Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-03

Browne himself was dubbed and pretty
roughly handled by four officers who grab
bed him about the same time. Browne was
led down First street with an officer holding
each arm and mounted police riding along.
As they turned down toward the fifth
precinct station, another officer came up
with Christopher Columbus Jones, the lead
er of the Philadelphia contingent, in Gus.
tody. He also had been arrested for disor-
derly conduct. Just before they entered the
police station Officer Stramine passed his
hand over Brownies hips and pulled a small
Revolver Out of His Trousers Hip Pocket.
When arraigned Browne gave his name
as Carl Browne, date of his birth July 4,
1S49, at Springfield, H., and his occupation
as that of journeyman artist He had
81 30 in cash, several medals and a gold
watch. He requested receipt for these
things but was informed that that was not
necessary. When the officer was asked
what the charge was he replied, "Disorder-
ly conduct, and as for myself, why, he as
sauted me"
Browne was not charged with the assault,
however. He was placed in cell No. and
had nothing to say except, IL am going to
let the American people speak for me. 5"
He requested that some one be sent to tell
Jesse Coxey to get the army back to camp
as quickly and quietly as possible.
When Jones was arraigned he gave his
name slowly and distinctly christopher
Columbus Jones' his age as 50, and his oc-
cupaton as that of pump builder. He
had only ~ cents in money, paper of pins
and knife. When asked to talk he sad.
''The press did the whole of it." He then
said the Lords prayer and lay down on his
bench in his cell refusing TO say ANYTHING
else.
Hard by what is loft of the old open
sewer canal i'll southeast Washington the
Coxey army rested after the exciting scenes
at the capitol Co1ey went to the
new camp with tho men but soon
left for the purpose, as they supposed,
of giving aid and comfort to his chief,
Lieutenant Browne, at the police station.
1t transpired later, however that he had
left to secure license from the district
commissioners to put his miserable fol
lowers on exhibition at a fixed price
Coxcy appealed for a permit to charge
an adnitance fee at the NJ. street
camp without the payment of any license
fee, on the ground that the entire receipts
were to be used for charitable purposes
that is, feeding and clothing the members of
tue Commqnweal. The commissioners said
they would take the request under ad-
visemcnt, but in the meantime suggested he
had better take out regular license fee for
one day, which he did, and paid the fee.
The new camp is as dismal and barren all
acre of ground as can be found anywhere
within the district and the sun poured down
its hot rays upon the unprotected army
with considerable warmth The spot has
been condemned as unhealthy by the health
officers
Coxey returned to the camp about , 80
p III. The men We're greatly fatigued and
ii, soon as camp was reached the commits
sariat opened up with q Inner of hard boil
ed eggs, soup, bread and water.
About O'Clock tonight Browne was re-
leased from the fifth precinct station house on
bond of $500 furnished by Mrs. Elizabeth
\, Haines n dry goods dealer in Southeast
Washington. Browne was not in IA pleas
ant mood when he went to the clerks desk
to receive the articles taken from
him when arrested and to ques-
tions he made surly answers He was
not disflgurel by the handling he received
from the police. He talked in his usual
strain about his constitutional rights and be
ing on an elrand of peace and stated that
he would fight the case in the courts.