The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-09
COXEY IS FOUND GUILTY.
nid not Heed the Sign Warning
Him 10 Keep or the
Grass.
The Greatest Penalty Is 600
Fine and 100 Days in tho
Jail
Usual Motions for New Trial and Ar.
rest Of Judgment Luok OF Other
CoEeyites.

WAmrsGros. Nav 8-Ths three leaders
OF the commonwsa. Coney. Browne and
Jones. have been found guilty OF violating
the laws by = Jury of their peers. and will
have 10 submit 10 sentence. hereafter 20 be
Imposed by the court. for their recent dem
ons,rstion on the capital grounds. This
ends what was. as the leaders stated. "the
/ greatest march OF the ninetsenth century" 4"
/ All three OF tho accused we're tried on the
first count Of the Indictment. which
charged them with displaying a banner do
signed 20 bring into public notice the Corey
good roads association. Jones, Of Phils-
delphia, was acquitted OF the second
charge. which accused him Of trsadinR on
the RrasS. bat Co1ey and Browne we're con
victed. The jury retired at 1888 o'clock
after hearing q long cha &c from the judge.
which left them little alternative bat TO
convict.
About $3.50 the jurors sent for the instruo-
tions given To- the defense. but the govern
ment objected. and they fled into the court
room while the judge read the instructions
NounR Attorney Hyman endsavorsd to
have the fact that the objection osms from
the prosecution laid before she jury. boz
]
would not have handed over the written
Instructions under any circumstances. as
that would have been irregular. Twenty
five minutes after this the jury returned
with their verdict Corey had been visit
inR With his wife and his dsuRhtsr. but
took a seat within the bar. and all the party
received the result smiiinRiy. except Hy-
man. who was on his feet with some OBJ jeo-
tion 10 the form ia which the verdict was
presented.
! Attorney LipsoOmb Immediately entered
motion for a new trial and smother In ar
rest Of Judgment. Judge Miller gave him
/ four days 10 file formal papsrs. Then the
judge made inquiries about bail, apd
Frank Hume, the well-known Wholesale
grocer. who several times has run for a
democratic nomination for congress from
| Virginia. signed the bond in $500 each for
the convicted commonweAlsrs.
Corey left tbs room on the arm OF his
wife. The conviction of himself aud Jones
/ was a surprise 20 commonwaal stmpathiz-
ers. Co1sy said il was evident this conVic-
tiOn WAS not Tor what be had done. but be-
cause OF the principles which he had an
/ nouncsd. Browne remarked: II was eur
prised at the con yietlon OF Coxey. becauss
be was plainly acquitted by ths evidence OF
any technical violation OF the statutes.
vioted."
Two weeks maV elapse. during which
time they will be free on bail, before the
motion for a new trial 10 srgued And de-
oided. The penalty provided by law Is the
same for each offense. viz a hne not 10 ex-
ceed $lO0 and imprisonment IN jail not
mOfe shan sixty days, o. both, within ths
discretion of the court; accordingly. the
punishment which may be neted out 20
CoKey and Browne 10 500 and 100 days.
whils Jones ia subisct 10 500 and sixty
DAYS.
Bva cudous congregational error In the
ecent bill which ieorEanizsd the district
courts. there IL no Appe late court TO which
a Tolice court case can be carried. Ihs
only method of appealing from Judge
Aillef's sentence will be by en- application
to a higher court for wTitG OF habeaa corpus
and certiorarL AttorneF Lipsoomb has an
nounced that he will take this step n Judge
Miller owe rules the motion foe q new trial.
However, such petition will not operate
ne "A stay of Judgment 60 keep the defend
ants FROM serving their sentences while 10
10 pending.
Congressman Pence. Of Colorado. made
the closing argument IN behalf OF the com
mOnvealers. lie said no ono who had
heard the evidence expected conviction.
"Coxey cams here TO ask for she enactment
Of laws" said Pence. which he beiisvss.
and thousands Of others believe, would be
Of inestimable advantage 90 the unem-
ployed." Coxey's plan might be foolish
but be had cOnie 20 present 10 psaoeably as
the head of an orderly body OF American
citizens. and had as much right 10 petition
congress Rs anybody else. Rep e.
sentaiivss Of large interests. coming
here paid lobbyists so cor
Tupt congress, met a warm wslooms,
but these were men who came barsfOOtsd.
tramping through the snow. led by a mRu
who had the courage Of his convictions, TO
be invited to open the doors OF a jail built
through the tAIAtlOn of citizens"
Tue distriot attorney discussed the csse
calmly. lie spoke of the senator from Ne
bTaska looking far over the heads Of the
iury TO talk 20 his constituency on the dis
tant pfairies the member from Kansas
takin0 TO the cornfslds Of his state. And
ths gentleman from Colorado talking 20 his
ouen-mouthad onuetitueucv