The evening world., 1894-05-01
GEN." COXEY
SUPPRESSED.
Hustled from the Capitol
Steps Without a Chance
for a Speech.
HIS CHIEF AIDES ARRESTED.
Browne and Jones Must Answer
Charges Of Unlawful
Assemblage.
A CHASE BY MOUNTED POLICE.
CommonWeal Chiefs Flank Move
ment Through the
Shrubbery.
. CHASE BY MOUNTED POLICE.
(By Associated Press.)

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and q .nsech thore nv cen" coxev
himself. AS the ragged crowd went UT
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol.
grounds, the procession was DETECTED
and moved UP p street to the top of the
hill, where a broad expanse of avenue
sweeps towards the east front of the
Capitol.
This was Coxey's goal and there was
every preparation to turn into the ave.
nue.; but as the opening was reached a
solid front of mounted policemen were
seen. They stretched from curb to curb
making ingress towards the Capitol i'm.
possible. The squad Of police ahead Of
Coxey's carriage went straight ah
1t was n ruse to carry the procession
past the Capitol.
/, Coxey and his people showed thelr
chagrin, but followed out b street.
Hurried signals were passed from Coxey
to Browne. 1t was clear they would
not be thus led willingly away. Half a
block up B street. Browne halted his
column and dismounted. He turned over
MS morse 10 M a''ehuah'. linen ne "en'
70 'okeys carriage ana spoke 10 the
ueherai.
CONey Tries n Flank Movement.
Coxey turned to get out. but his wife
tried TO restrain him. He paused and
kissed he,. Then he sprang from his
carriage and made his way back to.
wards the entrance 10 the CAPITOL. A
flank movement was appreciated
Browne followed, bearing his banner.
rLo -, 80 al. -, ,hn -, .,ooa a.,
me RANK anu HE VI 'he army e'oou III
the street,
The SQUAD Of police suddenly discov-
ered mat Coxey had turned BACK. quick
ly the officers spurred through the crowd
after coxev and Browne, The two had
fav,d ,.roa, ,nn,ssahIa Coy.,, .pro, m
~ M. beayy stope mailing which sur.
rounds the foliage Of the east front OF
tho c.nito, Grounds and with n hound
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the tangled shrubbery. Browne followed
rh. roh shouted at their d,sa nnea rance
INK ""oo
The police were not to be daunted by
this escape to the s%hrubbery.
Dashed Into the shrubbery.
mr.. a... .m.or -ountod =, n ana ha
Inc irst oiioef' hhouh'eu " h'e oo',
refined his horse to the stone fence, and
then horse and rider cleared the fence
ava d,.h.d into m. shrubberv The
anu uasheu mo '"e sniuo'ei9' ~.
other mounted officers followed. Small
trees. bushes and flower beds went down
haroro tha swaan ~ horaemen and IN,
peiore 'he sweep vi ""u III
Coxey and Browne lodged through the
bushes to the open arena at the east
front. Here a b~lue-coated mass awaited
the There was Il crash as the
1 tba Ersn anu ~ n n and peonle in the
onep Tbe onsianrbt was 40 sldden thai
tbe Officers hrokc For n moment. Peopi,
siireed and shouted, Coxey and Browne
were lost for the time. Tbs policemen
ing which one officer used his baton
freely.
COxey Oh h Capitol steps.
In the intense excitement OF the rush
Coxey had slipped unobseryed through
tne mat, ~ un tho east ,ron,
kneM ~ was ppuas * Ha io ~
en',snoe stnn SaJnre be IVA recoat
10 ne T nv S, ep eHcors s.I in ahoHf
nizea NE ,irttber nassaVe vas har red
The great crowd now co h1m