Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-05
NOT ALLOWE TOSPEAK.
coxEY AND BROWNE ARRESTED
IN WASHINGTON.

Tho Commonweal Army Parades Down
Penusyivanla Avenue. But Arc Pre-
vented by the Police From Assembling
ut tho Capitol Stops.
WASHINGTON, May al. 8 Coxcy
and his .'army" Of $50 common.
wealers," in no respect an imposing
array, marched down Pennsylvania
avenue yesterday TO the capitol and he
and "Marshal" Carl Browne started
up the capitol walks carrying banners
The members of the army" and q
large crowd Of curious oilers followed.
The police ordered the people back
and when they refused TO obey
charged. The crowd scattered with.
out trouble Of any kind. Coxey ana
Browne were arrested and with their
banners taken to the policc station.
followed by u long line Of jostling
men and boys. This broke up the
aggregation and common wealcrs"
and Washingtonians were mixed in n
tumble of people. =,
As soon as the capitol grounds had
been left the policeman who had
Coxey let him go, AMI he got into the
carriage with his wife and led his men
to their new camp south Of the capt.
tol. Browne was taken to police
Headquarters and was taken thence
directly to court, where he was re-
leased on $500 bail.
The cofnmonwca turned into
Pennsylvania avenue about 1918 and
here telegram was handed 10 Coxcy
from the POpulist convention ut liar.
risburg, Pa, and rca as follows:
1.-THE Populist convention now in SEES
sion send greeting and express hope
that YOU will receive n fair hearing
for the principles you have 50 nobly
advocated"
TRYING TO ENTER THE CAPITOL
At the east front Of the capitol were
mounted policemen from curb to curb.
making ingress toward the capitol
impossible. The squad Of police
ahead of Coxcy's carriage went
straight ahead up D street past tile
guards.
Hurried signals passed from Coxey
to Browne. and half block up u
street browne halted his column and
dismounted. Then he went to COxey's
carriage and the general" turned IA
get out, but his wife tried 70 restrain
him. lie paused and kissed her, then
sprang from the carriage and made
his way back toward the entrance OF
the capitol. browne followed bear
ing his banner. while the rank and
file of the army" stood in the streets
The escort squad rode through the
crowd after Coxey and browne. who
sprang over the heavy stone paling
which surrounded the foliage Of the
east front Of the capitol grounds.
while the crowds shouted. The
officers on horses followed. Coxey
and Browne lodged through the
bushes to the open area ut the east
front. Here blue-coated mass
awaited the oncomers. There was
rush for the fugitivcs and
officers and mob from the street
met the wall of officers and
people in the open. The officers
broke for a moment while the people
surged and shouted. The policemen
stemmed the rush after minute,
during which one officer used his
Eaton.
In the excitement of the rush,
Coxey had slipped unobservcd through
the struggling mass and before any
one knew it was on the east front en-
trance to the capitol. lie reached
the tenth step before he was rccog-
nized. The officers closed in above
him and his further presence was
barred.
REMOVED FROM THE CAPITOL. STEPS.
Coxey turned to the crowd and
raised his hat. lie was dcathly pale.
Captain Garden of the capitol police
stepped to one side and Lieutenant
Kelly OF the city police was TO the
other, while the officers formed about
him and the crowd below was kept
bac k by clubs.
NHut wv you Wuht W uO uCICs
asked Captain Garden.
81 wish To make an address," re-
spondcd Coxey, his voice trembling.
.'But you cannot do that" said Cap
tain Garden quietly, but firmly.
"Then Gun read Il protcst?' asked
Coxey.
There was a moments hesitation.
Coxey drew from his pocket n type
written manuscript and began TO un.
fold it. Then Captain Garden and
Lieutenant Kelly ok him by the arm
and moved down the steps, the other
officers following. lie was not pulled
or put under arrest. but firmly pushed
away. At the foot Of the steps the
crowd greeted him and the officers
with shouts.
There was no formal arrest. The
officers merely moved COXcy away
from the scene of conflict.
When Browne reached the foot OF
the capitol steps there was u hurried
and exciting dialogue between him
and the police which could not be
heard through the uproar Then two
policemen threw themselves upon
him, seized his flag of peace" and
broke the staff. scizsi him by the
shoulders and thrust him through the
crowd several hundred feet 10 the
sidewalk.
Clubs were seen descending upon
mems shoulders in the group. but
whether Browne was hit could not he
seen. As-thc officers rushed him
through the crowd hc'was seen trying
TO shelter his head us though he ex-
pected blows and could be heard
shouting: Il am an American citizen;
! stand on my constitutional rights 7"
Despite his constitutional rights, "
ths marshall was dragged TO the
police station.
A Farmer for Militia Manager.
topeka. Kan. May l.-Grant NJ.