St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-11
DICTATOR DEBS ARRESTED
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had been retained TO defend the prison.
ers. A few minutes after, al 6 o'clock.
Deputy Logan appeared withRogerS and
Vice President Howard. The latter
was the only one of the four whose face
bore traces of anger and resentment as
he was taken into the back room. The
others took their arrest calmly. 1t was
after half past o'clock before Clerk
Burnham appeared and the bail bond
was legally accepted. The bondsmen
are Alderman William Fitzgerald. who
qualified to the sum of s25O,0O0, and
William Shakel, who qualified for $50
600, the bonds being in the sum of Sl0,-
GOO each. 1t was some time later when
the formality of signing was completed.
and the indicted ones left the building
in company with their bondsmen.
Marshal Arnold found Debs in his
apartments at the Leland when he took
him into custody. The strike leader
was sitting in an outer room which he
used as all office when the marshal APP
peared. and there were several persons
with him. When the marshal INTRO
duced himself Debs stepped back into
an inner room, asking the marshal to go
with him, and then the marshal
:. owed his warrant. ~ am ready
to go with you," said Debs, with
apparent cheerfulness, as he walked
into the outer room and reached for his
hat and walking stick. 81 have been
indicted and arrested" he said to those
who were in his Office. and without any
further remarks he hurried away with
the marshal. While the bail was being
arranged, Attorney John F Geeting
Joined the party In the district aitor-
ney's office. He was retained by the
railway union officials Monday evening
to assist in their defense in case they
were arrested. Mr.. Geeting said that
the defense of the men will be directed
by Clarence S. Darrow, who is the at.
torneY of the union.
THE INDICTMENT
against Debs, Keleher, Howard. Rogers
and Murwin is founded on sections
55OS. $500 and 1886 of the Federal stat
uteS.
While waiting for bail to be arranged,
Debs, in an interview, said: Nv 9 have
been placed under arrest to answer to
an indictment found against US by the
federal grand jury. in which we are
accused of conspiracy to commit. and
of committing Offenses against the
United States by obstructing and in
terrupting the mails of the country.
Our bail has been fixed at $4,000. We
do not know when the case will come to
trial.
"Slnce l have been brought here [
have been informed that officers of the
court have gone to our headquarters in
the Ashland block and taken NV per-
sonal correspondence and some of the
records of the American Railway union.
do not know by what right this act has
been committed. 1t seems to me to be
an infamous outrage. Not only did they
take my personal effects and papers,
but carried with them my unopened
mail. have never heard of that
before in this country. and l do
not wish 10 speak further about 1t until
l am Informed by what right the act
was committed. In Russia, and not out
of that country, have such things been
done. 1t seems like the act of the car
of Russia instead of the act of free
country. The seizure was made by an
officer of the court and postoffice off,
cial. am not running lottery, and l
cannot understand under what law the
postoffice authorities are party to the
seizure of my private mail.
IT Is AN OUTRAGE,
and you call this a free country. 1t
seems to me not to be compatible with
the stars and stripes. 1t is no longer a
question of right in this country, but a
question of force. and absolute force at
that.
"As to the arrest l have absolutely
nothing to say. We have not committed
any offense or crime. We are respon-
sible for our acts and will answer at the
proper time and abide the consequences.
The arrest will not deter us from our
work. We will 70 on just exactly as
we have done. If we were to act differ
emily it would be an admission that we
have been in the wrong"
District Attorney Milchrist, when
questioned about the seizure of the eff
fectS of Mr.. Debs. said: "These men
were arrested on a subpoena duces
tecum, a perfect legal operation. where
by they are commanded to bring with
them everything appertaining to their
business. In this case we have cor
poration to deal with-the American
Railway union. The effects of that or
ganization can be brought into court
on warrant of the kind issued today.
These men were indicted as Of
fcers Of their organization for
offences committed as such officers.
The records OF the organization are sub
Ject to the command of the court. 1t is
not an unusual procedure IN this court.
Only recently when we were trying the
railroads for violation of the interstate
commerce laws, we issued the same pro-
cess. When the officers went to the
office of the union none of the officials
were there. Under the subpoena they
had right TO take the effects of the
organization, and did so. Mr.. Debs
will discover in due season that the act
was perfectly legal. l will say. how
ever. that if the officers of the court
took any of Mr.. Debs'
PERSONAL NAH.
it will be returned to him unopened.
The stuff is now locked up in the safe
Whatever there Is of personal nature
will be returned, but l will say enphat.
ically that no letter will be returned to
Mr.. Debs which is addressed to him as
president OF the American Railway
union. None of the letters or docu-
ments or papers will be opened until an
order is given by the court. aud in the
meantime they will be kept In the safe
until such order is made.
"'Chey are part of the evidence of this
court to be used in the trials if any
thing should be found in them of a
eliminating character in line with the
charge upon which they are indicted.
II cannot give you a copy of the in
dictment returned by the grand jury.
1t has not been written yet on the
rppnrda Of the onrrt ond oonnok H.