Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-12

Chicago, July 1.-THE federal grand
jury, after receiving instructions from
United States Judge GrosScup yester-
lay afternoon returned indictments
against Eugene V. Debs. president
of the A. II. u. George w. Howard,
president; Sylvester Keleher, sex
rotary, and L. w. Rogers, one of the
directors, and shortly thereafter the
men were arrested.
They are charged Win committing
unlawful acts in c0nSplrlng to block
the progress of the United States mail.
Joined in the Indictment of the -four
leaders of the Railway union was
James Merwin. the Rock Island Strik'
er who threw the switch that delailed
the mail train at Blue Island June 30.
Debs. Howard. Keleher and Rogers
were taken to the office of District At
torney NGlchriSt Immediately after
the arrest and after few hours de-
lay they were released on bail in
bonds of $4,000 each.
The jury spent a very short time
in considering the cases. The indict-
mentS are based on some public utter
ances OF DcbS and other leaders and
this is clinchcd by the orig nal orders in
writing sent out by Dehs directing the
men on the different railways to quit
work. which stopped the running of
mail trains
A large number of kilograms sent by
Debs giving directions which extended
the blockade were submitted to the
grand jury by Il. NJ. milford, man.
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
company. under subpoena issued by
the United States court, Judge Gross
cup over-ruling the Telegraph com
pany's contention that the messages
were privileged documents and eN-
empt from seizure.
When the indictments We're returned
Marshal Arnold and deputies We're
sent out with warrants. Dchs was
found first in his apartments at his
hotel, and the Others were brought to
the district attorneys office soon after
and all appeared cheerful except How
ard. The hondsmen are Aldermen
Fitzgerald, who qualified in the sum of
S25, OOO, and William Skakel who
qualified for $4,000 1t was some
time after O'Clock when the formal
ity of signing the bonds was com
pleted and the indicted ones released
While waiting for hail, Debs said,
in an interview: "Since | have been
brought here / have been Informed
that the officers of the court have gone
to our headquarters and taken my per-
sonal correspondence and some of the
records of the American Railway
union. ! do not know by what right
this act was committed. 1t seems TO
me to be an infamous outrage In
Russia such things have been done
and It appears to he the act Of a car
instead of that of free country.
1T is no longer question of right
in this country, but question of force,
and absolute force at that. As to the
arrests ] have absolutely nothing to
say. While we have committed no
crime we are responsible for our acts
and will answer at the proper time
and abide the consequences The ar
rest will not deter us from work, but
we will go on as heretofore"
District Attorney Milchrist when
questioned about the seizure of Debs,
effects said: These men were arrest
ed by perfectly legal operation,
whereby they are commanded to bring
with them everything pertaining to
their business. In this case we have
a corporation to deal with and the eff
fects thereof can be brought into the
court on a warrant Of the kind issued.
| will say. however. that II the officers
Of the court took any Of Debs' person
al mail it will be returned to him I'M
opened"
The grand jury in addition to the in
dictments against Debs and his asso-
GATES. returned indictments against a
number of men arrested during the
past two weeks and bound over to
court by Commissioner Herin.
The General Managers association
issued a statement last night that all
railways in the city are handling the
usual number of through passenger
and mail trains and that many Of them
have resumed their suburban service.
The freight service has greatly In
creased since yesterday.
DBBS AN OLD BOOzER.
New York. July 1.-THE Advertiser
says:
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