Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-08
NOT A FEATHER
Of a Hen Found It's Way
to Camp,
SAYS Mr.. GEN. COxEy,
In Giving Testimony Before
Judge Miller Yesterday.
Christopher Columbus Jones' Law
yer Wants Special Instructions
for HIS Ciient--niand on the
acknowledgements Begun.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, May 7,--The trial OF the
Commonweal leaders. which has
dragged along in the police court for
three days. will be concluded tomor-
row. Coxey's explanation OF his plans
for redeeming the government was the
principal feature of the days pro-
ceedings. apart from the speeches by
the lawyers.
II is apparent that the case is being
tested ON the broad grounds of justih-
cation for Coxey's movement. for the
assistant district attorney In his open
ing address called Browne crank.
and did not hesitate to insIauute lie
was knave. while the opposing law
yers endcavored to make the trial APP
pear persecution of plutoerats by
the people and appealed TO luminosity
against Wall street.
The defense had It's "innIngr today
in the police court trial, where the
leaders of the Commonweal, Ccxoy.
Browne and Jones are on trial for their
May day demonstration at the capitol
Attorney Lyman. who defends Browne
and Jones, made the opening state
ment for the defense There was no
denial or defense OF what the Common
wealers had done. he began. The de-
Tense would insist on the lawfulness
of their action. He could remember
but one similar occurrence in history,
the attorney said, and thereupon he
produced Bible and began TO read a
passage. Il must object to that In
terposed the district attorney. THE
gentleman should conlne himself to a
statement of fact"
Does the attorney deny that this
is fact2" demanded the lawyer,
Holding His mile Abort
Dramatically. He was permitted to
proceed and read the passage OF the
Old Testament, reciting that the Lord
had commanded Moses to take Off his
shoes because he trod ON holy ground.
He had not talked long before Judge
Miller was compelled to make the same
objection raised by the district attor-
ney and to request the lawyer to do
vote himself to the recital Of what
was intended TO be proved. Instead
OF police. the defense would call citi-
zens who had witnessed the occurrence.
Mr.. Lyman said.
From his somewhat discursive state
ment it was gathered that the defense
would be based largely on the brutality
OF the police in clubbing citizens II
was to be shown that coxey had not
walked on the grass and that Browne
had been driven through the shrubbery
by the police The first witness for
the defense was MIR. Frank Harper, a
young newspaper man from Alexan-
dria. Va According TO his story the
police had driven the citizens on the
grass before the procession arrived in
order to clear the pathways. He saw
Gen Coxey arrive. The general wore
nothing designed to draw notice TO his
organization but walked so quietly 70
the steps that he was not recognized
until the people who knew him pointed
him out. Thirteen police stood on the
steps and surrounded the general when
he arrived. The witness was certain
coxey had not walked on The gross.
On cross-examination he said there
were $4,000 or 10000 people waiting. all
cheering and whooplng for Coxey.
''Disorderly, were they not?" inquired
the district attorney.
"Oh. no; they had right TO cheer,
they were American citizens"
The police came near riding down
n little girl In front OF him, Harper
said He had been ordered OF the
asphalt streets by the police two or
three times, but returned.
''Then you disobeyed the police" said
the district attorney.
"The police are not the law. they arc
the agents OF the people to carry out
the law" was the reply.
one OF the persons on the grass was
Senator Allen. according to the Wit
ness.
Witness No. was oolored man
named Samuel L. Perry. who. VIXEN
asked his business. explained: II fIn
one Of the army Of the unemployed
Just now"
AT the beginning OF the Democratic
administration he had been employed
In the treasury. He had followed tho
procession. had kept by Gen. coxey.
and could swear that the general did
not
Torch the Grass.
Being called upon to give ruling
upon the question asked this witness.
Judge Miller said It might be miti-
eating circumstance benring upon the
intent TO violate the law. that de-
PENDANT had been forced upon the
grass by circumstances The Judge
added that hundred violations OF The
law did nc, excuse elis violation. This