In trials following this event, Judge Paxson urged the jury to acquit many people involved in it because a government can levy "war against the State."
In trials following this event, Judge Paxson urged the jury to acquit many people involved in it because a government can levy "war against the State." Hugh O'Donnell attempted to end this event by bringing a letter to Whitelaw Reid, a Republican vice presidential candidate. It included the use of fireworks left over from Independence Day celebrations as a weapon, and a local opera house served as a jail during it. It ended when Robert (*) Pattison called out the state militia, and popular opinion of it was influenced by Alexander Berkman's assassination attempt on Henry Clay Frick. It began when the Amalgamated Association Union refused to disband, and it saw a pitched battle between Pinkerton soldiers and the people of a Pennsylvania steel town. For 10 points, name this strike that shut down one of Andrew Carnegie's mills.
In trials following this event, Judge Paxson urged the jury to acquit many people involved in it because a government can levy "war against the State."
Homestead Strike