Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03
INDUSTRIAL ARMY MEN REFUSE WORK

The Leader OF tho CommonweaI Army
Under Arrest--Progress of the Coxryiics
Out west--work offered TO One Army,
Hut Only 10 Men Accepted--Tho Lurid
Prediction of "a Cranky Kansas ONCE
holder.
Associated Press Dlspatfh by Speelsl wlras.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Jacob Slechcr
Coxey, the chief of the Commonweal
army, Is now also under arrest and the
three leaders Of tho movement which
eliminated at the Capitol grounds each
will have TO answer to the courts for
tho part he took in yesterdays disturb
ance.
The trial of Carl Browne, Christopher
Columbus Jones and CoXey has been
postponed until Friday. They will be
arraigncd on that day before Judge
Miller in police court Tho charge
against them will be violation of United
States statute.
The arrest Of Coxey took place this
morning in police court, on an informa-
ton filed against HIM last night. Tho
three men have considerable array of
Populist lawyers, including Representa-
tives Pence Of Colorado, Baker OF Kan
sRs, KEN of Nebraska, Boon of Mnne-
.
Colorado. Counsel asked that $500 In
cash be accepted in lieu of real estate
bail for Coxey's appearance, but the
| judge refused to accept IL and CoXey
and Jones were taken to the police sta.
ton.
Assistant District Attorney Alexander
Mullowney,who appeared as prosecutor
OF the Coxeyites at 1918 O'Clock an
- g..
that man named Jacob S. Coxey is in
court and after an investigation last
night have thought myself warranted
in filing an information against him. /
have made out warrant, but If he Is
willing to submit do not care to have
it served upon him."
This was surprise aud General
Coxey spoke up, II am here and ready"
Then the information, charging Jacob
s. Coxey with unlawfully displaying q
banner or device, was read and he re-
piled mot guilty"
Browne and Jones waived the reading
of the legal formula against them and
both pleaded not guilty.
Then Judge Miller asked them
whether they elected to be tried by
judge or jury, an alternative permissible
under the law. Browne said, "while
know that your honor would do me
justice, 1t is my right to have a jury
trial, and l ask it."
Attorney Hyman requested that Mr.
Coxey be released on his personal bond.
LINCOLN, NEB., May 2.-The super
intendent of the Burlington railroad
offered employment to all members of
| Colonel Duffy's company of the Indus
trial army. Sixteen accepted the offer
and were given transportation to Mon
tana. They will work on an extension
of the road and will be paid $l.40 per
day. Efforts are being made 10 organize
an army in Omaha. About 800 men
have agreed to march to Washington.
TOPEKA, KAN, May 2.--Secretary of
State Osborne said to-day, relative to
the arrest Of Coxey and Browne: al
want to make this prediction: There
| will be no overt act until the next cleo
ton. Then simultaneous with the re-
turns flames will shoot up into the air
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
every palatial residence will be destroyed
in this uprising of the people. Woe
unto them who have sought to stay this
tide of the past six months. The farmers
are preparing for this; they are selling
horse or COW and buying Winchesters,
and many mechanics are doing the
| same"