The evening world., 1894-05-07
COXEy AS A WITNESS.
In a New Spring Suit He Tells of
the Peacefulness of His Army.
Saws Not a Chickens Feather Can
Be Traced to His Camp.
Commonweal Leaders Defense Lies
in Blaming the Police.
Ry Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May THE defense
had its inning. to-day, in the Police
Court, where the three leaders of the
Commonweal, CoXey, Browne and Jones.
are on trial for their May Day demon
stration at the Capitol. Young Attorney
Hyman. who defends Browne and Jones
made the opening statement for the de-
fense. There was no denial or defense
for what the commonwealers had done,
he began. The defense would consist in
the lawfulness of their actions. He could
remember but one similar occurrence in
history, the attorney said, and thereupon
he produced Bible and began to read
q scriptural passage.
II must object to that" interposed the
District Attorney, "the gentleman
should confine himself to a statement of
fact"
"Does the attorney deny that this is
fact?" demanded the young lawyer,
holding his Bible aloft, dramatically.
He was permitted to proceed and read
the passage of the Old Testament, re-
citing 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 com
PEELED to make the same objection
raised by the District ct-Attorncy. and to
the recital of what was intended to be
proved.
Instead Of police the defense would call
citizens who had witnessed the occur
renee, Mr.. Hyman said. From his some
what discursive statement IT was gath,
tha. the defese YOU'D NS be Sssea id
clubbing citizens. 1t was. TO be shown
that Coxey had not walked on the grass,
through the shrubbery by the police.
The first witness for the defense was
Frank Harper, a young newspaper man an
story, the police e. had L driven the citizens
pm the grass before the procession ar
in order oxeE to clear ne rTtbnW4Ss ba sn
eral wore. nothing designed to draw
eotice. to his organization, but walked
3 so quietly to the steps that he !, was was
him pointed him out Thirteen 20;
ice stood on the steps and surrounded
the General when he, arrived. The
3witneSs was certain that CoXcy had
not walked on the grass.
On cross-eXaminatiOn he said that
there We're fifty or sixty thousand pcO-
pie waiting. all cheering and whooping
'/o.for CoXey
II :" pisorderly, weren't they?" inquired
Oh, no. They had n right to cheer.
They We're American citizens"
The police came near riding down a
title girl in front of him. Harper said.
He had been ordered off the asphalt
treets by them two or three times, but
"Then you disobeyed the polce?" said
he District-Attorney.
THE police are not the law. They
he law" was the reply. One of the
ersons in the crowd on the grass was
enator Allen according to the witness,
pan named Samuel l.. Perry, who, when
sked his his business, exclaimed am am
Of the S, aEs Of h% M Es bsm qst
cratic administra tion he had been en-
%eS Sysd tb in hs pcd H hv had
nd could I swear that the c'tS General ne did
OF touch the grass. He also had seen
he police drive the people onto the
Abraham J.. Sa,t2steln. who has been
In America fourteen years and conducts
1ewelry and real-estate business, de-
Exactly. as, they had been outlined by
lieut. Kelly, Of the police force
crIraa Dr, aaenrdsrs2n' n' young physician de-
pess himself had rushed upon the grass
nd say five mounted police charge
pen were clubbing citizens right and
TlR representative Pence suggested that
pc jury should go to the grounds, but
he DistrictAtorney objected in the in.
erest OF saving time. Then Gen. Coxey
Unset in his gray Spring suit, with
ess stand. IL gave his residancr !" a a.
fassillon, o., where, said he, II have
stone curry, manufacture sand for
yeel works and run stock farm. l am
Ew engaged In lobbying for the unem,
Yoyed people"
Washington"
d TO petition Congress to pass two laws
1 give work TO- the unemployed on public
J. HnroVemen,S."
lrhe General cllspel bunch OF docu
tents between his two hnnds He SAID
p had left MassillOn on Easter Sunday
= tlth men OF al trades, all OF them Amer
ian citizens.
u Lat Allegheny," he said. 1--WE were de
ved OF the right by the police OF ac
Eptlng an invitation to speak in thea
~. At .uniontown we discovered some
vungarians in the ranks and fred then
Ht. We wanted American citizens som,
IN A"%the men had no blankets, but they
Epei right on through the snow"
IN nat ta roIncI lInnduccma1nt en-, Ut was held out t'
hey might as we'll be with us a,
lA where. They were out cr work; thei
|R Gios were destitute ~ horne"
li3 You obey the laws or the State?'
,nt one chicken fegthtr can be trace
g moyement depended upon our law
tss. Men were warned not to hes
krlnk. For the second olfense o
| Fenness they We're expelled withou
| r.. Two or three men were ARRESTED
Nmberland for drunkenness, and
the authorities they hal better kccI
M as ! would not take them again
Lln repeating his cdiycrsntOu with the
sall that IL was bis purpose to keel
WwlthIn the laws lie told Major Moore
IVthat me army might break up and entcl
the capitol grounds as American citi,
no objection TO that
lie said that We must not carry th'
Continued on Si1sh Ru0S)