New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-22

..,.vc,,rs OF CoXEY'S LAwYERs-BRoWNE
,.,rrRs pI.AsPHEMY. AS UsUAI-TAKEN
To JAIr. IN THE BLACK MARIA"
,p.sn,ngton. May 2l-Coxey. Browne and Jones
ssn,snced by Judge Miller. in the Washington
80. Court this afternoon, TO twenty days IN jail
run .r violating the statute of the United states
ncD,,,np the display of partisan banners IN the
pr'n,,ol grounds and Coxey and Browne were hned
- ch additional for trespassng on the grass the
,.ornatlye being another ten days IN jail Jones
o.. acquitted on this last charge
W. nroceedings preliminary to the passing OF
..n,ence were in line with the series OF extraor-
-, incidents that have marked the whole trlai
Tha police Court room was crowded with spectators
- "A O'clock the hour set for passing sentence pu'
" as forty minutes later before court was caIleo
o-aer During the interval Judge Miller was nav
y consultation with Congressman Pence ana
,Inason counsel for the defence The Judges
.ser died Yesterday. and It was only after en-
.sa,,es by the defendants counsel that he decided
-, ~ make another postponement. Al lO4o' "neh
Ivase Miller took his seat. Mr. Mullowney' the
..Is,ant District-Attorney moved that sentence
=, ,assea on Jacob S. Coxey. Carl Browne ana
Christopher Coluri0"' '0"e'' "O
aide the rail.
I,age Miller said ne had come 10 court TINS morn
~, ~ some personal sacrifice on account OF a per-
r., bereavement and then asked the usual ques-
49,. whether the defendants had anything 10 say
nv sentence should not be passed
REPRESENTATIVE Hudson. of Kansas. one or Coxey's
-, Immediately rose, and delivered political
sarsss As an American citizen he said. he could
-, helm stating that he had considerable contempt
a.. +be Government in It's prosecution OF thls case
s., mint had been decided against the defend-
,,s On the day they were at the Capltoi there
- thousands OF people on the grass IL was
,., d,ecut for the unframed mind to understand
-. .hs Congress of the United States could set
.,ds grounds from which peaceable people were
49,, an, "You know and know. he said, that
So ocoxey) was not arrested and convicted because
Va e.epped on the grass but because ne carried
Liver IN opposton 10 the political ideas OF those
70. ~. nowerfu in the administration Of this
cavsrnment They have demanded the conviction
OF these men. ,
"rbe parties who are dominant. who are all
,owsrfll' answered Mr.. Hudson
"wbo are these myths. these ghostsY' asked Judge
Miller again ,s-
.~rhose who are in favor OF gold standard
81, that is so. they haven't reached this court"
was the Judges reply
~, urdson launched off into politics. and was
taken 10 task by the Judge. The sentence OF this
court " he said will make people think this Gov
rrusnt "a undertaking policy OF suppression.
"Fortunately" said the Judge. the courts pro-
nounce sentence without taking into consideration
what people think A..
"or one side YOU have the money power: on the
o,hsr the poor and struggling masses-by when VIII
Your Honor be infuenced?' asked Mr. HUDSON.
Neither" responded the Court. CURLY.
Nv Hvman Of the defence made an appeal for a
.orn,raI sentence and then Carl Browne had his
.sv He began by Withdrawing the appeals made
IN his behalf and said he had none TO make. lie
had asked for Jury trial, but he now believed ne
made mistake. II do not believe ne SAID IN
loud voice that the people of the United states
believe that such lot of filth and stagnaton ex'
here /
Honor you are different
Then Browne proceeded In his usual blasphemous
strain for some time. comparing the jury 10 those
who had participated in the crucifxon.
Coxey rose next II was the first tme. he said
that he had ever stood before court for sentence
and 1t a pleasing thought that he was inho-
cent Of the charge He told how the arrest was
. made and maintained that he not walking
on the grass and carried no banner. But he was
not surprised that the jury brought In such a
verdict, and he blamed the newspapers Tor IL III
representing his Commonweal as a band OF des-
peradoes Il do not appeal for mercy because 1
have committed crime" he said but DO ask
The Assistant Distrct-Attorney asked the Judge
TO impose a jail sentence, ana not impose iii,e
which would be paid by the contributions OF
Representative ~ence asked the Judge to disarm
criticism by giving nominal sentence. and show
ing that there was no bitter anmus behind the
prosecution.
Judge Miller entered into long review OF the
He arraigned COXey severely. There were no
politics in the case no prosecution OF Mr.. Coxey
for his IDEAS. Mr. Coxey confne his methods
ter Of coDgrstuation that only 800 or 100 men re-
sponded to his call to march on Washington Il
pie did not respond" said the Court Coxey md
proposed 70 bring 10000 IDLE people here to set
should be punished for violation of law II you should
not Mr.. Coxey?' ne asked
Il did not violate IT," said C0xey.
"You have your head so full Of your schemes that
you think anything that stands in your way, Is
been abridged in the District of Columbian asked
Judge Miller referred TO Coxeys absolute folly"
arraigned him dreamer" and said: Il don't
know OF any where the Court would lie
justified In passing the maximum sentence, but l
am not going TO do It," Then the Judge told the de-
PENDANTS that ne could send them TO jail for 100 days
ana me Them 800 EACH but he would not do
ne wished he said that Coxey and Browne had ~
oemeaned themselves that more than a nominal SEN
tence would not be necessary. but their demeanor in
eonr, had S,, changed this feeling.
Judge Miller then imposed the sentence Of twenty
Gays Imprisonment in the District jail for all three
oetendants and s fine ten days additional i'm
prsonmeni for Coxey and Browne.
Al five minutes TO o'clock Coxey. Browne and
Jones WITH handouts on their wrists. placed
workhouse prisoners (who were not handcuffeD as
companions and the van Immediately conveyed them
on such basis and when told that he was to be
.ahen 20 the District Prison asked 10 be allowed
and he and his Companions We're compelled 10 ride
nsiro1lsS as. as other prisoners score Of policemen
ees,loheu the sidewalks adjacent TO the Courthouse
crr so the sentence was given. and prevented the
'n nnn rom assembling thereabout.
,h Vne OF Coxeys men who had been waiting round
,ae court followed the van on horseback with the
INV Oh getting orders from the General az TO the
'u'u'e conduct OF the Army OF the Comrnonweal ."
MANY COXEYITEs HELD FOR TRIAL.
WESTERN rRAIN-sTEALEns IN THE roI.s-MovE-
NENTs OF THE sTRAGGGING ARMIES"
Helena. Mont. May 1.-THE Coxeyites captured at
A'ee were brought here for rial. The men offered
mo