The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-09

Washington, May S.-The three lead
ers Of the commonweal-CoXey, Browne
and Christopher Columbus Jones-have
been found guilty of violating the laws
by jury of their peers. and will have
TO submit to sentence hereafter to be
imposed by the court for their recent
demonstration on the capitol grounds.
Thus ends what, as the leaders stated,
1.-The greatest march of the nineteenth
century"
All three Of the accused were tried
on the first count of the indictment,
which charged them with displaying
banner designed TO bring in public
notice the Coxey good roads associa-
ton Jones, of Philadelphia, was &C
quilted of the second charge, which
accused him of treading on the grass,
but CoXey and Browne were convicted.
The jury retired at 3 minutes before
I O'Clock, after hearing a long charge
from the judge, which left them little
alternative but to convict, If they fol-
lowed his leading. About $50, the
jurors sent for the instructions given
for the defense, but the government
objected and they filed into the court
room while the judge read the in
structionS.
Young Attorney Hyman endeavored
to have the fact that the objection
came from the prosecution laid before
the jury, but he was suppressed.
Judge Miller stated he would not
have handed over The written instruc-
lions under any circumstances, as that
would have been Irregular.
Twenty-Five minutes after this cpl
sode the jury returned win the verdict.
General Coxey'' had been visiting
with his wife and his daughter the
Goddess Of Peace" Of the Elay day
denonstrat ton, but took his seat with
in the bar. and all the party received
the result smilingly except Mr. Lyman,
who was on his feet with some objec-
ton to the form in which the verdict
was presented. but who was sat upon
by his colleagues.
Verdict Was Guilty.
The verdict was guilty as to the first
charge--carrying banners upon the cap
ital unds-7agains all the defendants;
and m the second charge-walking on
the grass Of the Capitol groundS-guil-
" as to CoXey and Browne and not
guilty as 90 Jones
Attorney Lpsconb Immediately en-
tered q motion for new trial and an
other in arrest OF judgment.
Judge Miller gave him four days to
file the formal paper. Then the judge
made inquiries about bail, and Frank
Hume. a well-known wholesale grocer,
who several times has run for the DEM
ocraCic nomination for Congress from
the Virginia. district, signed a bond in
$500 each for each Of the convicted COM
monweaieTs.
General Coxey left the room on the
arm Of his wife, pushing through a
curious crowd. which made no demon
stration.
The conviction Of himself and Jones
--a,1,-
pathiZerS. CsDXey said 1t was evident
this was not for what he had one, but
because Of the principles in behalf OF
which he had labored.
Carl Browne remarked: 7 was sur
prised at the conviction Of Brother Cox
ey. because he was plainly acquitted by
the evidence Of any technical violation
of the statutes. For my own part, 1
expected TO be convicted
Two weeks may e3apSe, during which
they win be free on bail. before a mo-
ton for new trial is argued and de-
cided. The penalty provided by law is
the same for each offense, viz: A fine
not 10 exceed 500 and imprisonment in
Jail for not more than sixty days or
both. within the discretion of the court.
Accordingly the punishment which may
be meted out to CoXey and Browne is
5000 and 120 days. while Jones is sub
jeot to 800 and sixty days
Curious Conversational Error.
BY a curious congressional error IN a
recent bill which reorga nIZed the dis
trict courts. there is no appellate court
to which 4 police court case can be car
RED. The only method Of appealing
from Judge Miller's sentence will he
by an application to a higher court for
-vrl s Of haheas corpus and certiorari.
However, such a petition viii not op-
crate as stay Of judgment to keep
the defendants from serving their SEN
fences while it is pending.