The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22
TO GO TO JAIL.
Sentence of Coxey and
Browne.
CAN TAKE NO APPEAL.
Decision of the Police Court to
Stand.
ASK HELP FROM THE COUNTRY.
Money and Men Needed to Sustain
the Cause of the Common
veal.

WASHINGTON. May 21.-Judge Mills to-
day sentenced Coxey. Browne and Jones
to twenty days Imprisonment in jail for
displaying a banner in the Capitol grounds
on the occasion of the Mayday demonstra-
tons. Coxey and Browne were also SEN
fenced to S. fine or ten days Imprisonment
for trespassing on the Capitol grounds.
J. S. COxey has issued bulletin No. to
the American Patriots Of 1894 in which he
gives highly cOlOred account of the arrest
and conviction of the leaders in Washing
ton. The bulletin concludes with an APP
peal for money and supplies and urges his
followers TO hold more meetings and in
every way urge Senators anc congressman
to vote for the Coxey bill.
SALT LAKE, May 21.-Twenty-eight OF
the men who were brought down from
Echo yesterday for attempting TO steal
Union Pacific train were brought before
Judge Merritt today and all pleaded
guilty. They were all sentenced to three
days in the penitentiary, and were on
their way to prison within an hour after
court opened. The entire band was COM
posed of wanderers from the company
which left California several weeks ago.
OGDEN, May PA band of forty unem-
ployed, tramping their way East, left here
to-day for Salt Lake. About eighty left
last night on the same route and fifty
more will follow tonight. They have
abandoned all hope of help from the
Union Pacific and will look to the Rio
Grande, where receiverships and contempt
cases have not been brought up against
them. From 400 TO 500 more. it is said,
will reach Ogden from the West within
the next few days and will all turn south
for Salt Lake.
SEATTLE Wash, May 21.-The evidence
in the trial Of the COmmonwealers before
Judge HauiOrd closed % both sides This
afternoon. Arguments of the counsel
commenced, and tomorrow Judge Han
ford will give his decision. Three more
patches of the Wealers remain cOoped
up in the County Jail waiting their turn
to be tried. Each batch will have about
the same evidence to offer. hence the end
of these trials is not near.
MERGED. Cal, May 21.-Barker's In
| dustrial Army is still mere. 1t is we'll be-.
haved, and the men say they will leave to-
morrow morning. They are being fed by
the city. The southbound freight passed
at 2 o'clock. but no attempt was made to
stop it, The army held a meeting on the
public square tonight. Several speeches
were made by members. It is rumOred
that the entire army will be arrested to-
morrow unless they leave in the,morning.
They have made no disturbances of any
kind during their stay here.
SPOKANE, Wash, May 21.-About
twenty COmmOnwealers attempted TO
board Northern Pacific train this morn
ing between Wallace and Mullan. Eight
# them were arrested by squad of
soldiers sent out with the train. and are
now confined in the guardhouse pending
instructions from Judge Beatty as to their
disposition. One of them cut the rubber
hose connecting the air-brakes. A num-
Der went out afoot and others came in the
same way from the East. Commander
Jetfries took the passenger train for Mis-
soula yesterday. There are now about
fifty remaining here.
Los ANGELES, May 21.-The members
of the Industrial Army who were ar
rested early Sunday morning. while at
tempting to take possession of Southern
Pacific train at the San Fernando-str
depot, intend making hard fight.
This morning the delegation, accompanied
by their attorney, appeared in Justice
Seaman's court and demanded jury trial.
A venire for sixty jurors was issued and
made returnable tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. The taking of testimony will
probably not be commenced before
Wednesday morning