St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-18
DEBS IS IN PRISON.
Vice President Howard 0e-
cupies the Cell With Him.
KEL!HER AND ROGERS JAILED.
The Dictator Does Not Want
to Give BAIL.
He WILL REST UNTIL MONDAY.
Sill Erwin Attempts to Have
Them Released.
KING DEBS is MTERWE WE'D.

CHICAGO, July l7.-Eugene Y. Debs.
George w. Howard, l.. w. Rogers and
Sylvester Keliher. the officers of the A.
r, u, were committed to jail today by
Judge Seaman in the United States
circuit court for alleged violation of the
injunction issued by Judge Woods and
Grosscup. The four leaders of the
strike in reality went to jail in default
of bail. for the court offered them their
liberty until next Monday, when they
will have hearing OH the charge or
contempt. Their bail was fixed at $1,000
each, but the men refused to give it and
the court committed them. Debs and
his companions were taken TO jail by
Marshal Arnold, and before they left
the COURT room Judge Seaman instructed
the marshal to take them out Of the jail
at any reasonable time or times IN order
that they may have abundant oppor-
tuni:y TO consult their attorneys be-
tween this and next Monday.
This morning District Attorney Mil
christ filed an information charging
the officers of the union with violating
the injunction, and asked for writ or
attachment for contempt. 1t was not
necessary to issue
A WRIT FOR DEBS,
for he was in court when the lnfo1ma-
tion was filed. When the injunction
was issued by Judges Grosscup and
Woods the usual chancery summons
was issued, and those named IN the in
junction were directed to appear in
court yesterday to answer. That was
what brought Debs into court with the
attorneys who have been retained to
defend him and his brother officers.
The information was read to the court
by District Attorney Mllchrist.
When Mr.. Milchrist had finished the
reading of the information, Attorney
George r. Peek, representing the re-
ceivers OF the Santa Fe system. took the
floor and read petition for writs of at
tachment against the defendants on be-
half of that railroad. The petition
asked that the defendants be punished
for contempt for violating the order ap-
pointing the receivers, as we'll as for
violating the general injunction as it
applies to the Santa Fe. 4 number of
acts of violence were alleged, and inter-
ference with trains. The formal pr O.
ceedingS began at 2 o'clock, when At
torney Erwin, for the defendants, asked
that they be released on their personal
recognizance. Judge Seaman finally
decided to set the case for next Monday,
and fixed the bail of the defendants at
$1,000 each. The four men made no
attempt to furnish bail and were COM
mitted to Jail until Monday. The at
torneys tor the defendants said their
clients could not secure bondsmen, but
Debs did not corrobOrate that when
asked if he
WOULD GIVE BAIL.
He said he would not give bail to the
amount Of five cents.
a telegram was produced in court
sent by Debs oD July 2 to North Butte,
Mont. 1t read as fellows: "If the
strike is not settled in forty-elght hours
complete paralysis will follow. Potatoes
and ice are out of sight. Save your
money and buy gum"
While seated in the jail awaiting the
preparation of his cell, DebS said:
"Well, this means few days of rest
and quiet at least. L have not had much
rest for over month, and am badly
in need of it.
mo. sir; we shall not give bonds.
Our bonds are $1,000 each, but we
would not give bonds if they were five
cents each. We are not posing as
martyrs, neither do we ask for SYM
pathy. All have to say about our ar
rest today is that matters have come tc
that point in this free country when il
is held to be a crime to advise man
what to do when he seeks your advice
We are guilty of no crime. unless the
simple expression of an opinion is a
crime. We are not responsible for this
strike Pullman is responsible for it.''
The men were placed in the debtors
department of the Jail, Debs and How
ard being given cell and Keliher anc
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