The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-05-02

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the street. The squad Of police soon
discovered that Coxey had turned back.
Quickly the officers spurred through
the crowd after Coxey and Browne.
The two had found b street impossible.
Coxey sprang to the heavy stone paling
which surrounded the foliage Of the
east front of the capitol grounds and
with d bound was inside the fence and
lost amidst the tangled shrubbery.
Browne followed. The mob shouted at
their disappe ii The police were
not to be daunted by this escape in the
shrubbery. lbs first officer, mounted
on q fine bay, reiaed his horse TO the
stone lence, and then horse and rider
CIearsd the Fence
and dashed into the shrubbery. The
other mounted officers followed. Small
trees and bushes and flower beds went
down before the sweep OF horseuaen and
the yelling crowd which followed.
Coxey and Browne lodged throagh the
bushes to the open area at the east front.
Herea bluecoatea mass awaited the on
Corners. There was q crash 40 the tu-
gitiyes, officers and mob from the street
met the wall OF officers and people in
the open. The onslaught was q sudden
that the officers broke for d moment.
People surged and shouted. Coxey and
Browne were lost for the moment. The
police stemmed the rush after 3 minute,
during which one officer used his
baton freely. In the intense ex-
element Of the rush Coxey
had slipped unobserved through the
struggling mass. and before anyone
knew it was bounding mp 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 recognised him
and q shout went mp from every corner
OF the vast assemblage. Coxsy turned
to the crowd and raised his hat. He
was deathly pale. Captain Garden of
the capitol police stepped 10 one side Of
him, and Lieutenant Kelly Of the city
police was at his other arm. The of
icers formed solidly about him. The
crowd below was kept back by menac-
ing clubs.
"What do you want to do hereT'
asked Captain Garden.
~ wish to make an address," re-
sponded General Coxey, his voice show
ing intense emotion.
But you cannot do that said Cap
tain Garden, quietly but firmly.
Then can / read . protesti' asked
Coxey. q
There was q moments hesitation. He
drew from his pocket u typewriter
manuscript and began to unfold it.
There was a movement among the
officers.
Captain Garden quietly took Coxey
by the left arm and Lieutenant Kelly
took him by the right. They moved
down the steps, the solid rank Of officers
following. Goxey was thus impelled
downward before the squad. He was
not pulled or put under arrest, but
firmly pushed away. AT the foot cd
the steps the great crowd greeted Coxsy
and the officers with q storm OF shouts.
Again the mounted police charged, the
crowd surged, and for o time it looked
as though there would be trouble. Blu
the little knot of officers pressed for
ward with Coxey in the center. Their
We're fanked by mounted officers. Thus
Coxey made his exit from the capitoI
entrance and the east front.
As he moved away he tossed the type
written protest to the group of news
paper men and SAID:
That is for the press"
The officers then moved Coxey dowr
the steps and back to his carriage.
There was NJ formal arrests. Browne
was more aggressive, however, and was
placed under arrest, as was also
Christopher Columbus Jones. He and
Browne will later be arraigned II
police court. At police headquarters d
was stated that the charge will probably
be violation of the special act of con,
gress against assemblages in the CapitoI
grounds. The penalty under this act il
q fine not to exceed 800 or imprison.
ment not to exceed 60 DAYS. or both.