The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-22
COEKONWEALERS In PRISON.
COIey, PrOWne and Jones Sentenced 10
Twenty Days Imprisonment.
lOREER TWO HARRANGUB THE COURT
z. Announcing the Sentence the Judge Sc
Y,r IN arraigns COXsy-rhe General"
Issues Proclamation.


B-owne and Jones were sentenced by
rsiee Miller in the Washington Police
Court tais afternoon to twenty days In
..u ior violating the statute OF the United
states prohibiting the display Of banners
SUD the Capitol grounds. ana CoXey and
Browne were fined s. each additional for
,respass!as on the grass. the alternative
being another ten days in Jail. Jones was
.cQu,ted on this last charge
The proceedings preliminary 10 the pass
ius Of sentence were in line with the
series OF extraordinary incidents that have
mar6ed the whole trial. The Police
Courtroom was crowded with spectators
al 80 o'clock. the hour set for passing
sentence. but IL was forty minutes later
before the court was called to order
Duung the interval Judge Miller was
r..iug a consultation with Congressman
Pence and Hudson, counsel Tor The de-
fence. The judges brother died yester-
day. and il vas only after entfeaues by
tAc dCfcadants = counsel that he decided
mot 10 make another postpOnemcnt. Al
1880. when Judge Miller took his seat
Assistant District Attorney Muuo"ney
moved that sentence be passed on jacob
:. CoNey, Carl Browne and Christopher
Columbus Jones, who were sitting INSIDE
the rail. COxey looked anxious, Browne
happy aud Jones bored. Browne had dis
carded his greasy leather jacket lor q
soinbre cutaway coat. He wore a white
shirt and a white collar but no neckle.
Judge Miller said ne had come TO court
at some personal sacrifice on account
OF a personal bereavement and asked
the usual question whether the defend
ants had anything TO say why sentence
should not be passed.
HCDsON's SILLY CHARGE.
Representative Hudson. Of Kansas, one
OF Coxey's counsel, Immediately rose ana
delivered "a political address. AS an
American citizen. be sdid. ne could not
help stating that be- had considerable
contempt for the Government in its pro-
secutiOn Of this case Every point had
been decided AGAINST the defence. on the
DAY thcy were at the Capitol there were
thousands of people on the grass. II was
little difficult for the unframed mind
10 understand how The Congress of the
United States could set aside ground
from which people had been Kept out
Mr.. Hudson discussed the legal feature S
of the case. and quoted decision Of JUS
tjce Brewer. OF the Federal supreme
Court. in support of his contention that
AN information unsupported by an oath
or affidavit as in tnis case, was nuii
and void. The farce OF the case was, he
said. the hypocrtical position 70 which
the United States was driven by its
officers. 1t had arrested men on one
charge and prosecuted them on another
You know and I know" he said. that
lie (CoXey was not arrested and con-
victed because lac stepped on the grass,
but because be carried a banner in OPP
position to The political ideas of those
who are powerful i'm the administration OF
this Government They have demanded
the conviction Of these men"
Who are they asked Judge Miller.
The parties who are dominant, who
are all-powerful," answered Mr. Hudson.
"Who are these myths. these ghosts? -
asked Judce Miller. again.
Those who are in favor Of gold stan
dard."
IF that's so. they have not reached
this court" was the Judges reply.
Hudson launched on into politics and
was called down by the judge "The
sentence of this court" said Mr. Hudson,
will make people think this Government
Fortunately" said the judge "the
courts pronounce sentence without TAX
ing into consideration what people think"
ION one side you have the money
power; on the other the poor and strug-
Cling masses. by which will your Honor
be inhuenced?" Asked Mr.. Hudson.
Neither responded the court, curt
ly.
o.. brown AND coyrY SPEAK.
Mr.. Hyman, Of the defence. made an
appeal for a nominal sentence. and then
Carl Browne had his say. lie began by
Withdrawing the appeals made in his
behalf. and said he had none 10 make.
He had asked for a jury trial. but he
now believed he had made a mistake.
Il do not believe" he said i'm a loud
voice, that the people Of the United
States believe that such lot of filth and
siagnation exists as is in the courts
here. ! do not mean your Honor, you
are different"
Then Browne proceeded in his usual
blasphemous strain for some time. com
pairing the jury to those who had partici-
pated Tn the crucifxion He finally said
h. believed the few hours, or days, or
months, ne would pass in jail would do
more 10 help the cause than his feeble
voice could. Browne said he made no
resistance when arrested. and that his
life was saved from the policeman's club
by a colored man. In conclusion, he said
he asked for no mercy. but would accept
his punishment cheerfuly.
Mr.. CoXey rose next. II was the first
time, ne said, that he had ever stood be-
fore court for sentence. and II was a
pleasing thought that he was innocent
Of the charge lie told how the arrest
was made and maintained that he wa 3
not walking on the grgss and carried no
banner. Rrt he was rot surprised that
the jury brought In such a verdict. and
ne blamed the newspapers for IL, repre-
sentng his Commonweal as a band of
desperadoes. II do not appeal for mercy,
because / have committed no crime" he
said. but I do ask for justice"
The assistant district-attorney asked
the judge to impose jail sentence and
not impose fine. which would be paid by
the contributions Of ignorant men.
Representative Pence asked the Judge
10 disarm criticism by giving n nominal
sentence and show that there was no bit
ter enimus behind the prosecution.
Tgr JUDor srvYRr OF caxpv.
judge Miller entered into long review
OF the case. and arraigned Coxey severe
~. There were no parties in the case;
no prosecution OF Coxey for his ideas.
Coxey must conform his methods OF sal
walton to the law OF the land. 1t was a
matter Of congrafulation that only three
hundred or four hundred men responded
70 his cali 10 march on Washington. Il