Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-09

WARRINGTON, d. c., May s.-The
three leaders OF the Commonweal,Coxey
Browne and Christopher Columbus
Jones, have been found guilty Of vio!at-
ing the laws. by jury of their peers,
and will have TO submit to a penalty
hereafter to be imposed 0y the court
for their recent demonstration oH
the Capitol grounds. Thus ends
what its leaders styled The
greatest march OF the nineteenth
Century" All three we're convicted on
the first count OF the indictment which
charged them with displaying banner
whicn was designed TO bring into public
notice the J. 5. CoxeY Good Roads Asso-
citation. Jones, Of Philadelphia, was
acquitted Of the second count which
accused them Of treadng on the grass,
but Coxey aud Browne were convicted.
The Jury retired five minutes before
one O'Clock after hearing long charge
alternative but 10 convict II they fol-
lowed bis leadings. About half past
three the Jurors sent for the instruc-
tions given for the defense, but the gov
ernment objected and they hled into the
court room while the judge read the In
saructions.
Young Attorney Lyman endeavored
excitedlY 20 have the fact that the OBJ
lection came from the prosecution laid
before the jury, but he was suppressed.
Judge Miller stated that be would not
have named over the written iustruc-
tions under any circumstances, as that
would baye been irregular. Ony hye
minutes after this episode the jury
RETURNED WITH THE VERDICT
general" Coxey has been visiting with
his wife and his daughter, the Goddess
Of Peace OF the May Day demonStra-
tion, but took his seat within the bar,
and ell toe party received the result
smilfngly except Mr.. Hyman, who was
99 his feet With some objection 10 the
-6tm IN which the verdict was pre-
sented, but who was sat upon by his
colleague
Attorney LiDscOmb Immediately en-
tered a motion for q new trial and at
other in arrest OF Judgment. Judge
Miller gave him four days to hle the
formal paper. Then the Judge made
INQUIRIES about bail, aud Frank Hume,
a weil-knoWn wholesale grocer, who
several times mas run Tor the Democrat
ic nomination for Congress from the
Virginia district across the Potomac
river, signed bond In $500 for each Of
the three convicted cOmmonwealers.
General" Coxey left the room on the
arm OF his wife, pushing through GU
rious crowd, which made no demOnStra-
tion. The conviction OF himself and
Jones was a surprise TO the Commonweal
sympathizers.
COMFY AND BROWNE TALK.
Coxey said that IL was evident that
his prosecution was not on account OF
what he had done but because OF the
principles in behalf OF which he had
acted.
Carl Browne remarked: 81 was sur
prised at the conviction Of Brother
Coxey because be was plainly acquitted
by the evidence OF any technical viola
ton OF the statutes. For my own part,
/ expect TO be convicted.
Two weeks may elapSe, during which
the trio will be free on bail, before the
motion for new trial is argued and
decided. The penalty provided by law
is the same for each ofense, viz: fine
not 10 exceed 500 and imprisonment in
iall for not more than sixty days, or
both. within the discretion of the court.
Accordirgly the maximum punishment
which may be meted out TO Co1ey and
Browne is 5000 and 120 days, while
Christopher Columbus Jones is subject
10 500 and sixty days.
Nv curious congressional error In a
rsrent bill which reorgsniEed the Dis
trict Courts, there is no appellate court
10 which a police court case can be car
ried. The only method Of appealing
from Judge Mller's sentence will be by
an application to a higher court for
writs of habeas corpus and certiOrari.
Attorney Lipscomb has announced that
be will take this step il Judge Miller
ovsrrules the motion for a new trial.
However, such petition will not Oper-
ate as a stav of judgment TO keep the
defendants from serving their SEN
FENCES while it is pending.