The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-22

ington. II thank God the working peo-
ple-the suffering people-did not re-
spond, " said the court.
ICoXey had proposed to bring 100. 900
people here 20 set an example by break
ing law. "Who in the world should be
punished for violation Of law II Won
should not Coxey," he asked.
dld not violate it, said Coxey.
you have your head so full OF your
schemes that you think anything that
Judge.
What right of yours has been abridged
IN the District of Columbial" asked the
court.
SENTENCE PASSED.
Judge Miller referred to Coxey's "abso-
lutte folly arraigned him as a
dreamer" and said, II don't know of
any case where the court would be more
luStlhed in passing the maximum SEN
tence, but | am not going to do itn Then
the Judge told the defendants that he
could send them to jail for 120 days and fine
Them 500 each, but he would not do so
he wished, he said, that Coxey and
Browne had so demeaned themselves that
more than a nominal sentence would not
be necessary, but their demeanor in court
mad changed this feeling. Judge Miller
then imposed the sentence given above Of
twenty days Imprisonment in the district
jail for all three defendants and s. fine, or
Ten days additional imprisonment for
CoXey and Browne.
TAKEN IN THE BLACK MARIA.
At :55 O'Clock Coxey Browne and
Jones, with handouts on their wrists,
were placed in the BLACK Maria, with
a dozen white and negro work house pris-
oners, who were not handcufred, as com
panions, and the van Immediately con-
yeyed them to Jail. Coxey did not wish
free transportation on such a basis, and
when he was told that he was to be taken
TO the district prison he asked TO be al
lowed TO 60 in carriage, but his request
was not granted, and he and his
companions were compelled to ride
the same as other prisoners A score of
policemen patroled the sidewalks ad ia
cent TO the court house after the sentence
had been given, and prevented the
curious assembling thereabouts. One of
CoXey's men, who had been waiting
round the court, followed the van on
horseback with the view Of getting or
ders from the general" as TO the future
conduct of the "army of the common
veal"
COXEY PREPARES A PROCLAMATION.
Before going to the police court this
morning to receive sentence, and appar-
entity without any anticipation of the
actual outcome, Coxey prepared an elab-
crate proclamation which he furnished to
the press.
One extract will serve as O specimen of
the entire production
Some newspapers said we would never
leave Massillon, Ohio. We left. They
next said we would never cross the Penn
sylvania line
I'VE crossed.
"Next - We would never pass
through Pittsburg.'
I'VE passed.
"Next-'That we were too lazy to
climb the Alleghaney Mountains.
I'VE climbed
"NeXt-'We would go to pieces In the
sparsely supplied surroundings of the
capitol
"The pieces did not go.
"Next-'That the district commission
ers would not allow us to march on Penn
sylvania avenue
I'VE marched.
Next, that we would never have the
courage to 20 on the steps of our nations
home.n
I'VE went, and were arrested, for
whatf-exercising our revolution-sire-
founded constitutional right of free
speech2 Oh no, they dare not do that.
Their crack of doom would come too soon
IL they attempted that, and they knew ii
too, Their tactics were to bring odium
upon US, and rely upon a soot-scattering
press to blacken u.s."
EFFECT ON THE ARMY.
The effect of Coxey's conviction on his
camp followers, already demoralized by
| drenching rain storms, insufficient food
and shelter and repeated change Of base,
will probably be their entire disintegra-
-
made up of idle negroes recruited in
Washington and Maryland, and has
scarcely any Of its original members left.
"Oklahoma Sam" and Jesse Coxey were
hunting this afternoon for one Of the
malcontents who had ridden off with a