St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-09

WASHINGTON. May s.-The three
leaders of the commonweai. Cuxey.
Browne and Christopher Columbus
Jones, have been found guilty OF violat-
Ing the laws by jury of their peers,
and will have to submit to sentence
hereafter to be imposed by the court for
their recent demonstration on the cap
itOl grounds. Thus ends what its lead
ers styled ''the greatest march of the
Dineteenth century," All three Of the
accused were convicted on the first
count of the indictment, which charged
them with displaying banner designed
t. bring into public notice the j. S.
Coxey Good Roads association. Jones,
of Philadelphia, was acquitted on the
second count, which accused him of
treading Oh the grass. but Coxey and
Browne were convicted.
The jury retired at 1855. after hear
ing long charge from Judge Miller,
which left them little alternative but to
convict if they followed his leading.
About $3.50 the Jurors sent for the in
struc;i0ns given for the defense. but
the government objected, and they filed
into the court room while the judge
read the Instructions. Young Attorney
Lyman endeayored eXcitedly to have
the fact that the objection came from
the prosecution laid before the jury,
but he was suppressed. Judge Miller
stated that he would not have handed
over the written Instructions under any
circumstances, as that would have been
Irregular.
: Twenty-Five minutes after this epi-
sode the jury returned with
TIE VERDICT.
'.Gen." Coxey had been visiting with
his wife and daughter, the Goddess of
Peace" OF the May day demonstration.
but took his seat within the bar, and all
the party received the result smiiingly
except Mr.. Lyman. who was on his feet
with some objection 10 the form iii
which the verdict was presented, but
who was set upon by his colleagues.
The verdict was guilty as TO the first
charge carrying banners upon the
capitol grounds-against all the defend
ants, and on the second charge
ingeoh the grass of the capt. olgrouHds-.
guilty as to-CeXey and Browne, and not
gully as to Jones. ,.<...... 49,.
Attorney Lipscombe Immediately en-
tered Il motion for new trial and an
other III arrest OF judgment. Judge
Miller gave him four days to file the
formal paper. Then the Judge made
a well-knoWn wholesale grocer. who
several times has rin for the Demo
cratic nomination for congress from the
Virginia district across the Potomac
river, signed q bond i'll $500 for each of
the convicted dconlmoDwealers.
Gen. Coxey left the room on the arm
of his wife, pushing through curious
crowd, Which made no demonstration.
The conviction OF himself and Jones
was surprise to the
COAiMONWEAL SYMPATHIZERS.
COXey said that 1t was evident that
his prosecution was not OH account of
what he mad done. but because of the
in behalf of which he had
acted.
Carl Browne remarked: II was sur
prised at the conviction OF Brother
CuXey because he was plainly acquitted
by the evidence Of any technical viola
ton of the statutes. For my own part,
| expected to be convicted"
Two weeks may elapse, during which
the trio will be free OH bail, before the
motion for a new trial is argued aud
decided. The penalty provided by law
lssthe same for each offenSe. viz: A fine
moi to exceed 800 and Imprisonment Ill
jail for not more than sixty days, or
both. within the discretion OF the court.
the MAXIMUM punishment
which may be meted out to COXey and
BTuwne Is $500 and l2O days, while
Columbus Jones is subject
toS100 and sixty days.
By curious congressional error in
recent bill which reorganized the dis
Irict courts. there Is no appellate court
to- which a police court case can be
carried. The only method OF appealing
from Judge Miller's sentence will he by
All application to a higher court for
wnts of habeas corpus and certiorari.
Attorney Lipscombe has announced
that lie will take this step if Judge
Miller overrules the motion for new
trial. However. such petition will
not operate as stay OF judgment 10
keep the defendants from serving their
sentences while it is pending.