New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20
THE MAILED HAND OF LAW.
STRIKE LEADERS INDICTED.
urvrprNG WORK OF FEDERAL GRAND
JCRIES.
,rcr OF THE MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
,rcrxr STRIKE MADNESS WILL BE MADE
on.v-rREsH INDICTMENTS FOUND
AGAINST DEBs AND HIS AssoC-
ATEs - SOVEREIGN MAY BE


.oN<sT DEBs AND HIS AssOCI-
ATrs- SOVEREIGN MAY BE
TAKEN IN ALSO.
cs,oaro July l9-The dragnet OF the Federal
cast into the waters to-day. and when
20" uonos were drawn taut and II was pulled TO
:, was found TO contain no less than
,,.n,ne 'nO indictments charging offences
w.. the Interstate Commerce act and
,aus relating to the transportation
wv so United states mails against forty
,,d,viauals II was. Disrict-At-
-. -, Nuchrist put it afterward. "a wholesale
-i,,gup Of everybody and anybody concerned
.Ao railroad strike within the jurisdiction OF
- NJ Circuit Court for the Northern District OF
,~.o,s" Just before Judge seaman o. Milwau-
% ohio had been summoned to hold court Tor
'.unls of days adjourned proceedings Tor the
s.oass an intimation was conveyed 10 MN '"a'
~ s,ecial Grand Jury would be prepared TO
...aer Nnal report al o'clock, and this pro-
~s,ns was therefore made a special order Tor
49,, borr When the Court reconvened. however
49, Grand Jury sent word that further delay
"a" ,,,oot was necessary. and the Court ac-
~.,.scad Judge Seaman was on the oench
.or,n,,v at the appointed hour. but II was not
,.,p twenty minutes later that with the white
so,-os foreman. Sanborn. at their head, the
.~nn,v-ona members Of the body filed into the
courtroom " ~
IAN sanborn announced that his colleagues and
.,ose,s had ended their labors. and. suiting the
..,,on 10 the word handed up pile OF manu-
.,r,nt about two feet in height Judge seaman
With q smile relieved the foreman OF his BURDEN
,a then In the usual formula OF the court
,bankel the members Of the body for the time
"a o,,e,,ion that they had given to the matters
that had been brought to their attention. ana IN
.,,or,ance with a suggestion from District-At-
torney Milchrist. made formal order tha' 'hey
should receive The highest pay and mileage al
,owed BY statutory provision. Thereupoh 'he
Grand Jury thanked the Court for its considera-
finn and withdrew 10 cash the warrants
ARRESTS TO BE MADE TO-DAY
Just az soon as the indictments had been laid
rnon the desk Of the court they were seized oy an
at,ache Of the District-Attorney's of1ce ana
locked I'D in a vault in the quarters OF CIRCUIT
Clerk Burnham. The Cour, in the mean time mad
fixed the bail on each Of the indictments In the
sum Of $4,000 against each and every indi-
yidual concerned.
No warrants Of arrest were Issued TINS evening
and Distrct-Attorney Milchrist and his asso-
ciates manifested unusual retcence regarding the
identity Of the persons indicted. This was eN-
planned on the ground that Il was desirable 70
avoid even an appearance Of injustice. and that
should warrants be issued and some or those
indicted be brought in late at night no Com
missioner would be on hand and Il would be I'M
possible to consider the matter Of bail until to-
morrow morning. The clerk was. therefore, in
structed that the indictments should not be made
-ofra ha with the
understanding tha; at S o'clock or soon there
after warrants would be issued and intrusted
10 depu,y-marshals for immediate service. Dis
trict-Attorney Mchrist evaded all inquiries con-
cerning the personality Of the individuals affected
by the Indictment bu. II given out In
general way that not only were there cumulative
indictments against President Debs. Nice-Presi-
dent Howard Secretary Kelihar and Editor
Rogers Of The Railway Journal" but that every
other member Of the Board Of Directors had been
scooped in by the dragDet and would be put on
trial. 1t was also hinted that Organizer Phelan'
who on Monday was committed by Judge TAN
at Cincinnati for contempt Of court was among
those against whom the indictments had Deeh
found. In one Indictment, which. so ii was stated
in the Dstrict-Attorney' Office is one OF the
strongest yet found, no less than nineteen de-
fendants are named.
Several OF the directors Of the Railway Union
have lectured during the last week to organize
lodges East and West. but they are equally
liable to arrest though they remained "i'hih
this jurisdiction. When asked regarding the
method Of procedure in such cases. LiJtrict-At-
torney Mlchrist replied: I'VE have no authority
under the United States statutes 10 secure the
arrest and holding Of any one by telegraph All
that We can do is to forward certified copies OF
Inc Indictment and warrant TO the jurisdiction
within which the people We wan. may happen 70
oe al the time. They then be arrested ana
brought before United States Commissioner.
ample proof must be afforded that they are the
persons mar ed in the warrants and this having
peen established with satisfaction 10 the conInis-
Eoners they can be held in bonds 10 appear for
trial in this city whenever wanted. We cannot,
however. enforce arbitrary arrests or eXradi-
ton"
The news that the Grand Jury had returned an
omnibus Indictment obtained wide circulation In
labor circles tonight and productive OF
considerable apprehension both at the head
quarters Of the labor unions and about the re-
Sorts OF other labor leaders. The large number
oi men Indicted gave rise to the belief that rep
.iesen'atives Of organizations who had taken part
N ordering general tie-up had fallen under the
oan OF the Grand Jury. and so pronounced was
'nis impression that the report obtained con-
SIDERABLE circulation that General Master Work.
man Sovereign Of the X Of l.. was one or those
'N whom warrant would be issued tomorrow
under the general conspiracy law. No corrobora-
u'n Of this rumor. however. could be obtained at
tas Federal Building
INDICTMENTS IN THE NORTHWEST.
dispatch from ST. Paul says that the Fed
efsi Grand Jury in that city to-day returned In
uctments against sixty strikers and others for
interference vita mails during the recent strike
on The Northwestern railroads. Bench warrants
nave been issued, but names will be made
public until the arrests are made.
Ahe wholesale market OF Nelson Morris & Co.
c.. as burned last night The building was To-
ssa'ed at the head Of Root-st. and was wooden