The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-02


imagod In bis iaco.
Along tho roadside through tho
woods wore groups Of uniformed vet.
orans from the eoldicrs' home, q milo
distant, Handsome carriages linod tho
road, and one OF them contained Con-
gressman siblcy, Of Pennsylvania, him
soli o greenbackor like Coxcy, with his
family.
From Mt. Pleasant to tho capitol
grounds the mon marched between
rows Of people drawn to the uCono by
cur!osity. About 400 wealers wcro in
line. At intervals tho crowd cheercd
tho goddess Of peace, Coxey aud tho
bucksliip CARRIED Marshal Browne. Tho
first delegation to join the procession
was tho J. s. Coxey club, organized
this morning. It consisted OF l25 men,
mostly bricklayers, who mot the army
at Boundary street, the limits OF tho
city. At the Thomas circle Marshal
Browne ordered q slight halt for rest
while tho men gavo three cheers for
peace"
Tho police road up and on their COM
mand the army moved on. Tho Com
monweal turned into Pennsylvania ave.
nue about 1915 and hero u telegram
was handed to Coxoy from the Populist
convention at Harrisburg and read aa
follows:
THE Populist convention now In ses.
sion here send greeting and express 4
hope that you will receive fair hear.
ing for tho principles you have so nObly
advocated"
sToPPED AT THE CAPITOL
There was little OF actual interest in
tho walk.up Pennsylvania avenue to
the capitol grounds. Here tho process.
sion was DETECTED and moved up 3
street to the top OF tho hill, where q
broad expanse OF avenue sweeps toward
tho cast front OF tho capitol. This was
Coxoy's goal and there was every pre-.
paration 10 turn into tho avenue. But
US tho opening was reached solid front
OF mounted policemen was seen. They
stretched from curb to curb making in.
gress toward the capitol i'm possible.
There was nothing to do but NOW down
the officers or go ahead. The squad of
police ahead OF Coxcy's carriage went
straight ahead. 1t was ruse TO carry
the procession past tho capitol. Coxey
and bis people showed their chagrin,
but followed out b street. Hurried
signals were passed from Coxey to
Browne. 1t was clear that they would
not bo thus willingly led away. Half o
block up B street Browne halted his
column and diamounted. He turned
over his horse to an attendant. Then
he went to Coxey's carriage and spoke
to tie general. Coxey turned to get
out, but his wife tried to restrain him.
He paused aud kissed her. Then he
sprang from his carriage and made his
way back toward the entrance to tho
capitol. A bowling mob was on his
heels, as the flank movement was ap-
preciated. Browne followed bearing his
banner. The rank and filc of the army
stood in the street. The squad Of police
suddenly discovered that Coxey had
turned back. Quickly tho officers spur
red through the crowd after Coxey and
Browne. The two had found B street
impossible. Coxey sprang to the heavy
stone paling which surrounds the TO-
liago OF the east front OF tho capitol
grounds and with bound was inside
the fence and lost amidst the tangled
shrubbory. Browne followed. Tho
mob shouted at their disappearance.
Tho police were not to be daunted by
this escape to the shrubbery. The first
officer, mounted on a fine bay. reined
his horse to the stone fence and then
horae and rider cleared tho fence and
dashed into the shrubbery. The other
mounted officers followed.
Coxcy and Browne lodged through
the bushes to tho open area at the east
front. Here blue coated mass awaited
the oncomers. There was crash as tho
iugitives, officers and mob from tho
street me. the wall OF officers and poo
plo in tho open. The onslaught was so
sudden that the officers broke for a
moment. People eurged and shouted.
Coxev and Browne were lost for the
moment. The policemen stemmed the
rush after minute, during which one
officer used his baton freely. In the in
tense excitement OF the rush CoSey
had slipped unobserved through tho
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.
The great crowd now recognized him
and shout went up from every corner
OF the vast assemblage. Coxey turned
to the crowd and raised his hat. He
was deathly pale.
wttrrrryG MAN srnps rovry
Captain Garden, OF the capitol police,
stepped to one side of him and Licuten-
ant Kelley. Of the city police was at his
other arm. The officers formed solidly
about him. Tho crowd below was kept
back by menacinc clubs.
"What do you want to do here ~
asked Captain Garden.
II wish to make an address," re-
spouded General Coxey, his voice chow.
ing intense emotion.
"But you cannot do that said Cap.
tain Garden quietly, but firmly.
Then can l read O protestY" asked
Coxcy.
There was moments hesitation.
He drew from his pocket type.written
manuscript and began to unfold it.
There was movement among office rs.
Captain Garden quietly took Coxey by
tho lett arm and Lieutenant Kelly took
him by the right
They moved down the steps the solid
rank OF officers following. Coxey was
thus impclled downward aud forward.
He was not pulled or put under arrest,
hDt firmly n,,glol nvav
At the foot OF the steps the great