The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-02
the army stood in tho street. The officers
spgrred the crowd after Coxey and
Crownc. B street was npassablc.

trowno. Is street was lInplsslblc.
Coxey sprang 10 the stone paving nj the
east front of the capitol grounds and with
bound was inside the fence amid the
tangled shruhbery. Browne followed The
first officer tied his horse TO the fence
climbed the fence at bound and dartod
into the shrubbery. Other officers fol-
lowed. The small trees, benches and
Hover beds went down before the sweep Of
the horsemen and the yelling crowd which
followed Coxey and Browne lodged
through the bushes 10 an ppen area AT the
east front. There was crash when the
fugitives, officers and mob from the street
met the officers and people in the open.
The people shouted and CoSey and Browne
we're lost Tor moment, Tho policemen
stemmed the rush after n minute. One
officer used his baton freely.
Coxey slipped unohserved through the
struggling mass and bounded up the east
front entrance TO the capitol. He
was up TO the tenth step before he
was recognized. Then the officers
closed in above him. Tho great crowd
recognized him and shout went up from
every corner. Coxey turned TO the crowd
and raised his hat. lie was pale.
Captain Garden of the capitol police
stepped To the side of him and Lieutenant
Kelly of the city police held his other
arm. The officers formed soldly about
him and the crowd below was kept back
by the menacing clubs.
"What do you want 10 do here ." asked
Captain Garden.
Il wish TO make an address, replied
toxcy. His voice showed his intense
emotion.
But you cannot do it,"
Then can | read protest ?" asked
Coxey. He drew from his pocket a type
written manuscript and began to un-
fold il.
Captain Garden took Coxey by the left
arm and Lieutenant Kelly by the right and
they moved down the steps, c solid rank
OF officers following. Al the first step the
great crowd greeted CoNey and the officers
with shouts. Again the mounted police
charged and 1t looked as if there would
bc trouble, but the little knot of OIL
GERS pressed forward with Coxcy in the
center, flankcd by tho mounted officers.
CoXey made exit from the capitol en-
trance. lie tossed the typewriter pro-
test 10 group of newspaper men. saying:
THAT IL for the press" There was no
formal arrest. Coxey turned toward the
army which still stood oil Is street. Carl
Browne was n shining mark OH account
| of his conspicuous costume and tho most
aggressive portion Of the crowd followed
him. As Browne broke through the
foliage half dozen mounted police
charged after him. When he reached the
foot of tho capitol steps there was an eN-
citing dialogue between him aud the
police.
Two policemen throw themselves upon
Browne aud grabbed the flag of peace and
smashed the staff. They seized Browne
by tho shoulders and thrust him through
the. crowd several hundred feet to the
sidewalk. Clubs descended upon the
mems shoulders, but whether Browne
was hit could not be seen.
The officers rushed him through
the crowd, he trying TO shelter his
head and shouting, II am an Amer
ican citizen; stand on my constitutional
rights"
Tho dramatic marshal was dragged to
the police station. When the police had
escorted Coxey TO his carriage he clam
bered into the vehicle and loud cheers
went up from the crowd.
Then the policemen lost their heads and
falling upon n number of lucklcss colored
women. dubbed them. The army had not
broken ranks in the tumult. An humble
bass drummer started tho rythmIc
"boom" upon the instrument and the COM
monwealers fell into step and, with Coxey
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cheers, tho procession turned down Sec
ond street 10 south and started TO the new
camp in the malarious region in the ex.
treme southern part Of the city.
Late in the afternoon Brownies bail was
fixed al 500. Mrs. Emily Briggs. a
wealthy resident OF this city, and Mrs.
Anna Hahn. "a prominent labor sympa-
thizer, undertook tho bond, aud the chief
marshal was set free. Mrs. Briggs con-
yeyed him in her carriage To her home.
where he took dinner aud then returned
10 the new camp near the river.
| Christopher Columbus Jones was left Ia
langush in the station house. None OF
the Coxey people seem TO be particularly
interested IN his condition and IL is doubt
ful II any effort will be made To get him
out. On reaching the camp Browne betook
himself Immediately TO the headquarters,
where he refused to see any of his follow
ers or outsiders except select few.
Shortly aftcrward Coxey made his appear
ance in the tent and listened with careful
attention to the mnrshal's account
Of his arrest. After master.
ing the situation he had gasoline
lamps lit on either side of the platform in
the lower corner of the new camp and a
few minutes later he was addressing an
audience mnde up of limited portions OF
his followers and such curious men and
women as were willing 10 pay 10 cents 10
see what was going on.
CoxeS said lie was well satisfied with
what had transpired during the day. H.
believed the fact that the common people.
represented by his followers, had been
denied the right TO peaceably assemble
and state their grievances, and 1t would
be heralded throughout the land and
would resul, IN bringing thousands OF un-
employed to this city.