The sun., 1894-05-12
COXEY MUST MOVE TO-DAY.
HE FINDS A NEW CASP ron MS lRMF
OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.

TIE Members OF the Away Prefer 10 Move
RAtber Thsu an the workhouse,
where the Auihorittes lntsAdea TO send
Them " They Dtd Not ouit Ihei- Cnrrr.
WARRINGTON. MAY 11.-Jacob Coxeys Com
monwealers will quit the District Of Columbia
carly tomorrow morning. The new camp
will be at the famous Spa Spring. near the his
toric duellinR ground at Bladensburgh, Just
over the Maryland line. This decision was
reached by the General Of the army to-day.
when he found that his followers could not be-
come dependent upon the local city Govern
ment, but might be punished by terms In the
workhouse. The terrors OF the workhouse
were more than the Commonwealers had cali
culated upon. They were willing to be fed In
Jail II IL came to that. but working discon-
certed the whole army. officers as well as pri-
Yates.
A week ago Attorney J. u. Rogers offered
Coxey the use for an indefinite term OF large
tract Of land at the Spa Spring. but Coxey did
not consider It worth examining. as 1t was out
side Of the District. and he had no idea OF
abandoning his frequently reiterated declsra-
ton that he would stay In Washington all
summer. or until Congress- acceded to his de-
msnda When the alternative Of work house or
evacuation OF Washington was definitely pre-.
scented. however. he concluded to accept Mr.
Rogerss offer. Coxey drove six miles out to
the spring this morning and expressed him
self as delighted with the location. 1t is on
high ground. with gravel foundation. and is
we'll adapted for q health resort on account Of
the fine water and drainage and wide stream,
In which the Commonweslers and the horses
Coxey hurried back to the District Commits
sioners, with the announcement that he had
permission TO move to it When he m ention q ed
the location the Com mias asloners told him they
iuTisdietion Their % only 10 Interest est @ was il mis- his
abating his present nuisance by o'clock this
mSsd 10 ne have sn
tomorrow morning. promising to begin the
march not later than 10 o'clock. After fully
agreed to postpone the execution OF the order
until that time. and Uoxey, withdrew.
Browne and the rest Of the army were utterly
ignorant Of the turn affairs had taken. Browne
sure that the camp would never be moyeh
be arrested and sent to Iail but the camp
would remain. and as soon as any OF the mon
got OF jail they would return.
our policy is tully settled upon" he said.
1T Is one OF passive resistance to the unwar-
| suppose they'll arrest us one at q time.
Goxey will 90 first. aud I'll step into the breach.
ps:s nse ii s% anS 0%s until Mil .Se so
men have successively been arrested. BY the
tine they have dsp1eulSW!sd W ths camp the re-
and the game can continue indefinitely"
Tho news OF the contem plated removal OF
the camp was conveyed to the army by Browne
and Coxey at about 3 L. u: Browne made one
OF his violent speeches. referring to the :, mar
tyrdom" Of the Chicago anarchists. and sug-
gesting as reason why the Commonwpalsrs
should peacefully acauiesce In the tyrannical
dictate that II they remained in the city some
police spy might perhaps conceal a bomD in
their camp and then have them arrested as an.
archists. The motley crowd. which consisted
largely Of negro spectators. gave no sign OF
dissent and preparations were begun for the
evacuation Of Washington at o A. ii. tomor-
row.
The motion for new trial and arrest OF
judgment In the cases OF COxey and others.
signed by Messrs. Hudson. Pence. Lipscomb.
and Hyman, was led late this afternoon. The
reasons given are because the verdict is con-
trary to the law and evidence: because OF
errors OF law committed by the court in ad-
hitting and rejecting evidence. and in refus-
ing the Instructions asked by tho defendants:
because the court committed errors In It's In
structions to the Jury: because the informa-
tion upon which the defendants were con-
yicted does not state any offence with legal
and formal certainty, and is based upon a law
which 10 unconstitutional and void, being In
violation OF the letter and spirit OF tho fret
amendment to the Constitution; and because
the verdict 10 manifestly the product of
prejudice and passion and is contrary to the
law Of the land.