The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-02
Several Nehgressmen Offer the
Prisone<S Their Services.
WON'T INVESTIGATE.
Congressman Tom Johnson's
Resolution to Look Into
The Beating of Citizens by PO-
lice Voted Down.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Jacob Sechsler
Coxey, the chief of the commonweal
army is under arrest and the three lead
ers of the movement which eliminated
at the. capitol grounds yesterday each
will have to answer to the courts for the
part they took inyesterday's disturbance
The trial of Carl Browne, Christopher
Columbus Jones and Coxey has been
postponed entil Friday.
They. will be arraigned on that day be-
fore Judge Miller in police court The
charge against them will be violation of
the United States statutes. The arrest
of Coxey took place today in the police
court, on information filed against
him last night.
The men have a considerable array of
Populist lawyers TO defend them. their
counsel including Representatives Pence
of Colorado, Baker of Kansas, KEN of
Nebraska, .BOen of Minnesota, and Ad-
jutant General Tarsney of Colorado,
brother of Representative Tarsney of
Missouri The counsel asked that $500
in cash be accepted in lieu of real estate
bail for Goxey'S appearance, but the
judge refused to accept it, and Coxey
and Jones were taken 10 the police
station.
Crowds Were disappointed.
There was 4 crowd of people surround
ing the district court in expectation of
the trial of Browne and Jones, and it was
disappointed atthe postponement of their
cases until next Friday. The crowd like
wise disappointed at its failure
to gain admittance to the court room to
view the proceedings, only those persons
who could give some good reasons for
their presence being admitted.
Among the earliest arrivals at the
court were Coxey, Browne and Jones.
They were soon Joined by four Populist
members of congress-, Lafe Pence of
Il IDF,1
w. II. KEN and Adjutant General Tars-
ney, who offered their services as coun-
sci.
Marshal Carl Browne was attired in
his spectacular buckskin suit, and the
party engaged in consultation until
Judge Miller ascended the bench,
when Browne and Jones walked behind
the railing into the prisoners enclosure,
accompanied by Mr. Coxey.
Several minor cases were first disposed
of. During these proceedings the group
of sympathizers was augmented by the
retary Turner, of the central committee
of the Peoples party, and DR.. t. A.
Bland, Washington third party man.
a Mr. Maloney Is PROSECUTORS.
Attorney General Maloney, smooth
faced blonde haired young man, APP
eyites, and announced: II have
been informed that man named
Jacob ). Coxey is in court, and
after an investig alton last night | have
thought myself warranted in filing an
information against him. | have made
out warrant but if he is willing to sub
init, do not care TO have it served upon
him"
This was surprise, and Coxey spoke
up, @I'm here and ready"
Then he stepped forward to the bar
and attorney Samuel Hyman said: ~First
we ask whether all of the informations
have been filed that the government in
tends to make OUT
"That is not the question replied the
judge.
Then the information charging Jacob
). Coxey with unlawfully displaying A
banner OF device was read and he re-
piled: "Not guilty"
The accused elected to be tried by iurv
and the case was set for Friday morning.
When the question of bail came up one
of the lawyers for the accused said: at
is a moral certainty that these gentlemen
would remain here for ten years for
trial"
1--WE want legal certainty replied
Judge Miller, and he fixed the amount of
bond in each case at $500.
DIdn't Care If They Were Beaten
Representative Tom johnson of Ohio
created a sensation of short duration in
the house shortly after it assem-
bled by introducing resolution
calling fQr a. congressional investi-
gauon oI the beating of citi-
zens by the police during the Coxev
demonstration at the capitol YESTERDAY
He urged 1t as question of privilege.
declaring that the offense occurred on
the capitol grounds and purported to be
In defense Of members of congress
Speaker Crisp ruled that the resolu-
tion did not present a question of per
sonal privilege and fuled ii out of order.
Alr. Johnson asked unanimous consent
to immediately consider the resolution.
but there was chorus of objections.
and the resolution was thus summariIv
killed
Marillo Kicker, a female attorney of
this city, came forward to offer bail for
General COxey. but Assistant District
Attorney AIaloney reminded her of a
provision OF law which forbids attorneys