The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-02

tude. for the purpose, aS hey SUI Iosa1,
OF giving al and comfort u his chief
i"ritIailt. Browne, at the police staten.
- 'ranspired later however. that - had
left for an entirely different purpose.
which as TO secure license from me
u fuict Commissioner - Iu. his misar-
able followers on exhibition at fixed
price CoXey appealed for permit TO
cf a'gc an admittance fee at the camp
viii CO, the payment Of any license. on
the ground that the entire receipts were
to be used for charitable purposes; that
is feeding and clothing the members OF
the Commonweal. The commissioners said
th'v would take the request under al-
visement. but in the mean time suggested
he had better take out e. regular license
for one day. which ne did. and paid the
fee.
The new camp is as dismal and barren
an acre OF enclosed ground as can he
found anywhere within the District. and
the sun poured down its hot rays upon
the unprotected army with considerable
warmth. CoXey returned 10 the camp
about 2:S0 u. NJ. The men We're greatly
faugued. and as soon as camp was
reached the Commissari1t opened up with
a dinner OF hard-boiled eggs, soup, bread
and water.
Police Justice Miller remained az his
court until after o'clock this afternoon
waiting TO give q hearing TO the two
arrested Coxey leaders. But up 10 that
time ne had received no official notice
OF the arrest of Browne and Jones, and
he left the court.
The courtroom where the cases are 10
be tried tomorrow morning is capable
Of holding two hundred people, ana it Is
likely that the jam I'm and around the
courthouse will be fearful. No demon
stration will be allowed however and a
large police guard viii Doc stationed about
che building 10 preserve order.
BuowNE or oN BAIL.
About o'clock tonight Chief Marshal
Browne was released from the flith
precinct station-h0use on a bond OF $IuO'
furnished by Mrs Elizabeth a. haines, a
dry goods dealers in Southeast Washing
ton. Browne was not in "A pleasant mood
when he went 10 the clerk desk % re-
ceive the articles taken from him When
arrested. and 10 questions he made surly
ard unsatisfactory answers. lle did not
ask for the return Of the broken revolver
and that matter was passed Without COM
ment lie was not dishgured by the
handling he received from the police. iie
talked in his usual strain about his
constitutional right and being on an
errand of peace. and stated that he
would fight the case in the courts. lie
went 20 the house Of Mrs. Eriges who
was willing TO go ON the bond of Jones,
but was not permitted TO 90 So, o. ac-
count of her property being incumber-
ed There he took dinner and WIS al
most lionized by a party OF admirers
who gathered about him. Subsequently
he went to find CoNey TO make "a rec
port.
Jones is sun in his cell, acting in a
tragic manner when approached, and re-
fuses to talk.
VERSIONS OF BOTH SID s.
Coxov gives his version Of his failure to
get a herring from the Capitol steps as
follows:
Il proceeded 10 the centre pOrtco, ana
had lust started t. walk mp when seNeidi
police officers stopped me and told me I'D
60 back. 4 want 10 speak here sala'
YOU can't said one of the policemen u'
4 nave a right 10 speak as am American
citizen. II is my constitutional right
said They refused to Jet me proceed
Then | drew a written protest from my
pocitet. handing 10 90 the principal olncei'
and telling him what IL was. lie refused
TO receive fl. and then ! said that ] Wouid
read il. The officers refused TO JET me
read my protest They would not le-
me speak: they would not iet mo prot .
so 1 went back 10 my carriase.
This is the story oi CoNey 'dlr 81
as related by Captain Garden. the chief
of the Capitol police To Colonel Bright,
the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate ana
Senator Voorhees,. Of Indiana, who
were sitting In the Sergeant-at-Arms'
office when Captain Garden came Ia
&, ma be his ranDvt.
"Coxey came up at the head ct his
band. lie stopped when he reached me.
1 was standing az the foot OF the steps
leading to the rotunda. C0Xey said Dee
wanted to deliver an address from the
front of the Capitol. / told him he
could not do so. lie demanded tne r-a-
son why. ! told him my Instructions
were % permit no speech-makn5 on
the Capitol grounds. He then said Dee
had protes, ne desired to read. / told
him he could not read it, lie again
demanded to know why, and / again told
him these were my Instructions num-
Der Of newspaper men We're standing 10y.
Coxey threw ,le protest TO them. / then
approached him and walked him or
through the crowd"