The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-03


Judge Miller. of the police court. The
charge viii be violation of the United
States statutes. The arrest of Coxey
was made today by the police court, on
information filed against him last night
Of unlawfully displaying a banner.
There was a crowd of curious people
surrounding the district court in ex-
pectation of the trial of Browne and
Jones. Only persons who could give
some good reason for their presence
were admitted to the court room
Among the earliest arrivals were
CoXey, Browne and Jones. They were
soon joined by four Populist members
OF Congress, Q4afe Pence, of Colorado;
William Baker, Halder E. Boen, w.
v H. Kemph and Acknowledgement Tars-
Apey, Of Colorado), who offered their
services as counsel. Marshal Carl
Browne was attired in his spectacular
ouckskin suit and the party engaged
in consultation until Judge Miller as
cended TO the bench, when Browne and
Jones walked behind the railing into
the prisoners enclosure. accompanied
by CoXey.
Several minor cases were first dis
posed OF. During these proceedings
the group of SympathiZers was aug
OudlIILa0
Taubeneck, and Secretary Turner, of
the central committee Of the PEOPLES
party, and DR.. T. A. Bland, the Wash
lngton third party man.
Willingly Submits.
Attorney-General Maloney, a smooth
faced blonde-haired young man, ap-
} pedred as prosecutor of the CoXeyites
and announced:
4 have been informed that a man
named Jacob S. Coxey is in court, and
after an investigation last night, l
have thought myself warranted in
filing an information against him.
have made out warrant, but if he
is willing to submit 1 do not care to
have it served upon him.
This was a surprise, and Coxey spoke
up
I'm here and ready"
Then he stepped forward TO the bar
and Attorney Samuel Hyman said:
First, we ask whether all of the
informations have been filed that the
government intends 10 make out
That is not the question: replied
the judge.
Then the information charging Jacob
S. Coxey with unlawfully displaying a
banner or device was read and he re-
piled: Not guilty."
The accused elected to be tried by
jury and the hearing of the case was
set for Friday morning. When the
question of bail came up one of the
lawyers for the accused said:
1T is a moral certainty that these
gentlemen would remain here ten
years for trial.
I'VE want legal certainty" replied
Judge Miller and he fixed the amount
of bond in each case at $500. Marillo
Kicker, feminine attorney Of this
city, came forward to offer bail for
General CoXey, but Assistant District
Attorney Maloney reminded her of a
provision of law which forbids at
q torneys from signing bail bonds. Subse-
fquently Frank Hume, a wholesale
Egrocer, signed the bond for CoXey
and Jones.
Certain He Is Innocent.
Soon after his release. Coxey was
seen in his room at the National hotel,
with Mrs. Coxey and Legal Tender;
Samuel Gompers, the president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, was at
the hotel. and had a talk with Mr..
COxey, which talk the latter did not
care TO reveal.
THE Federation of Labor endorsed
our bills some months ago. he said.
In discussing his arrest, the chief of
the commonweal said:
I am certain have not been guilty
Of law-breaking. l saw Vice-President
told me he would consult Speaker Crisp
about laying aside the resolution for
bidding speech-making on the capitol
grounds. The law is unconstitutional,
and l want to test it. l left my army
and walked peacefully to the capitol
steps. bearing no banner or device
which the law forbids. l demanded of
the police the exercise OF my right
When they refused me, 1 asked to read
a protest. They refused that, and l
made no attempt TO speak or read,
merely asking them to accept the pro-
test which they refused. / turned and
made my way from the grounds. If
there was lawlessness in my action
fail to see it. 1 did not know whether
the Vice-president had concluded to let
me speak, and / wished to test the law.
Marshal Browne walked over the
grass contrary to law, but he did it
because the mounted police were trying
to ride him down."
Mr.. CoNey persists in his determination
to remain in Washington.
when Congress seees all Of the un-
employed men Of the country here it
can not refuse to legislate for Them
he said.
Property of the People.
Coxey took some pains to give out
for publication a copy of the speech
he would have delivered but for the
Interference vi liiS pOllCC. III luE
speech he takes the ground that the
capitol property is the property of
the people and q. fitting place to mourn
over their dead liberty. Upon these
steps carpets have been spread for
ROYALTY, and lobbyists Of trusts and
corpora lions have passed unchallenged
on their way to the committee rooms
The people were there today TO re-
mind Congress of its promise to re-
turn its prosperity when the Sherman
act should be repealed and to petition
for legislation that will give employ
uaent to every man willing to work,
and to bring universal prosperity He
sototested aginst the unnecessary act of
S1Enrpation and tyranny in denying the
light of petition and assembly
Affairs at the camp Of the army of
. the commonweal were in a quiet state
today. There were no disorders or de-
nlenstration of any kind requiring the
presence of the large force of regular
and special policemen stationed at and
in the vicinity of the camp. The COM
naonwealers have apparently settled
themselves down to a temporary period
OF comparative inactivity. Some at
tempt is being made to improve the
1 appearance of the camp, and many
y members of the army were engaged in
piling up bricks and otherwise putting
things in shape. For the purpose of
shielding the men from the sun in the
5.r and fha dew Of night ,-,,da