Evening journal., 1894-04-16
ION TO WASHINGTON"
"Jonesey" and His "Army" En-
Route to the Capitol.
THROUGH STANTON THIS MORNING


Wilmington Authorltios--A Move Made
This Morning.
Christopher Columbus Jones and his
army" took advantage Of an oppor-
tunity to leave the city on Saturday
night after they had spent the afternoon
In the City Hall, as soon as IL was offered
them The army" remained near Now.
/ port that night, yesterday and last night.
After the raid WIS made on the
army by State Detectives Witsill and
| McVey on Saturday afternoon, the fifteen
| men captured were locked up at the
police station. They gave their names as
follows: William Daley, oolor-bearer:
/ Christopher Columbus Jones. chief
marshal; Henry + Clinton, secretary and
treasurer; Byron Lougham, Harry
Adams, Charles Milton. George Schrac k
/ Thomas Riley, Joseph Miller. David
Iackey. Frank sibers, Charles Miller.
Isaac Walters, Richard Thompson aud
Theodore Class
In tSe evening they vera arraigned ia
the Municipal Court room before Magis-
trate Monaghan and charged with va
grancy They were told that under The
law OF this state they had been arrested
as vagrants, they having no home and no
visible means Of support. The men said
that they were not tramps and then the
justice asked Commander Jones the occu.
patton and the place Of residence OF his
army, but the commander said that he
had not had an opportunity to classify
them.
Marshal Jones was then Informed that
II they would leave the city they would
| 1 i d. l. L.
furnished with police escort They de.
cided to 90 and this Is the route they
took: King street TO Fourth, along
Fourth TO Madison, along Madison to
Maryland avenue, and out the avenue 10
Newport A squad Of officers accom-
panied them TO the city limits At New
port Advance Agent O. I. Mckee claimed
TO have a hall engaged Ia which speeches
would be made.
The army" arrived at Newport at
about 10 o'clock. Magistrate Yates and
Constable Porter we're waiting for them
with a posse, and when they attempted
to stop in the bounds of the town they
were ordered to move on
The column then took up its march
and went TO farm just outside of the
town. The man who lives on the farm
told them that they could not camp on
his farm and they moved on. The army
continued on its march until the farn of
Henry J. Chur shman was reached. 10 Is
about quarter of mile from Newport
and on the road No objection was made
to them stopping there and the army
= went into camp.
, At daybreak yesterday, Treasurer Gin
ton issued an order for all hands to take
} bath, which, contrary TO expectations
was obeyed without a murmur The
: bathing place was a creek Just a few
hundred yards east once started on
the road to cleanliness, the BOYS entered
into the work with will and at break
fast time the Commonwealers came
nearer resembling respectable citizens
than at any time since they started on
the tramp
The crowds began arriving early, and,
while there were many respectable per-
Sons among them. there were also q
pretty motley collection, who subjected
''JOnesey" and his aids TO no end OF un.
merciful guying. His silk hat was criti.
clsed and various comments we're passed
upon bis whiskers
In the afternoon a mass meeting was
organized on the lot and G. T. Mckee
the mild eyed, bewhiskered and erratic
advance agent, harangued the crowd on
the benefits that would accrue to ths
: workingman from the merits OF Coxey
He criticised the Wilmington authorities
IN no mild terms and declared that IN,
! crusade WAS one Of peace, and the army
was not made up Of buns, but Of toll
J eTs anxious to do their country good.
Last night four negroes. who walked
al the way from Philadelphia, enlisted
Newport citizens were much pleased
with the stay Of the 'army." Several
5 recruits attended services at the M. r
Church last night
This morning the army" was in
creased by fourteen men who had en-
; listed during the night They bundled
! up after breakfast and started TO march.
Z Every body IN Stanton was worked mp "a
2 fever heat, when the army approached
( the borders of the town, but there was
- no outbreak on part Of the recruits, they
20 were allowed TO pass through without
Incident Women. men and children
D filled the streets TO watch the march q
Z | Washington.
o After the army" had passed out oi
i Stanton about a mile, farmer loaded ny
o a wagon with provisions and started aftel
lit. He will denate the provisions I,
Christopher Columbus Jones for the gooc
OF the cause.
, "Jonesey" snd his followers arrive,
- at p, w. b. culvert, betweel
r. Newark and 0gleton, about tw'
T. miles east Of the former place
? at noon. Two OF the recruit
Q walked to Newark and some citizens
donated two baskets Of bread for thei
= use The "army" ate dinner near tn
o railroad
Another wing Of "Jonesey's 8 army" al
+ rived in Miller's woods, west Of Newark
a from Philadelphia, this morning
q They came down by way O
Pennsylvania and struck Delswar
on the western border Of. Nil
Creek hundred It is supposed tha
/. they heard Of the treatment the porto
g preceding them received at the hands O
70 Detectives McVey aud Witsil and too
T that route to keep out Of the.oficer's tel
o ritory.
i The "armies" will come togethe
q probably this evening Both Of theI
II are expected to camp outside the Newar
I fasar