The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-08

tlnucd. II said thcro was ono banner
from fitta6rrgh given mo by tho labor.
ing men that had promised 10 plant
,nero II my lilo was eparcd and would
llEe 10 carry that. However, tho ban.
nor was packed into tho wagons with
,he othora or | gavo Marshal Browne
orders 10 pnck them
llero Mr. Lipscomb exhibited tho
banner. 1t was Of white satin with
green letsera and read: "Pittaburgh
ana Allegheny. Moro money; less
hmIScSryj good roada; no interest on
my object in going to tho capitol"
sa'u Alr. Coxey. was TO put to Congress
my two bills, tho good roads bill and
Tue non.interost bearing bonds bill, and
70 address the Congress OF tho United
States and tho American people on
thcin. l demanded tho protection OF
tho police, who seemed TO 10 Colonel
l'rlghrs right hand bower, TO present
to Congress tho petition from labor or.
ganizations IN favor OF the bills"
Judge Miller would not permit tho
Introduction as evidence the speech Mr..
Coxcy intended to make or tho protest
hc issued. saying they had nothing to
do with this trial. Mr.. Coxey told tho
story oil tho march to Washington with
out any embellishments.
THE FLAGS op PEACE.
Concerning the flags OF peace, Con.
oral Coxcy eaid they had been provided
lor tho mon TO bring into notice the two
bills which wero Designed to bring
poace on earth, good will towards men.
Inc organization itself was minor af.
lair, merely an emblem OF tho bills. He
did not know TINT Browne had tho ban.
ner when they started for the capitol
steps, and he did not consider tho
avenue leading to tho atops us part Of
tho grounds.
No&t came to tho stand Reprosenta-
tic Bland. OF Missouri. After some
wranCling over objections Judge Miller
refused 10 permit tho congressman to
tell how the police had dubbed tho citi.
zens. Representative Ponce argued that
the defense wanted to show that NIL tho
trouble was caused by the police, and
said thoy had dozen members OF con-
gross to testify to that effect. Finally
the member OF congress- was allowed to
tell that the police had driven women
and children aud men over the grass in
their charges.
The defense closed Its case and Mr..
Lipscomb asked Judge Miller to charge
tho jury that tho act OF 1855 was not in
tended to restrict the right of citizons
to peaccably assemble and petition
Congress; also that unless the banner
carried was displayed. designed aud
adapted to bring tho organization into
notice, they must acquit; also that they
must aquit Coxey unless he advised or
abetted the Others to display banner
and 10 walk on the grass.
Judge Miller said that he would
charge that tho jury must find that tho
defendants wIlfully and knowingly trod
upon the grass. The attorncyfor Chris.
topher Columbus Jones asked tho Judge
to instruct tho jury that his client was
to DO acquitted OF tho second count.
since there was no evidence that he had
Walked on the grass.
Assistant District Attorney Mullow-
ney made tho opening speech.
Representative Hudson, OF Kansas,
who began for the defense. said that it
was plain that the defendants were not
tried Tor the technical charges against
them, but because they held political
opinions contrary-to the opinions OF
those in power. "These mon are not
being tried for atopping on tho grass"
hc argued. "The district attorney will
argue to you against Mr.. Coxey himself
and the Coxcy movement"
Mr.. Hudson was followed by Dir. a.
a. Lipscomb. also for tho defense and
then the court adjourned.