Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-08
COXEY CONVICTED
OF W aiking on the Grass and Carry
ing Banner -ImpassiOned Ad-
dress OF Rep. Pence.

Washington, May y. - Congressman
Pence, of Colorado, began the closing
argument in the Coxey trial this morn
ing. He commenced by telling the jury
that no one who heard the evidence ex-
pected conviction; that no one wanted
a conviction except the police officers who
interested themselves remarkably in the
case. "Coxey came to ask for the enact
ment of laws" said Mr.. Pence, (which he
believes and thousands of Others believe
to he in the interest of the unemployed.
Coxey's plan might be most foolish
or most wise, but he had come
to present it peaceably at the
head of an orderly body of Amer
lean citizens, and he had as much right
to petition congress as anybody else.
The representatives of large interests,
coming here as paid lobbyists with cor
ruption money, meet with warm well
come, but these were men who had come
here bare-footed, tramping through the
snow, led by man who had the courage
of his convictions, were invited to the
open doors of a Jail built through taxa
tion levied upon citizens"
He commented on the fact that for the
first time this term the district attorney
himself, representative of the attorney
general, had come into the police courts
to prosecute case, thus showing that the
administration was behind the prosecu-
ton. "To-morrow, Coxey free man
by your verdict" said Mr.. Pence, twill
appear before the labor committee of
congress, under the resolution of Mr.. Bell,
of Colorado, to devise means for giving
employment to the unemployed. He
will present his arguments peaceably and
be listened to more attentively than any
paid lobbyist l can assure you. What
ever shall be written of the Coxey move
ment, when it becomes, as it will become,
part of history, let it not be said that
twelve citizens of Washington branded
this honest, well-meaning man as a
criminal"
Judge Miller charged the jury, seeking
to impress upon them the fact that there
was no other issue before them than that
whether the defendants violated the law
by seeking to collect a crowd upon the
capitol grounds. The jury retired at 1:05;
at 2:55 o'clorck the jury is still out.
THE VERDICT.
The jury found Coxey, Brown and
Jones guilty of carrying banner in the
capitol grounds and Coxey and Brown
guilty of walking on the grass. A motion
for new trial was entered.
CoMMoNwEALERs IN JAIL.
La Porte, Ind.-Gen. Randall and Off
GERS are in Jail here, having marched into
the city contrary to the orders of the
authorities. Randalfs army and the
rebels under Sullivan arrived at the city
limits to-day and were met by large
force of deputies under Sheriff Freshe and
ordered to march around the city. This
order was under the sanction of the city
authorities, who, at a special meeting last
night, resolved to keep the armies out
side of the city if possible, promising
them provisions if they did so. Mayor
Scott has promised the general that the
army will be furnished supplies if they
will leave town and probably they will
comply. Meanwhile both armies are in
camp awaiting the result of the trial
WILL sTAHT In noAr's-
Des Moines, Iowa.--General Kelly's
boat is almost completed and the army
has fixed 8 o'clock in tile morning as the
time to start from Des Moines. They have
enough supplies to last three days.