The morning call., 1894-05-10
CARPENTER BREAKING ROCK.
lgnominy Falls Upon One of the
Industrial Leaders.

IIuuSITldl LcducTS.
SACRAMENTO, May 9.-Payne, who was
adjutant of the regiment of Industrials
camped at Suffers Fort. and who yes
terday divided the armY's money with
Colonel Carpenter. alias Inman. Captain
Savage and Captain Logan, and then de-
camped. and VINO was arrested with Car
peuter last evening, has made the follow
ing written statement:
COUNTY JAIL, May 9, 1894.
To the Sheriff of Sacramento County: Tues
day morning about 10 o'clock Colonel Carpen-
Ter and myself split S317 among us equally and
then separated. This was done on the levee,
the other side OF the railroad. Logan and
Savage went away from us and DO not know
anything of their plans. The money taken by
Carpenter and myself is buried near where we
were arrested. near Clarksburg. Fl. C. Drum.
mond, now commander, never received a cent
Of it. w. ID. PAYNE.
The Stockton and Oakland Inustrial
armies have left the city and are now en-
camped along the railroad at Haggins'
ranch. few miles north of here. The City
Trustees to-day refused to appropriate
money for Barriers army, which is still at
the baseball grounds some 500 strong, but
offered to send them by steamer to San
Francisco, which they had previously de-
clined to accept.
Sheriff O'Nsil recovered. ten miles down
the river. S65 of the $3.50 buried by
Colonel Carpenter in his fight. 1t will be
turned over 10 the regiment that left Sut-
ter's Fort this afternoon. Logan, the
treasurer, who also got away with $50. is
reported tonight TO have been shot while
trying to steal couple of horses, but the
story has not yet been verified. Carpenter
to-day pleaded guilty to vagrancy and an
hour later started in on six months job
breaking rock in the iailyard. He may
also 90 to Folsom for embezzing the funds
of the army.
SAN DIEGO, May 1.-TWO or three hun
dred members o: the Commonwesl Army
reserve met in Montezuma Hall this even
ing for organization and to express SYM
pathy for the Coxey movement. and the
following officers were elected: Com
mander, A. b. Haety; vice-commander,
Mr. Young; qusrermaster, A. w. Tripp
adiutant. Len Mitchell; chaplain, Peter
Hughes.
Los ANGELES, May 9.-Arthur Vinette
and his followers. under arrest ON The
charge of melting a riot, endeavored
10 secure their release on writs of
habeas corpus in Judge Van Dykes court
to-day. The defense demanded the dis
charge OF the men on the ground that the
Justice OF the Peace who committed them
had NO jurisdiction in committing the ac-
cused to the Superior Court on
charge OF melting to riot; that there
is 10 such charge as melting riot
and there was no particular cause. The
prosecution tactly admitted that the
grounds for the discharge of the
accused were sound, but -contended that
inasmueh as the men had been re-
arrested on the charge of evading
the payment of their railroad fare thew
should not be finally discharged or placed
beyond the reach of the strong arm
OF the law. After the matter had
been argued at length and full hearing
was accorded both sides, leave was given
Mr.. Oster, District Attorney conducting
the prosecutio n, to produce the origin al
complaint in Department Tomorrow
morning. and also to amend the return of
| the writ.