The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-02

will be enormous. No demonstration will
be allowed, however, and large police
guard will be stationed about the build
ing to preserve order.
WOMAN GOES BROWNIES BOND.
About 6 O'Clock tonight Chief Marshal
Browne was released from the fifth pre-
clnct station house on bond of $780, fur
nlshed by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Haines, a
dry goods dealer in Southeast Washing
ton. Marshal Browne was not in a plea
SAINT mood when he went to the clerks
desk to receive the articles taken from
him when arrested, and to questions ne
made unsatisfactory answers. He did
not ask for the return of the broken re-
VoIyer, and that matter was
passed over without comment.
He was not dishgured bv the
handling he received from the police He
talked in his usual strain about his con
stitutional rights, and being on an err
rand of peace, and said that he would fight
the case in the court. He went to the
house of Mrs. Briggs who was willing to
go on the bond of Jones, but was not per-
mitted to do so, on account Of her prop
erty being incumbered There he took
dinner, and awas almost lionzed by a
party OF admirers, who gathered about
him
Subsequently he went to find Gen.
COXey to make a report
Jones is still in his cell acting in tragic
manner when approached and refuses to
talk.
coxEY's STORY OF HIS ELECTION.
Gen. Coxey gives his version of his fail
ure to speak from the capitol steps as fol
lows: II proceeded to the center portico
and had Just started TO walk up when
several police officers stopped me and
told me to go back. 4 want to speak
here l said You can't, said one of
the policemen. 4 have a right
to speak as an American citizen,
1t is my constitutional right, / said. They
refused to let me proceed, and then |
drew written protest from nv pocket.
handing it to the principal officer, and
telling him what it was He refused to
receive it, and then | said that | would
read it, The officers refused to let me
read my protest. They would not let me
speak; they would not let me protest; so
l went back to my carriage"
THE POLICE VERSION.
This is the story of Gen. Coxey's Car
rest as related by Capt Garden, the
chief of the capitol police, to Col. Bright,
the sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate, and
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, who was
sitting in the sergeant-at-arms' Office
when Capt. Garden came in to make his
report: "CoXey came up at the head of
Ai' Dauu. Ilt SiOIlDCu W men ne reaCDeQ
me. J was standing at the foot of the
steps leading to the rotunda Coxey said
he wanted TO deliver an address from the
front OF thD capitol l told him he could not
do 50. He demanded the reason why. l
told him my instructions were to permit
no speechmaking in the capitol grounds.
He then said he had protest ne desired
to read. l told him he could not read it.
he again demanded to know why, and |
i'm hpf
structions. A number of newspaper men
were standing by. ODsey threw the pro
test TO them. 1 then approach him and
walked him off through the crowd"
DIDN'T ARREST HIM.
"You did not arrest him?" queried Col.
Bright, with some interest in his tones.
Il did not arrest him, replied the cap
tain; Il simply walked off with him"
That's right" broke in Senator Voor-
hees, approvingly.
That's right" said Col Bright echo
ing the senator's words, mo arrest"
Il then" continued the captain,
walked CoXey across the grounds in
front of the library building, then south
toward B street, where left him,
don't know where he went"
Was Carl Browne with him2" in
quired Col, Bright
mo, | did not see him"
Did Coxey make any disturbance"
asked Senator voorhees,.
HE did not. He was just as nice as he
was in his interview with you in this
room yesterday afternoon"
A CONTIGENT FROM MISSISSIPPI.
New Orleans, May IA special to the
Picayune from Oxford, Miss, says: "A
detachment of COxey's army or at least
they say they are on their way to Join
Coxey, passed through Oxford to-day.
They were on the tops of trains. The
during which time some of the men
slipped over to the University of Missis-
sippi entered the rooms of some of the
young men while they were absent and
stole their clothing. This is the second
company that has passed through here. -