Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-18
DEBS GOES TO JAIL, Accompanied by Howard, Rogers
 and Keleher. REFUSED TO ACCEPT BAIL In the Sum of $3OOO Additional From FriendS-SCeneS at
 the Hearing.

CHICAGO, July 17.-The reports that ad- ditional proceedings were likely to be taken by the federal authorities against President Debs and his. associate officers of the American Railway uniou had the effect of bringing big crowd to the United States circuit court room, in the govern ment building, this morning.
 Judge Seaman of Milwaukee presided in the absence of Judge Grosscup. Debs was present at the opening of the court, accom- panied by W. w. Erwin, the noted crim- inal lawyer of St. Paul, with A. Shoemaker of St. Paul, Erwn's law associate, and by s. g. Gregory of this city, who was the leading counsel of Prendergast in the lu- macy proceedings that followed the assas- sins conviction, and has been retained as special counsel for the union.
 As soon as few minor cases had been disposed of Gregory stepped to the bar, an nounced the presence of Debs and in quired whether the hearing was 10 go on today. Judge Seaman replied that the case would proceed as soon as District Attorney Mil christ was ready. At Il o'clock the dis, trict attorney, accompanied by Edwin Walker, special counsel for the govern ment, and George R. Peck, special counsel for the Santa Fe road, appeared in the court room, and Judge Seaman moved that
 
 ing to MT. Walker: The situation is such that the matter should be taken up at once.
 Special Counsel Walker then opened the, proceedings proper with brief statement. He said that he was desirous of presenting to the court any information against peo- pie on behalf of the United States govern ment and asked that a writ of attachment be issued for the persons named therein. In addition other information was offered in behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road, this road being in the hands of United States receivers. The in formation in behalf of the government, he said, set forth that on July 2i Judges Wood and Grosscup issued an injunction restraining Debs and his associates from interfering with interstate com merce, or with the transportation of United States mails, or from exercising the error or violence against railroad em- ployes engaged in their work. Personal service of this injunction was made on the defendants concerned, but in spite of it they continued to call out men and ordered strikes on lines within the city of Chicago and the district adjacent to and within the jurisdiction of the court. This violation had continued daily and it might be said hourly, and the government desired such action and such punishment as the court might see fit.
 The lengthy information was then read by District Attorney Milchrist. It sets forth the facts already stated, and quoted scores of telegrams sent by Debs after the injunction had been issued. These have never been published, and had evidently come into the possession of the govern ment within few hours under crcum- stances that counsel would not explain. Some were addressed to Phelan, the Cin- cinnati organizer, just sentenced for con" tempt by Judge 1aft others to c. Me- Auliffe at Milwaukee; others to Livingston, Montana; others to em- ployes of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Big Four and Santa Fe railroads. All dispatch read: 'tIt will take more than injunctions to move trains. Get men out.'' This was addressed to w. F. Smith, Grand Junction, Col. Many other dispatches were of the same tenor. One said: "Do not be frightened by troops, your men. This is a contest of plutocracy against the masses and we will win and protect our supporters.
 The court interfered at this point with the suggestion that it did not want to hear any mere dispatches. Enough had been read to indicate persistent violation of the in- junction.
 Then the district attorney proceeded to read a resume of the loss of property occa- stoned by the mob during the past two weeks, Of assaults upon engineers, firemen and others who continued at work, and of interruptions of traffic that had occurred sin ce the injunction had gone into effect.
 Debs listened with close attention. At the conclusion of the reading the district attorney contended that the defendants were clearly in contempt, and should be at- tached and punished.
 Then General Counsel Peck of the Santa Fe road stepped to the bar and read an- other long information charging Debs with interference with the operations of that road, and likewise asking for Q cCa- tempt attachment.
 The court asked the defendants If they were represented by counsel, and Gregory responded. He said that Debs was in court voluntarily, although it was understood that there would be an ex parte applica- tion.
 The government did not deem it best to charge either of the four defendants with personally participating in violence, nor had case been stated that was cognizabie in a court of equity.
 With considerable heat Gregory said that he did not understand that the govern ment's information was for the protection of the railroads, or that the movement was to be used as an agency to vindscate the property rights of railroads. That seemed to be what Peck wanted, but it would be very unfortunate if any action of the court gave color to that claim. The entire cotn- try was concerned in this matter, and 1t must be kept free of biases. {
 Walker responded that the government