The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-05-10
COxEYS TRIAL {.
Detective Horn, who Was Detailed, GiTcs
Ills Tcslinony-No Arms Were With TIC

COXEYS Trial
Detective Horn. VIII, Was Dctai,cd, Gives
HIS Tcslinony-No Arms Were With TIC
Army, ard Nc inHammatory Speeches.
washington, SIay 5.-JacobS s. CcSsy,
conman of the commorweal OF
Christ: Carl Browne, its chief marshal,
and Christopher Columbus Jones, leader
OF the Philadelphia contingent, were
;r;ed IN the city police court Friday on
the charge of violating the Unitet,
States s!atutcs-
9ir Lipscomb opened the case By
fiing & motion to quash the insornla-
ton on the ground that the Law undes
which the; were charged was void. IN
that it prohibited the constitutional
right OF petition for redress OF gree
auces, ana conferred on tie speaker o.
the house and the president Of the SEN
ate certain pyerogatiyes contrary 20 the
constitution.
Alexander Mullowcny, assistant
United States district attorney. fol-
lowed Nj. Lipscomb with IN anlerl.efl
information, which CHARGED Co~ey.
Browne md Jones with simply sep
ping upon the turf IN The capitot
grounds instead OF injuring s:ru5s
ard plants, in addition TO the Rain
charge 81 carrying banner or device
into the capitol reservation.
Senator Alien then arose and 81 d
that nc did not appear rs an attorney,
but merely for the purpose OF seeing
tie men on trial have fair and impair
tial hearing, which he was sure would
be accorded them.
lie held that the law under which
the information was charged was M
constitutional The power to assemble
ara petition congress for 2 REDRESS O.
grievances carries with it the irresisti-
bic Implication that the right to assem-
bic is at the seat of government Could
they assemble and present petition to
conrress bv staying in Pennsylvania or
anywhere else
Nov, want TO know" llr. Allen
said, where the lire Of dcmarlation
is?"
Judge Miller interrupted Senator
Allen to say that no man who was 4
citizen Of the United States failed TO
recognize that he had the right to petit
ton congress for whatever grievances
he might have, but it depended upon
what manner the petition WIS present
ed, and the laws were clearly against
such an assemblaga il the capito!
grounds.
Senate, Allen continued by contend
ing that 30 long as people who had as
sembled did not obstruct the highways,
so long as they did not undertake 60
enter the halls of congress- the courts
were powerlcss TO interfere. Congress,
he asserted had Che power to legislate,
but not the power to legislate to pre-
vent poaccablc assembly
After NJ Lipscomb hal been heard,
also for the defense, Judge Miller said
that if congress had the right to pre-
; vent BODY OF mon FROM entering the
senate chamber to present their griey-
! ances, they also had the right TO say
whether the same body should enter
the capitol grounds.
The motion TO override WAS denied,
and then Representative Pence, OF
Colorado, notified the court that nc
would defend Gen. Coxey, and the trial
began.
TIE first witness called WAS Detective
Horn, Of Washington, who WAS detailed
to watch Coxcv's army. he testified that
he had joined the army at Hancock
Nd, under the assumed name OF En
ward Home. He made Investigation as
to what arms were carried by the men
. but had not asccrtained II Gen. Coyey
had a weapcn In response to Mr.
; Lipscomb, witness said that i'll Coxey's
speeches along the route ne never
heard any expressions Of violence OF
threats tending to :ncitc the people
On the contrary, il was generally I'M
dcrstood that Coxey's intention was t.
aid the unemployed. Coxey told hin
he was going to make . speech on the
capitol steps.
Sergt. Slattery, of the metropolitan
Police force, said that rs far as he
knew all the damage to the sllrubbery
in the capitol grounds was done b;
citizens, who rushed across the lawr
toward TIE capitol building whcr
Coxey was escorted from the steps
. Coxeys men outside the grounds die
not break ranks.
! Mai Moore, chief Of police, then tool
the stand lie stated That he gave
Coxey permit to parade, but the per
NIT denied Coxcy the permission t.
march through public reservations. lie
told Coxey that he could not speak OF
the capitol grounds, Dat Coxey replied
that as the schedule had been carried
out SO fer, he intended to complete Is
The court adjourned till SATURDAY,
statement being made thattbe Prosccu
, ton would have six witnesses ana th'
! defense twelve. III reply 10 question
from the court, council on both side:
said the case would probably be con
f; Guided Saturday.
Defaults in Interest.
F, OMAHA, Neb., May 5.-Ille receiver
e ~ Jr,;o- pnni{i,. haya announced