Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-18
LEADERS NPRISON.
DebS and His lieuten-
ants Wont Give Bail.
BEHIND BARS TILL MONDAY.
Debs Declares That He Wouldn't Give
Bonds tn the Amount Of Five Cents.

CHICAGO, July 16.-The contempt pre-
ceedings against Debs. Howard. Ksliher
and Rogers of the American Railway
union were called Ia the federal court
yesterday, aud the cases continued until
Monday. Tbs bail In each case WAS fixed
at $1,000 The commitment to jail was de-
ferred for a short tune to allow them to
make an attempt TO secure bondsmen. At
4 O'Clock. Debs. Howard, Keliher and
Rogers. hssiRg .Ssfused to give bail, were
J. Debs bis compspfons were taken to
3ati ~ Bsfshsf Araoid. And bsfors thsy
tsf. tho ssprtroom Judge Seaman IN
stracSsd the marshai 20 take them o9Sof
thstnil at any reasonable time q times. in
pSs1bk>nat they may hsvs q lsnt op-
portupity 70 eeusalt their a eys be-
tween this and next MSdddy District
Attorney Miichrist fled an kformstion
In court charging sbhsr of1ossg Of the
union with violating the tnjunotion. and
asked for q writ Of s&tachmsns for CON-
tempt IL was not necossagy 30 issue q
writ for Debs. for he was IN court when
the Information was fled.
When the iptunotipn wss issued by
Juagcs GrosSchp and Woods, the usual
chancery sunimons Is Asylbd. and those
napied intseintgnceApn Hrre directed to
appear ia court tcbsnswees That was
what brought Debs into court with the
attorneys who bave been retained To de-
fend him and his brother ofIcers The
information was read TO the court by
District Attorney Milchrist
When Mr. Milchrist had finished the
reading OF the information, Attorney
George r. Peck. representing the re-
delivers Of the Santa Fe system. took the
1cor and read a petition for writs Of at
tachment against the defendants on be-
half Of that railroad. The petition asked
that the defendants be punished for con-
tempt for violating the order appointing
the receivers AZ we'll as for violating the
general injunction az It applies TO the
Santa Fe A number of acts OF violence
were alleged and interference with trains.
wouldn't Give Bail.
The formal proceedings began at 2
o'clock. when Attorney Irwin for the de-
PENDANTS asked that they be released on
their personal recognisance Judge Sea-
man finally decided TO set the case for
next Monday, and fixed bail at 5000 each.
The four men made no attempt 70 fur
nish bail and We're committed TO fail
until Monday. The attorneys for the
defendants said their clients could not
secure bondsmen. bni Debs did not cor
roborate that when asked II he could give
bail. He said he would not give bail 20
the amount of 0 oensa
A telegram was produced IN court, sent
by Debs on July . bn North Butte, Mon.
It read, General managers are weaken
ing. II the strike IA not settled In 4s
hours. complete paralysis will follow.
Potatoes and you arc out of sight Save
your money opd buy O gun"
While seated iu fail awaiting the pre-
paration Of his cell, bebs saidi "well,
this means q few days OF rest and quiet at
least. have not had much rest for over
a mouth, anT am badly 10 need OF Il.
No. SIR, we shall not give bonds Our
give bonds II they were cents each. We
are not posing az martyrs. neither do we
ash for sympathy.
"All have 20 say about our arrest IL
that matters have come 10 that point In
this free country when 10 m held 90 be a
crime TO advise . man what to DO when
he seeks your advice We are guilty Of
no crime, unless the simple expressing of
an opinion is "a crime. We are not respon-
sible for this strikes Pullman IL RESPONSE
BILE for H."
The men were placed In the debtors
department Of the jail. Debs and Howard
being given q cell. and Kelihsr aud Rogers
one adjoininR