The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-05
COXEY is SMOOTH
Evaded the Police and Mounted the
Capitol Steps.
HUSTLED OFF IN A HURRY
The Procession Moved to tho Grounds
and Moved Back Again-BrOwn
and Jones Arrested.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Commander'in'
Chief Coxey of the Good Roads Army OF
the 'sCommonweal of Christ" kept his
word Yesterday and stood on the capitol
steps, but was unceremonionsly hustled
of before he had time to say anything
The line of march of the tattered men
of his command was through streets
crowded with sympathizers and sight
seers, and frequent cheers greeted the
more prominent features of the process
sion. At one point telegram from
populist convention was considered OF
enough importance tv stop the march.
1t assured Coxey that they sympathized
with him in every way.
The procession moved according to
program and the police of Washington
also carried out their promises.
Coxey slipped unobserved through the
struggling mass and bounded up the east
front entrance to the capitol. He went
up to the tenth step before he was
recognized; then the officers closed in
above him. The great crowd recog-
nized him and a shout went up from
every corner. Coxey turned to the
crowd and raised his hat. He was pale.
CAPTAIN Garden of the capitol police
stepped to one side of him and Lieuten-
ant Kelly Of the police held the other
arm. The officers formed solidly about
him. The crowd below was kept back
by menacing clubs.
"What do you want here'" asked Cap
taid Garden. ~ wish to make an ad
DRESS" replied Coxey. His voice showed
intense emotion.
but you can not do that" ''Then
can I fead protest." asked Coxey. He
drew fron; his pocket a typewriter
manuscript aod began to unfold it.
Captain Garden took Coxey by the
left arm and Lieutenant Kelly by the
right. They moved down the steps, the
solid ranks of on,cers following. At the
first step a great crowd greeted Coxey
and the officers with shouts.
Carl Browne was shining mark on
account of his conspicuous costume and
the most aggressive portion of the
crowd followed him. As Browne broke
through the foliage half dozen mount
ed police charged after him. When he
reached the capito! steps there was an
exciting dialogue between him and the
police. Two policemen threw them
selves upon Browne, grabbed the flag
of peace, smashed the staff, seized
Browne by the shoulders and thrust
him through the crowd several
hundred feet to the sidewalk. Clubs
descended upon the mems shoulders,
but whether Browne was hit could not
be seen. The officers rushed him
through the crowd. He was trying to
shelter his head, shouting: 81 am an
American citizen; stand on my con.
stitutional rights" The dramatic mar
shall was dragged to the police station.
When the police had escorted Coxey
to hts carriage he clambered into the
vehicle and loud cheer went mp from
the crowd. Then the policemen lost
their heads, and falling upon some lnck-
less colored women, dubbed them. The
humble bass drummer started rythmic
boom upon his instrument, and the COM
,non~ealers fell into step, and with
,Coxev bowling to the right and left amid
wild cheers. the procession turned down
second street to the south, and started
ITO the new camp In the malarious re-
xion in the extreme southern part of
the city.
Jesse Coxey led the army to camp, his
white-clad sister, the goddess of peace,
retaining her courage admirably. A
squad of twenty-eight police. under
Lieutenant Amiss. meantime had
marched over to the Goxeyites and
lined up to preserve order as they de-
parted. A gray haired man with G.
A. r. button on his coat climbed up the
steps of an adjacent house and began to
harangue upon the rights of American
citizens, which drew a fraction Of the
crowd about him. The Coxey army. as
it marched down second street, was tol-
lowed BY hundreds of poorly dressed
men and women, who cheered It all the
way without intermission, and shouted
loudly for Coxey and Browne.
Late In the afternoon Brownies bail
was fixed at $500. Mrs. Emily Briggs,
a wealthy resident of this city, and
Mrs. Anna Hahan, a prominent labor
undertook the bond, and
IL. chief marshal was set free. Mrs.
Bnxgs conveyed him in her carriage to
,,her home, where he took dinner and
then cstur.ed to the new camp near
stbe river. Christopher Columbus Jones
was left to languish in the stationhouse.
None of the Coxey people seemed to be
particularly interested in his condi-
rtion, and it is doubtful If any effort will
ibe made to get him out. On reachtng
ecamp Browne betook himself immedia.
.tely to headquarters, where he refused
ITO see any of his followers or outsiders
except select few.
Shortly after Coxey made his ap.
,pearance in the tent and listened with
careful attention to the marshal's ac-
count of bis arrest. After mastering