The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-05
GENERAL CoxEY ARRESTED
Attempted to Make a Speech a,
the Capitol Steps.
A Tremendous Crowd Had Assembled to
Hear Him at 1880 h Afternoon
--Citixen Train Has Queered
the Industrials.

WASHINGTON, May l, 1 p. m.-Gen
eral Coxey arrived at the east front Of
the capitol at l p. m. A tremendous
crowd had assembled, and General
Coxey attempted to speak. He was at
once arrested.
Browne Clubbed by r Policeman.
Brownies personality in the exer.
cises came after the main performance
was over. He rode his mcttlesome
charger in the forbidden paths of the
capitol grounds and jumped him
over the stone coping tc
the eastern part of the park
A mounted officer started after him and
as he resisted arrest he received a club
bling. His head was cut, but it is not
thought that he is badly hurt. The in
cident started n ahont as to gen,
eral fighting, but no such thing oc,
Cured.
Christopher Columbus Jones, com.
handing the Philadelphia contingent,
also tried to break into the capitol
grounds and was promptly arrested,
and together with Carl Browne was
locked up at the Sixth precinct police
station. Coxey was not formally ar
rested, but vas put Off the grounds.
Description of the March on Washington
WAsuISGToN, May 1.-The common.
weals spent another cheerloss night
The weather was cold and damp and
the men were without covering, and
there were few who had any shelter
whatever. At 1905 Marshal Browne
called "Attention!'' and the common,
veal army started for Washington, led
by Browne, CoXey and the band and q
platoon of mounted police.
The ~commonweal army moved ut
funereal pace and 1t was three quarters
of au hour in reaching Mt. Pleasant, q
suburb of the city. At the head of the
dusty soldiers of peace We're three
mounted policemen. Then came
Mrs. Anne l.. Digges, the populist
orator of Kansas, in an open
barouche with her husband and her two
daughters. And then appeared tho
greatest attraction OF the whole show,
Miss Mamie Coxey, IMPLYING Peace"
mounted on a white palfrcy. The pa
rade reached the city limits at 1920. 1t
was not permitted west of Fourth.
tenth street at the instance of the pres
ident. who thought it inadvisable to
hazard a possible demonstration by
some crank in front of the white house
or the treasury building. Coxey
wanted to pass these two points, but
Major Moore firmly insisted on the
Fourteenth street line Of march.
AT 1l:20 the procession reached Flor
ida avenue, the northern boundary OF
the city, and the ~"Commonweal OF
Christ" passed into the promised land
without receiving SO much as a cheer.
Tho rest of the route to the capitol was
over smooth asphalt pavement and the
commonwealers appreciated the bett er
marching.
At 1910 the procession turned from
Fourteenth street into the famous
Pennsylvania which leads to
the capitol. Thousands Of people lined
the avenue. The army reached tho
capitol OF ! p. m. An immense crowd
of citizens had gathered on the eastern
front Of the capitol. General Coxey,
bareheaded, proceeded to tho
stairs of the portico and
mounted to the first platform about five
steps. Here were stationed Captain
Kelley and other officers of the police
force. 1ney met the general De1Ofe ne
had time to turn his face to the gath.
cred multitude and he was pc,
litely informed that lie could make nc
speech at that place. Coxey said firmly,
~ wish to enter u protest" mo sir
firmly said the captain, you eau tal1a
no action here Of any kind" The police
were courteous but very firm. Coxey
then, barehcaded rs lie vas, said
well, .hen, l wish to read program
at can not be read here" said tn.
officer. Coxcy showed no inclination ts
yield and he was unccremoniously hus
tied off the steps into the middle OF the
broad plaza in front Of the capitol. Tho
police did not use their clubs. The
episode then closed for the
day, and the Coxcy affair lasted not
over ten minutes. Tie was taken by
the police to the edge of the crowd
without any difficulty and entered his
carriage. Captain Kelle" said, Where
do you go now, Mr.. Coxey?' ITO our
new grounds in southeast Washington
the industrial leader said. He ther
gave the army the order to march. The
police authorities furnished him n suit
able escort and the weary, disappointed
"wealers" again started on n hot tramy
for u new resting place.