The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-05-11
TT STORMS WASHINGTON.
TIVE cOMM0KWEAL A8MY THR0HGS THE
CAPITAL CTR.
coxey and Hs Followers Repuised From in
Front of TIE Capitol.

w WAShlSGION, ~. S.-All WaSnlnS-
ton turned out Sunday to see Coxey
and his Commonwealers. It is estimat-
ed that fully ten thousand people went
out to the Commonweal camp during
the afternoon. Congressman, diplo-
mats, Cabinet officers and plain citizens
fairly tumbled over each other to get
look at the army.
Late in the day Coxey spoke. AT
the gates to the park stood II brawny
representative of the "cause of good
roads and .non-interestb bearing bonds, +"
who explained to the visitors as they
passed through that no admission was
charged, but that all contributions
would be thankfully received. The
result was liberal dropping of dimes
and quarters, and in some Instances
dollars in tho Commonweal Golfers.
The collections were 500.
THE CLIMAX.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-May day was a
bright one and Coxcy and his Com
monweal of Christ" army OF GOO men
marched up Capital hill to the steps of
the Capitol. The police there dis
pcrsed them.
The leaders Browne and Coxcy
pushed into the crowd in the direction
of the big white building.
They walked along beside the low
stone parapets surroIHding the
grounds, as if seeking IN entrance,
followed by a thousand people. "Jump
over the WALL" suggested scmc one.
Coxey was quick to take the suggcs-
tion and he lcapcd quickly over the
parapct and made his way like an eel
through the dense thickness of human
ity to the steps of the capitol there to
receive his dramatic rcpulsc rs else
where recorded. Browne followed,
evidently with the intention Of backing
Coxey up, but he became separated
from his chief.
The mounted policemen, dozen or
more, who had been directed to attend
Browne through the day, hcsitatcd II
moment as the two leaders disappeared
amid the shrubbery. Then n blue.
coated officer whipped up his horse,
dashed across the pavement, over the
low pnrapet and into the grounds. His
comrades followed, and into the crowd
went this platoon, trampling flowers
and shrubs in their rush. People
scattered right and left, and the fore
most officer soon reached the chief
marshal, easily distinguished by his
leather coat and white sombrero. The
horse of the officer struck Browne, and
the shock threw him to one side. He
lodged behind tree, and the officers
lost sight of him for IN instant.
People in the crowd in danger of be-
ing trampled by the officers horses
seized them by the brides. The police
seemed to think that this was an at
tack on them and responded with their
batons. Browne became wcdged in
between line of mounted police and
a number of officers on foot and when
one of these tried to size him he re-
sisted. A shower of blows descended
on his shoulders. Browne fought like
n tiger, shouting out that he was an
American citizen and had constitutions
al rights. He was seized by several
officers and pushed through the crowd.
All this happened on the edge of the
grass lawn adjoining the House side Of
the asphalt plaza and within plain
sight of the crowds on the Capitol steps.
Old Christopher Columbus Jones,
leader of the Philadelphia contingent,
attempted to rescue Browne from the
officers, and it is said thnt II number of
Coxeyites assisted hir,. The old mans
silk hat was jammcd over his cars in n
jiffy and he too was placed in custody.
With Il mounted ,ficcr on each side of
i'm, hor L.,
collar, and followed by more officers
with Jones, the sensational leader of
the Commonweal forces was dragged
off to n cell in the police station.
KEY gives his version of his fail
ure at the Capitol steps MS follows:
81 proceeded to the centre portico.
and had just started to walk up when
several police officers stopped me and
told me to go back Il wan! to speak
here, said. 'You can't. said one of
the policemen. Il hnvc right to
speak as nm American cnizcn-it tx my
constitutional right, said They re-
fused to let me proceed, and then
drew written protest from my pocket,
handed it to the principal officer, tell
ing him what 1t was. He refused to
receive it, and then snid | would
read it. The officers refused to let me
read my protest They would not let
me speak. they would not let me pro-
test; so 1 went back to my carringc. +"
About o'clock at night Chief Mar
shal Browne was released from the
fifth precinct station house on II bond
of $500, furnished bv Mrs EliZubrtb
A. Hnines, dry goods dealer in Soutll-