The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09

facturer for steel works and run a stock
farm. L am now engaged in lobbying
for the unemployed people"
What is the object of your visit TO
Washington"
s.To petition congress to pass laws to
give work to the unemployed on public
improvements
The men who came with him did so.
Mr.. Coxey. said, upon the principle that
they might as well be with him as
anywhere else. They were out of work
and their families are destitute at home.
'.Did You obey the laws Of the state?"
'Net. one chicken feather can be traced
to our camp. We knew that the sue
cess of the movement depended upon our
lawfulness. Men were warned not to
beg or drink
MY object ia going TO the capitol :"
said Mr. Coxey. was to present to con-
gress my two bills, the good roads bill
and the pon-interest. bearing bond bill
and to address the congress of the
United States and the American people
on them. demanded the proteotien OF
the police. who seemed to be Col. Brights
right-hand bower. to present-to congress
the petition from labor organizations in
favor Of the bills"
Judge Miller would not permit the in
Production as evidence of the speech Mr..
Coxey intended to make or the protest
he issued, saying they had nothing 10
story of the march TO Washington with
out any embellishments.
Mr.. Bland Testifies.
Next came to the stand Representative
Bland of Missouri. After some wran-
Cling over objections to questions Judge
Miller refused to permit the congress
man TO tell how the police had dubbed
the citizens.
T0a1ro-,,, - +f,-o 5000 "a
defense wanted to show that all the
trouble was caused by the police, and
said they had dozen members of con-
greSS to testify 10 that effect. Finally
the member of congress was allowed
TO tell that the police had driven women
and children and men over the grass in
their charges.
w. F. Longstreet of Worchester,
Mass. and Mr.. Stuz, law student in
Mr.. LipscOmb's Office, testified that paths
were made across the capitol turf by
people who took short cuts.
W. G. Shelby, a lawyer, described
Brownies arrest, telling how the police
men piled their clubs on the people, and
that the officer who arrested Browne had
shown him the stick taken from Browne.
1t had no flag on it,
|. The defense crossed it's case and Mr..
LipscOmb asked Judge Miller to charge
the jury that the act of 1885 was not In
tended to restrict the right of citizens to
peaceably assemble anc petition congress;
also that unless the banner carried was
displayed, designed and adapted to bring
the organization into notice they must
acquit; also that they must acquit Coxey
unless he advised or abetted the others
to display a banner and to walk on the
grass.
Judge Miller said that he would charge
that the jury must find that the defend
ants wilfully and knowingly trod upon
the grass. The attorney for Christopher
Columbus Jones asked the judge to in
struct the jury that his client was 10 be
acquitted Of the second count, since there
was no evidence that he had walked on
the lass. Assistant District Attorney
Mullcwney made the opening speech.
Representative Hudson of Kansas, who
began for the defense. said that it was
plain that the defendants were not tried
for the technical charge against them,
but because they held political opinions
contrary to the opinions of those in
power. These men are not being tried
for stepping on the grass" he argued.
The district attorney will argue TO you
against Mr.. CoXey himself and the
COXey movement"
Mr.. Hudson was followed by Mr.. A. a.
LipscOmb, also for the defense and then
the court adjourned.