St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 29, 1892

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BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS PER WEER oi detien, nee -DISGRACEFUL. ‘ Foreman Lucas Makes an Assault on Grand-Juror Emil Becker. Exciting Encounter in the Grand- Jury Room This Morning. ee tre cf 4 ‘et 4 ‘ “LITTLE FOUR” OFFER THE COURT AN EXCUSE FOR THEIR CONDUCT. s judge Normile After Receiving the Jury’s f Report Discharges Them for the Term —Full Text of *“‘The Fours” Explana- tion of Their Action-—The Attempt to Investigate Official Corruption Ends Farcically. * ae The first member of the Grand-jury who @ot tothe room in the top fioorof the Four Courts this morning was John 8. Mofitt. The rest straggied in one by one. At 10 o’clock all Were there except Foreman J. B. ©. Lucas. Jurymen James Scullin, Howard Biossom and Augurt Heman were in the session room at that hour, while the eight were grouped togetherin the ante- chamber. They waited a while longer and Assistant Circuit Attorney William Zachritz came in and entered the room where the four Bat. **It’s now 10:15,”” said Juryman Emile A. Becker, ‘‘andI amin favorof waiting unti 10:30 every day andthen adjourning.’’ ‘‘I’m in favor of waiting for Mr. Lucas if it took all day,’* said Juryman JohnS8. Mof- Mitt. ‘*‘AsI said yesterday, I think Mr. Lucas is too honorablea man to shirk his duty, and he certainly will be here to-day.’’ Foreman Lucas arrived fortunately and the jurymen all went inside. Then the foreman came out and told Mr. Zachritz to send for the witnesses in the case which had been pending when the disagreement occurred, that of the S8t. Louis Public ‘Stock Exchange. Then the foreman went in e@gain and Mr. Zachritz called Detectives Scully and Kelly and sent them down town after the witnesses. As soon as Foreman Lucas re-entered the jury-room the members began to discuss the situation. Foreman Lucas seemed to be much excited and very angry about the criticism to which he had been subjected by the eight and the news- papers. FOREMAN LUCAS ASSAULTS MR. BECKER. He spoke resentfully of this, and the other members of the Grand-jury sat in their tilt- ing chairs at their desks and listened. Jury- man Becker was tilting on his chair, leaning easily on the side, when Foreman Lucas looked at him, and said that on 6 member of the Grand-jury had charged him with being unduly influenced to the suppression of the indictment whose disappearance had split the body. Then inan instant he seemed to lose contro! of himself, rushed at. Juryman Becker, seized Bjm,bp. he. coat and gave him a violent shove. Juryman Becker’s chair turned over and he fell against the next chair. Foreman Lucas, still retaining his grasp on the coat, raised the umbrella which he had held in his hand as he walked around the room, and seemed about to strike when Jurymen Blossom and Moffitt interfered. Foreman Lucas released his hold of Juryman Becker and walked excitedly through the side door into the office of Mr. Zachritz, while other members of the jury ran out and got water for Juryman Becker to bathe his face. Juryman Harry E. Hayward came out of the room much agitated, and stood by an open window in the passage between the Grand-jury room and the ante-chamber, while friends busied themselves restoring the disorder of the furniture and Juryman Becker’s clothing. As Juryman Hayward returned Foreman Lucas came from Mr. Zachritz’s office into the Grand-jury room and offered Juryman Becker an apology, which that gentleman, smarting with a sense of the indignity put upon him, refused to receive. The foreman evidently regretted profoundly that he had been betrayed into sucha display of temper, and walked back and forth, finally for the second time offering the apology from the doorof Mr. Zachritz’s office. **I refuse to receive it,’’ said Juryman Becker. ‘‘I considerthis an assault to kill, gir, and an apology is not satisfactory.’’ ACCEPTED BY REQUEST. Foreman Lucas again retreated into Mr. Yachritz’ office. Jurymen Moffitt and Bag- gott went overto Juryman Becker and tried to persuade him to receive the apology. At last they got him out of his chair and into the other room, when he said: **I recelve your apology, sir, on account of my friendsinthe jury-room, who desire me to do it.’’ , All this happened without the slightest gound reaching those -who waited in the ante-chamber. Nothing but the jurymen running out for water looked unusual, and that was thought to mean that one of the jurors wanted to wash his hands. When the jury went into service Mr. Zachritz said that he had one more case he wanted to bring before them. The eight doubted the sincerity of this statement, and @ motion was offered togo downto Judge Normile and ask to be discharged. This was carried by a vote of 8 to 4, A resolution of thanks was offered to Foreman Lucas for efficient’ service and one to Juryman James E. Gatewood, the Secretary, in accordance with the formal custon of Grand , ries, but contrary to precedent, no- body proposed such a resolution for Mr. Zachritz. Then Foreman Lucas got up and said that he hoped it would be understood that he had no personal feeling whatever in the aisagreement that had occurred. Jury- man Moffitt followed him with a like dis- claimér of animosity. Thenthe doors were thrown open and the twelve filed down stairs into the Criminal Court room where Judge Normile was trying @ case, They took seats in the jury box, the eight sitting together near the bench, and the four having seats together at the other end ofthe row. As soon as Judge Normile saw them coming he stopped the case he was trying and got his _ i iittle volume of the statutesready. When they had al) taken their seats he rose and ad- vancing towafrds the side of the bench near- est the Grand-jurors said: ‘NORMILE READS THE STATUTES. .**Gentiemen, I wish to place before you Shat section of the statutes describing the . . forms of intercourse between the Grand-jury a. aS rt.’’ The Judge then read: (Aund and pregnaapte made by s ~ ‘ 7 ‘f jf + | wees = 7 Soe > =ty se a _ Genet-tasy shall be presented by th foreman, eir presence, to the eourt am i Ae be there oa nd and remain as records of such court. **This,’’ said the Jud closing the po **is the only mode taba followed—thé@on y = a te gee Pome between the Grand. @® cou S possible. you gentlemen a report?’’ _ = Foreman Leas left his seat and a ucas le ~ towards the bench. ee ee then **A report of the minority?!” he **Yes, sir;’’ said the foreman. ‘‘As you ee other, I think you ought to read **None of these papers belong to the file of the court,’’ said the Judge hastily. ‘‘I can’t receive a@ majority and minority report. I can’t receive either of them. I can’t place either of them on file. I read the other merely to ascertain what it meant; what its con- tents were,and as as soon I ascertained it was a@ request to be discharged I handed it back. I'll have to do the same with this. | ag place it on file. I can’t place either on **Your Honor, I’d like you to read that,’’ persisted Foreman Lucas. ‘‘We handed you & question yesterday, and you referred us to the Prosecuting Attorney. That correspond — is there, and we would like tohave it Judge Normile read from the papers as follows: GRAND-JURY CORRESPONDENCE. St. Louis, July 28, 1892. - J. ©. Normile, Judge Criminal Court, St. ouis: The undersigned foreman of the July Grand-jury respectfully submits the following: interrogation: Does the law require (9) nine consenting gntees at the presentment in honor of an indictment. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. B. C. Lucas, Foreman. J. B. C. Lucag, Esq., Foreman: DEAR E¥R—The number of votes that must coneur in finding an indictment is provided forin Sec. 4.090, p. 956 of the Revised Statutes. The law provides your body with the Cireuit At- and Assistant Circuit Attorney, who are your legal advisersin all matters touching indict- ments. J. C. NORMILE, Judge. JULY 28, 1892. J. B. C. Lucas, Esg., Foreman Grand-Jury: DEAR Sin—Under the provision of sec. 4,090 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, no indictment can be found without the concurrence of at least nine grand-jurors. Thisconcurrence must exist at the time the indictment is presented in court, aad up to and uniil that time any Grand-juror may reconsider his vote. Very respectfully, ASHLEY C. CLOVER, Circuit Attorney. AN OUTBURST IN COURT. Assoon as Judge Normile finished several jurors started to speak at once. ‘‘Your Honor,’’ said Juryman Judd, ‘*‘We made a motion to adjourn and it was carried by a vote of 8 to 4. Judge Normile stopped him, throwing out his hand and speaking himself. ‘One minute, gentlemen,’’ said he. ‘‘I trust you will never forget that you are acting ina judicial capacity and are part of this court, and [I hope you will not allow personal feeling to overcome your sobriety of judgment. You arean auxiliary branch of the judiciary. I am not reproving, but simply admonishing you to be discreet.’’ **Your Honor,’’ said Juryman Baggott, ‘‘I wantto makea statement, and I'll put the whole thingintoa very few words. We re- solved toadjourn and came down here for that purpose. Beforethat motion was carried, there was no business to be disposed of, and nobody had made any motion for reconsid- eration. “e have been always ready to give any gentleman a hearing who wanted any- thing reconsidered, but up to the time of adjournment no person had asked for the reconsideration of any matter. The motion was carried by a vote of 8to 4.’’ Judge Normfle interposed again. ‘*Gentle- men,’’ said he, ‘‘Il really can’t listen to this recital of matters that took place in the Grand-jury room. The law is stringent and your oaths are binding.’’ **I want to say,’’ said Juryman Blossom, rising for the first time, and with an ap- pearance of heat, ‘‘that afi the matters that took place in the Grand-jury room yesterday were published in the PosT-DispPpaTou that day, and if there had been a shorthand reporter present the report couldn’t be more accurate, I don’t know who gave it away, but somebody did.’’ Foreman Lucas arose again. ‘‘I wish to re- pee one more indictment, your Honor,’’ said e. Judge Normile replied toJuryman Blossom, **Ilregret,’’ said he, ‘‘that personal differ- ences have arisen between you gentlemen, who are all prominent citizens and have the welfare of the city at heart. What tran- spired at your meeting I know nothing of except through the public prints. I can’t presume that is true—I don’t know whether it is correct ornot. As JudgelIcan’t Know. If there is no other business before you, I can’t detain you longer.’’ Forman Lucas: ‘‘We are ready.to ad- journ.’’ = Judge Normile then discharged the Grand- jury. The eight went home and to their offices, whilethe four went up stairs with Mr. Zachritz, and gave tothe reporters their repl7 to the protest of the eight. THE LITTLE FOUR’S STATEMENT. The communination presented by Foreman Lucas to the. Court was not even addressed. It read as foliows: ‘*‘A written statement has been handed to the courtin whichjthe signers go out of the way to attack the remaining members of the Grand-jury provided b7 law, in which there has not been a scintilla of evidence produced to show any corrupt or improper motive, nor has a single definite charge been made againstany of them. The minority of the Grand-jury has endeavored to do its duty as sworn, and have not failed to make true returns whenthe ends ofthe law as laid down by their legal advisers justified it. Nor has any of the signers hereto endeavored to shield any offense pre- sentedtothem. The present Grand-jury has been in session since July 56, every day except Saturdays and Sundays, and on Monday last for the first time was ready to begin work on the ‘‘alleged offenses in the conduct of public affairs.’’ It must be borne in mind that it was the earnest desire of the court that all bail and bond cases be presented as speedily as s. sible, and the jury went so far as to hoid a special meeting on last Saturday to pre- sent indictments. On Monday the jury had a case reopened at the request of an exceed- ingly conscientious juror, who ‘‘had heard’’ or ‘thadan impression’’ of the great possi- bility of the case. The great eight will cer- tainly remember why the case was dis- missed, On Tuesday another of these offenses in *‘conduct of public affairs’’ was taken up and another water haul followed. The virtuous eight will remember who moved to dismiss thecase. As these saint-lMke jurors efused to work on Wednesday and Thurs- day, charges of continuous thwarting must be set down as dreams or classed with other **impressions.’’ So we come down to the eventful Tuesday which marks notany knowledge, evidence, facts or legal conclusions on their part, but **impression’’ on_._—itheir minds was of such rectitude’ that they fairly sizzlied in their ardor to pose before the public as the only good and * a torne rue. Notwithstanding thisthey had agree to take up the cause celebre of the alleged of. fense in the alléged ‘‘push’’ 0: the'next day, Noteven though at considerable expense many witnesses had been subpcenaed in a case alleged to be in. violation of the gam. ee act, not even though the law failed to justify the indictments nor the evidence, nor even though one of their number was absent when a part of the testimony was taken in the case, t voted to convict. As it appears to us, because the case of Aiton failed of conviction, and because neither the inguest of Monday or 1 ct ee A netted a vic- tim, we, the minority, are brought to the bar of a? opinion. ‘lt bas been charged,’’ is the refrain. ‘*There is an impression,’’ is the ery, and straightway these virtuous and indignant eight proceed to include us particeps criminis without specific charge, without notice and without —— Lucky for us itis that neither the rack, the boat or the iron maiden were capable of be- ing brought into effect, as inthe dark agesa person accused was condemned. So much fortheir ‘‘impressions,’’ so much fortheir fancy and fevered imaginings, so much for Egotism methods, and now for the law and the facts without ‘‘impressions.’’ One Jones was charged with the — = nece atthe presentment of the indict- ment, withheld the indictment. The counsel! provided for the Grand-jury the statutes is the only legal advisor thereof, and in further evidence thereof the court this morning reada communication of the foreman to the court and his reply thereto, and. the reply of the Prosecutin Attorney, which fully covered and affirme the adv given and set forth by the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. But it seems that the oeight self constituted and ‘tholier than thou’’ guardians of the public Weal care nothing for such counsel, care nothing for the advice of the honorable court, but prepare a document in which they sepage the motives, not only of the remain- x rs ho accept the law as provided b of the court ip w law, but also certain officers whether there was complic- ay not. We wish to say that the reason the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney withheld the above indictment last Saturday, was sat- isfactorily explained by that officer and the number of indictments presented and pre- was corroborative of his statement bat the work of the office prevented the earlier preparation of the paper. All cases of alleged infractions of the law have been and would have been heard sofar as time permitted, and witnesses subpoenaed for the 27th were tn the ante room waiting to tell all they Knew of the violation of the law. Presto! change. A type-written composi- tion is brought out of concealment, the wit- nesses are left unheard, and offences against the law must go unwhipped of justice, for- sooth because . four members of the jury declined to find an indictment in violation of their oath on testimony unworthy of credence in any court of justice. Whether Jones was in the ‘‘push’’ these signers neither know norcare. The ‘'push’’ has na slogan for certain grand-jurors who were apparently anxiousto indict it or its members onthe theory that perhaps if a were innocent they could show it below. Such isnot our idea of justice, nor of our obligation to society and the law. We do not desire to make the Grand-jury an en- gine of oppression such as challenges the Council of Ten, and we do not see in every windmill a robber or public enemy. We do not desire to run the Grand-jury ma- chine to find indictments against the evi- dence and the advice of our counsellor by law provided. Nor will we be made subservient the determi- nation of any case, even supposing a very virtuous majority deem the case wor- thy of experimentingon, While it may seem Singular that a juror should voteto inflict the odium ofan indictment on any person when be has not heard the whole evidence in the cage and then turn around and cry fraud, obstruction, combine, etc., we do not attribute to him any improper motives, but presume he was persuaded the alleged offender wasin the ‘‘push.’’ In startling contrast to this is fhe same identical case: One voter was excused from voting because he had not heard all the evidence. We are right, legally; we are right morally. Weare prepared toaccoant for Our acts before the proper tribunal and atali times, If there has been misconduct room of those of the Grand-jury who in secret and unknown places have agreed to refuse to transact any business of the State; who have failed to listen to the com- plaint of citizens, while attempting to lay the burden on others’ shoulders; who have refused to hear witnesses present and ready to testify; who have confederated boldly to run or adjourn the Grand-jury; who have rushed Into court out of Dreath, in the anxiety to proclaim to an eager reportoria] force their own virtues and the viciousness of others and who, emu- lating that notorious model of hypocritical sancity, the Pharisee of old,have cried aloud, **We thank God we are not as other men.’’ [Signed] J. B. C. LUCAS. JAMES SCULLIN. A. HEMAN. H. A. BLossom. PROTEST OF THE EIGHT. As the statement of the four is published in full in to-day’s Post- DIsPpaTcH, the state- ment of the eight, which was published yes- terday, is here reproduced: Hon. J. C. Normile, Judge of the St. Loui'Crim: inal Court: Circumstances which we belleve to be un- ng omen pe in the history of criminal justice Missouri ee ee of the mem- bers the July 3rand-jury to appear before you and to protest most earnestly against beingrequired to serve any further as members of that y. Tocon- tinue longer in the service would dishonorable to ourselves; and to remain silent when we have knowledge of a prostitution of the machinery of your court would be awrong against you anda crime against the puDlic, When our jury was organized several weeks ago a majority of fts members entertained the bellef that while the examination of jail cases and bonded cases was an important part of the work before us, tne investiga- tion of offenses in the conduct of public affairs in this city and the bringing of such offenders to justice was Im- peratively demanded of us. The crime of the private citizen affecting the rights of another private citizen cannot of course bse overlooked and must be punished, but the crime of a public oMeial against the interests of an entire community makes special demand on the service of Grand jurors, because no private citizen can be ex- pected to take upon himself the investigation and punisnment of at ty ! public offenses. The people of St. Louis have a strong impression that systematic fraud marks the adminis- tration of some of the State and city departments, and we who present this report to your Honor have good reason to lieve that impression to be correct. We early found, how- ever, that although we were in. the majority. our efforts inthe direction of ex- posing this character of wrong were to be systematically thwarted by a minority of our body, who openly or covertly opposed any investigation of this kind. While deploring this conduct we felt that we had no course but to submit; and had the policy of obstruction stopped _ there, we would not now be before you, but on yesterday, in your Honor’s very resence, this policy of obstruction took the orm of an overt act of insolence tothis court and of deflance to a majority of our of ury. Several days agothe jury heard evidence which resulted in the finding of a true bill against a defendant whose guilt was dis- covered during the examination of an- other case. When we submitted our partial report one day later it was su sed by those who voted forthe bill that this was one of the paper handed your Honor. Finding next day that it ha been held back by the Assistant Circuit Attorney, we instructed him to prepare the paper forthwith ana yesterday morning we entered this court With the purpose of reporting that indict- ment and three others. p to this time not a word had been said in the Grand-jury room suggestive of canceling the indictment in question. But after arriving in court and without offering any reason for his course, a juror deliberately withdrew from the batch of indictments the particular paper referred to, placed it in his pocket, and after reporting the balance of the bDiils, hurried out of court. When it is stated that the man affected by the indictment is a city official and is gener- ally recognized as belonging to what is known as the ‘‘push,’’ this highhanaed proceeding becomes all the more significant. When such actions are possible and when such brazen conduct can block the machin- ery of which we are a part, thig Grand-jury is powerless forfurther public good, We are, therefore, making but a reasonable request in asking you to discharge us from further service. We recognize that this proceeding is anomalous, but we plead that there is no other way by which the facts can be brought to the knowi- of those who have a right to know them and who are injured by them. It has been charged that the methods pre- Mee) in connection with the administra- tion of the criminal laws and ordinances of this State and citgare loose and at times sug- gestive of corruption. If the case we have detailed can be allowed to pass without con- ere will be no further doubt as of this allegation. Very re- H. E, HAYWARD, F. H. INGALLS, EMIL A, BECKER, Max JUDD, JOHN 8. MOFFITT, JAMES E. GATEWOOD, ALEX. E, FORBES, Wm. BaGeor. BECKER’S STA " was called against being informed by the Absistant reomeuiae attorney that nine consenting vote were _ MR, 8T | oeens-surzman Emile 4. Be e after the Grand-jury adjourned,and asked dus c give hisstatement about the assault on him by Foreman Lacas. ‘*The affair happened before the Grand- jury went into session,’’ said he, ‘‘and I be- lieve I can speak of it without violating my obligation. At the beginning of this trouble our foreman, Mr. Lucas, suddenly jumped u one day and wentout, leaving us alone. went after him to the office of the Assistant Circuit Attorney. He had closed the door, and Ithrew it open ana said: ‘Mr. Lacas, what does this mean? How can you, the foreman, leave our deliberations ab- ruptly, like this?’ Hesaidin an excited way that some members of the Grand-jury had charged him of being in aconspiracy with the Assistant Circuit Attorney to withhold that indictment, and he considered it effrontery. This morning I was leaning back in my chair expecting no trouble when he began to talk about this same thing, and said he had lived in St. Louis for forty years, and had never been accused Of anything. Then he said suddenly: ‘There is the man!’ and rushed at me. I was unprepared, and he knocked me wn. He would have hit me with the umbrella for Baggott. j but I fell against a chair, my elbow striking a spittoon and it broke. He apologized to me afterwards, and I wouldn’taccept his apology, but my’friends came to me and gaid: ‘Oh, ought to,’ and I did, but at the time that I was doimg it for their sake. lt was a most cowaraly thing.’’ **Do you intend to take legal proceedings?’’ **Not at present. Iam thinking what I shall do.’’ THE DAVIS INDICTMENT QUESTIONED. The indictment returned to-day by Foreman Lucas was against Otho Davis for selling lottery tickets. The indictment about which pthe Grand-jury first fell out was against Otho Davis and a city official sup- poses to be connected with him n the business, Grand Juryman August Heman first voted for the double in- dictment, but afterwards withdrew his sup- port of it, so far as the city oficial was concerned. e@ new in- dictment presented this morning was drawn by Mr. Zachritz, leaving out the name of the official, and the eight Grand- jurymen who wanted fhe original indictment presented did not see the new one atall. Itis a grave question among lawyers whether the indictment presented in this way can hold and those of the eight Grand-jury men to-day said that they were confident the courts would pot sustain such an indictment. JUDGE NORMILE’S POSITION. The position taken by Judge Normile was that he ‘‘did not know what to do.’’ Eight Grand-jurors charged that they had been obstructed in efforts to do their duty and charged that a fellow Grand-juror had pocketed a regularly signed indictment which he should have returned with others to the court. Judge Normile did not know what to do. The eight members of the Grand-jury charged that their law officer, Assistant Circuit Attorney Zachritz, had ‘‘held back’’ an indictment against a member of the push which he was instructed to return. Judge Normile aid not know what to do. Messrs. J. B. C. Lucas, James Scaullin, A. Heman and Howard Blossom, four members of the body, remained in the jury-room, re- fusing to goto court when two-thirds of the Grand-jurors wanted to go before the Judge to report. Judge Normile said he did not know what to do. Eight reputable citizens stood before the Judge of the Criminal Court and cast this in his teeth: **It has been charged that the methods prevailing in connection with the administration of the crim- inallaws and ordinances of this State and city are loose and at times suggestive of corruption. If the case we have detaile-? can be allowed to pass without condemnation there will beno further doubt as to the proof of this alleqgation.’’ Judge Normile said be did not know what to do. On their full responsibility as Grand-jurors and as citizens, the eight members resented the conduct of @ fellow ,mror in the following words. **On yesterday, in your Honor’s very presence, this policy af obstruct’on took the form of an overt act of insolence tothis court and of defiance toa majority of our jury.’’ Judge Normile said he did not know what to do. Aside from his powers in contempt pro- ceedings to require the fullest explanations from all parties Statute No. 6973 of 1889 plainly shows what Judge Normile might have done. Itsays: ‘‘Incase any Grant juror is excused by the Coart from future service for any cause the Court shall cause another Grand juror to be sum- moned and sworn.’’ It is not unfair to presume that an honest Judge with such grave charges as the above in his hand did not know of the existence of this statute, It is hard to believe that Judge Nomile did not know of it. In October, 1890, the Grand- jury of which Mr. Dwight Tredway was Fore- man, E. G. Scudder, R. R. Scott and R. D. Lancaster, members, found an indictment against a leading member of the push. An attempt was made to reconsider it. It failed. It went over; fifty other indictments were to be reported to Court. On the last daya juror disappeared. He reported ‘‘sick.’’ His fel- low jurors did not belleve the representa- tions made. His physician did not bear out the representations made by the family of the missing juror, who would not allow him: self to be seen. The facts were presented to Judge Normile. He did not know what to do. He would not summon another juror who would have completed the number and enabled them toreport. He could not under the law receive the report from eleven jurors. He said he could not dis- charge the eleven jurors. He did nothing. He allowed the jury to disband and die with the term aud the indictment against the push leader and’ ffty other criminals went into the waste basket of Assistant Circuit At torney Zachritz. Lawyers through the columns of the Poe DISPATCH Called attention to the above state- ment but apparently the lesson has been for- gotten and ignorance Is pleaded once more, A VACATION. With the ‘‘unprecedented’’ situation before him, which bas fixed the attention of the people of St. Louis on the Criminal Court, Judge Normile proposes to adjourne on next Monday for one month and five days. Dur- ing that time there will be no trial fora felony in this city. Precedent had fixed three months asa rea- sonable relaxation for the Overworked judge of this tribunal and bankingon this prece- dent the present incumbent has made long visits to the seashore, atrip to Alaska, etc. A year ago the Post- DISPATCH showed by the docket of the examining court, the docket of the Criminal Court and the books of the jail- er’s office the resultsto this community of following this precedent. It will be observed that this year to some extent and in that de- gree to the credit of the jadge, this precedent has been abandoned. ‘ BUCKEYE CLUB. net: ES Ohicans Will Entertain Visitors to the -‘Denver Conclave. DENVER, Colo., July 29.—The following was issued from the Buckeye Clubto-day: ‘*The Ohio people now resi@ing in Denver have or- ganized ‘the Buckeye Club of Denver’ to as- sist in the entertaining of Ohio people attending the triennial conclave of the Knights Templar. is club has established headquarters on the Commercial Club Th the eighth fioor of Building, Straated ~ . f the main entrance tothe blocks south oO All persons from Ohio, with Masonic bodies or ed to make this place their during the conclave, and val are urged to ,» Ohio addresses and siding in Den- © papers and other The Denver hddresses: rec of th ver sud tee of leading Ohi eral informa WHAT IT COSTS. samen tite oe Computing the Loss by the Lock- Out at Homestead. - Aside From the Sacrifice of Life $1,000, 000 Has Been Wasted. TRACING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE MUE- DEROUS ANARCHISTS. Frick’s Wounds Hesling Rapidly—He Di- rects the Business of the Carnegie Co.— Filling the Steel Mille With Non-Union Men—Prospects of the Men Now Out of ‘Work—Iams Begins Suit. PrTTspurG, Pa., July 29.—The great lock- out at Homestead is just one month old, and has already cost over $1,000,000, besides the sacrifice ofa half score of human lives and serious injuries to many times that number. Of the loss incash, the military has cost in round figures $820,000, the workmen have lost in wages $180,000, and Carnegies have lost and spent as much more in getting new workmen. The workmen at Beaver Falls, Duquesne and the Union mills in Pittsburg have lost about $100,000 in wages by tneir sympathy strike, and the firmis out $100,000 by the idleness of these plants. Added to this will the county expenses for deputy sheriffs and murder trials, the expense to the city for hunting the Anarchists and to the nation for the Congressional investigations. Another item of nomean Ssignificanceis the loss to workmen and manufacturersin plants indi- rectly affected which have been forced to close down for want of material. The locked- out workmen have notas yet been deprived of any of the necessaries of life, andif the fight should last several weeks yet, there is no danger of the workmen’s families coming to actual want. Subscriptions have been coming in liberally and the relief work has been carried on judiciously and well. Every day people come to Amalgamated headquar- ters and receive orders for groceries and provisions. The funds already collected will hold out for some time and noneof the men are in fear of suffering for plenty toeat. The people who are receiving aid are principally those who received $1.40 per day, the cheap laborers wholeft their positions out of sympathy for the members of the Amalgamated Association. The second month of the great Homestead strike opens rather discouragingly so far as the locked-out men are concerned, though they do not tn the slightest admit it, and ex- press as great confidence in ultimate victory asever. On the 29th of June, 2,000 men havy- ing been locked out, 1,800 others struck out of sympathy, and only a few watchmen were left around the plant. To-day there are about 725 men inthe mill, and the firm claims it has a quantity of beams ready for ship- ment. The locked out men have no access to the non-unionists to endeavor to induce them to come out, while daily the firm is fill- ing vacancies and training new men for the work. be EFFECTS OF THE CONFLICT. Meanwhile the effects of the lock-out are being feltinthe town. To-day a Constable closed a grocery store, The owner concluded to go out of business, owing to his inability to carry on an extensive credit business. A number of merchants, while in sympathy with the locked-out men, are deciding upon a plan whereby they wiil not give credit, but will sell at absolute cost to ali the men. The Relief Committee, which has charge of all poorer paid labor, meets all demands upon it, though daily the long line of persons asking assistance grows larger. The non- union men are beginning to receive an aston- ishing number of threatening letters. The following 18 a sample: NOTICE. HOMESTEAD, July 29.—All non-union men desir- ing to leave Carnegie’s works will be provided for by the union men of Homestead. But all who stay at work wiil seek their God. All are being spotted. Beware. The firm has told the men that they can leave if they wish, according to the state- ment of Mr. H. M. Curry. He added: ‘‘None are afraid, though, and the story of the men being prisoners is untrue. None are desirous of leaving.’’ As a result of the stone throwing from pass- ing trains last night the railroad company has placed detectives on the trestle, and wil) arrest any persons who repeat the offense, Hugh O’ Donnell yet remains away, but mem- bersofthe Advisory Committee are in com- munication with him, and seem to expect something favorable as a result of his mis- sion. : IN THE UNION MILLS. The gas retorts of the Union mill were started this morning and will be increased in pressure until the mill is ready to start. There are about 150 machinists and repairers making repairs to both plants, which are nearly finished, and when Sypt. Dillon gives the word both mills will be operated. Enough more non-union men were sent to Homestead last night and this morning to in- crease the number thereto9”. This morn- ing the tug-boat Tide took seventy-five men up the river to the Homestead works, There have been no other departments started, but the entire plant, with the exception of a couple of slab mills, is doing business single turn, The Rey. Mrs. Amanda Deyo, Universal Peace Commissioner of Scranton, Pa., who came here as a representative of the Uni- versal Peace Union to settle the Homestead strike, will return to her home this evening, and the strike will goon. The attempt of the peacemakers was futile. She secured, however, from all the Amalgamated Associa. tion leaders, including President Weihe, a statement that they were willing to leave to atribunalall questions at issue, except the date of expiration of scales, which must re- main at June 80, but the Carnegie officials as- serted they had nothingto arbitrate. Mrs. Deyo went to Homestead again to-day and talked with the strikers. They, too, favored submission of the trouble toatribunal. Mrs. Deyo said Belva Lockwood has written her offering to act as an arbitrator. Two employment agents, su to be representing the Carnegie Steel Co., were mobbed by workmen on South Diamond street last night. They had collected a crowd of millmen, idle because the iron scale has not been signed, and promised them wages for work on a new railroad, not lo- cated. A rumor stated that the agents were getting men for Homestead. . This so enra the millmen that solicitors and wens cues, Madly set upon the th The story, officials deny pd ™ no troubi an attempted oie t off ulled a revolver and his seat. This, he FRICK ALMOST WELI A bulletin issued He "7 “notice to repel with Winchesters an invasion MURDEROUS PLOTS, BERKMAN AND HIS COMPANIONS IN THE CON- > SPIRaACY TO KILL FRICK. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 29.—The belief grows that the attackon H.C. Frigk was the out- come of a well-connived pilot to kill the chief men of the Carnegie Co., planned by the An- archists of New York, an@ that the work of Assassin Berkman was to be assisted in every way by the reds of the Pittsburg group. All the facts transpiring in connection with the attack on Frick and Berkman’s movements while in this city go to substantiate the cor- rectness of this theory. The police authorities are looking after evidence upon which to make more arrests. From this evidence they expect to prove that Berkman was not like Norcross, a crazy crank, but a representative of an organiza- tion of Anarchists, chosen by them by lot to kill the leader of the Carnegie Co. The Anarchists have takena deep interest inthe Homestead labor troubles since the battle with the Pinkertons on the morning of July 6. On July 7, when the locked-out men at Homestead were ready at a moment’s by the Pinkertons, and the town wasinga state of continued excitement, three strang- ers arrived on the evening train. They brought with them bundles, and in less than an hour from the time of their arrival the streets of the town were strewn with thou- sands of pink and white circulars addressed to the workingmen, calling them brothers and urging them to resort to dynamite, and murder if necessary, to protect their rights. The workmen at Homestead resented the interference of the Anarchists and promptly arrested them. Twoofthem were forced to leave town on the first train, while the third, evidently the leader, was locked up until morning. Thecirculars weretorn into bits by the workingmen, and an hour after their distribution there was not a single circular left in Homestead. This incident completely exonerates the locked-out mill workers from complicity with the work of the red-handed Anarchists. Thatthe Anarchists did not give up their attempts to settle the Homestead labor diffi- cultiesis evident from subsequent events, The history of Berkman shows that he was an Anarchist of a most radical kind. He did not work more than half the time,and the wages that he received could only have bare- ly supported him. He was a frequent attend- ant at Anarchist meetings, and belonged toa society known as the Autonomists, the most radical of Anarchist societies. Those who have heard him talk say that he ' was an impressive speaker and never hes!i- tated in urging the people to resort to vio- lence. Miss Emma Goldman, his associate, was nominally a dressmaker, but she spent the greater portion of hertime in keeping house for her lover and in accompanying him to anarchistic meetings. She took an im- portant part in these meetings, and when she denounced the wealthy class her flery in- vectives created a deep impression. The little money that Berkman earned could have barely supported him. Notwith- standing this fact he secured money enough to goto Pittsburg, buy a new sult of clothes and pay for two weeks’ board. The money was undoubtedly furnished to him by his friends in this city, who knew his mission in Pittsbbrg or whom he deceived. If he went to Pittsburg as a representative of the Anarchists, for the purpose of killing Mr. Frick, then the money was furnished by the Anarchists, raised undoubtedly by them through small subscriptions. The arrest of F. Mollick, who has been identified as the man who sent at least two express money orders to Berkman while he was in Pittsburg is important, as it will un- doubtedly show that he was being furnished money by friends who were Anarchists. Karl Knold, with whom Berkman boarded in Allegheny at the time he attempted to shoot Mr. Frick, has admitted since he was. arrested that he wasan Anarchist and that he knew Berkman wasalso. His story that Berkman had been boarding with him for the past two weeks proves that Berkman tried to mislead the police officials when he told them that he had been there fortwoor three days und that he knew no one in the city. Italso shows that Berkmap is trying to shield those who helped him, and-if_ there was no conspiracy on the part of the Anarch- ists this would hardly be necessary. Even after he learned that Knold had been ar- rested he still persisted in his statement that he knew noone in Pittsburg or Allegheny, The greatest offense an Anarchist can com- mit, according to the teachings of his organi- zation, is to giveinformation that will im- plicate his fellow-members. Berkman’s attempts, therefore, to protect his friends add another link io the chain of circumstan- tial ¢vidence which may prove that the attempt to assassinate Mr. Frick was only the initial movement of a great scheme begun by an organized band of Anarchists fully ag determined as the Anarchists of Chicago. Superintendent of Police Roger O’Mara will make no further charges against An- archist Frederick Mollick, arrested at Long Branch, asan accomplice of Assassin Berg- man. He says one chargels sufficient to hold him. The superintendent ridicules the at- tempt to arrest him for kidnapping Mollick by whom he calls ‘‘Two Cheap Lawyers,’ He has the authority of the city of Pittsburg, and he says Mollick came willingly. Be- sides this the prisoner was not in his custody untii after they crossed the Pennsylvania line, being in that of a reporter. No further arrests of Anarchists were made here this morning, but the police are vigl- lant. Berkman has made no further admis- sions in jail. Itis said he will be defended ve afund to be raised among his New Yor friends, A significant thing found among the effects of Bauer was aredcard in the shape of a book that apparently was the ‘‘open sesame’’ to Anarchist meetings and was held by those on the inner circle. Over the top of the inner side was the legend, ‘‘Alarm Club,’’ the next line was ‘‘Certificate of membership for Henry Bauer.’’ It was signed by KE. Kosters, Secretary. Onthe lower page were four rows of squares marked by dotted lines. There were thirteen in each line, which gave one for eyery week inthe year. Apparently, whenever the card was presented it was stamped with a rubber stamp ‘‘Alarm Ulub’’ in one of the squares. The book also con- tained letters from August Spies, Nina Van Zant, Herr Most and other Anarchists. Among the pictures was one which was identified as‘ that of the man seen with Berkman on Saturday. Thé police are look- ing for this man, but so far have been unable to find any trace of him. A NON-UNION MAN’S STORY. NEW MEN ARE FARING IN THE CAR- NEGIE STEEL WORKS, PITTSBURG, Pa., July 22.—A non-union man named Henry Stocker, who has deserted the steel mills at Homestead telis the following story: **Karly last week I called at No. 111 Arch street in response to an advertisement for workmen. I told the man in charge that I was a bricklayer. He employed me, saying he was getting men for a manufacturing firm not far from Philadelphia. I reported to him the next morningand in company with twenty or thirty others went to the Broad street station in charge of a well- dressed man. We asked him where he was going to take us, to which he replied: ** ‘Only a few miles out of town.’ ‘*When we landed in Pittsburg we were hustled on toa boat and brought to Home- stead. When we learned that we had been made prisoners we asked tobe permitted to leave. A foreman or superintendent then addressed the men. He told them that should they attempt to leave the mill they id be met by union men on the outside and shot had the de- HOW THE | and | proved fot them. One poor fellow whose could not learn and was pretty Eves, only too gladly On the ot men who have re-entered the service oO Carne turn man.bas received terrible warn Rhe menon zg ba week been Suns enthe front knobs. They have received letters through the mails which mt pc biood-thirsty threats of aa or addition to this, committees for the strikers an and ment of the Sault Canal, the ‘Keystone of _ ractically the wounded Chatrman directs ‘able to leave their cots. The hot weather siness, the conduct of the Carnegie bu too much Renugnt t some machinery cau n Baaiy used up. eis mt ly- - e com ’s temporary hospital. , sir, if Eb inen een pa would tbe molested bythe union men Iam sat: “et wissen of cnees Beep come union men could o communica th those on the inside the latter woail come out.’’ hand some of the locked-out — f the da miserable water has e’s, state that 120 strikers have re- to workinthe mill. The unishment if he ~ n ome tied totheir doors every morning for a st, and requests and warnings have deserting the ranks of the strikers. ve officials who oe eromised and outside of the works. driven six foremen out of the best paying de- The strikers have partments inthe Homestead mill. he m earned about $12 a day each. They were tol to Jeave off work under pain of being vio- lently dealt with, But they stayed a week and when one of them was caught outside of the mill he was severely beaten, and the oth- ers were told they would be murdered if they. did not leave. The six foremen left on Mon- day and were given by the officials ten days in which to’'return, or their fat tions would be forfeited. Two returned, but they came a day late and were not re-employed. THE RIOT ON THE TRAIN. CINCINNATI, O., July 29.—The Commercial Gazette this morning prints an interview with Mrs. Nye, the wife of F. W. Nye, who, ac- cording to a dispatch from Pittsburg, had charge of the fifty-five men who were shipped from here yesterday to go to work in the Carnegie mills at Homestead. Mrs. Nye at first said she did not know much about her husband’s affairs, but finally I grap ic informaticn that the John Manning mentioned in Pittsburg was an apprentice rinter of a morning paper here and that he ad gone to Pittsburg. ‘IAMS BEGINS SUIT. THE DISGRACED MILITIAMAN ASKS FOR HEAVY . DAMAGES. Wie PITTSBURG, Pa., July 29.—Iams, the man so brutally punished by Col. Streator of the Pennsylvania militia, has brought suits against Gen. Snowden, Lieut. Col. Streator and Col. Hawkins, oneof which Is for as- sault and battery, one for conspiracy to de- fame and one for trespass vietarmis. Dam- ages in $10,000 are claimed, , Private lams came to Pittsburg yesterday and secured the names of the attorneys who had volunteered in a letter to a newspaper to ask the courts to punish Gen. George Snow- den and Col. Sstreator for the barbarous treatment Iams received by their orders. He was furnished with the names and had a long consuitation with the attorneys. C.C, .- Dickey isone of them. Mr. Dickey is one of the leaders of the Allegheny bar, and for ten years past has been the partner of George Shicas, Jr., confirmed by the United States Senate as a Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, | Discussing the case one of Iams’ a said: ‘*The officers were and the ishment excessive. Col. Streator is Mabie to an indictment for assault and battery. How- ever much control these magnates have over their underlings they are still subject to the laws of Pennsylvania.’’ Attorney Frank P. Iams, who isa distant relative of the disgraced private, said; **We propose to give Col. Streator ample pa gsi <6 in court to prove the re of his actions. The military acts of this State have never been tested tn court before tomy knowledge and this will bea prece- dent. From the actions of the officers con- cerned one would think the Carnegie Steel Oo. and Mr. Frick are the State and the work- ingmen the enemy. **Do Col. Streator and Gen. Snowden pre- tend tosay that if Mr. Smith, down street, had been shot and the remark made that these measures would have been resorted to? The military has no official connection with Mr. Frick, and is ostensibly at Homestead to preserve order, not totake sides. Mr. Frick isa citizen and a capitalist, itis true, but that does not make him the State, as Ge ° Snowden would have it.’’ THE GOVERNOR WILL ACT. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 29.—That Gov. Patti- son will investigate the Iams incident is shown from the following: On Monday James Stevenson of Stephenson & George, commission brokers at 941 Liberty street, mailed a clipping from a newspaper describing the punishment of Private lams tothe Governor, In a note accompanying the clipping he suggested that the Governor make a searching investigation of the mat- Mr, Stephenson received the following reply from the Governor. My Dear Str—The Governor directs me to knowledge the receipt ofa newspaper clipping which you sent him, and to state that he has noted your sug gestions and will be pleased to give them careful and considerate attention very Seseeeaeats H. D. Tats, ate Secretary ter. FIBRES. York District Telegraph Office. New YOorK, July 29.—Fire broke out shortly before noon in the office of the Ameri¢an Dis- trict Telegraph Messenger Co. at 117 Mont- gomery street, Jersey City. The offices are in a frame building and the fire spread rapid- ly. When the engines got there the fire had spread from 117 to 119. the buildings 113, were ablaze. full of tenants were in Flames in a New Bros., was damaged by fire to theamountot $6,000. The fire was discovered by Officer * tS Some “Soo’’ Figures. | DULUTH, MInn., July 20.—The annual state. oy fs.