The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-14
STRIKE AND STRIKERS.
n True Bill Found Against the l..
Il. u. President.
The Grand Jury's Verdict Many Stirring
Events In and About Chicago Reign
of Terror Inaucurated by Spring
valley Miners.
DIG Ie ARRrsTEn.

DEB6 ~ ARRESTED.
CHICAGO. July l2.-Eugene V. Debs.
president, George w. Howard, vice
president, Sylvester Keliher, secre-
tary, and l.. w. Rogers, director of the
American Railway union, and four
teen of their followers are in the
tolls OF the United States court.
Tuesday the special grand jury ina
paueled before Judge Grosscup re-
turned an indictment against them
for conspiracy TO impede the United
States mails. Debs, Howard, Keliher
and Rogers were admitted 20 bail, 20
appear for trial in October, in the
sum OF $4,000 each, which was
furnished, William Fitzgerald and
William Skakei becoming bonds
men I'm each case. The other
fourteen have already been arrested
and most OF them are under bonds
given 90 United States Commissioner
Iloyne. The books aud papers Of the
American Railway union were seized
by an order OF the court, issued at the
same time that its bench warrants for
the arrest of these men were placed in
the hands OF the United States mar
shall.
The Indicted Men.
Debs took his arrest coolly and
claimed he was innocent OF wrong do
ing. but characterized the seizure OF
the papers OF the union as an outrage.
The men indicted were:
Eugene V. Debs @ gorge w. Howard, Sylvester
Koiher H. w Rogers James Murwin, Floyd
Hotchtins A. Piazypak, II. Elm, J. Hannah
O'Ncill, Charles Mailer. John Duly, r. Shelley,
Prod kotchum, John W. Doyle. William Nc
Mullen.
Make-Up OF the Jury.
When Judge Grosscup took his seat
in court Tuesday the work OF selecting
jury was begun and soon ended. The
following were sworn in as members
of the jury;
August Meyer. Bureau county; Peter Case
Elmhrst; q. ~ Norton Loclport. l.. a.
Carey. lnRletoni Levi Casselman. Lombard;
william barber, Naperylle II. H. Wheaton
Wheaton, j. O. Starr. Belyidcro; J. w. Eddy.
Aurora; Emory Abbott, Genovai J. Lucy and
!. D. Wilson. Ottawa; ]. Potter. De Kalb coun-
~, II. w Wonnlcy, Shabbona; }. q. Whitney,
Lake Zurich w II. Grossteck, Hebron @. w.
Brewer and w. A. Sanboru. StcrlinRi B.
smother and John Worth Dakota.
The Jury Charged.
Judge Grosscup selected w. A. San
born as foreman, and proceeded at
once TO read his charge, which was
very lengthy. TWAS expected that he
would specially call the attention of
the jurors 20 President Debs, OF the A.
r. IT,, but this he failed To do The In
diam lenders name was not mentioned.
The charge was sweeping enough TO
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the tampcring with a switch TO the
hooting Of mob as directed against
the militia. Under IL almost anybody
could Ice indicted who had in any way
assisted in bringing about the present
crisis. Judge Grosscup had "A word OF
praise for labor unions. He said they
were necessary and that their purpose
was good, but when they interfered
with the rights OF others they eX-
cecded theirprcrogatives. Conspiracy |
was clearly defined.
Continuing the court told the jury |
they were empowered TO send for per-
sons aud papers and books whenever
such should be needed and TO apply 20 |
the district attorney or his assistant at |
any time. or Co the court, for instruc- |
tions as 10 the law.
The statute.
The indictment is drawn under sec
ton 5.a4O OF the United States statutes. !
That section reads as follows:
~ two OF more persons consplre either 20
commit any o1cnsc against the United states, |
o. 10 dofraud tho United States IN any manner, |
or FOR any purpose. or one or more 81 such |
partics do any acts 10 effect tho object of !
tho conspiracy. ali the parties 20 such con- |
hpiracy shall DC liable 10 q penalty OF not less /
than q GOO or not moro than $1,000 and TO im- |
prlsonmcnt not more than two years"
An amendment TO the section makes !
the punishment fine OF not more
than $4,000 and imprisonment not
more than two years, or both, in the |
discretion OF the court
SITUATION IN CHICAGO.