New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-09
rOXEY AND BROWNE GUILTY
,r rJRY FINDS THAT THEY NlO-
LATED THE LAW.
-rrcpAssED ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
ZONES FOUND TO HAVE DONE NOTHING
,.opsE THAN CARRY BANNER-Mo-

rrcpAssED on THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
..rs FOUND To HAVE DONE NOTHING
,o.sE THAN CARRY A BANNER-Mo-
TON FOR NEW TRIAL
u.or Nav S-The cases of Coxey ct al. did
,o IN in The Police Court un'h lVIo CLOCK
NOV 'o .or,tne. when Representative LATE Pence
s his Youthful face and clear penetrating voice
WIN ~ the Jury as the third and last speaker for
the defence ho ,.es.erdav surnrised
MAJ IA the court by appearing in ordinary
hi' BILE" dress iored that habit this morning ana
e' so,red his greasy buckskin Garo with silver
ssw.dollsrs for buttons.
,ovev and Jones' the other DEFENDANTS looked aHs
,,Irr hut happy. Knowing hat MY Pence "ouiu
u"'s ,h,s morning a crowd as large as at any
spe"A ,in- tho trial was present. The most con-
"', ,s object in the room was a big bunch OF
IT, AZ Judee Millers desk, sent TO MN IN con-
.s.,o,,on Of his denomination by President CleVe-
- Yesterday for another term as Ponce court
I"ds Miss Coxey and her friend together Win rs'
Coxev were seated at the reporters taole MISS
c,~ev taking a shorthand report or Representative
Pence's address ,,.,o-oa %
-, Evidence given in the case could expect a con-
ao,on and no one in his opinion, wah'eu d co"-
tc,on except the police officers. VINO hau pee" Ne'!
ao,,va IN the matter. Mr.. Pence believed 'ha' II
ras lawful for the Commonwealers TO asSemoie Il,
the Capitol grounds, but the Judge had construct
the law differently. .,, &c..
"To-morrow." continued MI Pence. "Mr. CoXey
I'LL no free man. by your verdict. and he VIII ap-
near before the Labor Committee OF Congress 10 oe
yiss means for the recognition Of the people her
s., No lobbyist will ever receive more attention
nv Congress than will Mr. Coxeys measures by tha'
committee" 49, o,..,,
District-Attorney Brney then made the CLOSING
0la1
t,rv not to be Influenced by outbursts OF oratorY
and turned away from the facts. He said the gen
tleman from Nebraska Senator Allen, When ne
smoke TO the Jury was looking over their heads anu
addressing his constituents on the prairies OF ms
State The gentleman from Kansas Mr. HudsoD
was talking for the benefit Of the farmers N 'hv
cornfelds of his native State and the gentleman
from Colorado (Mr. Pence was looking far away
to the snow-clad mountain tops OF Colorado and ad-
dressing a crowd Of open-mouthed miners such
movement as this was what led 10 sedrton anu
revolution. II was what caused the French heNo'u-
tion and there was no knowing what II might nave
started here II It HAD zen success. Co"ey nau
pleadet that he d'd not know he was committing
Inisdemeanor. Why, then. aid he have protest pre-
pared which he proposed 10 hand TO the authorizes
in case he was refused permission to speak on the
Capitol steps? That proved that this was wiiui
violation OF the law. Coxey and his heu'ehan'S
were aware Of all the facts OF the case.
This ended the arguments in the case
In long charge to the jury Judge Miller IN
structed them as TO their duty. TO be guided oy
the evidence, and expressed the opinion that the
defendants ought to have been tried separately
instead Of jointly He told the jury they were
simply trying the defendants under what was known
as police regulation. passed by Congress Con-
gress had the right to pass these regulations ana
the people had right 10 dictate TO Congress now
Il should transact its business All believed In
liberty but unrestricted liberty the worst thing
In the world and this law was simply resiric-
ton, and It should be obeyed. Judge Miller con-
tnued
you must not be prejudiced by your own views
Of any movements OF this character II Is the right
Of anybody 70 entertain any Views of government
he may desire. 1t is not only right; 1t is duty
The people have the perfect right to ventate their
views but they must do it in a proper way and
within the law"
He referred 10 the fact that the defendants Carl
Browne and Christopher Columbus Jones did not
take the stand. and cautioned the jury that they
must not be influenced by that fact. az the law
said no inference prejudiclal to the defendants
was to be drawn therefrom.
The cases were given TO the jury at 12:o5. The
jury retired 10 room on the north side Of the
courthouse next to the room In which the tTlai
was held and Immediately afierward the court took
recess until 30 and the courtroom was Cleared.
AT 205 the defendants, together with the judge;
were in court. but the jury had not yet agreed
At twenty minutes past 3 o'clock the jury sent a
request to the Court 10 he allowed TO have the
written Instructions Of the Court In to them In
The jury-room. but TO this Assistant District-At-
torney Mulowney objected. The jurors then hled
out OF their room. and Judge Miller read the in
Hructions 10 them again II took them only ten
minutes afterward TO agree and at $40 O'Clock they
announced the verdict.
The foreman had some difficulty in explaining II.
and this led a lawyer for the defence 10 object to
Inc finding the ground that the clerk OF the
court had misunderstood the verdict and had
wrongly recorded II. The objection was overruled.
The finding OF the jury that cOXey Browne
ana Jones guilty the first count. which
charges them with carrying bannerA designed 10
to grounds
On the second count OF unla wfully tramping on
Hs grass Of the Capitol grounds; coxey and
browne are found guilty, while the charge against
zones was dismissed
Mr. Lpscomb gave notice Of a motion for a new
VIAL AMI asked for arrest Of judgment. The
n9gnon will be returnable in four days.
-ihefe was no denomination when the nndng
s Sas announced. Judge Miller had cautioned the
"nns 10 arrest any man who acted indecorously.
AZ the Instance OF the District Attorney the ball
a. me defendants was renewed In the sum or $500
w each, after which the court adjourned.
me penalty imposed by the statute for offences
a ms kind Is fine Imprisonment or both. at the
ssssietion OF the judge OF the police court-the fine
- 10 exceed 500. the Imprisonment not 10 exceed
sxy days"
TRAIN IN WAITING FOR DOLPHIN'S
CROWD
''skane. Wash. May s.-"Colone" Dolphin. with
- industrial army" OF go men. began the march
Washington yesterday. Dolphin Informed his