The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-10
coxEY AND BROWNE GUILTY
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WASHINGTON, May .0.-Tle thres
leaders OF the commoaxeal. Genera
Jacob Slecher Coxev. EIa-sliIl Gar
Browne and Christopher Columbia:
Jones, have been found guilty of vio
lating the laws D. d jury Of t:,-i- peers.
and will have to submit 10 = >eutence
hereafter to be imposed by the court
for their recent .mon~tratiOn on tie
capitol.
All three CT the accused were CON
victed on the first count Of the indict-
ment. which charged them with dis
playing on the capitol grounds, the
banner Of the CoXey Good Ro Dis aSso-
citation. Jones, of PHILADELPHIA, was
acquitted on the second count. which
acquitted him of treading on the grass,
but COZey and Browne were convicted.
Attorney Llpscomb Immediately en-
tered a motion for a new trial and
another in arrest OF judgment. Judge
Miller gave him four days to file the
formal paper. Then the judge made
inquiries about bail, and Frank Hume.
a well known wholesale grocer, who
several times has been a candidate for
the democratic nomination to
from the Virginia district. across the
Potomac river, signed a bond in $500
for each of the three convicted COM
monwealers.
Genera Coxey left the court room on
the arm of his wife. pushing through a
curious crow3, which made no demon
STATIONS. The conviction of himself
and Jones was a surprise to the COM
monweal sym pathizers.
Coxey said it was evident that his
prosecution was not on account Of what
he had done. but because of the pin
cipies in behalf of which he had acted.
Carl Browne remarked: 4 was sur
prised at the conviction Of Brother
Coxey, because he was plainly acquit-
ted by the evidence OF any technical vio-
latiOn of the statutes. For my own
part, I expected to DO convicted.'
The penalty provided by law is the
same for each o~ffense, viz: A fine not
to exceed 500 and imprisonment in
Jail for not more than sixty days or
both, within the discretion OF the court
Accordingly the maximum punishment
which may be meted out to Coxey and
Browne is $500 and 1870 days, while
Christopher Columbus Jones is subject
to 500 or sixty days.
UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATlON.
The Coxey Quarters in Washington Con-
demned by the Board of Health.
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The common
veal army was visited late yesterday
afternoon by a committee of physicians
to the poor authorized by Health Off
GER Hamnett to investigate the camp
and report upon it's sanitary condition.
The report was submitted to DR.. Ham
nett, and the conclusions of the COM
mittee are IN part that the surround
ings of this square, including the prem
Uses inside of the fence, are of a germ
breeding character, likely to cause all
forms Of contagious and infectious dis
eases.
The hospital is also used for a COM
missary department, and is located in
what might be termed a mud hole
The earth in nearly all portions of the
ground is spOngy, n is composed
principally of decomposed vegetable
and animal matter. The men compos-
ing this so-called army sleep on straw
laid on bare ground of this character,
which makes it necessarily injurious t.
their health. The committee add:
In view of the condition of this
square as we described it, we are of the
opinion that it is entirely unfit for HUI
mar habitation, and that it should be
vacated at nee to avoid a possible cpl
demic of disease to the people of the
surrounding neighborhood, as we'll as to
the inhabitants of the whole district.
1t is a to the health which
cannot be overlooked, and we would
recommend in the strongest language
that immediate steps be taken to have
it vacated.'