The Washington times., 1894-04-15
Soma Barking Hb0Ut
Those Under Dogs

In one Of the morning papers giving an ac-
count of the arrest OF the workingmen who
were tried and discharged in the police court
Monday there is line or two saying that two
of these workingmen had left town because
they did not want to become burdensome to
friends here, and hereby hangs tale.
A gentleman in the city, noticing one of
these men, recognized and went 10 him. Alter
some protestations he finally acknowledged
his identity under pledge that his name
should not be used. This is the story he told
Several weeks ago he was in Cincinnati.
Passing by the police court he dropped in as
matter of curiosity. He saw drawn up
before the police judge a long line of men,
and he took a position so he could look them
in the faces. They were dirty and ragged but
DIDN'T seem TO have vicious countenances at
all, except a very few of them. Finally the
judge came in and took a seat on the bench,
made few pleasant remarks to the police
officer and the clerk, and after some little
time turned to the men.
The first one standing in the line was ad-
dressed about as follows:
''Well. what have you to say for YOURSELF"
have been out of employment long time.
and yesterday 1 was almost famished for
food, and as last resort l went up to q man
who had pleasant look and told him was
starving and asked him if he would give me
5 cents to buy a loaf of bread. The man
looked at me for Il moment or two. and then
sad: Come with me- and he went into a
bakeshop and bought loaf of bread. took
the bread and was standing on the corner eat
ing it when the police officer came up and ar
rested me for begging on the streets"
''Oh, that is an old story" said the Judge
Sixty days. and the man passed on. The
judge said TO the next one in the line of mem
What have you to say!'
Il am working man and have been in
the city several days hunting for work, and
yesterday this officer arrested me-
The judge spoke to an officer standing
near him. saying something the gentleman
did not hear. but he turned to the man and
said:
The officer says you are tramp. Sixty
days.
And that was the end of that trial And
so it was Though all the line. The gentle
man went out of the police court wondering
if the bill of rights was still in force in this
country. 4 few days afterwards business
police courts there. afterwards in Boston,
and then in Chicago. This matter OF trying
men was the same in all these places. and the
gentleman said he had not particle OF doubt
but what there We're thousands of working
men now lying in jails and workhouses in the
United States who had never committed anv
crime. Many of them had wives and little
children whom they loved as tenderly as the
rich do theirs. and there seemed no one at all
interested in their captivity.
He chaiact erizei the proceedings of police
courts in this country as worst manner of
dispensing justice than the Caliph Of Ba"dad
ever adopted. Having returned to Cincin-
nati he took more interest in these parties
seeking work. and finally with his friend
Joined this band of workingmen and came
from Cincinnati with them to Washington for
the purpose of being arrested according to
MAJOR Moores programme and being sent to
the workhouse. The ear in which they came
all the way was procured through his iniiu-
ence, and that is the reason the workingnen
were never asked for any fare. The plan was
frustrated by the appearance in the police
court of Congressman Hudson and Mr.. Lips
comb, who procured the discharge THE par
ties. They had not intended to contest in the
police court, but after having been sent to the
workhouse they would appeal to the District
courts. and show how two wealthy citizens
had been convicted in an American court.
Inc StHtltindu Ietl Town carry NeSibruav
morning. He is large owner in railroads,
and he said something must be done or
within Il year he. too. would be 4 pauper.
The road in which he is large owner. he
said, had been kept out Of the hands of n
receiver by using up all their surplus. and
the fatal day could not be much longer post
poned. Last year at this time he supposed
he had competence for himself and his
family, but If the conditions now prevailing
continued his means would vanish. The rail-
road runs through an exclusively farming
country, and he said if farmers became so
poor on account of prices remaining so low
that they could not buy, there would be no
freight to transport nor passengers 20 carry.
The newspaper correspondents following
the Coxey army have been greatly nonplussed
and perpiexed about this man, whom they call
1.-THE Unknown" It now turns out that he is
n trained military officer. one of the finest
tacticians in this country; that in the organi-
cation OF the army he has adopted the
modern system of tactics. whereby every four
or five men has a subordinate officer to look
after them. The newspaper men are astounded
at the complete command he has over the
army.