The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-05-04
THE PARADE.
How the Commonweal Army Got
on at Washington.
NO SPEAKING At The CAPITOL.
The Police Use Their Clubs, but They
Seemed Satisfied In Preventing
Coxey's Speech on tho
Capitol Steps.


veal army was astir early yesterday
upon Brightwood heights with prepara-
tions for the great procession to the
capitol. All the men carried slaves on
which futtered white flags with the
motto: peace on earth, good will tc
| men, but death to interest on bonds u
The first delegation to join the pro
cession was the ]. S. Coxey club II
consisted of 125 men, mostly bricklay-
ers, who met the army at Boundary
street, the old limits of the city.
At Thomas circle Marshal Browne
ordered slight halt for a rest, while
the men gave three cheers for "peace -
The police dashed up and upon their
command the army promptly moved
on. The commonwealers turned into
Pennsylvania avenue about 1918 and
as the opening was reached a solid
front of mounted policemen was seen.
They stretched from curb to curb,
making ingress toward the capitol inn
possible. Coxey sprang from his car
riage and made his way back toward
the entrance to the capitol A howl
ing mob was on his heels but the flank
movement was appreciated.
Browne followed, bearing his banner.
The rank and file of the army stood in
the street The squad of police sud-
denly discovered that Coxey had turned
back. Quickly the officers spurred
through the crowd after Coxey and
Browne. Coxey had slipped through
the struggling mass, and before any,
one knew it was bounding up the east
front entrance to the capitol He was
up to the tenth step before he was
recognized. Then the officers closed
in above him and his further passage
was barred.
Capt Garden quietly took Coxey by
the left arm and Lieut.. Kelly took him
by the right. Again the mounted po-
lice charged; the crowd surged and it
looked as though there would be trou-
BILE. But the little knot of officers
pressed forward with Coxey in the CEN
ter They were satisfied in having
prevented the use of the capitol for
Coxey's speech and attendant demon
stration
When the way had been cleared
Coxey was given unrestrained liberty.
He turned toward his army, which
stood on b street Carl Browne was a
shining mark for the policemen on ac-
count of his conspicuous costume, and
from the same reason the most aggreS-
sive and tumultuous portion of the
crowd followed him. AS he broke
through the foliage of the lawn half
dozen mounted police charged after
him across the grounds, escaping by
miracle from running down any of the
people, who scattered right and left be-
fore them.
When Browne reached the foot of
the capitol steps there was hurried
and exciting dialogue between him
and the police. which could not be
heard through the uproar. Then two
policemen threw themselves upon
Browne, grabbed his flag of peace and
the staff. seized Browne by
the shoulders and thrust him through
the crowd several hundred feet to the
sidewalk. Clubs were seen descending
upon mems shoulders in the group, but
whether Browne was hit could not be
seen.
AS the two officers rushed him
through the crowd he was seen trying
to shelter his head, as though he ex-
pected blows, and could be heard shout
ing: 81 am an American citizen; 1
stand on my constitutional rightsr'
Despite his constitutional rights, the
dramatic marshal was dragged to the
police station.
Jesse Coxey led the army back to
camp, his white-clad sister, the Goddess
of Peace, retaining her courage admir-
ably.
Late in the afternoon Brownies bail
was fixed at $500 Mrs Emily Briggs,
a wealthy resident of this city, and |
Mrs. Anna Hahn. prominent labor |
undertook the bond and |
the chief marshal was set free.
Coxey said he was we'll satisfied with |
what had transpired during the day. |
He believed that the fact that the COM |
mon people of the United States, rep
by his followers, had been de- |
MED the right peaceably to assemble |
and state their grievances, would |
be heralded throughout the land |
Ind would result in bring
ng many thousands of the |
to this city. He still ad.
7ised peace and declared that he be-
ieved his two bills would be passed by
inside of two or three weeks
There was large crowd about the
lamp during the evening, and a large
letail of police was posted there to pre-
rent disorder.
Found Dead in His Home.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. May 2.-The people
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