The sun., 1894-05-06
nm COyEY ARMY INVASION.
..r,pISs IN THE CAPITOL
~ .ns DESCRIBED nv COURE

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,.u..u, ne wssn Cossrfrs-sa Fsnse
nsr -. Mnier-Moionr to Tshs the
s ,ror, the Jury Deriss ~ ths Court.
.vo-ox May 5.-The trial Of Corey.
NIhd .nd Jones. the leaders OF the Com
bFovn., =, christ on charges OF treadinR on
r0nN "a m, capitol grounds and display
@'.sr.r on the occasion Of the parade Of
hsU a. NAV /. was resumed before Judge
Mu an. rollce court this morning. The
bmu counsel we're Joined By Representa-
FsOpT'To rance OF Colorado and 7. J. Hudson
u,s populist members OF Con Rress. In
dh.nI dhuIs.rce we're several other members Of
eesu Including Sibley OF Pennsylvsnia.
Qnrs =, Indiana. and Cobb OF Missouri.
Nsut" c.,ov oecupied her seat at the reporters
b make a stenoRtaphlo report OF the
p"io,gO District Attorney Blrney appeared
,nd potihed 'uuEo "'''0' NV "
proceed.
-. an duty at the New Jersey avenue en-
-. 10 the Capitol grounds on May /. When
". co,.v army reached tho point where he
Wv . .,.,oned. Browne dlsmounted from his
-. and went back to where Coxey sat In a
',.,ton with lady. kissing her. Coxey left
y. ,,rrisge and Joined Browne The two
u'., dawn the street to ogether short distance.
'.I,bsp leaped the wall Browne in advance.
-, tbs Capitol grounds. into and through the
..,uhbsry. and over the grass. Browne had a
,.,,.r When witness next saw Browne
!. ,,s within few feet OF the House Of Repre-
..,,,tyes waving the banner. ofilcer Murphy
81 o,hsrs stopped Brownies progress. A
Sruerle ensued. In WHICH Browne was over
SRd psssd IL WA. her.
,,odueed to show tho point at which the de-
sSdsnts entered the Capitol grounds.
h,,n6sn.tioD NJ hi Of the msp until the Govern m ent
h,d identified In q legal manner. by metes
nd bounds. the Capitol grounds. "Thls
& be ns sd to GRs sSo% oi Ss. WSs
pfritory is Capitol grounds"
Judge Miller thought the map was the best
,vidsncs obtainable to define the location OF
h snswer to questions by Judge Miller. Wit
ness bounded the Capitol grounds. adding
The BEEN sdSsS 6 ss
10 answer to questions By Dr. Lipscomb.
witness admitted that the mar. was not By any
means an accurate rsprs.snt,,tion , ot ne cepi.
Sd not, legally. know the. bounds thereof.
Nj. HeyIman. for the defence. m owed that the
sS e in nut cut shs coSG Sn9 ,d%s.5
and an objection was noted.
Offcer Law was recalled to the stand and the
ss1 FsnSs M Hs ssd sss
the questions had been asked By the proper
representative Of the District the defence
1ih is.s .'ns, Ssl, hrys ,s. oSss will show in
,aaii B. glad to hear him;
N, Pence.ThSy are lssa,ins and are IN. in,
sIset q iset, " which Il has failed to show. W. '
Judge Miller-Gentlemen will not accom-
20 Avert y;f tss s.a ss,. x. ey
Mr.. Penee-Msy I ask your Honor why We
y juds. % Mil miller"BecSuse ems In the sis face Of the
/. made toi my asking these auestlona Il q
@ x: % facts and n truth 10 the case to properly In.
struct the Jury, and protect the EVIDENCE
Mr.. Fence-Ot course. your Honor. I would
sSa but e N: ao St
h., II 10 the fact to which object.
Judge Miller-ln these questions ! am en-.
o 'sa il amy way W I You are % entitIed 10 the 5ens
Here the eolloquy. which was quite ami
Representative Ponce conducted the. cross
OF Policeman Laws. In tn,
Surso OF It witness said he saw possibly q
aousnud people tramping on the grass In the
,ipitol grounds that day.
Ris yos s srTss. ,an any y Sf them IN n, v,,
L..They we're y,olasins n. .x. Of your eo.sMy
fry 'friy. A' '' '''' ''' 'A'' WV ' N'''
The witness admitted that he saw q number
Of mounted policemen ride their horseB over
the grass that day and did not arrest them
denied having made the com plant In this case
Sergeant John henney and Lieut.. Kelley
gave similar testimony. and then Rspresspta
leen shown by the evidence.
After reply from Assistant District Attor
nsy Mullowney who contended that the OF
plation for weeks. Mr.. Lipscomb ask ed
that the ease be taken from the Jury; on the
ID
Instruct the Jury to acuuit Jones on the couni
..harging him with stsPping on the grass. Tor
the reason that no evidence had been intro
dueed to sustain tho charge.
To this statement District Attorney Birney
agrsed. Mr.. Hsylman also asked for Jones's
e.rryinE the bnnner, by hira. testified TO By the
oficsr who arrested him. was not a carry.
Ing" within the meaning OF the law. Justice
Mr.. HeyIm man then ask ed the Court to REQUIRE
The prosecution to elect under which count O
ihe indictment they would ask conviction
This WAS also overruled. and at 2:2O the court
adjourned until Monday morning.
=, E-rre CAmmons, Frenchman. was up Ia
NE police court this morning. police ofiicel
Pennsylvania avenue. begging for drinks, and
followed him into the Capitol grounds. where
Do placed him under arrest for vagrHncy
Asked IN court as tn his means OF support. hs
feplie,l that he had none except what he Rol
rom COxey. and that he was n member o
Coxeys army. He was sent TO the workhouss
Tor thirty days. Desertions and police cour
sonvictions are depicting the Coxsy forces
here In the ratio OF twenty removals to one
accession.
Coxey took out his third days license for ths
Nhlbltion oi his Commonweal army to-day
and seems to find the present location sufti-
GENTLY convenient to induce him to continue
a. The same spot. He 10 preparing to remov,
.nme OF the objections which would bring
eoSn unon him the strong hand OF the sani
hfI authorities within orty-"ight hourA A
rgisiered plumher. Instructed thereto bl
toTey, has Al piled for and obtained . permi
20 iaS down water pipes To the camp and
70 make sewer connections This las
WI not he difficult, as An open sewer
which In itself IL - disgrace to the District an
morllrs, runs right close TO the camp. Quit,
thumbrr OF Coxsy's followers obtained fur
!oughs to-day. and washed themselves anC
thelr clolhes in the muddy waters OF IN,
eastern branch " the Potomac. Others wsr'
pull worE removing the worst OF the garbage
shd dumnage from their chosen quarters
p4uerkraut potatoes. salt hsh. bread. and cot
,s s continue to be the staple food served ou
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