New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18

action OF the court should give color to the
claim
Mr.. Walker declared that the Government rep
resented all the people. the DEFENDANTS >nciuueu'
and that it did not propose to protect raiiroao
property, except so far as interstate commerce
and Transportation Of the United States mans
were concerned.
Further discussion was cut short ny the Court
who ordered wrtts Of attachment to issue against
Debs and his associates, returraoie al ciocN
Instructions were given to United States Marshal
Arnold, however, to waive personal service WIN
the understanding that the defehuaH's "o"'
voluntarily surrender themselves
MIR. ERWIN DEFENDS THE A. r. u.
Within fifteen minutes after the reassembling
In the afternoon. Debs. Howard. Keliher ana
Rogers were on hand. Mr.. Erwin MADE merry
speech. in which he declared that the defendants
had been guilty Of no contempt OF court. and an
nounced that In the event Of the Court TIL
ing otherwise they would refuse to give Dali anu
accept the alternative of going to jail lie IN
sisted that the injunction previously issued "o"'u
not hold water and intimated the intention oi
the defence TO file a demurrer against DOT" '"e
Injunction and the indictment found against 'he
defendants at the proper time Continuing "e
said:
Tn. American Railway Union as an organitza a.,,
crmea to rsis i Members are the children Of
the Republic. who have no power 10 ,pniteve have
been done against them They have aid cow u,e
tools their only way to correct lne co,rse thry
had lawless broke out and did overt ac's tna
have worked against them The issue VIII De rase n
introduce he methods OF British monarchy Ine
conscience OF the Court is being whipped 10 resort
TO extreme and untustifable methods
Counsel went on to say thai Debs and his as
Iy
70 answer indictments preferred by the Grand
Jury and that they could not and would not
give, additional bail on the charge OF contempt
j. would be amply sufficient II they were out on
their own recognizauce TO appear whenever
wanted.
MR.. WALKER REsTATEs THE CHARGE.
Mr. Walker replied In behalf of the Government
by asking the Court to pay no attention 10 the
speech 10 the public which had just been de-
rvcre6 Day after day, he said, these men had
vilfully violated the injunction directed against
ITEM They could not raise the question OF Juiis-
diction until they had purged themselves Vi 'iei'
contempt Raising his @rm and pointing MS
forefinger toward the defendants, the veneraoe
counsel continued
1t is no excuse for Debs or Howard 70 say t.V -
unable to give additional 98 ro ana 10 '1 JAIL They
should have thought OF that on July amr ths
IN sxsTS and neS % TIE COY
eminent urges speedy hearing, hn and su mSN which
t the Court %aY deem insure
thsr noncns Su Of to the order
As Mr.. Walker resumed his seat MT. Er"i'i
sprang to his feet. He said
The remarks Of counsel simply accentuate our p ne
stSn We are eg IN Spaef healing should have
been had on the na anv attention
notice was 'i ssTe no%% Paa only by
dent It was found on the minutes OF the court
Judge Seaman here interposed, saying:
This may be true: that does not affect the n vo,
laton of the order IN itself yon that is
no reason why the defendant should not be IN con
tempt 1T hs maitep now at issue is whether not
the order Of this Court
MR.. GREGORY's PLEA FOR THE STRIKE
LEADERS.
Mr. Gregory now came 10 the front In behaf
OF the A. r. u leaders He said that If time per-
mitted he would be prepared to demonstrate that
the information failed to show any violation OF
the Injunction. Was II violation for employees
neaceaby TO leave the service Of a railroad?
Nothing Of the kind. The information failed 70
show that the defendants had used either threa's
or intimidation II was necessary 10 prove 'hat
they were in contempt before they could be
punished for IT, The constitutional right OK triai
by jury could not be FILTERED away at the de-
mand OF interests WnlCn DtHtNfi AHdt M
and similar methods were created for their special
benefit The Government was strong enough ana
great enough to deal with these defendants lairiy
and honestly and without resort to MENUS
which might be regarded as unparelieIed IN me
criminal Jurisprudence not only OF ths country
but of the world. c.
counsel followed Judge Seaman wanted to Know
how much lime the defence desired for answering
the informatons, and neidenta,y snss s ~ sys
speech that the Court was not aware that there
was any necessity for cooling down. or OF post'
pn ling the proceedings until the pubic excite
Counsel for the defendants asked tina. the cas-,
should be set for Monday. To TINS Mr. wa'kcl
who wanted 10 leave town on SATURDAY Cd
iected on the ground that ne did not propose L
be KEEP, here all summer. Judge seaman now
ever said that reasonable time snouid De ABOVE
and thereupon fixed the hearing OF Inc case ~
10 O'Clock on Monday morning lie added. re
xarding the question OF bail. that there would D.
a manifest Improperly In allowing the oeienu
ants TO 20 at large their own recognzahces
He Therefore thought that each OF the fou
should find satisfactory sureues IN the sum 0
5000 10 appear on Monday neX. me me- |o ar
addei that this was purely nominal Dai an
that bu, for the fact thai the defendants wer
already under bonds. II would be much larger
ONE BOND FOR EACH SUFFICIENT.
General Counsel Peck Of the Santa Fe road
argued that similar bail should apply TO the III
formatin filed in behalf Of that corporanor
but Judge Seaman ruled that one bond wouid
Sufficient. To make II more, he said. or 10 app
It TO other !nformations. would be hardship
and In the nature OF persecution.
The ruling OF the Court was received with
tuxz OF surprise by the spectators. Debs. How
ard Keliher and Rogers retired to corner
the room and held a long consulate on with me
attorneys. When they had finished Mr. ErWi
Announced that the prisoners. fo- such they wc'
by this time, would refuse to give bali \ SEQ,
or more OF friends urged them TO recedc Irol
their determine ton. one saying tina. he wa
worth $500 900 and would go ball for all Iou
others ofYered 10 become individual surety IL
ITO several defendants. Deos. however. wa
nhdurate and in his determination he was sul
ported by his associates ,,,
In the mean time the orders OF commtmel
were made out by the clerk OF me co9ri, Ma