The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-18
BEHIND TIE BARS
Debs Will "Have a Few Days
Of Rest and Quiet"


CHICAGO, July is. - Eugene v. Dsbs.
George w. Howard. l. w. Rogers and
Sylvester Keliher. the officers OF the
American Railway union, were COM
fnitted to fail yesterday by Judge Sea-
man in the United States circuit court
for alleged violation of the injunction is-
sued by Judges Wood and Grosscup.
The four leaders Of the strike In reality
went to Jail in default of bail, for tho
court offered them their liberty until next
Monday. when they will have hearing
on the charge Of contsmpt Their bail
was fixed at $1,000 each. but the men did
not give IL and the court committed them.
Debs and his companions were taken TO
fail by Marshal Arnold, and before they
left the courtroom Judge Seaman In
structed the marshal to take them opt OF
the Jail st any reasonable time or times. In
order that they may have abundant OPP
portunity to consult their attorneys be-
tween this and next Monday. District
Attorney Milohrist fled an information
In court charging tho officers OF the
union with violating the injunction. and
asked for writ OF attachments for con-
tempt IL was not necessary to issue
writ for rebs, for he was In court when
the information was filed.
When the Injunction WIS issued By
Judges .Grosscup and Woods. the usual
chancery summons was issued, and those
named in the injunction were directed to
appear In court to answer. That was
what brought Debs into court with tho
attorneys who have been retained to de-
fend him and his brother officera The
information was read TO the court by
District Attorney Milchr.sk
When Mr. Milchrist had finished the
reading of the information, Attorney
George r. Peck, representing the re-
ceivers Of the Santa Fs system, took the
floor and read petition for writs of at
tachment against the defendants on be-
half of that railroad. The petition asked
that the defendants be punished for con-
tempt for violating the order appointing
the receivers as woll as for violating the
general injunction ss IL applies to the
Santa Fe. A mum Der Of acts OF violence
were alleged and interference with traina
The Court Prosssdinss.
The formal proceedings began at Q
o'clock, when Attorney Irwin for the de-
fepdants asked that they be released on
their personal recognisanos. Judge Sea-
man finally decided to set the case for
next Monday, and fixed bail 1t 5000 each
The four men made no attempt to fur
nish bail and were committed to Jail
until Monday. The attorneys for the
defendants said their clients could not
secure bondsmen. but Debs did not cor
roborate that when asked II he could give
bail He said he wsuld not give bail to
the amount Of oents.
A telegram was produced In court, sent
by Debs on July . to North Butte. Mon.
II read; "Gcneral managers are weaken
ing. II the strike is not settled In 4S
Potatoes and you are ont Of sight Save
your money and buy a gun"
While seated In Jail awaiting the pro-
paration of his cell, Debs said: swell.
this means few days Of rest and quiet as
least. have not had much rest for over
month, and am badly In need Of It.
No. sir; we shall NOT give bonda Our
bonds are 5000 each, but We wouldn't
give bonds II they were cents each. We
are not posing as martyrs. neither do We
ask for sympathy,
"All l have to say about our arrest 10
that matters have come to that point In
this free country when II is held TO be a
crime to advise man what to do when
he seeks your advice. We are guilty of
no crime, unless the simple expressing of
an opinion is crime. We are not respon-
sible for this strike; Pullman IL responsi-
bic for II. |"
The men were placed In the debtors
department. of the Jail. Dsbs and Howard
being given q cell, and Kssihsr and Rogers
one adjoining.
The Railway Times, the oflcial organ
OF the American Railway union, which
has been pa ublishing daily bulletins since
the beginning OF the strike, announces
that hereafter it will issue on alternate
days.
The stockyards receipts yesterday
amounted to 10000 hogs $500 cattle and
5000 sheep. A number of striking butch.
ers returned to Swift's slaughter house
pynsmits For Troops.
PoSp CRErK, O. IT,. July ls-Troop A,
United States cavalry. Of Fort Reno, un-
der command of Captain j. o. Mackey,
which has been detailed to guard the
Rock Island road, narrowly missed death
at the hands OF the Pond Creek train
wreckers. Two explosions OF dynamite
occurred Immediately after the special
train carrying the troops from Enid to
Pond Creek station had passed here. One
of the shots exploded Immediately under
the train, but did no damage, but the
other blew out cattle guard and shat
tered the rails, and would have COM
pletely demolished the train had IL ex-
ploded few seconds later. The night