The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-06
FIERY LAFE PENCE.
He Creates a Sensation by a IlIy-
Timed Remark


Timed Remark
Washington. May 5.1There was
falling off in the attendance of con-
gressmen at the trial of the common
veal leaders today. Representative
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, had a seat
within the bar.
After testifying that a policeman had
told him that Browne and Coxey ran
across the grass, James H. Forsy, d
clerk in the district surveyors office.
tried to point upon the map of the city
where the capitol grounds lie, but the
attorneys for the defense objected to it
as not competent Finally he was per
United to state what upon hearsay he
thought were the boundaries of the
grounds.
( Judge Miller recalled the officer and
Esked him several questions.
y Representative Pence created a SEN
Sation by declaring that il was eviden,
the court was endeavoring to help the
prosecuting officers out of hole from
which they had shown their absolute
incapacity 10 lift themselves.
Can you show any Improperly in
the question:" asked the judge.
I can object that the questions are
absolutely improper and misleading. -
responded Pence.
Judge Miller declared with consider
able warmth that il was his privilege
and sworn duty TO elicit all the facts.
Pence asked some questions of the
officer and il was shown that although
he was recorded as complainant he had
not offered any complaint. He could
not fell how it happened that the
charges Of disorderly conduct and as
SAINT had been entered against Browne
Nd afterwards withdrawn. The officer
denied that Browne had been dubbed,
and when he was asked if Browne had
not been roughly used, the Judge said
that was not in the case.
Officer F. D. Aldridge cleared away
the mystery. which has surrounded the
circumstances under which Christopher
Columbus Jones. of Philadelphia
managed to get himself arrested. Mr.
Jones, the officer explained, had in
terfered" as the police were trying to
arrest Browne.
Oficer Murphy testified ne had been
stationed at the capitol grounds with
orders to prevent any organization
from parading there. or any persons
from carrying banners. Browne broke
in. flourishing a banner, the officer
said. and SO he had arrested him.
Congressman Hudson, Of Kansas,
cross-examined Mr.. Murphy.
80 you signed this affidavit did you
not?" the congressman asked. exhibit
ing the complaint against CoXey.
Yes sir
And you did not see Coxey there?"
NO sir"
Sergeant Kenny had seen Browne at
Brightwood drilling the men with their
sspeace bannerettes." as the witness
called them. such a drill as ne had
never heard of before, although he was
an old soldier. Jones had made a wild
leap from the cab across the street;
the officer had commanded Jones' fol-
lowers TO stand still and they had done
so.
Did you hear him make a declara-
ton. a statement or threat?" inquired
Mr.. Hudson.
why did you tell his men to stand
stili?"
.AThen. as matter of fact, all the
tfbuble was between the citizens and
The oficers?''
Most emphatically. no"
A juror asked some questions about
Jones. eliciting the fact that the Phiia-
delphian had not walked on the grass.
Police Lieutenant Kelly told how
Coxey asked leave to make speech
or read a protest.
did he say he demanded your pro-
lection while he expressed his consti-
tutional rights?' asked Mr.. Pence.
Il don't remember that
What was his bearing?"
Gentlemanly throughout
y did he violate any law"
IF he had, ! would have arrested
him. He was quiet and peaceable
throughout"
The prosecution having been finished,
Representative Pence made a motion