His testimony follows: I was on tbe barges, and we arrived at Homestead about 3 o'clock in the mornin?. f We wer fired on after we passed lock No. L The .New lorlc uarge, as we called it, was next to tbe shore, and was lapped by the Chicago b'arge. about 15 to 20 feet Captain Hinde oidcred us to make a landlng.and not to shoot until we were commanded. I sup pose about 300 people were on the banks. They were running down the river. I couldn't see any arms. A young man stand ing in a smau uoat criea to us: "come on j ou : ; I dare you to land. I have 200 pounds of dvnamite here, and if you try to come on shore I will touch It off and blow you op." The attitude of tbe crowd was threatening. The people were excited and didn't want us to land. Captain Rodgers tried to put the gangplank one almost as soon as we arrived there. After the gangplank waa put out 27 men tried to land: The orders were not to shoot Captain Hinde, Kline and Hoffman were hurt. After the first volley was fired from tbe boat tbe crowd scattered. A second volley was fired. Then the people had gotten Into the mill yard. Q. How lon.c was it before the next shoot ing commenced. A About 9.30 in thn morn ing. 1 could see the crowd building breast works in the meantime on the top of tho hill. The distance from the bow of the boat to the breastworks I ithlnk was about 100 yards. 1 could hear the buckshot and rifle balls stnl'.lug the boats. The cannon shots hit us several times tearing off boards and big splinters. Trying to Dynamite the Barges. The witness then told of the attempts to 'burn and dynamite the boats. The heaviest shooting was done irom 11 to 3 o'clock. The cannon was loaded with scrap iron And was fired continually. The greatest amount of shooting came from behind the barricade. The breastworks were about 20 rods long and over three feet high. Witness was standing within four feet of Connors when he was shot Connors was sitting on a pile ot mattresses with his elbow on his knee. He ran a short distance, exclaiming, "lam shot," when he fell. A mattress was put on the dining table and he was laid on it He had scarcely sat down before he was shot The iront door of the barge was open. When the wit ness got to the West Penn Hospital in the evening at 11 o'clock, Connors was dead. The body was taken to the Union depot and shipped to New York. Connors was shot about 12 o'clock. Under cross-examination he said: I belong to Chicago, to the Pinkerton forces there. I was not one of the men in command. The barges were lighted when we got to Bellevue, but tbe lights were turned out later. They were not lighted n hen we were steaming up the river. The firing continued from shot tly arter the time we reached Lock 1 to the landing. At Home stead 1 went out on the stern to see about landing the men. I dln't know the men around me. I wasn't supposed to know them. From six to eight of our men were on the bow. The first firing came from the shore at the end of tbe gang plank. A lot of young fel lows were at tho end of the plan It and they commenced to shoot Tbe plank was about 20 feet long and about six Plnkertons were half way down tbe plank when they were fired upon irom the shore. Theie were a, number of snots in qnick succession. Some of onr men fell. At least a half minute after the firing commenced on the shore we shot from the barges. In our first volley there were ten shots at least and more In the second. Q. How could you tell where the shots wi-re coming from? Were'nt you and the people nu the bank close together? A. We were not so close together that I couldn't tell irom the reports. Tbe sound indicated the position. I don't think anybody snot from the gangway. Our men fired Irom in side the barge. Tbe men hired were sup posed to know how to handle a Winchester. They were exiiected to be able to shoot in case of necessity. Connors was sitting on the Chicago boat on the outside when he was shot Ho sat facing the Homestead shore. I helped to tie up his arm, and the doctor told we it was bleeding badly. The Little Bill's Captain Testifies. Captain W. B. Rodgers, of the Little Bill, was the next witness. He was asked first to describe the barges. "The two barges," he said, "were 200 "feet long and 35 foet wide. They drew that morning from 16 to 20 inches of water. The houses on the barges were from 10 to 12 feet high and built close to the side oi the boats. I towed the two boats to Homestead. We started with' the Little Bill and Tide, but the machinery of the Tide broke at Lock Na 1, and we left the boat there and proceeded with the Little Bill The channel runs close to the shore near the Pemickey bridge, and we kept in it. Tbe steamboat was towing between the two barges. "I was present when the gang plank was shoved out It is about 12 feet long. We laid tbe lines out before 'we pushed the planks off The people tried to keep the gangway off the shore. One young man had an oar. He threw himself on tbe stage and commenced to fire at the 'Plnkertons with a revolver. That was the first of the shooting at the landing. The crowd was very much enraged. Pre vious to the landing in the neighborhood of the bridge the bullets' whistled through the pilot house. It seemed to me that the man lying on the plank shot Canptain Hinde. On the heels ot the shooting a great deal of firing came from the water's edge and the bank. The smoke from the firing was very dense, and when it cleared away I saw the people on the shore had retreated up the uaun. x rciuaineu vuerc auoui 2 liours. We made the landing about 4 o'clock. Firing From the Pamphouse. Up to the time when I left.after hostili ties had ceased lor the first time there, was an occasional shot from the pumphouse. I saw them building a barricade above the pumphouse. The wounded on the barges were taken on the Little Bill to Port Perrv and brought to the Homeopathic Hospital on the 8 o'clock train. I think there were five or six wounded men. Captain Hinde was one ot them. Mr. Potter and Colonel Gray were on the boat Colonel Gray went with me to Port Perry. When we tried to go back to the' barges they opened fire on us, and nobody could remain in the pilot house. The "firing came irom both sides of the river, but most oi it was irom the Homestead "shore. We finally drifted out of range. The watchman on the boat was shot We steered the boat from tbe tiller in the engine room. It was impossi ble lor anyone to remain in the pilot house." Captain Rodgers, nnder cross-examination, testified as follows: "The boats were loaded and the cargo received by my brother J ana some oi tne ooys irom the otiice. The cargo was put on the boat in the Allegheny riyer. I was employed by Mr. Prick. " Mr. Brennen wanted to know when he was hired, but Mr. Burleigh objected to the question as irrelevant He Expected 1.50O Men. The witness continued: "I was employed ? I A DSPATGHADLET ! IS THE . S I THAT OPENSTO)- " I' i ! THE DOOR TO SUCCESS. K o to fit up the barges with beds, -cooking utensils, etc., to house a number of men. I. bought the stores from the Union Supply Company. I was expected to provide for 1,500 men." Colonel Joseph H. Gray was called. He testified that he was on the Little Bill in the capacity of a Deputy Sherifi of Alle gheny county. There was no cross-examination. The witness was on the stand about two minutes. Joseph Mai ley, a Pinkerton watchman, came next He was on the barges but didn't know Connors. He saw him before and after he was shot He saw Connors sitting on a mattress and was facing up the river. The end of the bouse on the barge had en opening ;as large as a barn door.' Tito minutes after he saw Connors first he was shot, and the witness helped to pick him up. He was laid en a cot and his coat was taken off. He was bleeding badly. Saw Connors again when he was carried out of tbe barge on a stetcher. That was the last glimpse he had of him. On cross examination Malley said he hid lived in Chicago 16 years and was empldyed'by Pinkerton six years. James Porter, the next witness, is a pho tographer and works for Dabbs. He was shown a Dicture of the scene of the riot. He said he had taken it from the Baltimore and Ohio side about 5 o'clock. He was shown several other photographs that he had taken tbe same day. Un cross-examination he said he had been directed to do the work by Mr. Dabbs. ' THE NIGHT SESSION. . Witnesses Called to Prove Critchlow's Presence on the Battlefield on July 6 Seen Carrying a Gun Firing From Behind the Steel Barricade. J. M. Dickson was the first witness called in the evening. He lives in North Home stead, a town across the river. He said: "I have known Sylvester , Critchlow for six or eleven years. I saw him July ff. The first time he was on the township road in front of the Carnegie general offices. They are on the mill property. The township road runs alongside the office. He had a gun in his hands and was walking toward Munhall station. Q. Was he going in the direction of th'e mill gate? A Yes, and he was about 200 or 300 yards from the gate. It was abont 8:30 in tho morning. Attorney Brennen cross-examined Q. How long have you lived lu North Homestead? A. Most of my life. Q. Can't you tell whether you have known Critchlow for 6 or 11 years? A. I knew the Critchlow boys. I think I have known Sylvester for 11 yeais. Q. Has Critchlow been working in tbe Homestead mill for the last three months? A I think not. Before I saw Critchlow on July 6 1 saw him a year ago at work. I have seen him often since and know blm well. I know his brothers Stephen and Allen. The latter was killed in the Johns to wn flood. I also know his consln Michael Confident It Was Critchlow. ' I know it was Ciitchlow that I saw on the township road. On July 6 I was employed in the mill tuklnir account of the tonnage; now I work In the transportation depart ment Yes, it is a promotion. Knew It was 8.30 In the morning when I saw Critchlow, because I always got to my work at 7:30. I didn't watch where he went He was the only man 1 saw at the time carrying a gun. Burleigh Can you point out the man you saw that morning carrying the gun. Mr. Reardon objected and wa overruled. The witness then walked over to Critchlow, and putting his hand on the latter'3 shoulder, said: "This is the man." H. H. Hervev, assistant paymaster of the company, testified next as follows: I saw .ylvester Critohlowln front of the general offices on the morning of July 6: He v, as carrying a gun. It was about 8.30 in the morning, and he was going In tbe direction of Munhall station. Q. Do you see that man in the courtroom now? A. I do. Cross-examined, Mr. Hervey said he knew the delendant three or four years. He couldn't tll what he wore or the kind ofahathe hod on his head. He said he paid him off every two weeks. Witness was outside of the office when he saw Critch low. Couldn't tell where he went Critchlow Carried a Gun. J, H. Slocum, clerk of the superintend ent, came next He lived in Homestead 12 years. Has known Critchlow for six years or more. Saw him on July 6 on Eighth avenue, where the Carnegie prop erty and Homestead join, between 8 and 8:30 in the morning. The place is about 300 yards from the office. He had a gun, and three men were talking to him at the time. Witness heard the men say to Critchlow: "Go up around by way of Munhall." This would take him in the direction of the mill gate. Saw him next in iront of Mr. Patter's home. He came irom the direction where Slocum first saw him. Witness saw him again in Iront of the general offices. He identified Critchlow as the man. On cross-examination Mr. Slocum testi fied: I didc t know the three men to whom Critchlow was talking. I had stopped myself to talk to several of" my friends. I was there about two or three minutes. Critchlow was abont three or five ieet from me. I can't say how any of the men it ere dressed. Hewey and Dickson were at the office when Tgot there." " Charles Reese, a newspaper artist, was put on the stand next Tho witness said: I was on the mill property July 6 making Sictures for the Pittsburg Dispatch and Tew York Herald. I was in the converting mill when I taw Critchlow first He was below the converting mill toward the river. I should say he was abont 50 or 60 feet Irom the stern of the barge. He was near the pump house. He had a gun. Cross-examined: The time when I saw Critchlow was between 1 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I was not at a banquet at tbe Anderson Hotel seven or eight days ago. I was 'at the hotel Sunday afternoon with a number of reporters. I had no wine. I was not invited there. I was stopping at Mltcin Argo, the Sioux Cty Criminal Lawyer. the hotel. I met live or seven men in a room. Among them were E. O. Christy, Mr. Tanner, Harry Lavton, Captain Awl and Captain E. Y. Breck. Jt was about 3 o'clock, and we dispersed between 4 and 5 o'clock. I never had seen Critch low before the time when I saw him in the mill yard. I described hfm a week ago to Captain Breck. I gave the description in a letter to Captain Breck in answer to an In quiry. Q. Wero't you on the Frlck pay roll? A No, sir (with emphasis). Q. How was Critchlow dressed? 'A I can go Into no details. His clothes were dark, no bright colors. There was nothing striking about him. I saw him a number of times during the day. Q. How many people did you see in the mill yard? A I should imagine 5,000. Q. Could you Identify Critchlow In such a crowd? A. Yes, sir. Under the circumstances. Burleigh State the circumstances. Brennen We object. "Here followed a lengthy and animated discussion as to whether the witness should be allowed to state the circumstances. Messrs. Argo, Marshall, Brennen andMon- tootn lor toe defense argued that it was ir relevant Messrs. Burleigh and Patterson insisted that it was evidence. The objec tion was overruled. Attracted by Critchlow's Daring. Tbe witness: My attontion was drawn to the defendant by his exposed position. He was away from,the crowd. One man in my hearlmr said.to another, pointing to Critch low. "There is that dare-devil of a Critch low." Isaac. J. Jury: I have lived in Homestead since 1881. I think I nave, known Critchlow for 11 years. I saw him in the mill yard July 6. Tbe first time I saw him was about 730 in the morning. He had a gun with him. He then moved up the river. The next time I saw him was about 9 o'clock. He was in the pump bouse. He remained there about 10 minutes and. then lie went down the river. He had either a shotgun or rifle. 1 didn't see him again until late in the afternoon alter the surren der, about 4 JO or 5 o'clock. He was on Ridge avenue, about a square and a half Irom the mill property. He had nothing with him. Crosb-oxamined: I was a constable at the time. I went into the mill yard In the morn ing between 7.30 and 8 o'clock. I went in on the feemickey road. I spoke to Critchlow. I told him it was better for him to get out of the toad. He didn't go when I advised blm. Under cross-examination by Mr. Reardon witness said he had been subpoanaed Novem ber 18 by Officer Mills. At first he refused to give the name of the officer. He denied that he was being paid by H. C Prick. Asked what he was doing in the mill yard, he said he was aroused by the whistles and tbe noise, and went there to see what was going on. Firing From Behind the Barricade. Samuel Stewart, a clerk employed in the Carnegie office, was called next He testi fied thus: ' I have known Critchlow for two years. Saw him for the first time on tbe township road in tbe morning in front of the general offices, carrying a gun. I saw blm again about 2 o'clock in tbe afternoon. He was about six feet un the river from the pump house. He was kneeling behind the barri cade with the gun projecting toward the river between the second and third tiers. The barricade was made of beams piled three high. The gun was pointed toward the barges. The space between the beams was filled with firebrick pnnched full of hoies. The boles were at least three inches in .diameter- From where Critchlow was you could see injp the bantes. The door was open into the yellow barge. I saw him fire his gun once Into this barge. Saw him take aim, pull tne trigger and heard the report. I couldn't say'what kind of a gun Critchlow had. It was single barreled. On cross-examination, Mr. Stewart stated that the last lime he saw Critchlow he was behind the barricade. When witness first went behind the breastworks there was no firing. He saw six shots fired at, the barges while he was there. No shofa were re turned irom the barges. He saw a man next to Critchlow fire a gun also. .Some of the bricks were arranged with the holes toward the barges. Others were placed parallel with the beams. Other Men Who Fired. Two men fired before Critchlow. One was Anthony Flaherty." Witness knew James A. Hall and James Flaunigan, who were behind the barricade. He didn't know the other men- Hall was on Critch low's right Fiannigan was at the end of the,be.ims. After Critchlow fired witness didn't look to see if he reloaded Kept his eye on Flaherty with "whom he went in. Flaherty had considerable ammunition. All the men behind the bar ricades were crouching down. He did the same. There was no firing irom the barges during the afternoon. Witness kneeled down because he didn't care to take any chances. There were about eight men back ot the barricade. The length of the breast works was about 35 ieet Witness was sent back of the barricade to look around. He did not make any memoranda. Stewart was the last witness for the prose cution, and the defense will begin its side, of the cose to-morrow morning. Stewart furnished the most damaging evidence against Critchlow. He was the only one who saw him fire, a gun. The. Common wealth kept him for the last as a fitting climax. During the evening William Reardon and the Court had several tilts. Judge Ken nedy requested the lawyer several times to sit down. CHANGING THE 8YSTEK. The Filling of the Jury Wheel to Be Done Differently Hereafter. In the three Common Pleas Courts yes terday an order was made that the Jury Commissioners and one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, or a majority of them, shall meet at least 30 days belore.the first Monday in January, 1893, and select alternately from the whole qualified voters of the county at large 4,000 persons to serve as jurors during the ensuing year. Heretofore it has been the custom for 4rae Judge and the Jury Commissioners to each select 1,600 names and deposit them in the wheel. The order was drawn by Judge Ewing. and would indicate that the selection will be made at a meeting ot the three persons. The order is in accordance with the act of 1863. Judge Ewing is the Judge whose turn comes this year tb make the selection. This decision is supposed to have been made to cover any point which may arise in the fnture, similiar to the one brought up Friday in the Critchlow case. BASKED .FE0M CHUECH. The Critchlow Jury Denied a Chance to Attend Divine Services To-Day. The Jurymen in the Critchlow case yes terday asked theCourt to allow them to at tend, church to-day. Judge Kennedy said he would like to grant their .wish, but did not think it would be proper, so those 12 men will have to go without spiritual food to-day. ' " Dr. B. -M. Haitita. Bye, throat diseases exclusively, street, Pittsburg, Fa. ear, nose and Office 720 Penn Holiday Goods Now Beady. Diamonds, watches, clocks, sllverwareand opera, glasses, cash or credit " Sajc F. Sir, Wholesale and Retail Jeweler, Dispatch Bulldimr, corner Smlthfleld and Diamond street. At SI 08. Ton are welcome to tuem as far as they go, but SS0 won't last Ion? In this city, and you can buy one or a dozen, as no restric tion is placed on anything on sale at the Cash Store. We refer, to a ladies' ibtacK cheviot reefer, 34 Inches lonir. satin lined, head loops, astrachan collar and front Sold elsewhere at $12 00. Tbobnton Bros , Cash Store, 123 Federal street Allegheny. Kranicn & Bach, Emerson, Starr. Bny one of these pianos and save regrets. Easy payments if desired. .LlCUTfEK i, SCBOKSBZBOIB, ' 69 Fifth avenue. W have left on hand 47 custom made coats and vesta. The suits were made for $25 to (IS. The pants were placed In our legular stock. They represent the accumu lation of the season. The coats and vests go for ilfl, If we can fit you. Early comers will euro the best selection. Sit.tsb, - Corner mlthfield ana Diamond streets. IN CHARITmHADQW.- John Wells Dies of Starvation, at the Door of the Poor Farm. WAS ONCE A HAPPY BLACKSMITH. Troubles Crazed Him and lie Was a Charge 'on Inblic Sympathy. HE HAD NOT EATEN FOE MANY DAIS Under the shadow of the Allegheny City Home John Wells was yesterday found dead. Starvation killed 'hfm, and in'hir death struggles lie had" burrowed deep into the mud of the township road. William Wells was oncethe ideal happy Tillage blacksmith. At Verona for years' he had worked at the forge, surrounded by his wife and ' children. Misfortunes ' several years ago came to him in many different ways and he lost his reason. One day while forging'out a horseshoe a small piece of iron struck him in the eye, putting it out The pain of the wound coupled with some financial losses, drove him mad. The little home was broken np, Wells Was sent to an asylum, and the wife and children disappeared. They have never been heard of since. Two years ago "Wells was released from the insane asylum. Since then he has wan dered about the country'begging alone. 'Hii mind was not sound and he was frequently flighty. For a while past 'he has been around Sharpsburg considerably, spending the most of his time at the mills watching the men at their work. Several days ago be disappeared from his usual haunts and the men missed him much. Inquiry was made abont town, bat no one had seen Wells. Died In Charity's Shadow. Yesterday morning Charles Brennen, a farm hand employed by Ar! Cook, who lives on the Ross estate, while on his way to work stumbled over the body of a dead man on the road just outside the Allegheny City Home. It was that of Wells) and there was every evidence that there " had been an awful,., death , tstru.ggle. The man's clothing was",,coyered .with yellow mud, Jris .hands 'were tightly clinched across hisbrea'st and the face told of inexpressible agony. Tbe-grtfund' where he lay was torn and rooted as 'though a hog had made the place its feeding ground. There were tno marks on the body to indicate ioul play and everybody was for a time at a loss to know what caused death. The body was removed to an undertaker's in Sharpsburg and Coroner McDowell notified. The more the Coroner worked on the case the more mysterious it grew. Last night the inquest was held and Dr.'McIntosh, of Sharpsburg, made a post mortem examina tion. It revealed an awful fact Wells Died From Starvation. Wells' stomach showed that not a par ticle of food had entered it for.several days, and that death' was caused by starvation. Charles Brennen at the hearing remem bered of having seen Wells on Thursday evening at Boss' station. He was walking slowly up and down the depot platform with his head bowed low. A lady had seen him Friday night going across the fields to ward the Poor Farm. He was moving very slowly and bis features were worn and haggard. It is probable that Wells was on bis way to the Poor Farm when what little strength he hae left him, and death came in this horrible form. T WhenWells was a blacksmith at Verona he was a fine specimen of man. He was nearly six feet tall and was built accord ingly. Yesterday when'his body was found it was but a shadow ot the former John Wells. He was awfully emaciated; in fact, this strong man of yore was nothing but skin nnd bones. Coroner McDowell has not been able so far to find a friend of the dead man. At Verona there are many who knew him in his happier days, but not one who will take charge of his remains. The body will be held for several days with the hope that either Mrs. Wells or some of his children will turn up and give the man a decent bvrial ' FB0M PliEHIT 10 WAHt. A Man Once Well to Do Burled In the Potter's rield. William F. Corlins' remains are to be buried to-day in the potter's field. He is the man who was killed on the Ft Wayne road Wednesday while stealing a ride. There are but few cases coming nnder Coronial care, which are 'sadder than this one. Corlins was only 38 years of ace, and was a jeweler and ' engraver. He was at one time at the head of the engraving de partment of the Seth Thomas Clock Manu facturing Company, but sickness and mis fortune lost him" this position. He was a married man and the father of one child, but sickness stole it from him. After this life s road was a hard one to him and he and his wife had to separate. She went to work as a saleswoman in a Columbus store and he started into the world to find work. It was in hopes of finding employment that he came to Pittsburg and was killed on the way. In the pocket next his heart was found a picture of him, his wife and child. The wife was sent to Pittsburg by the Col umbus police to identify her husband. Coroner McDowell paid her way home lait night She had no money to bury the body, so it has to go -to the, potter's.field. Arrested on Uerltecord. Mary Ann Quinn, formerly Whorley, ar rested in a Smithfield' street store Friday night, will get a hearing to-morrow. She is charged with being a suspicious person. Her husband declares she is being perse cuted bvthe police. Superintendent O'Mara denies this, claiming the woman's record as a shoplifter warrants her arrest any time she is found in a crowd. Dr. Johit Coofeb. Jr. Ear, nose, throat and cheat diseases. Office Weitiiurhouse build ing, Pittsburg, Pa. Hours 11 a. Jt to 4 r. x Four Stelnways, Four Conovers, Four Operas. Tills li the record of pianos sold by H. Kleber & Bro.,506 Wood street, during the last few days, and nil of which nre intended for Christmas tftta by the purchasers.- The fact is that people want the best only for such-a purpose and want to sro absolutely safe in their selection. Hence it Is th.it they prefer to deal at Kleber & Ilro., feeling con vinced that they will be dealt with lairly and honestly, and there H no sort of risk in so doing; that Messrs. Kleber have been practical piano teachers and know exactly what kind of instrument will suit the Lett In each partlcnlarense. Their warrantee runs for ofsht long years, and their terms aie low and on easy time. J Don't fall to buy at Klebers'.lTomnhody has ever been de ceived by tjiem 50G ood street Is the place. ' 1. S. A fine lot oi second-hand pianos for sale cheap. AN EAKLY HOLIDAY SATE At Solomon St Bnben's. Wo will place on sale on Monday morning a beatutrul lino ot smoking jackets, house coats and dressing (towns. We are naming snch low prices lor them that it will pay you to buy now. NotChrjsantheriums, oat Roses. At the cbrysantneinum exhibit of last wejkLndwlg & Elcater. the florists of No. SI Tederal street. Allegheny, took tho first picmlum'tor tho best irratiyed vase ofrroses not exceeding 36 in number. The firm nmdo a. specialty of thisbiBcch of horticultural art, and their effoVts lu this line resulted in splendid specimen, jf roses th6 flowers that are always in season. Tills firm would have clven more atttntlon to Ihe other de partments or the exhibit had It not been for the necessity of attending to- tho wants of their large numberofenstomera,. Weddings and parties and othe social events all over the two cities were each splendid exhibits of the iflorUta art exocuUd br this firm. xnelr choicest ftowrsere thn dUsoMd of. 1 THEY WILL GO SLOW. Senator Vest Says tho Democratlo Party Will Not Make Hasty or Radical Changes in tlie Tariff Opposed to an Extra Session That Woman Senator. Senator Vest, oi Missouri, passed through Pittsburg last evening en route for Wash ington. He had been doing considerable campaign, work in his own State daring the past month, and seemed glad to get back to the nation's capital. In conversation with a. Dispatch representative Mr. Vest said: "I am very much opposed to a special ses sion of Congress. It would anticipate the regular sessions br only a few months, and would do more barm than good. Besides, Mr. Cleveland would hardly want to re main in Washington during the hot weather." "What will tho Democrats probably do in the way of tariff reform?" "They will take a very conservative course. Mr. Cleveland is a better politician now than he was fouryears ago', and willnot allow any hasty legislation to be enacted. The Democrats will not make a raid on tbe Treasury; on the contrary, their first efforts will be to replenish Uncle Sam's finances. When, the Democrats went out, of office there was $100,000,000 in the Treasury, now there is a deficit of nearly that amount We shall not matte any extensive tariff re ductions at first, but will go very cautious ly. 'If we made sweeping changes the whole business world would be down on us, and soon rotate 11s out of office." "What- about the future of the Repub lican party? Do you think its days are numbered, as some of your Democratic con irrres saj?" "Not by any means. The Republicans have too many big manufacturers in their ranks who get their millions by protective duties to allow anything of that kind to happen. In 1874 the Republicans said the Democratic party was a thing of the past, and referred, to it as a 'putrid reminiscence. Well, we younger Democrats eot mad, went to work and organized, and .the next year there was a Democratic landslide. I don't mean to say that the Republicans will do likewise; but I do maintain that they are far irom being a dead party. Defeat does not mean destruction." "What about the possibility of a woman for Senator?" "In Kansas, yon may expect anything," and the Senator shrugged his shoulders, as be thought of the possibility ot a woman keeping secrets in the executive sessions ot the Senate. "It will not happen; it cannot happen, for the United States Constitution is against it" Increaslne the Steam Power. Bids for the contract of furnishing ten 72 inch boilersHo be added to tbe Brilliant pumping station's steam-making capacity were opened yesterday. There were five bidders. Two bids were also presented for automatic stokers to prevent smoke, to be used in connection with the new boilers. The contracts will be let on Monday Went for Two hut Got On! One. George Turner, wasted for burglarizing No. 107 Liberty street two weeks ago, was brought from Zanesville, O., lost night by Detective Demmeh Turner's companion, James Mercer, was released before the offi cer reached Zanesville through the inter vention of friends. Sam F. SIpe's Diamonds Are all perfect and brilliant Diamonds, all Blzes and prices, sold loose or mounted. Wholesale and retail. Terms cash or credit Sam F. Sife, Dispatch Building. And Still Another Monday Snap at Solo- mon ISuben's. 8.0C0 boys' jean knee pants, etra heavy lined; made up strong and durable; war ranted "wear defying," at how much do vou think? well, iust 23 cents. That's ns 'every time. HUGOS & ill. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. & Brass and Iron Bed steads, Cribs and Bas sinetts. The m as t reasonable prices and the largest collection shown in this market. BLANKETS. Our own special make, strictly all wool; none better can be had;' white, scarlet and gray; prices notably low. Our i Blankets at $5 per pair are an extra bargain. California Lamb's Wool - Blankets, all prices from $6.50 to $30 per pair. Chenille Table Cov ers, handsome rich colorings, with tassel fringe trimmings 500 new designs opened this week, $1 to $5 each. COB. FIFTH AVE. AND MfflKET ST. no20-uwrau WEDDING INVITATIONS, CALLING CARD FINE STATIOK W. V. DERMITT& CO., Engravers, Printers, Stationers, . IAw Blank Publishers, 07 Grant street and Slxtsavcnne. rttttltTi MARSHEL'L, THE CASH GEOOEEi WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. Thanksgiving will soon be here. The best way to celebrate Thanks giving is to spend it with your family and have a good old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner. We all know what a Thanksgiving dinner is. It does not matter what you may have or may not have, you MUST have Turkey or Mince Pie. We take ipleasure in recommend ing our' Mincemeat as the finest wo ever saw. It is ready for use without the addition of anything, and the price is lower than you piy elsewhere for poor goods composed of old fruits and cheap alcohol. We will sell you the BEST MINCEMEAT 4 lbs. 25c. Try it. Your dinner will be a suc cess, you nighfs dreams will recall the pleasant face of your old grand mother and your nostrils will again be filled with the pleasant odor of the good things she used to make. We have just completed our ar rangements for bottling our own Catsup and can offer you prices be low anything ever heard of before. We will sell you 4 bottles of Catsup 25c and allow you one cent for each bot'le returned. So the actual cost will be MarsM's Catsup, 4 Bottles 21c We do not claim this is a fancy grade Catsup. But it is fine goods and equal to any Catsup which is sold for ioc per bottle. It is the kind of Catsup the ma jority of people want, and we guar antee it to give satisfaction or we will refund the money. We intend by superior quality and mar yelously low price to make Marshell's Cat sup one of the best advertisements we ever had. iendfor our largo Weekly Price List and order by mall. We will save you money. MARSHELL, 24and25 Diamond Square,Pittsburg. Cor.Ohio and Sandusky Sts., Allegh'y. no20 II -FOR- BODY BRUSSELS CARPET WORTH $1.35 TO $1.50. SPECIAL SALE CONTINUED ONE WEEK MORE. 6,ooo yards Lowell, Bigelow and Hartford makes Body Brussels, with borders to match,at i a yard. These are full rolls and sell at 1.35 to 1.50 a yard, but the patterns in this special lot will not be reproduced next season. 4,000 yards of a better grade at $1.15 choice patterns. 10,000 yards Tapestry Brussels at 40c, 45c, 50c and 60c all one-third below regular prices. EDWARD GROETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. noCO-TTSSU BIBER & EAST0N. SEASONABLE UNDERWEAR, AT LOW PRICES. FOR WOMEN. White atenno Vests and Pants at 40c a garment Camel Hair Vests and Pan ts at 50c each. White Persian Eleece Vests and Pants at $1 each. Kibbed Underwear in White and Natural at 73a and $1 a garment. Extra sizes and quality for stout women, $1.50. lilac K Underwear, very cheap and perfectly fast BlacK Equestrian Tishts, the per'oction of comfort, 50c. S 1.25 b na np. Kibbed Balbnggan V'st's, long sleevei. $1. Low and High Neck, Sleeveles", 75c Swi-s Ribbed Vests, low neck, sleeveless, $1 grade reduced to 50c. Hih Neck and Bibbed Arm 31edium Weight V'sts reduced Irom $1.25 to 75c. LADIES' FINE TJNDEEWEAR AT SPECIAL LOW PRICES. FOR CHILDREN. An immense variety lit Heavy Cotton, Cashmere and Merino Underwear and Hosiery tor children, Misses and iarse boys fiom low tonne grades at re duced prices. toe v CIULDBEN. MEN'S UNDERWEAR. Heavy Random Mixed Shirts and Drawers, 50c. White Merino Shirti, MEN'S French necK and ribbed skirt 50c MEDIUM Ribbed Merino Vests (special), flOc. AND fecarlet Wool Shirts and Drawers, worth $1 25, re HEAVT duced to $1 each. Extra Natural Wool and UNDERWEAR Camel Hair Shirt and Drawers now $leach. AND Extra grade Camel Hair Underwear, unshrinkable, HOSIERT. very soft, warm and shanely, special price, $1 each. See onr Chest Shield Un A derwear In white, Scotch nnd scarlet wool. The shirt NEW opens in back and is double both front and baclc. The IDEA drawers are double from waist to sent, thus entire FOR suit glvlns absolute protec tion azainst cold. Price, MEN. $2 00 each garment BIBER & EAST0N, M AND 007 MAEKET S !!L00. i . ram I maa ) t . m i M jS""" - ) .-i A