The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

others to Livingston, Mont. others to
employees of the Chicago Burlington
and Quincy, Big Four md Santa Fe
railroads. All urged men to go out and
stay out. One dispatch read: 1T
Will take more than Injunction TO move
trains. Get men out " This was ad-
dressed to w. F. Smith. Grand juno
ton. Colo. Mapy other dispatches were
OF the same tenor. One said: DO
not be frightened by troops, injunc-
tions, or the subsidized press. Call
your men out. This is a contest of
plutocracy against the masses, and we
will win and protect our supporters"
The court interferred at this point
with the suggestion that it did not want
to hear any more dispatches. Enough
had been read to indicate a persistent
violation of the injunction. Then the
district attorney proceeded to read a
resume Of loss of property occasioned
by the mob during the past two weeks,
OF assaults upon engineers, framen, and
others. who continued at work, and of
interruption of traffic that had occur
red since the injunction had gone into
effect.
President Debs listened with close
attention. The reading of the informa.
ton occupied over one hour, and at it's
conclusion the District Attorney con-
tended that the defendants were clearly
in contempt and should be attached
19ER punished. Then General Counsel
lNP :. of the Santa Fe Road, stepped to
Tne a and read another long infOrma.
tiOn, charging the defendants with in.
reference with the operators Of that
road, and likewise asking a contempt
attachment.
The court asked the defendants if
they were represented by counsel, and
Mr.. Gregory responded. He said that
Debs was in court voluntarily, although
it was understood that this would be
an eT pGTte application, The govern
ment did not deem it best to charge
either of the four defendants with per-
sonally participating in violence, nor
had a case been stated that was cogniz
able in a court of equity. With con-
siderable heat Mr.. Gregory said that he
did not understand that the govern
ment's information was for the protec-
ton of the roads, or that the movement
was to be used as an agency to vindi-
cate property rights of receivers. That
seemed to be what Mr.. Peck wanted,
but it would be very unfortunate if any
action Of the court gave color to that
claim. The entire country was con
cerned in this matter, and it must be
kept free of bias.
Mr.. Walker responded that the gov
|! eminent did not propose to protect
railroad property except SO far as inter
state commerce and mails was con,
cerned. To this the judge added:
We are not here for any other pur-
pose"
t Continuing, Mr.. Walker said that
} the government represented all the
:, ronrIn tho 6nfondonFc included 0p6 -
would not lend it's authority to the pro
lection Of railroad property except
within the lines indicated
Finally the Court cut the discussion
short by ordering the issuance of at
tachments for contempt against Debs,
Howard, Keliher, and Rogers, but in
/, structed the United States Marshal to
waive service on the understanding
that the defendants would voluntarily
surrender at the bar of the court at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
When the court met at 2 O'Clock
8 Keliher and Rogers were present, but
President Debs was not on hand when
his name was called, and there being
no response, it was decided to stay pro
ceedings until he put in ar appearance
The attorneys were beginning to get
impatient when Debs came into court
; painting for breath. Then Mr.. Erwin
q asked for time for consultation, and
!. the Court a~cquiesced, after the pres
ence of the defendants was announced
q to the bench.
q Attorney Erwin exploded q bomb by
o stating that if the defendants were
compelled to give bail on the charge d
i contempt, they would go to jail, for the
q bail already demanded on the indict
q ments found in the District Court haC
exhausted their ability in that direc
ton. Unless the Court accepted theil
own recognizances, then it was a mat
q ter of jail and nothing else. Erwin
y made an impassioned speech, saying
e that at the proper time the indictment
y would be demurred to, and the issue
q would be raised whether the unchecked
operations Of capitalistic tyranny coulC
introduce the methods of a British
q monarchy. These men had never com
y mitted any act of violence. The con
science of the Court was being whipped
to resort to extreme and uniustifiablC
methods.
Judge Seamans set the trial of tn,
q contempt cases for next Monday morn
ing at II o'clock. He fixed the add
s tional bail at So, 600 each, and orderet
the four men to be he'd in the CUSTODY
of the United States Marshal until tn
!; surities had been approved.
IL At 3:15 p. m, after a conference will
= their attorneys, Debs announced fol
q himself and the three other defendant
q that they would go to Jail and refus,
le to give additional bail, on the grounC
that their bondsmen in the other case
/ had been so bitterly attacked by thu
press that they felt a great deal of hest
q fancy in asking more citizens to go ad
ditional bail on them.