Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-09
COxEYITES CONVICTED.
HAVE NOT BEEN SENTENCED YET.
Randall and His staff, SweetIand From
New England and Western Leader of
Commonwealers Now Languish In Jail.
Kelly Has a Fleet of 125 Boats.

New England and a Western Leader of
Commonwealers Now Languish In Jail.
| Kelly Has a Fleet of 125 Boats.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The three leaders
of the commonweal-Coxey, Browne and
Christopher Columbus Jones-have been
found guilty of violating the laws by a
jury of their peers and will have to sub
NIT to a sentence hereafter to be imposed
by the court for their recent demonstra-
ton on the capitol grounds. Thus ingIori.
ously ends what it's leaders styled "the
greatest march of the nineteenth century"
All three of the accused were convicted
upon the first count of the Indictment
which charged them with displaying a
banner designed to bring into public no.
tice the J. S. Coxey Good Roads associa-
ton. Jones of Philadelphia was acquitted
of the second count, which accused them
of treading on the grass, but Coxey and
Browne were convicted.
The jury retired after hearing a long
charge from Judge Miller, which left
them no alternative but to convict if they
followed his leadings.5 About half past 8
the jurors sent for the Instructions given
for the defense but the government OBJ
jected, and they filed into the courtroom
while the judge read the instructions.
Young Attorney Lyman endeavored ex-
citedly to have the fact that the objection
came from the prosecution laid before the
jury, but he was suppressed.
Judge Miller stated that he would not
have handed over the written instructions
under any circumstances, as that would
have been irregular. Only five minutes
after this episode the jury returned with
the verdict
Stay of Four Days.
General Coxey had been visiting with his
wife and his daughter, the Goddess of
Peace of the May day demonstration, but
took his seat within the bar, and all the
party received the result smilingly except
Mr.. Hyman, who was on his feet with
some objection to the form in which the
verdict was presented, but who was sat
upon by his colleagues.
Attorney Lipscomb Immediately enter
ed a motion for new trial and another in
arrest of judgment. Judge Miller gave
him four days to file the formal paper.
Then the judge made inquiries about bail,
and Frank Hume, well known wholesale
grocer, who several times has run for the
Democratic nomination for congress from
the Virginia district across the Potomac
river, signed bond in $500 for each of the
three convicted commonwealers.
General Coxey left the courtroom ON the
arm of his wife, pushing through a curious
crowd, which made no demonstration. The
conviction of himself and Jones was sur
prise to the commonweal sympathizers.
Coxey said that it was evident that his
prosecution was not on account of what
he had done, but because of the principles
in behalf of which he had acted.
Carl Browne remarked: Twas surprised
at the conviction of Brother Coxey, be-
cause he was plainly acquitted by evidence
of any technical violation of the statutes.
For my own part | expected to be con-
victed''
Just after the closing plea for the de-
Tense Brownies lawyer had asked permits
sion to read to the jury statement writ
ten by his client, but Judge Miller declin-
ed to admit it, saying that Browne had
been given all his rights in being defended
by able attorneys, The paper was written
in Brownies usual grandiloquent style and
averred that he differed from his lawyers
regarding the line of defense; that he
would have admitted the technical viola
tions Of the law and have asked the jury
to acquit him on the ground that he was
merely exercising his constitutional rights.
The Penalties.
Two weeks may elapSe, during which
the trio will be free on bail, before the mo-
ton for new trial is argued and decided
The penalty provided by law is the same
for each offense-viz, a fine not to exceed
500 or imprisonment in Jail for not more
than 60 days, or both, within the discre-
ton of the court. Accordingly the maxi
mum punishment which may be melted
out to Coxey and Browne is 5000 and 100
days, while Christopher Columbus Jones
is subject to 500 and 60 days.
By curious congressional error in a re-
cont hill which raOrOaniza6 tho nictriot
courts there is no appellate court to which
police court case can be carried. The
only method of appealing from Judge Mil
ler's sentence will be by an application to a
higher court for writs of habeas corpus
and certiorari. Attorney Lipscomb has
announced that he will take this step if
Judge Miller overrules the motion for
new trial. However, such petition will
not operate as stay of judgment to keep
the defendants from serving their SEN
fences while it is pending.