The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-18
DEBS AND ASSISTANTS JAILED
Unable 10 Secure BOndSmen for Bail in
The Sum Of $4,000.
PRELIMINARY HEARING IN .. S. COURT
The Information Presented by the Govern
ment Conclusive and tho Attach
ments for Contempt Issued.


that additional proceedings We're likely
10 hc taken by the Federal authorities
against President Debs ana mis- assistant
officers OF the American Railway Union
naa the effect OF bringing big crowd
q, the United States Courtroom TINS
morning Judge Seamans. OF Milwaukee,
presided in the absence Of Judge Gross
,.p. Debs was present. accompanied
lr W. W. Erwin, the noted criminal
l.Uv,r Of st. Paul; W. y. shoemaker
a.. ST Paul. and Ii. :. Gregory, OF this
tty. Who was the leading counsel Tor
fr.ndcrsast in the luuacy proceedings
t.4t followed the assassln's s cohNIcuo",
ald has been retained AS specl1 cOnhscl
t.r the union.
AS soon as few minor cases had been
spOsed of. Mir. Gregory stepped 70 l"e
Ear, announced the presence oi MI. ht"S,
and inquired whether the nearing Wa ~
20 on to-day. Judge ScaluaN5 ltFtt''
nat the case would proceed as soon ass
listrict Attorney Micmiat Was Ie@2y'
H.. III o'clock the District Attorney, ac-
mpauied by Edwin Walker, special
usel for the Government. and George
h. Peck, special counsel Tor the 0ah'"
8. road, appeared, anu Judge Seamai7
ercd that the cases on hearing De
marly proceeded with. remarking 10
r Walker. The situation is such that
yir matter should be taken up at once.
THK INFORMATION rRLsENIED.
Srecial Counsel Walker then opened
t.r proceedings proper with brief state
ueut He said that ne was 0eslrOus OF
presenting 10 the Court am Information
.calnst certain people on benalf OF the
lrted states Government, and to ask
fr4f a writ of attachment be issued Tor
the persons named therein. Additional
Information was offered IN behalf OF the
AtchisOn, Topeka and santa te ro@d,
This road being in the hands OF lnited
states receivers. The information ln
behalf of the Government ne safd set
f.rth that on July 20 Judges WOOD ana
trossCup issued an injunction restrain
INK Debs and his associates from lh-
terfering with interstate commerce, OF
with the transportation of the Hltu
or violence against railroad employees
engaged In their work. Personal ser
vice of this injunction was made on lhe
defendants concerned, but iu spite pl ll
they continued TO call out men ana OF
dered strikes on lines within the Guy on
Chicago and the district adjacent 10 ana
Within the jurisdiction Of the court
This violation had continued daily ah3
ID might be said hourly, and DE ursiIe1
such action as the court ml5ht see Ill.,
TEnEGRANs QUorFp.
The lengthy information was then read.
To sets forth the facts already stated
and quoted scores of telelrans sent by
DcDs after the injunction had Deeh
issued. These have never been puDISltu
and had evidently come into the posses
sion of the Government within n few
hours. under clrcumsl auccS tnat couhSei
would not explain. Some were address,
ca 90 Paelan The oreanze just sehtehceg
FOR contempt by Judge Tart, others 10 1.
NcAulhe. at Milwaukee; others 10 LAV-
ingstOn. Mont others 60 empoyeS oI me
Chicas0, Burlington ana quincy 1913 our
and Santa Fe railroads All urtea men
10 gO out and stay out one desiNtch
read: III will take more than injunction
60 move trains. Get men out Ihls
was addressed to W. +. Smith. Grand
Junction COLO. Many other ulspd'cn,es
We're Of the same tenor. one said: DO
not be frightened 10y troops. inluncuons,
or the subsidized press. Call Your men
out This is contest OF plutOcfacy
against the masses, ana we Will Wln ana
protect our supporters.
The court interfered al this point with
the suggestion that 10 did not want 10
hear any more dispatches. Enough had
been read 10 Indicate persistent Nl0-
latiOn Of the Injunction. Then the DIS
trlct Attorney proceeded 10 read resume
~ loss OF property OccasiOnet by the
mob during the past TWO weeks oil a7-
sauits upon engineers hrenen, anI
others. who continued at work and OF
Interruptions Of traffic that had occurred
since the Injunction had gone into effect.
President Debs listened with close at
tentiOn. The reading OF the iniOrmatlon
occupied over one hour, and at It's con-
c,uslon the District Attorney contendei
that the defendants were clearly in con-
tempt and should be attached ana pun
!shed Then General Counsel Peck, OF the
Santa Fe road. stepped TO the bar ana
read another long informatOn charging
the defendants with interference with tne
operations OF that road. and likewise ask
ils Tor a contempt attachment.
COUNSEL FOR DfBs spfAEs.
The court asked the Defendants If they
were represented by counsel, and Mr.
d
,eas I'm court voluntarily, although IL was
understood that this would De an eN pdf'c
application. The Government qld NOT
deem IL best TO charge either OF the four
DEFENDANTS with personally participating
ir violence. nor had Il case been stated
tfat was cOguiZable In court or equity;
With considerable heat Mr.. Gregory sdld
t..t ur ala not understand that me Gov
,.rmcuts information was for the pro-
'....r ~ the roads. or tnat the move
r.rt was 10 be used as an agency 10
f.ratr property rights of receivers.
That seemed 10 be what Mr.. PECK wanted.
t It would be- very uniortundte II any
t.r.r NJ the court gave color 70 thdt
...m The entire country was concerned
...e matter. and il must be Kept free
rr Walker responded that the Gov
lr.r.lrt dii not propose 10 project ran
l.l property except so Tar as lnteIS'@atte
Commerce and mails was concerned. 10
t.- Judge added.
U. are not here for any other pur-
rnulng. Mr.. Walker said that the
1meut represented all the people,
.fpudants included, and tt would not
l" rs authority % The protection or
property except within the lines
Ted.
ly the Court cut the discussion
...f lv ordering the issuance Of attach
...t. Tor contempt against Debs, How
.r keUher. and Rogers. but instructed
r United States Marshal 10 waive ser
e..- ON the understanding that the de-
t.rlarts would voluntarily surrender al
.. bar OF the court at o'clock this
Wien the court met at . o'clock
Howard Keliher ana rogers were
Was called and there being no response,
t Was decided 20 stay PROCEEDINGS unul
t- fuf iu appearance. ne dttoiLxygo
were BEGINNING 70 get impatient when
uebs came into court painting for breath.
Then Mr. Erwin asked Tor tme Tor con
ltaUOu. and the Court acqmesced, aItef
fte presence of the defendants was an
i9lnced 10 the bench.
THE DEFENDANTS sEST TO JAIL,
Attorney Erwin exploded a bomb by
stating that " the defendants were com
ItIel 10 give bail on the charge or con
tempt they would 20 10 jail. Tor the
hau already demanded on NE lhdlct1 hI
ments found in the District Court had
exhausted their ability In that difec-
ton Cnleas the Court accepted their
own recOgnizances then II was matter
~ jail and nothing else. Erwin maze
am lmpassioned speech, saying that at
The proper time the Indictment would be
demurrcd 20 and the issue would be
raised whether the unchecked operations
Of capitahsuc tyranny eo9id -t,' intfoubce
These men had neyer-commtted any act
~ Violence. The conscience OF the Court