New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-05
+ Ec,horn. Il. b. Trotler, William ]. Renhart

| ana a. A. MCCloShey
Assistant District-Attorney Mullowney then
addressed the jury. explaining the charges
against Coxey, Browne and Jones and the law
| applicable TO the charges.
| He detailed the scenes about the Capitol on
May l. and closed with the statement mat IL
was not essential for Coxey's presence at the
| Capitol at the time in question TO prove his
| guilt. If he was the recognized leader or the
! body OF men. and was In San Francisco at the
| time with Browne and Jones as his lieutenants
In charge. he (Coxey) would be just as guilty
| as if he were present and not at San Francisco.
| But CoXey was present
Mr. Hyman took exception 10 this contention
| and was speaking at length when Judge Miller
! remarked that it looked TO him as though the
| lawyers would decide the case before the jury
| had chance. This quoted matters. and De-
! tective Horn of Washington. who detailed
| to watch CoXey's Army was called as wit
ness. He testified that he had Joined the
army" at Hancock. Md. under the assumed
| name of Edward Howe lie made investiga-
| lions as to what arms were carried by the men.
/ but had not ascertained If General CoXey mad
weapons Coxey told him he was going to
| make a speech the Capitol steps.
Sergeant Slattery OF the metropolitan police
force who was detailed at Brightwood. ID. c..
where the army first camped was next called.
He said as far he knew all the damage TO
the shrubbery in the Capitol grounds was done
by citizens, who rushed across the lawn toward
the Capitol building when Coxey was escorted
from the steps. Coxey's men outside the grounds
did not break ranks.
Major Moore Chief of Police. then took the
stand. He stated that he gave Coxey a permit
to parade but the permit denied Coxey the per-
mission TO march through public reservations.
He told COxey that he could not speak on the
Capitol grounds. but Coxey replied that "as
the schedule had been carried out 50 far, he in
tended to complete IT,.
The court at o'clock. adjourned till 10 o'clock
tomorrow. a statement being made that the
prosecution would have six witnesses and the
defence twelve. In reply to a question from
the Court. counsel on both sides said the case
would probably be finished tomorrow
DR.. G. Gehling, of this city. to-day ad-
dressed a letter to General" Coxey. stating
that he had sixty acres of land at Columbia
Park, three and one-half miles from the city
from which he wished to have trees and under
offered the park a camping place, and would
pay General" COXey $500 for the use Of the
army for the desired work, which would take
several weeks to accomplish.
The offer was made In good faith. and the
CommOnweal leader was inclined to accept but
Browne was unwilling TO move the camp so far
from Washington SO the offer was declined.
Breakfast in the CoXey camp this morning
consisted Of boiled potatoes bread and coffee
Five great cauldrons Of soup were made and
this, with saurkraut, bread and coffee COM
posed the lunch. There were more cases of
sickness reported. Around the entrance to the
camp some fakirs have set up little refresh
ment stands. dispensing pink lemonade and pea
nuts and giving II quite a circus-like APP
pearance The great majority of the men seem
to be contened. and declare they will remain
long as their leaders do.
are determined that the camp shall not remain
in the present pesthOle to endanger the health Of
the whole city. General" CoXey has not yet
secured new quarters for his army Unless he
should do so pretty soon. fOrcible measures will
be adopted by the District authorities to Dust
him from his present location.
According to one of the Commissioners after
CoXey had rented the site in Southwest Washing
ton from private citizen the District govern
ment had no power TO interfere except on san
itary grounds. But as the health conditions Of
the camp are not being improved to any APP
pleciable extent, legal proceedings will probably
be instituted to compel them to vacate
CoXey said in court to-day that he had not yet
been successful in renting a place for a
camp. His object is TO keep the men in the city
in some accessible place so that he can continue
to exhibit them and gather in the quarter dollars
paid 10 see his show. but the novelty of the
whole business has now worn off, and the few
people who sought notoriety BY Offering sites al
first now holding back
Heavy showers to-day have made the camp
a mud puddle and increased the danger TO public
health.