The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-03
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How They Appear in Wash
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REPULSIVE LOOKING SET
Description of the Squelching Of the
C0Xeyites.

COAeS, MT. SoXey anu oaDy LesaI enueF
Coxey-They Were All There.
Especial Correspondence of THE GLoBEl
WAsaINGToN, May IL saw CoxeY,
Carl Brown, Mrs. Coxey, Miss Coxey,
Legal Tender Coxey and the so called
army, this morning for the first time. A
more disrespectable looking set, taken
as a whole, 1 never saw before in my
life. They are a lazy, dirty, shiftless
looking lot, and the last one of them ought
to be sent to the work house and made
to chisel stone for the balance of their
lives. MISS Mamie .Coxey headed the
army clad in a white flannel dress,
mounted on white horse, and wearing a
small cap which exposed very bold and
uninteresting face to the full glare of the
bered about 329. About 100 recruits
joined them at 14th street They reached
the capitol about o'clock. The police
charged the Coxeyites as they entered the
grounds and Immediately a fight began,
in which there were not very many par
ticipants, but which was very exciting
and sent terror through the crowd, many
of whom were women. Some of the
Coxeyites seized the horses Of the police
by the bride and struck at the officers
with their fists or with anything at hand,
and the policeman used their clubs freely
on everyone who made any demonstra-
ton. Just as Browne, who had got the
head of the crowd momtntarily out of
reach Of the police, rushed through the
shrubbery on to the asphalt Immediately
in front of the main staircase of the
| House, squad of four or five of the
| police who had ridden around came upon
him, and seized him by the collar He
made desperate fight and the mounted
officers made circle around him still
| holding him, while he struck right and
| left at them with his arms, which he had
succeeded in keeping free, and his little
BODY guard surrounded the officers and
pelted and pounded at them with a des
perati0n which was harmless only be-
cause they were without weapons. Brown
was taken out Of the grounds by two
mounted police, one holding him on
either side, and the O;her police cOntin.
ued to fight with the few struggling
Coxevitcs who were determined not to
viel?, and who on every occasion would
s jD behind an officer and deal him 6
blow or try to pull him from his horse
The immense crowd gave the fight 6
much more serious aspect than the
amonnt Of fighting and number of pco
Pile engaged in it warranted, and 1t was
; over in but few minutes.
Meanwhile Coxey had reached th'
Senate steps and was there arrested b.
the police without resistance, but yer,
vigorously protesting.
Coxey was not kept in custody. II
was taken from the grounds and place.
in his carriage, and thereupon drove OF
to the site of his new camp in Sout
Washington.
The scene on the capitol steps was on
Il of the most remark able ever witnessed
this or any other city. People wer
crowded up aud down the steps until th
; whole line was black. Mr.. Coxey, e:
corted by squad of policemen on hors
, and on foot, was pushed through th
= crowd and on to the lower landing of-th
!. main east front steps. Here he was m'
J. by the captain of the capitol police. Cal
5 tain Austin, Lieutenant Amiss, LieuteI
) ant Swindells and a number Of otht
officials of the police department. VI
# Coxey was cool and calm, but in M
ment his voice became excited as he a.
dressed the captain of the capitol.
+ "Is this the representative of Colon
al Bright ~ he said.
~ "I am the captain cf the capitol police
- Then" said Mr.. CoxeY, 81 demand Il
=. right to deliver an address to the peopl
make this demand in the name of t