The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-11
COXEY IS ARRESTED
WARRANT SERVED WHEN HE Ap.
PEARI:D Al BROWNIES HEARING.
lie Furnishes nail and, With Nro,vnc
and Jones'. Will He Fined Later ON
thc Charge OF violatinE u United
States Statute.


and Jones'. VIII He Fined LATER ON
thc Charge OF violating u United
States Statute.
Washington, May 2.-Coxcy's army
paraded to-day, and, us II result, Marshal
Browne and Col. Columbus Jones are In
Jail. A large crowd awaited in front
Of the capitol for the army. The police
attempted to move the cOmmonwealers
on past the capitol, but Coxey, after a
short consultation with Browne, sprang
from his carriage, and made his way
buck toward the entrance to the capitOl,
had Slipped unobscrved through the
struggling mass, and before any one
knew it was bounding up the cast front
entrance to the capitol. He was up to
the tenth step before he was recognized.
Then the officers closed in above him
and his further passage was barred.
The great crowd now recognized him,
and a shout went up from every corner
of the vast asscmblage. Coxey turned
to the crowd and raised his hat. He
was deathly pale. Capt. Garden, of the
capitol police, stepped to one side of him,
and Lieut.. Kelly, Of the city police, was
ut his other arm. The officers formed
sOlidly about him. The crowd below was
kept back by menacing clubs.
what do youe want hcre?" asked
Capt. Garden.
Il wish to make IN address," respond
ed Gen. Coxey, his voice showing ill.,
tense emotion.
But you cannot do that" said Capt.
Garden, quietly but firmly.
"Thcn can l read pr0test?" asked
Coxcy.
There was moments hesitation. He
drew from his pocket typc-writtcn
manuscript and began to unfold it. There
was IL movement among the officers.
Capt. Garden quietly took Coxcy by
the left arm and Lieut.. Kelly took him
by the right. They moved down the
steps, the solid flank of officers follow
ing. COxey WAS thus ilnpcllcd downward
before the squad. Hc was not pulled
or put under arrest, but firmly pushed
sway. At the foot of the steps the
great crowd greeted Coxcy and the Of
ficers with storm Of shouts. Again
the mounted police charged, the crowd
surged, and for time it looked us
though there would lie trouble. But
the little knot of soldiers pressed for
ward with CoXcy in the center. They
We're thanked by the mounted officers.
Thus CoXey made his exit from the capi-
tol entrance and the east front.
AS he moved away he tossed the type
written protest to the group of news.
paper men and said:
'This is for the press"
There was no formal arrest. The of
ficcrs merely moved him away from the
center of conflict. They were satisfied
in having prevented the use of the capi-
tol for Coxey's speech and its attendant
demonstration. When the open area had
been cleared Gen. Coxey was given un-
restrained liberty, turning toward his
army, which still stood on B street.
Carl Browne vas shining mark for
the policemen on account of his con-
spicuous costume, and from the same
reason the most aggressive and tumult-
uous portion of the crowd followed him.
AS lie broke through the foliage of the
lawn half dozen mounted police
charged after him across the grounds,
escaping by miracle from running down
any of the people, who scattered right
and left before them. When Browne
reached the foot of the capitol steps
there was hurried and exciting di-
alogue between him and the police,
uprOar. Then two policemen threw
themselves upon Browne, grabbed his
flag of peace and smashed the staff,
seized Browne by the shoulders and
thrust him through the crowd several
hundred feet to the sidewalk. Clubs
were seen descending upon mems sloul-
ders in the group, but whether Browne
was hit could not be seen. As the two
rIp psIl hi i'm
he was seen trying To shelter his head
us though he expected blows, and could
be heard shouting II am an American
citizen; l stand on my constitutional
rights" Despite his constitutional rights
the dramatic marshal was dragged to the
police station. When the police had cs-
corted Coxes to his carringc, hurryins
him by the shoulders, Tut not scizing him,
he clambercd into tho vehicle. where
his wife sat with legal Tender in her
lap, and, us he stood there, a loud cheer
was sent up from the surrounding
crowd. THIN the policemen seemed to
lose their heads, and, falling upon the
luckless cOlOrcd woman nearest them,
they clubbcl the ncgrcss Justify. For a
moment the army, which, while all this
was going on, had been waiting on Il
street, not knowing what to do, seemed
leadcrless and in confusion, although the
lnen had not broken ranks in all the tu-
multi. The honor fell to the humble
bass drummer of rcscuing it from confu-
sion, for he started rythmic and regular
"boom" OH the instrument, and the COM
lnonwcalers fell into step, and with
Coxcy bowling to the right and left, amid
wild cheers, the procession turned down
Second street to the south and started to
march to the new camp in the mala-
rious region, in the extreme southern
part of the city.
Later Col. Columbus Jones was arrest
ed, and will be tried with Browne to-
morrow on the charge Of violating the
special act of congress forbidding a$
scnbltnges on he capitol grounds.
age.