Evening journal., 1894-05-09
COXEYlTES CONVICTED.
Guilty of Walking on the Grass
and Carrying a Banner.
HAVE NOT BEEN SENTENCED YET.

Randall and His stan, sweetiand From
New England and Western Leader OF
commonwealth NOW Languish In Jail.
Kelly Has a Fleet of Ie5 Boats.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The three leaders
Of the commonweal-CoNoy, Browne and
Christopher Colum bus Jones-have been
found guilty of violating the Laws by a
jury of their peers and Will have TO sub
nit to a sentence hereafter TO be imposed
by the court for their recent dcmonstra-
tion on the capitol grounds Thus inglori-
ously ends what its leaders styled ''the
greatest march OF the nineteenth century"
All three of the accused were convicted
upon the first count of the indictment,
which charged them with displaying
banner designed to bring into public mo-
tice the j. S. Coxey Good Roads associa-
ton. Jones Of Philadelphia was acquitted
of the second count, which accused them
of treadmg on the grass but Coxey and
Browne were convicted.
The jury retired after hearing a long
charge from Judge Miller, which left
them no alternative but 90 convict II they
followed his leadings. About half past 3
the jurors sent for the instructions given
for the defense, but the government OBJ
iectcd, and they filed into the courtroom
while the judge read the instructions
Young Attorney Lyman endeavored ex-
citedly to have the fact chat the objection
came from the prosecution laid before the
/ jury, but he was suppressed
Judge Miller stated that he wouldRot
have handed over the written instructions
under any circumstances, as that would
have been irregular. Only five minutes
after this episode the jury returned with
the verdict
Stay Of -Four Days.
General Coxey had been visiting with his
wife and his daughter, the Goddess of
Peace of the May day demonstration, but
took his seat within the bar, and all the
| party received the result smilingly except
| Mr. Hyman. who was on his feet with
some objection 20 the form in which the
| verdict was presented, but who was sat
upon by his colleagues
| Attorney Lipscomb Immediately enter
ed a motion for a new trial and another in
arrest Of Judgment. Judge Miller gave
him four days to file the formal paper
Then the judge made inquiries about bail
and Frank Hume a well known wholesale
| grocer, who several times has run for the
! Democratic nomination for congress from
the Virginia district across the Potomac
river signed a bond i'm $500 for each of the
three convicted commonwealers.
General Coxey left the courtroom on the
arm Of his wife, pushing through n curious
crowd, which made no demonstration. Tn,
conviction of himself and Jones was q sur
prise to the commonweal sympathizers.
Coxey said that il was evident that hii
prosecution was not ON account of wha
he had done, but because of the principle
in behalf Of which he had acted.
Carl Browne remarked: "Iwns surprise,
at the conviction of Brother Coxey, be
cause he was plainly acquitted by evidonc
of any technical violation of the statutes
For my own part / expected to be con
victed"
just after the closing plea for the dc
Tense Brownies lawyer had asked permis
sion TO read TO the jury a statement writ
ten by his client, but Judge Miller declin
ed to admit it, saying that Browne hai
been given all his rightsin being defended
by able attorneys. The paper was writer
in Brownies usual grandiloquent style ant
averred that he differed from his lawyer
regarding the line of defense; that n
would have admitted the technical viola
tions of the law and have asked the jur
to acquit him on the ground that he wa
merely exercising his constitutional rights
The Penalties.
Two weeks may elapse. during whlc
the trio will be free on bail. before the me
tion for a new trial is argued and decided
The penalty provided by law is the sam
for each offense-viz. a fine not TO eXcee
500 or imprisonment in jail for not NOR
, than 60 days, or both, within the discr'
4 ton Of the court. Accordingly the max
mum punishment which may be mete
,, out to Coxey and Browne IS 5000 and T.
: days while Christopher Columbus JonC
is subject to 500 and 60 days
BY curious congressional error in n r
cent bill which reorganized the Distri,
courts there is no appellate court to whic
police court case can be carried. IN
, only method Of appealing from Judge Mi
ler's sentence will be by an application to
3 higher court for writs Of habeas corpr
, and certiorari. Attorney Lipscomb hi
announced that he will take this step
Judge Miller overrules the motion for
new trial. However, such a petition wi
not operate as a stay Of Judgment TO keC
. the defendants from serving their Sci
tences while it is pending.