The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-22

SidIhS III SoNs why 10 Ni'hbs thf
Judge. What right of yours has. been
abridged In the District OF Columbian
asked the Court. Judge Miller referred
to Coxey's absolute folly" arraigned
him as a dreamer" and said: 81 don't
know OF any case where the Court would
be more justified in passing the maximum
sentence, but l am not going to do IT,
Then the Judge told the defendants that
he could send them 10 jail FOR 10 days
and fine them 500 each, but he would
not do so. He wished. ne said. that CoXey
and Browne had so demeaned themselves
that more than nominal sentence would
not be necessary, but their demeanor In
court had changed this feeling.
Judge Miller then imposed the SEN
tence given above, OF twenty days i'm
prsonment in the District jail for all
three defendants, and s. fine or ten days
additional imprisoi ment for CoXey and
Browne.
COxEY. BROWNE AND JONES IL JAZZ.
At FIVE minutes OF o'clock. Coxey
Browne. and Jones, with handouts on
their wrists were placed in the BLACK
Maria" with a dozen white and negro
workhouse prisoners (whO were not hand
cufied) as companions. and the van i'm
mediately conveyed them to the jail.
1ONtN ulu iht ittioAi IL AAt'+-' tt'' N'%N-e''
Oh such "A basis. and when he was told
that he was to be taken TO the District
prison. he asked TO be allowed to go in
a carriage, but his request was not grant
/ ed. and ne and his companions were com
! PEELED to ride the same as other prisoners.
! a score Of policemen patrolled the side
! walks adjacent 10 the courthouse after
! the sentence was given, and pre- onted the
] curious from assembling thereabout.
one of Coxey's men. who had been wait
ing around the court. followed the van
! on horseback with the view of getting or
dcrs from the General" as TO the future
conduct Of the Army OF the Common
veal"
Before going TO the Police Court this
| morning TO receive sentence, ana appar-
/ emily without any anticipation OF the
( actual outcome. Coxey prepared an eiao-
orate proclamation which he furnished 10
! the press.
! Az EXTRACT FROM TIE PROCLAMATION
one extract will serve as specimen
! OF the entire production.
Some newspapers said we would never
| leave Masillon. Ohio. We ieft. lhey
next said We would never cross the
pennevlvania line. We crossed. Next, We
would never pass through Pittsburg. We
| nassad. Next. that we were too lazy TO
! climb the Allegheny mountains We
| climbed. Next. we would go 10 pieces In
sparsely supplied surroundings Of the
! country. The pieces did not 90. Next,
| that the District Commissioners would
| not allow us to march on pennsylvania
! avenue. We marched. Next, that we
would never have the courage 10 90 ON
the stairs of our nations home. We
went. And we were arrested; for what?
Exercising our northumberland
| constitutional right of free speech? on,
no. They dare not do that Their crack
of doom would come too soon IL
they attempted that. and they knew II
too. Their tactics were then to bring
odium upon us. and rely upon servile
and sooth-scattering press to blacken
us"
| The effect Of CoXey's conviction on his
| camp. together with drenching rain
storms. insufficient food and shelter, and
repeated change of base. will probably b
their entire disintegrati0n. Even now the
army is mostly made up of old negroes
recruited from Washington, and has
scarcely any of its original members
left.
oklahoma Sam" and Jesse Coxey
Were hunting this afternoon for one OF
the malcontents who had ridden off with
a Canadian mare belonging to the Gen
| eral "