The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-17
POSING AS MARTYRS,
"A WashinHton Judge ana jury Play to
Coxey's Hand.

"aehinEton Judge ana Jury Play to
| Coxey's Hand.
| WAsHINaTON, May 0.-The ttree
loaders OF the commonweal, Con. Jacob
Sc6ler CoXey, Marshal Carl Browne
and Christopher Columbus Jones, were
found guilty yesterday of violating
the laws.by q jury of their peers, and
will have to submit to sentence horeat.
ter TO be-, imposed by the court for their
recent RECOMMENDATION on the Capitol.
All three -" the accused were convicted
on tho count Of tho Indictment.
which CT, ed them with displaying IN
tho Capitol grounds tho banner of the
CoXey Good roads Association. Jones
OF Phlladelphla was asquittad of tho sec
ond count which accused him OF tread
ing on the grass, but CoXcy and Browne
were convicted.
The jury retired at five mnutes be -
fore l O'Clock, alter hearing q long
charge from Jadge Miller, which left
them little alternative but to convict if
they followed his leadings. About half
past 3 O'Clock tho Jurors sent for the IN.
structions gwen for tho defense. but tho
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the court room while the Judge feod the
instructions. Young Attorney Lyman
endeavored, eXcltedlY, TO havs tho fact
that the objection came from the pro-
secutlon laid before tho jury, but he was
Suppressed. Judge Miller stated that ne
would not have handed over the written
Instructions under any circumstances, as
That would have been irregular. Only
live minutes after this episode The Jury
returneded with the Indictment.
"aeneral CoXoy had been visiting
| with his wife aud his daughter, the
'Goddess of peace" of tho Nav dav
procession, but took his seat within the
bar and all Of the party received tho re .
suit smililnrly, except Mr.. Hyman, who
was on bis feet with somo objection to
inc form on which tne verdict was pro i.
sentcd, but he was sat upon by his col.
leagues. Attorney Lipscomb, immadi
atelY entcrod motion for new trial and
another i'll arrest of judgment. judge
Miller gave hlm four days to ilo the tor.
mai paper, then the Judge made inquiries
about bail and Frauk Hume, well
known wholesale grocer, who several
hmes has been Il candidate lor tho Dem.
ocratc nomination TO Congress from tho
virginia district across tho Potomac
river. signed bond IN $500 for each of
!ho three convicted commonwealers,
Gen. C"Xey left The court room On the
arm OF his wife, pushing through Curl
GUS crowd which made En demonstra-
tlon. The conviction of himself and
Jones was surprise TO the common
veal sympathizsrs. CoXey said that il
was evident that his prosecution. was not
on account OF what he had done, but
because OF the principles in behalf of
which no had acted. Carl Browue re
marked: II was surprised at the con.
Vlct'on OF Brother Coxcy, because he
was plainly acquitted by the evidence OF
any technical violation Of the statutes.
For my own part. | expected to bo con.
vctod."
just alter the closing plco. for tho do.
tense, Brownies Ia vyer had asked per.
mission TO read to tbe jury statement
written by bis client, but judge Miller
declined 20 admit it SAY ing that Browne
had been gwen all his rights In being de
tended by able attorneys. The paper
was written In Brownies usual graDdilo.
quent s.yle and averred that he d dtlured
lcom hs lawyers regarding Tho line Of
defense, that he would have admitted
The technical violations of the law and
have asked the jury to acquit him on tho
ground that he was merely exercising
his constitutional rights.
T@o weeks may elapse, during which |
the trio will be FREQ on bail, before the |
motion Tor q new trial is argued and de.
clded. The penalty provided by law is
the same for each ollense, viz: A iiuo
not TO exceed 500 or Imprisonment in
jail for not moro than thirty days, OF
both within the discretion of the court,
Accordingly, the maximum punishment
which may be meted out TO Coxey and
Browne is 5000 and l20 days, while
Christopher Columbus Jones is subject
to SlOO and sixty days.
BY o curious Congressional error in
recent bill which reorganized The Dis
trlct courts, there is no appellate court
to which apclice case eau be carried.
The only mcth1d OF appealing from Judge
M Hers sentence will be by an applca-
ton TO higher court for writs of habeas
corpus aud ccrtiorari. Attorney Lips
comb has announced thai he will take
this step if Judge Miller overrules the
motion for new trial. However, such
a petition will not operate as stay of
Judgment to keep the defendants from
serving their sentences while il 10 cnnd-
ing.